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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third right, front row), with recipients of helmets that were handed out to bikers in St. Ann’s Bay, St. Ann, on June 20, as part of a government initiative to curtail the rise in motorcycle fatalities across the island. Also with them are: Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right, back row), and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Mattew Samuda (right, front row).  
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third right, front row), with recipients of helmets that were handed out to bikers in St. Ann’s Bay, St. Ann, on June 20, as part of a government initiative to curtail the rise in motorcycle fatalities across the island. Also with them are: Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right, back row), and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Mattew Samuda (right, front row).  

Prime Minister Outlines Consequences of Riding Bikes Without Helmets

The failure to wear helmets while operating motorbikes does not only risk lives, but places additional pressure on the healthcare system, says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. Speaking during a handover ceremony for 200 helmets to bikers in...
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (seated, centre), with recipients and several stakeholders during the 2024 Governor-General Diaspora Achievement Awards ceremony at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on June 19. Also with the awardees are: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (seated, third left); Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (seated, second left); and State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (seated, third right). 
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (seated, centre), with recipients and several stakeholders during the 2024 Governor-General Diaspora Achievement Awards ceremony at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on June 19. Also with the awardees are: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (seated, third left); Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (seated, second left); and State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (seated, third right). 

Overseas-Based Jamaicans Receive Awards
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green.

Agriculture Ministry Provides $5.2m Grant Support to Alligator Pond Fishers
Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), speaks with residents prior to handing out care packages containing food items at Goodwill Primary and Infant School in St. James on Thursday (June 20). Approximately 100 packages were distributed to needy persons in partnership with Food For the Poor as part of Diaspora Day of Service. Approximately 14 projects were undertaken across the island throughout the Day, which concluded the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference that commenced on Sunday (June 16) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), speaks with residents prior to handing out care packages containing food items at Goodwill Primary and Infant School in St. James on Thursday (June 20). Approximately 100 packages were distributed to needy persons in partnership with Food For the Poor as part of Diaspora Day of Service. Approximately 14 projects were undertaken across the island throughout the Day, which concluded the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference that commenced on Sunday (June 16) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.

PHOTOS: Diaspora Day of Service in St. James
Director General, Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Bertrand Smith.
Director General, Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Bertrand Smith.

MAJ Hails Hydrographers’ Contribution to Safe Shipping

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Co-Chair of the National Sickle Cell Technical Working Group, Professor Jennifer Knight-Madden, highlights the need for pregnant women living with sickle cell disease to seek early specialised care during a Jamaica Information Service JIS ‘Think Tank’ on June 17.
Gender AffairsHealth & Wellness

Pregnant Women with Sickle Cell Urged to Seek Specialist Care

Pregnant women living with sickle cell disease are being implored to seek early specialised care at high-risk clinics. Speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on June 17, Co-Chair of the National Sickle Cell Technical Working Group, Professor Jennifer Knight-Madden, said women living with the disease should see specialists before they get pregnant or when they are considering...
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National Land Agency (NLA) logo.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentJamaican Diaspora

NLA Urges Jamaicans to Make Use of Services

The National Land Agency (NLA) is encouraging Jamaicans at home and abroad to make use of the entity’s services to seek assistance with property-related matters. “We all have questions; even if it’s not us, it’s our family, it’s our friends. So, we encourage people, not only the diasporans, to come and ask questions,” said Senior Director for the Business Services...
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Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) President, Shullette Cox.
CommerceIndustryInvestmentJamaican Diaspora

Diaspora Members Encouraged to Sign Up for Gov’t-Led Business Missions

Diaspora members are being encouraged to sign up for government business missions as the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce commences engagements in some non-traditional markets in July. Since last year, the Ministry has spearheaded a series of export and investment business missions to the Caribbean, United States, Canada and London. “This year, we’re doing a lot of non-traditional markets....
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Director of Projects and Strategic Management at the MultiCare Youth Foundation (MYF), Mitzian Turner.
Foreign AffairsYouth

MultiCare Youth Foundation Invites Young Persons to Sign Up for EU Bridge Project

The MultiCare Youth Foundation (MYF) is inviting more persons to sign up and participate in its EU BRIDGE project, aimed at empowering at-risk youth through a comprehensive array of interventions. The project encompasses a holistic approach to youth development, integrating essential life skills training, vocational skills enhancement, cognitive behavioural therapy, internships, mentorship, and innovative art therapy initiatives. Director of Projects...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left) and Chairman, Jamaica Productivity Centre, Omar Azan (centre), engage with Relationship Executive, Development Bank of Jamaica, Travell Mullings, during the Future of Work and Productivity seminar at the AC Kingston Hotel in St. Andrew on June 20. The event is being held under the theme ‘Bridging the Innovation and Productivity Gaps: Education, Skills and Economic Transformation’.
LabourSocial Security

No One Will Be Left Behind – Minister Charles Jr.

The Government is committed to promoting decent work and social protection for all regardless of occupation or employment status, says Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. He said that no one will be left behind. “So, as simple as you have seen it, even in our overseas employment programme, we have integrated persons with disabilities as...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
Health & Wellness

Public Health System Has 118 Working Ventilators

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the public health system has 118 working ventilators. The Minister, who addressed a virtual press conference, on Thursday, June 20, said an audit was done to trace all ventilators in the system, and it shows that the Ministry owns 210 of the machines, 40 of them are going through...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses delegates attending the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on Wednesday (June 19).
Jamaican DiasporaTechnology

Gov’t Unveils Two Groundbreaking Virtual Platforms to Enhance Diaspora Engagement

The Government has unveiled two groundbreaking virtual platforms – the Diaspora Registration portal, ‘ConnectMeJa’, and the Jamaica Diaspora Engagement Model (Jam-Dem), which aim to enhance diaspora engagement and connectivity globally. The innovative platforms were officially launched by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, during the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Montego...
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