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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, makes his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate, recently.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, makes his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate, recently.

Industry Minister Says Country Must Increase Exports

More focus must be placed on exports to improve the country’s trade gap, says Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill. Citing 2021 data, the Minister said Jamaica imported products and services valued at US$5.975 billion,...
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (third left), listens to Director of the Island Traffic Authority (ITA), Kenute Hare (left), at the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) by stakeholders in the public transport sector to offer training to operators, at the offices of the Ministry of Transport and Mining, on Maxfield Avenue in St. Andrew. Also listening (from second left) are Chief Executive Officer and Founder of 876 On The Go Taxi Service, Olivia Lindsay; President of the Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS), Egerton Newman, and trainer with Team Jamaica, Chris Williams.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (third left), listens to Director of the Island Traffic Authority (ITA), Kenute Hare (left), at the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) by stakeholders in the public transport sector to offer training to operators, at the offices of the Ministry of Transport and Mining, on Maxfield Avenue in St. Andrew. Also listening (from second left) are Chief Executive Officer and Founder of 876 On The Go Taxi Service, Olivia Lindsay; President of the Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS), Egerton Newman, and trainer with Team Jamaica, Chris Williams.

ITA Director Pleads with Drivers to Obey Traffic Rules
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a signing ceremony for a $163.5-million-dollar contract for phase three of the Fairfield to Point Road Rehabilitation Project in St. James, on Monday (October 24) at Jamaica House.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a signing ceremony for a $163.5-million-dollar contract for phase three of the Fairfield to Point Road Rehabilitation Project in St. James, on Monday (October 24) at Jamaica House.

Gov’t Taking Strategic Steps to Effecting Road Repairs Across Jamaica
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (third left), along with (from left) Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry; Secretary-General, International Seabed Authority, Michael Lodge; United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator, Dr. Garry Conille; Member of Parliament, St. Catherine East Central, Natalie Neita Garvey; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Leslie Campbell, participate in the United Nations (UN) Day Anniversary Flag-Raising Ceremony at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on October 24.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (third left), along with (from left) Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry; Secretary-General, International Seabed Authority, Michael Lodge; United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator, Dr. Garry Conille; Member of Parliament, St. Catherine East Central, Natalie Neita Garvey; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Leslie Campbell, participate in the United Nations (UN) Day Anniversary Flag-Raising Ceremony at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on October 24.

Multilaterial System Remains Critical in Tackling Global Challenges
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a signing ceremony for a $163.5-million-dollar contract for phase three of the Fairfield to Point Road Rehabilitation Project in St. James, on Monday (October 24) at Jamaica House.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a signing ceremony for a $163.5-million-dollar contract for phase three of the Fairfield to Point Road Rehabilitation Project in St. James, on Monday (October 24) at Jamaica House.

$163.5-Million Contract Signed for Rehabilitation of Friendship to Hurlock Road

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Chief Executive Officer of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Charlton McFarlane.
Office of the Prime Minister

Positive Feedback from PICA’s Access Jamaica Initiative

The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) has received positive feedback from the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) Access Jamaica initiative in the United Kingdom (UK). The initiative, which offered services provided locally to persons in the Jamaican diaspora, was carried out in Birmingham and London from October 3 to 8. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the RGD, Charlton McFarlane, told...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses the Social Development Commission’s long-service, retirement, and staff recognition awards ceremony at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St James, on October 20.
CommunityYouth

SDC’s Role in Guiding Jamaica’s Youth Underscored

The Social Development Commission (SDC) is deemed to have a pivotal role to play in helping to divert young people from getting involved in illicit activities. Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says a number of criminal activities islandwide are being perpetrated by teenagers, noting that meaningful youth engagement by the SDC is needed to help...
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Chief Dental Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Irving McKenzie (second left), points to the theme for National Oral Health Month (October), at the recent media launch at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices. Others (from left) are President of the Jamaica Association of Public Dental Surgeons, Dr. Vanessa Kiffin; Pastor of the Eastwood Park New Testament Church of God, the Reverend Jennifer Brown, and President of the Jamaica Dental Association, Dr. Ajani Blake.
Health & Wellness

Jamaicans Urged to Manage Their Oral Health

A call has been made for more persons to manage their oral health by regular visits to dental professionals. Making the call, Chief Dental Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Irving McKenzie, said bad oral health practices can lead to dementia and other illnesses, while doing what is right enhances the mental health and happiness of individuals....
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), converses with Director of The Vista Montego Bay Resorts Development Limited, Claudette Crooks, during a tour of the project site for a new US$100-million project in Montego Bay, St. James. Occasion was the project’s official ground-breaking on October 21.
National SecurityTourism

Well-Thinking Jamaicans Urged to Aid in Curbing Lawlessness

Well-thinking Jamaicans are being encouraged to play their part in stemming lawlessness across the country. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, who made the appeal, said this is imperative, as crime and violence are making the job of marketing Jamaica as an ideal visitor and investment destination a difficult one. “This confidence that we are seeing in business, is being deeply...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator Hon. Aubyn Hill, delivers the keynote address at the 13th staging of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica’s (BSJ) National Quality Awards (NQA), held recently at the Pegasus Hotel in Kingston.
IndustryInvestment

BSJ’s Quality Awards Helping to Drive Competitiveness

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator Hon. Aubyn Hill, says the Bureau of Standards Jamaica’s (BSJ) National Quality Awards (NQA) programme plays a key role in promoting the competitiveness of Jamaican produce, products and services locally and abroad.   This, he said, “is critical to our country as we sharpen and focus our efforts on the vital target to produce...
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