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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), addresses a ceremony for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide training for operators in the public transport sector. The signing took place on Friday (October 7), at the Ministry on Maxfield Avenue, St. Andrew. Listening are President of Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS), Egerton Newman (centre), and Team Jamaica trainer, Chris Williams.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), addresses a ceremony for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide training for operators in the public transport sector. The signing took place on Friday (October 7), at the Ministry on Maxfield Avenue, St. Andrew. Listening are President of Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS), Egerton Newman (centre), and Team Jamaica trainer, Chris Williams.

Minister Shaw Appeals for Greater Care on the Roads

With road traffic fatalities at 350 since the start of the year, there is renewed appeal for Jamaicans to exercise greater care as they traverse the roadways. Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, in making the call, said...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) 2022 Board of Directors’ Retreat on Friday (October 7), at the ROK Hotel, Downtown Kingston.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) 2022 Board of Directors’ Retreat on Friday (October 7), at the ROK Hotel, Downtown Kingston.

Gov’t Takes Measures to Reduce Housing Costs at Greater Bernard Lodge
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (left) points out something of interest to Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (centre), and Lead Artist, Paige Taylor, during a tour of the Kingston Creative District on Friday (October 7).
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (left) points out something of interest to Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (centre), and Lead Artist, Paige Taylor, during a tour of the Kingston Creative District on Friday (October 7).

Jamaicans Invited to Visit Kingston Creative District
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), examines a receipt shown to him by Roberto Williams (second right) and Charlene Smellie, as proof of payment for a plot purchased on property adjoining the Clifton community in St. Catherine, to build a house. The Prime Minister visited the area on Friday (October 7) to speak with the residents.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), examines a receipt shown to him by Roberto Williams (second right) and Charlene Smellie, as proof of payment for a plot purchased on property adjoining the Clifton community in St. Catherine, to build a house. The Prime Minister visited the area on Friday (October 7) to speak with the residents.

Help for Informal Occupants of Greater Bernard Lodge Lands
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (seated, right) along with (seated from left) United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica Country Representative, Mariko Kagoshima; Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe and grade-seven student at St. Hugh’s High School, Shakacia Greenland, view a digital textbook, at the recent launch of the Accessible Digital Textbook Prototype in Jamaica at the Joyce Robinson Hall, Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library. Others (standing from left) are Founder and Chief Executive Officer, BookFusion, Dwayne Campbell; Regional Inclusive Education and Disability Specialist, UNICEF, Cynthia Brizuela and Director General, Jamaica Library Service, Maureen Thompson.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (seated, right) along with (seated from left) United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica Country Representative, Mariko Kagoshima; Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe and grade-seven student at St. Hugh’s High School, Shakacia Greenland, view a digital textbook, at the recent launch of the Accessible Digital Textbook Prototype in Jamaica at the Joyce Robinson Hall, Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library. Others (standing from left) are Founder and Chief Executive Officer, BookFusion, Dwayne Campbell; Regional Inclusive Education and Disability Specialist, UNICEF, Cynthia Brizuela and Director General, Jamaica Library Service, Maureen Thompson.

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Member of Parliament, St. Ann North Western, Krystal Lee, speaks in the State of the Constituency Debate, in the House of Representatives, recently.
Education

Students Benefit from Educational Programmes in St. Ann North Western

Member of Parliament (MP) for St. Ann North Western, Krystal Lee, says hundreds of students benefitted from several educational programmes that were undertaken in the constituency. She was addressing the State of the Constituency Debate, in the House of Representatives, recently. “Through the Constituency Development Fund (CDF), we were able to contribute towards the educational upliftment of many. Over 600...
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Secretary at the Board of Supervision, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Treka Lewis.
Local Government

Major Focus on the Homeless October 10

The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development will be commemorating World Homeless Day on October 10, with a slew of activities for the vulnerable population islandwide, through its Poor Relief Departments. The international observance is commemorated annually on October 10 to raise awareness of the needs of persons experiencing homelessness locally, and provides opportunities for communities to get involved...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn.
CommerceIndustryInvestment

Trade Board Continues to Promote JTIP

The Trade Board Limited (TBL) continues to promote the Jamaica Trade Information Portal (JTIP), which provides exporters and importers with data on the regulatory requirements to conduct trade transactions via the Internet. On Thursday, October 6, representatives from the TBL presented the information portal to the United States Diplomatic Corps. The presentation demonstrated the trade facilitation tools that are available...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the 77th United Nations General Assembly in New York recently.
Prime Minister

Jamaica Reaffirms Call for Reparatory Justice

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, in his recent address to the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, said that the world cannot turn a blind eye to the systemic imbalances that persist after centuries of exploitation. “If our moral standards today on which we claim a higher civilisation acknowledge that the actions in the past,...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green (fourth left), cuts the ribbon to the brand-new home of beneficiary Julia Rogers (second right), at the handover of two houses constructed under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), on Thursday (October 6), in Central Kingston. Sharing in the moment are (from left) community member, Orlando Williams; Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams; Local Government and Rural Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; and Member of Parliament for the area, Donovan Williams.
Housing

Social Housing Solutions Handed Over in Central Kingston

The Government has handed over two social housing solutions to needy families in Central Kingston. Located at 27 Fleet Street and 29 Barry Street, the units were constructed under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). They were handed over on Thursday, (October 6). Four additional houses are now under construction in the communities of Allman Town and Rae Town. Minister...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right), is joined by Government Senator, Dr. Saphire Longmore (left); Director of Child and Adolescent Mental Health in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Judith Leiba Thomas (right); and Acting Assistant Chief Education Officer at the Ministry Of Education and Youth, Kennedy Hayes Davidson, in displaying the Mental Health & High School Curriculum Guide, during the launch of the School Mental Health Literacy Programme, at Grand Palladium Jamaica Resort & Spa in Hanover, on Thursday, October 6.
EducationHealth & Wellness

Mental Health Training for School Professionals

More than 500 school professionals in Jamaica’s 177 secondary institutions are to undergo mental health training over the next three months, under the Government’s School Mental Health Literacy Programme. The $10-million initiative, spearheaded by the Ministry of Health and Wellness, in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Youth, will allow the trained educators, school nurses and guidance counsellors to...
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Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, addresses the opening ceremony of his National Youth Consultative Conference, which was held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Thursday (October 6).
Governor GeneralTechnologyYouth

G-G Calls for Discussion on Leveraging Technology Skills of the Youth

Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has called for national conversation on how the innate technology skills of young people can be leveraged for the country’s development. He noted that young persons “have been using powerful technology for devious activities such as lottery scams”, adding that “technology is perhaps playing an even more significant role in...
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