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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill.

Senate Approves Parliamentary Committee Appointed to Review Bail Act, 2022

The Senate, on Friday (October 28), approved the appointment of a Special Select Committee to review the Bail Act, 2022. The legislation, which will reform the bail framework in the criminal justice system, comprises 24 Clauses and four schedules. It...
Chairman, National Minimum Wage Advisory Commission (NMWAC), Dr. Ronald Robinson (right), addresses stakeholders attending the NMWAC’s fourth public consultation at the Mandeville Hotel in Manchester, recently. Listening is Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU) member representative on the Commission, St. Patrice Ennis.
Chairman, National Minimum Wage Advisory Commission (NMWAC), Dr. Ronald Robinson (right), addresses stakeholders attending the NMWAC’s fourth public consultation at the Mandeville Hotel in Manchester, recently. Listening is Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU) member representative on the Commission, St. Patrice Ennis.

National Minimum Wage Advisory Commission Hosts Fourth Public Consultation

Contract Feature Added to New Social Housing Programme
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre), makes a point to Technical Specialist, International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD), Antonella Cianciotta (second right); and Lead Global Technical Specialist, IFAD, Marco Marzano de Marinis (right), at the launch of the Farmers’ Organizations for Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Learning Route, at the Altamont Court Hotel in Kingston on October 25. Others sharing in the conversation (from left) are Senior Policy Development Officer for Rural Development, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Luiz Beduschi; and FAO Representative for Jamaica, The Bahamas and Belize, Dr. Crispim Moreira.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre), makes a point to Technical Specialist, International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD), Antonella Cianciotta (second right); and Lead Global Technical Specialist, IFAD, Marco Marzano de Marinis (right), at the launch of the Farmers’ Organizations for Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Learning Route, at the Altamont Court Hotel in Kingston on October 25. Others sharing in the conversation (from left) are Senior Policy Development Officer for Rural Development, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Luiz Beduschi; and FAO Representative for Jamaica, The Bahamas and Belize, Dr. Crispim Moreira.

National Learning Route to Build Capacity of Small Farmers
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.

Education Minister Urges Collective Action to Prevent Armed Violence in Schools

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Local Government

JFB Hosts Fire Safety Session in Hanover

The Jamaica Fire Brigade’s (JFB) Hanover Division hosted a fire safety session at the Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea, Hanover on October 27. The session imparted fire safety information to several staff members of the facility through informative presentations carried out by the JFB. The event was held to commemorate the JFB’s Fire and Life Safety Awareness Week, which was...
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India’s High Commissioner to Jamaica His Excellency Rungsung Masakui
Foreign Affairs

High Commission of India to Stage Unity Walk on Sunday

The High Commission of India will stage a unity walk on Sunday, October 30, beginning at 6:30 a.m. at India House, 2 East King’s House Road in Kingston. Members of the Indian community and other participants will walk from India House to Hope Road, then continue on to Liguanea Avenue, Paddington Terrace and then back to India House. There will...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell (left), is in discussion with British State Minister for the Americas and the Overseas Territories in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, the Right Hon. Jesse Norman, during a brief ceremony held on Tuesday, (October 25) at the Ministry, downtown Kingston.
Foreign Affairs

Jamaica and UK Celebrate 60 Years of Diplomatic Relations

As Jamaica and the United Kingdom (UK) mark 60 years of diplomatic ties, the countries are moving to strengthen relations in the areas of climate change, security, and trade at the bilateral and multilateral levels. State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell, made the disclosure as he addressed a recent ceremony...
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Commissioner at the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Stewart Beckford, addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, recently.
Local Government

Reduction in Number of Fire-Related Deaths

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) has reported a decrease in the number of fire-related deaths between January and September 2022, in comparison to the corresponding period in 2021. Addressing a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, Commissioner of the JFB, Stewart Beckford, reported that the number of deaths decreased by approximately 48 per cent when compared to last year....
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Manager for the Boosting Innovation, Growth and Entrepreneurship Ecosystems (BIGEE) Programme, Christopher Brown (left), addresses a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank on Thursday (October 27). With him is Executive Director, Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy.
Finance & Public Service

$100M DBJ Patent Grant Facility Now Available to Entrepreneurs and Inventors

Inventors and entrepreneurs can now access funding support under the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) $100-million patent grant facility. Manager for DBJ’s Boosting Innovation, Growth and Entrepreneurship Ecosystems (BIGEE) Programme, Christopher Brown, made the announcement during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the agency’s head office in Kingston on Thursday (October 27). The BIGEE Programme, under which the...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), presents the keys to a social housing unit to Duckenfield resident, Keith James, in St. Thomas Eastern, on Wednesday (October 26). At left is Member of Parliament for the constituency, Dr. Michelle Charles.
Housing

Social Housing Units Presented to Residents in St. Thomas

Three social housing units were handed over to deserving residents in St. Thomas Eastern on Wednesday (October 26), under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). The beneficiaries, Keith James of Duckenfield; Nimroy Henry, Harbour Head in Port Morant; and Dawn Cargill of Curtis Bottom, also in Port Morant, all received keys to their new homes from Prime Minister, the Most...
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