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Director General, Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Carol Coy.
Director General, Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Carol Coy.

Decline In Unemployment Continues

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting that the unemployment rate for July 2022 was 6.6 per cent. This was a 1.9 percentage-point decline compared to the corresponding period last year. Director General, Carol Coy, says the data show...
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), Chief Education Officer (Acting), Dr. Kasan Troupe (fourth right) and Permanent Secretary (Acting) in the Ministry, Maureen Dwyer (fourth left), are engaged in discussion with education stakeholders, during a meeting with United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General on Violence Against Children, Dr. Najat Maalla M’Jid (third right). The meeting was held at the Ministry in Kingston on Wednesday (October 19). United Nation’s Children Fund (UNICEF) Deputy Representative, Vicente Teran (third left), was among those in attendance.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), Chief Education Officer (Acting), Dr. Kasan Troupe (fourth right) and Permanent Secretary (Acting) in the Ministry, Maureen Dwyer (fourth left), are engaged in discussion with education stakeholders, during a meeting with United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General on Violence Against Children, Dr. Najat Maalla M’Jid (third right). The meeting was held at the Ministry in Kingston on Wednesday (October 19). United Nation’s Children Fund (UNICEF) Deputy Representative, Vicente Teran (third left), was among those in attendance.

PHOTOS: Minister Williams Meets with UN Special Representative on Violence Against Children
Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Stewart Beckford, addresses Press Launch of Fire and Life Safety Awareness Week, on October 19, at the Police Officers Club, Hope Road in St. Andrew. The Commissioner is calling on Jamaicans to include the vulnerable members of society in safety and fire prevention, in an effort to reduce the loss of lives from fires.
Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Stewart Beckford, addresses Press Launch of Fire and Life Safety Awareness Week, on October 19, at the Police Officers Club, Hope Road in St. Andrew. The Commissioner is calling on Jamaicans to include the vulnerable members of society in safety and fire prevention, in an effort to reduce the loss of lives from fires.

Special Attention on Persons with Disabilities During Fire Awareness Week
Member of the Jamaica Character Education Task Force and Founding Chief Executive Officer of Ontario Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat, Dr. Avis Glaze (left) greets Principal of Rousseau Primary School, Viviene Anderson (right), during her visit to the institution in Kingston on Tuesday, (October 18). Looking on is National Coordinator for Character Education, Simone Foster.
Member of the Jamaica Character Education Task Force and Founding Chief Executive Officer of Ontario Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat, Dr. Avis Glaze (left) greets Principal of Rousseau Primary School, Viviene Anderson (right), during her visit to the institution in Kingston on Tuesday, (October 18). Looking on is National Coordinator for Character Education, Simone Foster.

PHOTOS: Jamaica Character Education Task Force Member Visits Rousseau Primary School
Chair, National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP) and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Courtney Williams (right), converses with (from left) Political and Regional Team Lead, and NATFATIP Representative, United States (US) Embassy in Jamaica, Scott Winton, and Project Director, Jamaica-US Child Protection Compact (CPC) Project, Nasolo Thompson. Occasion was the closing out ceremony for Winrock International’s Trafficking in Persons Project, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Wednesday (October 19). Winrock International is a US-based nonprofit organisation that works with people around the world to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity, sustain natural resources, and protect the environment.
Chair, National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP) and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Courtney Williams (right), converses with (from left) Political and Regional Team Lead, and NATFATIP Representative, United States (US) Embassy in Jamaica, Scott Winton, and Project Director, Jamaica-US Child Protection Compact (CPC) Project, Nasolo Thompson. Occasion was the closing out ceremony for Winrock International’s Trafficking in Persons Project, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Wednesday (October 19). Winrock International is a US-based nonprofit organisation that works with people around the world to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity, sustain natural resources, and protect the environment.

PHOTOS: Closing Out Ceremony for Winrock Int’l’s Trafficking in Persons Project

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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), dances with (from left) Founder of the International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA), Dr. Ephraim Martin; United States (US) Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Nick Perry; and President of the Crown Council of Ethiopia, His Imperial Highness, Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie and his wife, Princess Saba Kebede. Occasion was a reception at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in St. Andrew following the Ceremony of Investiture and Presentation of National Honours and Awards on Monday (October 17). Minister Grange was presented with the Order of Jamaica for her contribution to cultural development and political administration, during the National Heroes Day ceremony held at King’s House.
National Honours and Awards

PHOTOS: Minister Grange Celebrates OJ

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), dances with (from left) Founder of the International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA), Dr. Ephraim Martin; United States (US) Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Nick Perry; and President of the Crown Council of Ethiopia, His Imperial Highness, Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie and his wife, Princess Saba Kebede. Occasion...
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Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, presents Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie with the Order of Distinction in the rank of Commander (CD) for outstanding public service in the field of health, during the National Honours and Awards presentation ceremony held at King’s House on Monday (October 17).
Health & WellnessNational Honours and Awards

Healthcare Workers Receive National Awards

Several healthcare workers were among the outstanding Jamaicans honoured by the Government on Monday (October 17), for contribution to nation-building. They were recognised during the Ceremony of Investiture and Presentation of National Honours and Awards, held at King’s House in Kingston. Noted development and behavioural paediatrician, Professor Maureen Samms-Vaughan, received the Order of Jamaica (OJ) for pioneering research, clinical work...
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The Lauriston/Thompson Pen 4-H Club’s Stew Festival returns on Saturday, November 5.
Entertainment

Lauriston/Thompson Pen 4-H Club Stew Festival Returns

The annual stew festival, organised by the Lauriston/Thompson Pen Community 4-H Club in St. Catherine, makes a grand return on Saturday, November 5, following a two-year COVID-19-induced hiatus. Persons attending the event, which is slated for Brooklyn Park in Thompson Pen, Spanish Town, will be treated to the usual culinary favourites such as stewed rabbit, mango, June plum, goat, chicken,...
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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, delivers his remarks at the reopening of the newly renovated Central Sorting Office in Kingston, recently.
Technology

Consultant Identified to Assist With Modernising Postal Sector

A consultant has been identified to assist in modernising and redefining how the Post and Telecommunications Department (Jamaica Post) operates in a globally competitive space. Speaking at the reopening of the renovated Central Sorting Office (CSO), South Camp Road in Kingston, recently, Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, said the procurement process is in the final stages....
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(FILE PHOTO) Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre, front row), with landowners in St. Elizabeth, who were presented with certificates of title under the National Land Agency (NLA) Systematic Land Registration (SLR) Programme in February.
Housing

NLA Hands Over 440 Land Titles In St. Elizabeth

A total of 440 land titles have been delivered to first-time landowners in St. Elizabeth by the National Land Agency (NLA) under the Government’s Systematic Land Registration (SLR) programme. Market Research and Public Relations Officer at the NLA, Rasheeda Campbell, said that 1,300 titles have been prepared for residents of the parish. An initial 35 titles were handed over in...
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President of the Crown Council of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, His Imperial Highness, Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie (left) speaks with Leader of the Opposition, Mark Golding during a courtesy call at Mr. Golding’s office on West King’s House Road in Kingston on Tuesday (October 18).
Official Visits

PHOTO: Prince Ermias calls on Leader of Opposition

President of the Crown Council of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, His Imperial Highness, Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie (left) speaks with Leader of the Opposition, Mark Golding during a courtesy call at Mr. Golding’s office on West King’s House Road in Kingston on Tuesday (October 18).
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