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State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn addressing stakeholders at the recent Jamaica Moves in Communities National Stakeholder Forum. The event was held at the Altamont Court Hotel, Kingston.

Jamaica Moves in Communities Revitalised

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is renewing its Jamaica Moves in Communities initiative as part of the ongoing thrust to curtail the prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among Jamaicans. The initiative focuses on promoting the consumption of healthy foods,...

Minister Without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green.

National Partnership Council Strengthens Structure

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (right), and International Finance Corporation (IFC) Managing Director Makhtar Diop, sign a Financial Advisory Services Agreement (FASA) for the development of the North Coast Highway Project, which has an investment value of approximately US$800 million.

Jamaica Signs Financial Advisory Services Agreement with the IFC

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), engages with Patrick Watson (centre) of Cudjoe’s Hill, St. Catherine, who is the beneficiary of a new home under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Member of Parliament for St. Catherine West Central, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), shares the moment. Occasion was Wednesday’s (October 12) ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially hand over a new three-bedroom unit to Mr. Watson, marking the delivery of the 100th housing unit under the NSHP. The programme, conceptualised by Prime Minister Holness and implemented in 2018, is designed to improve the housing condition of the country’s poor and disadvantaged population by providing quality affordable and sustainable housing.

PHOTOS: PM Hands Over 100th Unit Under NSHP In Cudjoe’s Hill

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left) and Postmaster General of the Post and Telecommunications Department, Lincoln Allen, tour the newly renovated Central Sorting Office, on South Camp Road in Kingston, today (October 13), following its reopening. Also pictured is the Chairman of the Postal Corporation, Professor Felix Akinladejo.

Upgraded Central Sorting Office Reopens

Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (second left), displays a Grennell’s Driving School emblazoned T-shirt during the launch of the company’s 10th annual ‘Road Safety 5K’ on Thursday (October 13), at the Ministry’s Maxfield Avenue location, Kingston. Also pictured (from left) are Managing Director, Grennell’s Driving School, Alphonso Grennell; President, Jamaica Olympic Association, Christopher Samuda; and Chief Medical Officer Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Centre, Dr. Rory Dixon. The event seeks to raise road-safety awareness. Proceeds from the 5K race will be donated to the Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Centre.

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PHOTOS: Launch of Grennell’s Driving School’s ‘Road Safety 5k’

Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (second left), displays a Grennell’s Driving School emblazoned T-shirt during the launch of the company’s 10th annual ‘Road Safety 5K’ on Thursday (October 13), at the Ministry’s Maxfield Avenue location, Kingston. Also pictured (from left) are Managing Director, Grennell’s Driving School, Alphonso Grennell; President, Jamaica Olympic Association, Christopher Samuda; and Chief Medical Officer...

Staff of the Private Security Regulation Authority (PSRA) (at right) respond to queries from Jadieve Robinson from Hawkeye security, during the agency’s mobile registration unit stop at Turtle River Park in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on Wednesday ( October 12).

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Mobile Registration Unit Moving Security Operators into the Formal Sector

The Private Security Regulation Authority (PSRA) mobile registration unit is helping to bring informal entities and operators into the formal security sector. “We recognise that there may be some informality within the trade, and we are saying that the establishment of the mobile registration unit is an opportunity for persons to transition from informality to formality,” said Minister of State...

Director of Corporate Services, National Fisheries Authority, Angela Patterson, speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the Agency’s head office in Kingston, on Thursday (October 13).

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Entries Open for ‘Many Moods of Tilapia’ Cooking Competition

Persons passionate about cooking are invited to enter the National Fisheries Authority (NFA) ‘Many Moods of Tilapia’ cooking competition. The contest is open to householders, street vendors, and chefs, as well as establishments, such as hotels, schools and catering companies, among others. The deadline for entries is Wednesday, October 19. The competition was initiated as another step in the National...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), addresses residents of Pusey, St. Catherine, prior to the handover of a three-bed home, constructed under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), to Alwyn Lawrence (left), on Wednesday (October 13).

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100 Units Delivered Under New Social Housing Programme

A total of 100 units have, so far, been built and delivered under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says this demonstrates that the society’s neediest persons were being rapidly reached under the initiative. The NSHP, which was conceptualised by the Prime Minister and implemented in 2018, targets the relocation of vulnerable...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left) and Charge d’Affaires of the Republic of Korea in Jamaica, Lim Baejin, raise a toast to celebrate Korea’s National Day and Diamond Jubilee, observed on October 6, during a reception held recently, at the AC Marriott Hotel, Kingston.

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PHOTOS: Korean National Day Celebration

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left) and Charge d’Affaires of the Republic of Korea in Jamaica, Lim Baejin, raise a toast to celebrate Korea’s National Day and Diamond Jubilee, observed on October 6, during a reception held recently, at the AC Marriott Hotel, Kingston.

State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), shows off his skateboarding skills, at the opening of the Freedom Skatepark at Eight Mile in Bull Bay, St. Andrew, on Wednesday (October 13). Looking on in the background is Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jamaica Skate Culture Foundation, Remy Walker. Built at the start of the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic, Freedom Skatepark has been a haven for young people in and around Bull Bay to be actively engaged in social development programmes, advancing their academic studies through its homework programme, learning music and art, and building confidence, all while enjoying and improving their skills in the sport of skateboarding. The project involves partnership with Sandals Foundation.

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PHOTOS: Freedom Skatepark Opens in Bull Bay

State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), shows off his skateboarding skills, at the opening of the Freedom Skatepark at Eight Mile in Bull Bay, St. Andrew, on Wednesday (October 13). Looking on in the background is Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jamaica Skate Culture Foundation, Remy Walker. Built at the start of...

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.

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PHOTO: PM Meets with Chairs of PANJAM, VMBS

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.