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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), speaking with Chairman of PanJam Investment Limited, Stephen B. Facey (right) and Chairman, Board of Directors, Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS), Michael McMorris, during a courtesy call at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew on October 12. Joining the meeting remotely is international urban development expert, Professor Greg Clark.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), speaking with Chairman of PanJam Investment Limited, Stephen B. Facey (right) and Chairman, Board of Directors, Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS), Michael McMorris, during a courtesy call at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew on October 12. Joining the meeting remotely is international urban development expert, Professor Greg Clark.

PHOTO: PM Meets with Chairs of PANJAM, VMBS

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.

Healthier Meal Options Will Not Mean Higher Costs – Education Minister
Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Homer Davis.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Homer Davis.

St. James Southern Youth to Benefit from Job-Readiness Training
Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Homer Davis.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Homer Davis.

MP Calls on Constituents not to Shield Criminals
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), is being pinned with a poppy by Lieutenant R. Campbell (centre), during the Concert in a Garden and the launch of the National Poppy Appeal Drive at Curphey Place in Swallowfield, St. Andrew, recently. At right is Lance Corporal S. Samuels. The Concert in a Garden is aimed at raising funds to administer to ex-military personnel who are living at the Curphey Home in Manchester. This event also marks the beginning of the Poppy Appeal, which covers the period from the first Sunday in October through to November 11. Poppies are worn in commemoration of members of the armed forces who died in the line of duty.
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), is being pinned with a poppy by Lieutenant R. Campbell (centre), during the Concert in a Garden and the launch of the National Poppy Appeal Drive at Curphey Place in Swallowfield, St. Andrew, recently. At right is Lance Corporal S. Samuels. The Concert in a Garden is aimed at raising funds to administer to ex-military personnel who are living at the Curphey Home in Manchester. This event also marks the beginning of the Poppy Appeal, which covers the period from the first Sunday in October through to November 11. Poppies are worn in commemoration of members of the armed forces who died in the line of duty.

PHOTOS: Launch of National Poppy Appeal

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Applications for the Cuba/Jamaica Bilateral Scholarship will close on Friday, October 14.
EducationFinance & Public ServiceYouth

Applications for Cuba/Jamaica Bilateral Scholarship Close Today

Applications for the Cuba/Jamaica Bilateral Scholarship will close on Friday, October 14. The full scholarship helps successful candidates pursue graduate and post graduate studies in the medical field in Cuba. It is a long-standing programme between Jamaica and Cuba spanning as far back as the 1950s and is managed by the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service. Director of...
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Secretary at the Board of Supervision, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Treka Lewis.
Local Government

Homeless Shelters in Trelawny and St. Ann Near Completion

The new shelters for the homeless being constructed in Trelawny and St. Ann are near completion, says Secretary of the Board of Supervision under the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Treka Lewis. “Trelawny is almost complete. We are about 85 per cent complete and just fixtures, doors and windows are left to go in. St. Ann is about...
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Caribbean Employers’ Confederation President, Wayne Chen (left), interacts with a Jamaican farm worker in the production area of a rutabaga farm in Canada today (October 12). A special fact-finding team from Jamaica is in the North American country to probe the status of the workers.
Labour

Jamaican Farm Workers in Canada Welcome Factfinders

Jamaican farm workers on the Seasonal Agricultural Workers programme in Canada have been “highly cooperative” with the team of fact-finders who are currently in the North American country. President of the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU), Helene Davis-Whyte, who chairs the team, told JIS News: “There’s hardly any worker who has not expressed joy, so to speak, to see...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right) hands over keys to a new home in Phase one of the Roseneath Park development to Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) member, Constable Owen Graham (centre). Sharing the moment are Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right); Deputy Superintendent of Police, Raymond Wilson (left); and Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson. Thirty new units in the housing development, located in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, were handed over on Wednesday (October 12).
Housing

30 Housing Units Handed Over in Phase One of Roseneath Park, Old Harbour

Thirty housing units in Phase one of the Roseneath Park development in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, were handed over to proud new homeowners during a ceremony Wednesday (October 12). The units form part of a total of 140 detached two-bedroom units to be purchased by the National Housing Trust (NHT) from Roseneath Developers Limited under the guaranteed purchase programme (GPP)....
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses a post-Cabinet press briefing, held at Jamaica House in Kingston, on Wednesday (October 12).
NIDS

First NIDS Enrolment Centre Completed

The first National Identification System (NIDS) enrolment centre has been completed and is expected to be handed over this week. It is located at the Central Sorting Office in Kingston and will be the first site to roll out the NIDS Pilot Programme at the end of the year. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon....
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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 on Wednesday (October 12).
Information

Broadcasting Commission Ban Not A Restriction on Free Speech

The ban imposed by the Broadcasting Commission on illicit content is not intended to restrain rights to freedom of speech but promote decency and moral standards. Minister Without Portfolio with responsibility for Information in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Robert Morgan, said that the Government has a responsibility for the “spaces that we control… to set the standard...
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CommerceFinance & Public Service

$100 Million in Loans Available for MSMEs Through EXIM Bank E-Commerce Funder

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) wishing to take their businesses online can now benefit from funding through the National Export-Import (EXIM) Bank of Jamaica’s ‘EXIM E-commerce Funder’. The $100-million loan fund, which is a partnership between the EXIM Bank and the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA), was launched in September to help businesses improve their digital footprint in...
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