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Jamaica's late cultural icon, Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley, affectionately called “Miss Lou”.

Special Concert for Miss Lou on October 15

A special concert in honour of late cultural icon, Dr. the Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley, affectionately called “Miss Lou”, will be held in Gordon Town Square, St. Andrew, on October 15. The event is being coordinated by a committee of the...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, tests a water hose attached to one of seven water trucks, valued $92.6 million, which were handed over to the National Water Commission (NWC) on Tuesday (September 27). The presentation was made at the NWC’s head office on Marescaux Road in Kingston.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, tests a water hose attached to one of seven water trucks, valued $92.6 million, which were handed over to the National Water Commission (NWC) on Tuesday (September 27). The presentation was made at the NWC’s head office on Marescaux Road in Kingston.

National Water Commission Receives Seven Trucks Valued $92.6M
The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service’s flagship programme ‘Finance Matters’, which is hosted by the Ministry’s Public Relations Manager, Shakiel Rochester Shorter.
The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service’s flagship programme ‘Finance Matters’, which is hosted by the Ministry’s Public Relations Manager, Shakiel Rochester Shorter.

Season Four of ‘Finance Matters’ Debuts on October 6
Sandy Bay – Universal Service Fund (USF) Chief Executive Officer, Daniel Dawes (second right), celebrates the launch of the USF’s free Wi-Fi service in Sandy Bay, Hanover, on September 23. Sharing the moment are (from left) Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Hanover Division, Keeble Simms; Elder at the Sandy Bay Adventist Church, Ruiz Warren; Deputy Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Andria Dehaney-Dinham; Member of Parliament for Hanover Eastern, Dave Brown and Councillor caretaker for the Sandy Bay Division, Maverine Brown.
Sandy Bay – Universal Service Fund (USF) Chief Executive Officer, Daniel Dawes (second right), celebrates the launch of the USF’s free Wi-Fi service in Sandy Bay, Hanover, on September 23. Sharing the moment are (from left) Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Hanover Division, Keeble Simms; Elder at the Sandy Bay Adventist Church, Ruiz Warren; Deputy Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Andria Dehaney-Dinham; Member of Parliament for Hanover Eastern, Dave Brown and Councillor caretaker for the Sandy Bay Division, Maverine Brown.

Free Wi-Fi for Sandy Bay in Hanover
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, addresses the opening ceremony for a virtual validation workshop on the draft of the National Consumer Protection and Welfare Policy and Implementation Plan, on Tuesday (September 27).
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, addresses the opening ceremony for a virtual validation workshop on the draft of the National Consumer Protection and Welfare Policy and Implementation Plan, on Tuesday (September 27).

Jamaica First in Region to Significantly Advance Consumer Protection and Welfare Policy

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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (right), makes a point while addressing members of the Youth Advisory Council, during a meeting at Jamaica House in St. Andrew, on September 27. At second right is Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn.
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Youth Advisory Council Members Charged to Engage Young People

Members of the Youth Advisory Council have been charged to play a greater role in engaging young people about the various policies and programmes of the Government, which have been implemented to enhance their lives. The call came from Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, while addressing members...
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Inspector-in-Charge, Food Safety Inspectorate of the National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA), Janiese Pinnock (centre), addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on September 27. Listening keenly (from left) are Inspector-in-Charge, Legal Metrology and Petroleum Inspectorate, Devon Perry and Inspector-in-Charge, Import and Domestic Commodities Inspectorate, Dr. Wendell Richards.
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NCRA and BSJ Perform Separate but Complementary Roles

The separation of regulatory functions from the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) to the National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA) allows for greater transparency, as the two perform separate but complementary roles. “The separation allows the NCRA to assume the roles previously held by the Bureau of Standards, such as the inspection of facilities, inspection at the ports of entry...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, addresses last week’s Post-Cabinet Press Briefing at Jamaica House.
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Cabinet Approves National Employment Policy

Cabinet has approved the development of a National Employment Policy by the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) to facilitate several modalities of worker engagement. Speaking during a recent Post-Cabinet Press Briefing, Minister without Portfolio in the OPM with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, said the policy “will also target youth who are not academically qualified but still trainable”....
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National Water Commission (NWC), Chairman, Mark Barnett, addresses a special committee meeting of the National Disaster Risk Management Council at the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development in Kingston on Friday, September 23, 2022.
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Utility, Telecoms Companies Prepared for Peak of Atlantic Hurricane Season

As activity in the tropical Atlantic intensifies, the island’s major utility companies have indicated their preparedness for severe weather conditions. Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Senior Manager, George Kates, said that the company has invested heavily in its disaster-preparedness plans, which were continually developed using many years of lessons. He said that critical staff and third-party contractors are mobilised and emergency...
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St. Mary’s Olga Williams is the winner of the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) 2022 Spelling Bee Competition. The 72-year-old triumphed over 12 other parish finalists during the competition held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Thursday (September 22).
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St. Mary’s OLGA Williams is NCSC Spelling Bee Champion

D-O-D-E-C-A-H-E-D-R-O-N, meaning a three-dimensional figure having 12 faces that are pentagonal in shape, was the winning word spelled by 72-year-old Olga Williams of St. Mary to win the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC)18th National Seniors Spelling Bee Competition. Ms. Williams was among 13 parish finalists who converged at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Thursday (September...
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Chairman of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Godfrey Dyer, addresses a Thanksgiving Service to mark the beginning of Tourism Awareness Week from September 25 to October 1, at the Montego Bay New Testament Church in St. James, on Sunday (September 25). Mr. Dyer represented Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
Tourism

TEF Chairman Highlights Rapid Recovery of Tourism Sector

The tourism sector is fortunate to be recovering rapidly after a tumultuous two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, says Chairman of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Godfrey Dyer. Representing Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, at a Thanksgiving Service to officially launch Tourism Awareness Week activities, at the Montego Bay New Testament Church, in St. James, on September 25, Mr....
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