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Caribbean Employers’ Confederation (CEC) President, Wayne Chen (centre), walks with a group of Jamaican workers on a Canadian apple farm on Friday (October 15). Mr. Chen is a part of a team of factfinders from Jamaica, analysising the status of Jamaicans participating in Canada’s seasonal agricultural workers programme.
Caribbean Employers’ Confederation (CEC) President, Wayne Chen (centre), walks with a group of Jamaican workers on a Canadian apple farm on Friday (October 15). Mr. Chen is a part of a team of factfinders from Jamaica, analysising the status of Jamaicans participating in Canada’s seasonal agricultural workers programme.

Jamaican Fact-Finding Team Visits Additional Farms in Canada

Additional farms in Canada have been visited by a team of Jamaican factfinders, now midway into a two-week assessment of that country’s seasonal agricultural workers programme. Farms with as little as two and as many as 400 workers were visited...
Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Cyber Safety Unit representative, Corporal Samantha Ewan (left), speaks with student teachers from Shortwood Teachers College in Kingston (from third left) Janelle Notice, Ashley Isaacs and Chevonese Wallace, during the opening ceremony for the Child Protection and Family Services Agency’s (CPFSA) anti-bullying workshop, on Thursday (October 13). The ceremony was held at the Medallion Hall Hotel in Kingston, while the workshop sessions were hosted online.
Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Cyber Safety Unit representative, Corporal Samantha Ewan (left), speaks with student teachers from Shortwood Teachers College in Kingston (from third left) Janelle Notice, Ashley Isaacs and Chevonese Wallace, during the opening ceremony for the Child Protection and Family Services Agency’s (CPFSA) anti-bullying workshop, on Thursday (October 13). The ceremony was held at the Medallion Hall Hotel in Kingston, while the workshop sessions were hosted online.

Stakeholders Sensitised About Anti-Bullying Measures
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (centre), emphasises a point in discussion with President of the Crown Council of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, His Imperial Highness, Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie, during his courtesy call at King’s House on Friday (October 14). Listening is Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. Prince Ermias, who is the grandson of late Ethiopian Emperor, His Imperial Majesty, Haile Selassie I, arrived in Jamaica on October 13. He is visiting as special guest of the Government for National Heritage Week. He is accompanied by his wife, Princess Saba Kebede, and members and advisors of the Crown Council.
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (centre), emphasises a point in discussion with President of the Crown Council of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, His Imperial Highness, Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie, during his courtesy call at King’s House on Friday (October 14). Listening is Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. Prince Ermias, who is the grandson of late Ethiopian Emperor, His Imperial Majesty, Haile Selassie I, arrived in Jamaica on October 13. He is visiting as special guest of the Government for National Heritage Week. He is accompanied by his wife, Princess Saba Kebede, and members and advisors of the Crown Council.

G-G Receives Courtesy Call from Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie
Minister Without Portfolio with responsibility for Information in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Robert Morgan, speaking at a post-Cabinet press briefing held at Jamaica House in Kingston recently.
Minister Without Portfolio with responsibility for Information in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Robert Morgan, speaking at a post-Cabinet press briefing held at Jamaica House in Kingston recently.

Gov’t Approves Award Of $286 Million Contact for Housing Solutions in Tower Hill
President of the Crown Council of Ethiopia, His Imperial Highness, Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie (left), is introduced to Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert (second right) by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left), on his visit to the Houses of Parliament today (October 14). The welcome party also included President of the Senate, Senator the Hon. Tom Tavares-Finson (centre); and Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Valrie Curtis. The Prince is Jamaica’s special guest for National Heritage Week. He is accompanied on his trip to Jamaica by his wife, Princess Woizero Saba Kebede.
President of the Crown Council of Ethiopia, His Imperial Highness, Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie (left), is introduced to Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert (second right) by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left), on his visit to the Houses of Parliament today (October 14). The welcome party also included President of the Senate, Senator the Hon. Tom Tavares-Finson (centre); and Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Valrie Curtis. The Prince is Jamaica’s special guest for National Heritage Week. He is accompanied on his trip to Jamaica by his wife, Princess Woizero Saba Kebede.

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), greets President of the Crown Council of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, His Imperial Highness, Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie, during his courtesy call at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) on Friday (October 14). Prince Ermias, who is the grandson of late Ethiopian Emperor, His Imperial Majesty, Haile Selassie I; his wife, Princess Saba Kebede, and members and advisors of the Crown Council, who arrived in Jamaica on October 13, are visiting as guests of the Government. Among the other engagements they are slated to participate in are activities marking Heritage Week, and in observance of National Heroes Day, on Monday, October 17.
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Deputy PM Chang Meets With His Imperial Highness Ermias Sahle Selassie

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), greets President of the Crown Council of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, His Imperial Highness, Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie, during his courtesy call at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) on Friday (October 14). Prince Ermias, who is the grandson of late Ethiopian Emperor, His...
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Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (West), Hon. Homer Davis (seventh left), shares a moment with operators of local economic initiatives (LEIs) in St. James and representatives of the Social Development Commission (SDC) and Rotary Club of Montego Bay, during the SDC’s Economic Empowerment Forum at the entity’s St. James Office at Albion in Montego Bay on Thursday, October 13.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Operators Of Local Economic Initiatives Get Business Support

More than a dozen operators of local economic initiatives (LEIs) from communities in St. James benefited from business and capacity-development support during an economic empowerment forum staged by the Social Development Commission (SDC). The event was held at the SDC’s St. James Office at Albion in Montego Bay, on Thursday, October 13. The forum, which formed part of the entity’s...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), enters the new home of Constable Owen Graham (in wheelchair), who is being assisted by Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Raymond Wilson. The event was the handover of 30 new units at the Roseneath Park development, Old Harbourt, St. Catherine on Wednesday (October 12).
HousingPrime Minister

Constable Graham Gets New Home to Meet His Special Needs

Constable Owen Graham of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is the proud recipient of a new two-bedroom home in the Roseneath Park development in Old Harbour, St. Catherine. He is one of 30 persons who were presented with keys to units in Phase one of the project, during a handover ceremony on Wednesday (October 12). Constable Graham, who is confined...
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Director of Corporate Services at the National Fisheries Authority (NFA), Angela Patterson, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on October 13.
FisheriesJIS Think Tank

NFA Commits to Development of Aquaculture Sector

The National Fisheries Authority (NFA) has reiterated its commitment to developing the island’s Aquaculture sector. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on October 13, Director of Corporate Services at the NFA, Angela Patterson, said the thrust towards tilapia development is a critical part of the Authority’s efforts. “Aquaculture has so much potential for growth and development. We are seeking to...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Homer Davis.
AgricultureYouth

MP Says More Youth Needed in Agricultural Sector

Member of Parliament (MP) for St. James Southern, Hon. Homer Davis, is recommending that additional steps be taken to incentivise agriculture, in order to attract more younger persons. “The cohort of farmers in my constituency is at an average age of 60 years old and it is time to refresh, reset and re-energise the sector by making agriculture more attractive...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), participates in the handover of a cheque valued at more than $2.7 million to four students who are pursuing studies at the Portland-based College of Agriculture Science and Education (CASE). Occasion was the presentation of the Rio Tinto/Alcan Legacy Fund Agriculture Scholarship at the Ministry in Kingston on October 13. The students are Tamoi McLean (second left); Daunja Galloway (third left) and Celine Sitladeen (third right). Absent is Vanessa McMurrine. Sharing in the presentation are Acting General Manager, Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), Joan Thomas Levy (left); Chairman, Rio Tinto/Alcan Legacy Fund Board, Sherene Golding Campbell (second right); and Principal Director, Mining/Minerals (Acting) in the Ministry, Suresh Bhalai (right). In the background are Director of Bauxite Lands, Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), Kemoy Lindsay; and Programme Executioner, Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ, Pamela Nesbeth.
AgricultureScience

Four CASE Students Get Rio Tinto/Alcan Legacy Fund Agriculture Scholarship

Four students from the parishes of St. Ann and Manchester are this year’s recipients of the Rio Tinto/Alcan Legacy Fund Agriculture Scholarship. The students, who are pursuing studies at the Portland-based College of Agriculture Science and Education (CASE), are Tomai McLean; Celine Sitladeen; Daunja Galloway and Vanessa McMurrine. The awards, totalling more than $2.7 million, cover the cost of tuition,...
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