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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

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is taking strategic steps to undertake road repairs across Jamaica. “What your Government has been doing, above everything else and for which we cannot be, in any way, reasonably criticised,...
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
Chief Executive Officer of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Charlton McFarlane.
Chief Executive Officer of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Charlton McFarlane.

Positive Feedback from PICA’s Access Jamaica Initiative
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.
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.

SDC’s Role in Guiding Jamaica’s Youth Underscored

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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 Security and PeaceTourism

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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Minister Without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (second right), makes a point to President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica (ICAJ), Allison Peart (right), during the Kenneth Chung Memorial Accounting Scholarship Award ceremony held on Friday (Oct. 21) at the ICAJ in Kingston. Looking on (from left) are: Past President, ICAJ and executor of the scholarship programme, Dennis Chung, and 2022 scholarship recipient, Delphina Hanson, who is a graduate student at the Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM), University of the West Indies (UWI).
Office of the Prime Minister

Positive Actions Can Create Momentum of Change in Society – Minister Morgan

The positive actions of citizens can drive the momentum of change needed for the transformation of the Jamaican society, says Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan.  “It is individuals acting in a positive way that causes change, and it is that continuance  of positive actions that causes a momentum...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), participates in the official breaking of ground for The Vista, a mixed resort-style development in Montego Bay, St. James, during a ceremony on Friday (October 21). Also taking part in the exercise are (from left) Directors of the Vista Montego Bay Resorts Development Ltd., Constantine Hinds and Claudette Crooks, and Chairman of the entity, John Leiba.
Tourism

New US$100 Million Resort-style Development for Mo’bay

A new US$100 million luxury mixed resort-style residential development is coming to Montego Bay, which will provide some 300 jobs for Jamaicans.  Ground was officially broken on Friday (Oct. 21) for The Vista, which will be situated on Jimmy Cliff Boulevard popularly known as the ‘Hip Strip.’  The project is a joint venture between C and H Property Development Company...
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