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The entrance to the Charles Gordon Market in Montego Bay, St. James.
The entrance to the Charles Gordon Market in Montego Bay, St. James.

Input of Vendors Will be Taken in Upgrading of Charles Gordon Market

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says that while work on the Charles Gordon Market in Montego Bay, St. James, is badly needed, nothing will be done without the input of vendors. Mr. McKenzie, who toured...
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States Audrey Marks (fourth right) shakes hands with Deputy Assistant Secretary in Charge of the Western Hemisphere, United States Department of Homeland Security, David L. Cloe, at the Embassy of Jamaica on Wednesday (August 24), following the first in a series of meetings with the Ambassador and members of her staff in relation to a number of matters of mutual concern to both countries. This is the first in a series of meetings between the United States and Jamaica in relation to matters of Homeland Security since relaxation of COVID-19 protocols. Others from left are Community Relations Attaché at the Jamaican Embassy, Emile Wallace Wadell; Coordinator of the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI), Ivan P. Carpio; Detention and Deportation Officer of the Enforcement and Removal Operation Division of the Department of Homeland Security, Christopher Smith; Director, Office of Caribbean Affairs, Katharine Beamer; Regional Affairs Specialist for the Caribbean and Central America, Sam Giller; Deputy Chief of Mission of the Jamaican Embassy, Nicola Barker Murphy and Security Attaché at the Jamaican Embassy, Gloria Simpson Davis.
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States Audrey Marks (fourth right) shakes hands with Deputy Assistant Secretary in Charge of the Western Hemisphere, United States Department of Homeland Security, David L. Cloe, at the Embassy of Jamaica on Wednesday (August 24), following the first in a series of meetings with the Ambassador and members of her staff in relation to a number of matters of mutual concern to both countries. This is the first in a series of meetings between the United States and Jamaica in relation to matters of Homeland Security since relaxation of COVID-19 protocols. Others from left are Community Relations Attaché at the Jamaican Embassy, Emile Wallace Wadell; Coordinator of the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI), Ivan P. Carpio; Detention and Deportation Officer of the Enforcement and Removal Operation Division of the Department of Homeland Security, Christopher Smith; Director, Office of Caribbean Affairs, Katharine Beamer; Regional Affairs Specialist for the Caribbean and Central America, Sam Giller; Deputy Chief of Mission of the Jamaican Embassy, Nicola Barker Murphy and Security Attaché at the Jamaican Embassy, Gloria Simpson Davis.

PHOTOS: Ambassador Audrey Marks Meets with US State Department Officials
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), cuts the ribbon to a unit of the newly constructed Majesty Gardens phase 1A, in St. Andrew. Assisting in the exercise are (from left) Managing Director, National Housing Trust (NHT), Martin Miller; new homeowner, Reginald Henclewood; Member of Parliament, St. Andrew South Western, Dr. Angela Brown-Burke; and Board Director, NHT, Corporal Rohan James. Thirty-two duplex housing units were handed over to proud new homeowners under the National Housing Trust (NHT) Community Renewal Programme (CRP). The ceremony was held on Wednesday (August 24) on the site of the new housing complex.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), cuts the ribbon to a unit of the newly constructed Majesty Gardens phase 1A, in St. Andrew. Assisting in the exercise are (from left) Managing Director, National Housing Trust (NHT), Martin Miller; new homeowner, Reginald Henclewood; Member of Parliament, St. Andrew South Western, Dr. Angela Brown-Burke; and Board Director, NHT, Corporal Rohan James. Thirty-two duplex housing units were handed over to proud new homeowners under the National Housing Trust (NHT) Community Renewal Programme (CRP). The ceremony was held on Wednesday (August 24) on the site of the new housing complex.

Low-Income Earners Benefit Under NHT’s CRP
Director of Emergency Cardiac Care at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) and Head of the Accident and Emergency Department at the Kingston Public Hospital, Dr. Hugh Wong.
Director of Emergency Cardiac Care at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) and Head of the Accident and Emergency Department at the Kingston Public Hospital, Dr. Hugh Wong.

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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (centre), holds the ISO 9001:2015 certificate that was presented to the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) by the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ) during a ceremony at the PPC in Kingston on Wednesday (August 24). With him are (from left) PPC’s Executive Director Lieutenant Commander (Ret’d,) Paul Wright; Manager, NCBJ, Navenia Wellington-Ford; Chairman of PPC, Raymond McIntyre and State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (centre), holds the ISO 9001:2015 certificate that was presented to the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) by the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ) during a ceremony at the PPC in Kingston on Wednesday (August 24). With him are (from left) PPC’s Executive Director Lieutenant Commander (Ret’d,) Paul Wright; Manager, NCBJ, Navenia Wellington-Ford; Chairman of PPC, Raymond McIntyre and State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn.

Procurement Commission Attains ISO 9001:2015 Certification

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Chief Product Officer of Lynk, Jamaica’s first digital wallet, John Matthew Sinclair, speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Finance & Public ServiceTechnology

LYNK to Support Government’s Agenda of Digital Adoption

Several government social and welfare programmes are being targeted for support through upcoming digital payment solutions being offered by Lynk. As Jamaica’s first fully digital wallet, Lynk is targeting public subsistence payment programmes, such as the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH), and initiatives like the Christmas Work Programme, to bring ease to the process of disbursement, collection...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon Fayval Williams, addresses the 58th annual conference of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), held at Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa, Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday (August 24).
EducationWorks / Construction

Major Infrastructural Upgrade for Schools Island Wide

The Ministry of Education and Youth has allocated $210 million for critical repairs to schools across the island. In making the disclosure, portfolio Minister, Hon Fayval Williams, informed that each of the seven regions within the Ministry has received $30 million for the infrastructural upgrades. The Minister was speaking at the 58th annual conference of the Jamaica Teachers' Association at...
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Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentTransportWorks / Construction

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 National Works Agency (NWA), under its Maintenance of Secondary Roads Programme, at a cost of more than $800 million. Phase...
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Information Commissioner, Celia Barclay.
Technology

Businesses Encouraged to Begin Practising Data Protection Standards

Local businesses are being encouraged to start practising the country’s data-protection standards, ahead of the full implementation of the Data Protection Act, 2020. The Act will take full effect in November 2023. Information Commissioner, Celia Barclay, said this will help entities to become familiar with the guidelines and implement measures that will prevent them from committing avoidable breaches. Under the...
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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.
Finance & Public ServiceIndustry

Public Procurement System to Be Reviewed

Plans are being made to review the public procurement system as the Government aims to achieve greater levels of efficiency. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, said this will be a “data-driven approach towards reviving the procurement system”. “The Ministry is undertaking a data-intensive process where we will be retrieving information on 27 variables...
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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.
MiningTransport

Gov’t Open to Partnerships to Restore Rail Service

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Government is committed to getting the trains rolling again and is prepared to forge the necessary partnerships in the undertaking. He said the revival of islandwide rail service will take “several hundred millions of US dollars”, and will include “putting in a new bridge to go to Spanish Town, and...
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