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Rehabilitation of Falmouth to Springvale Road to Cost $800 Million

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (MEGJC), Hon. Everald Warmington, officially broke ground for the Falmouth to Springvale road rehabilitation project in Trelawny, on Wednesday (August 24). The project is being implemented by the...
Information Commissioner, Celia Barclay.
Information Commissioner, Celia Barclay.

Businesses Encouraged to Begin Practising Data Protection Standards
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (right), listens to State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (second left), at a ceremony, held at the Public Procurement Commission (PPC), in Kingston, on August 24, to celebrate the entity’s ISO 9001:2015 certification achievement. Also listening (from left) are Chairman of the PPC, Raymond McIntyre, and PPC’s Executive Director, Lieutenant Commander (Ret’d) Paul Wright.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (right), listens to State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (second left), at a ceremony, held at the Public Procurement Commission (PPC), in Kingston, on August 24, to celebrate the entity’s ISO 9001:2015 certification achievement. Also listening (from left) are Chairman of the PPC, Raymond McIntyre, and PPC’s Executive Director, Lieutenant Commander (Ret’d) Paul Wright.

Public Procurement System to Be Reviewed
Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (West), Hon. Homer Davis, observes the bamboo debris blockage in the Riley River during a tour of flood-prone areas in Lucea, Hanover, on Wednesday (August 17).
Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (West), Hon. Homer Davis, observes the bamboo debris blockage in the Riley River during a tour of flood-prone areas in Lucea, Hanover, on Wednesday (August 17).

Plan of Action to Deal with Flooding in Lucea
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), disembarks a train during a recent tour of the Jamaica Railway Corporation (JRC) terminus in West Kingston.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), disembarks a train during a recent tour of the Jamaica Railway Corporation (JRC) terminus in West Kingston.

Gov’t Open to Partnerships to Restore Rail Service

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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaks at a handover ceremony for two backhoes to the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) to support farming communities in St Thomas and Westmoreland. The event took place at the Agro-Investment Compound in Kingston on Wednesday (August 24).
Agriculture

Millions Allocated to Help Farmers Prepare Land

Some $20 million has so far been issued to the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries for a special incentive programme for land preparation. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, said: “During my sectoral presentation, we made a commitment to support new farmers through this programme, at a value of $63 million, and I...
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Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Managing Director, Dr. Marlene Street Forrest.
Finance & Public Service

24-Hour Cable TV for Business News

The regional investment community now has a 24-hour cable television channel, the Caribbean Business Exchange (CBX), dedicated to providing comprehensive information on industry developments. A division of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), the CBX will broadcast on channel 143 on the Flow Network and 28 on Digicel. The channel was formally launched by JSE Managing Director, Dr. Marlene Street Forrest,...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), along with Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (fourth right), at the unveiling of the Mexico/Jamaica Friendship Mural project, during a ceremony held at Caribbean Cement Company Limited, in Kingston, on August 24. Others (from left) are muralist, Yanque Yip; Mexican Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Juan José González Mijares; the Prime Minister’s wife, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness; Mexican muralist, Irving Cano; CEMEX Chief Executive Officer, Fernando Gonzalez and muralist, Jordan Harrison.
DevelopmentPrime Minister

Prime Minister Breaks Ground for Expansion Project at Cement Company

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Wednesday (August 24), broke ground for the $6-billion (US$40-million) Kiln-5 expansion project at Caribbean Cement Company Limited, in Kingston. The Mexico/Jamaica Friendship Mural project was also unveiled during the ceremony as part of efforts to celebrate Jamaica’s 60th year of Independence. In his remarks, the Prime Minister said he is pleased that...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre) and State Minister, Hon. Franklin Witter (fifth left), participate in a ribbon-cutting exercise at the handover ceremony for two backhoes to the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) to support farming communities in St. Thomas and Westmoreland. Joining them are (from left) Parish Agricultural Managers, Westmoreland and St Thomas, Yuri Stephenson and Bevene Martin-Dickenson; Acting CEO, RADA, Winston Simpson; Vice Chairman, RADA Board of Directors, Richard King; and Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Orville Palmer.
AgricultureTransport

RADA Gets Backhoes to Assist Farmers in St. Thomas and Westmoreland

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) has received two backhoes from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries to provide services to farming communities in St. Thomas and Westmoreland. The units, costing some $38.76 million, were handed over by portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., today (August 24) at the Agro-Investment Corporation compound in Kingston. Mr. Charles Jr said the move...
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Information Commissioner of the Office of the Information Commissioner, Celia Barclay.
Technology

Jamaicans Urged to Get Acquainted with Data-Protection Standards

Jamaicans are being urged to get acquainted with the eight data-protection standards outlined in the Data Protection Act, 2020. While the Act will take full effect in 2023, the Information Commissioner in the Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC), Celia Barclay, told JIS News that citizens must get a full understanding of what is required of them. Ms. Barclay is...
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