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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), congratulates Elfreda Randan, during a tour of her new one bedroom house in Clay Ground District in Bamboo, St. Ann, on Friday (August 19). Looking on are Member of Parliament for St. Ann North Western, Krystal Lee (second right), and Chair of the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) Oversight Committee, Judith Robb-Walters.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), congratulates Elfreda Randan, during a tour of her new one bedroom house in Clay Ground District in Bamboo, St. Ann, on Friday (August 19). Looking on are Member of Parliament for St. Ann North Western, Krystal Lee (second right), and Chair of the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) Oversight Committee, Judith Robb-Walters.

Selection of Social Housing Beneficiaries Robust and Transparent – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government employs a robust and transparent approach in the selection of recipients under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). He said that the Administration has a duty to the people of...
Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Oliva Grange (left) presents karting star Alex Powell with a ‘Jamaica 60’ memorabilia. Minister Grange met with Powell on August 19 at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices.
Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Oliva Grange (left) presents karting star Alex Powell with a ‘Jamaica 60’ memorabilia. Minister Grange met with Powell on August 19 at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices.

Minister Grange in Talks to Develop Motorsport
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), presents the keys to a three- bedroom house to New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Jennifer Finnegan (second from right) during an official handing over ceremony held in Cave Valley, St. Ann on Friday (August 19). Sharing the moment are (from left): Chairman of the NSHP selection committee, Judith Robb-Walters and Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, who is also Member of Parliament for St. Ann Southwest.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), presents the keys to a three- bedroom house to New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Jennifer Finnegan (second from right) during an official handing over ceremony held in Cave Valley, St. Ann on Friday (August 19). Sharing the moment are (from left): Chairman of the NSHP selection committee, Judith Robb-Walters and Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, who is also Member of Parliament for St. Ann Southwest.

Two Mothers in Cave Valley, St. Ann Get New Homes
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Courtney Williams, shares a moment with children of staff, at the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Awards ceremony held at the Ministry in Kingston on Friday, August 19. The children are (from second left) Daniel Gregory, Joshua Johnson, Joel Coulton, Zori Morgan, Jivann Tempral, Naima Brown.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Courtney Williams, shares a moment with children of staff, at the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Awards ceremony held at the Ministry in Kingston on Friday, August 19. The children are (from second left) Daniel Gregory, Joshua Johnson, Joel Coulton, Zori Morgan, Jivann Tempral, Naima Brown.

National Security Ministry Rewards PEP Students
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), and Executive Chairman of Supreme Ventures Limited, Gary Peart (right) look on students (from left) Githaniel Byfield and Janella Burton show them the coding programme used to control the robot they made. Occasion was the closing ceremony for the five-day Junior Creators Robotics Camp held at Ardenne High School in Kingston on August 19. The camp was spearheaded by the Supreme Ventures Foundation in partnership with Halls of Learning.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), and Executive Chairman of Supreme Ventures Limited, Gary Peart (right) look on students (from left) Githaniel Byfield and Janella Burton show them the coding programme used to control the robot they made. Occasion was the closing ceremony for the five-day Junior Creators Robotics Camp held at Ardenne High School in Kingston on August 19. The camp was spearheaded by the Supreme Ventures Foundation in partnership with Halls of Learning.

Students Gain Robotics Skills at Five-Day Camp

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Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Homer Davis (second right), participates in the ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open Omni Nearshore Limited at Barnett Tech Park, Montego Bay, St. James on Friday (August 19). From left are: Chief Operating Officer (COO) at American First Finance, Thomas Nusspickel; Senior Site Director, Omni Nearshore Limited, Marie Whyte; President of American First Finance, Howard Hambleton; Vice President of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Logistics, Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Gloria Henry; Member of Parliament for St. James West Central and Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo-Forte; and Councillor for the Spring Garden Division, Dwight Crawford.
Industry

Omni Nearshore Limited Opens Montego Bay Offices

The local Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry continues on a growth path with the official opening of Omni Nearshore Limited at the Barnett Tech Park in Montego Bay, St. James on Friday (August 19). The new 17, 142 square feet space, which represents investment of some US$2 million, provides customer service, collections, merchant care, and back office support services for...
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Chief Growth Officer at Lynk, Denise Williams and Chief Product Officer, Lynk, John Matthew Sinclair, address JIS ‘Think Tank’, on August 18.
Finance & Public Service

LYNK Seeks to Tap into Multibillion-Dollar Market

Digital payment wallet, Lynk, is hoping to tap into the multibillion-dollar market of monetary transactions that exists in Jamaica. Digital payment wallets are the platforms used to facilitate transactions of the Bank of Jamaica’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). In Jamaica, approximately $10 trillion in transactions occur annually across all sectors, 80 per cent of which are cash transactions. Speaking...
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Fisheries Management Specialist at the National Fisheries Authority, Shellene Berry.
Fisheries

First Safety at Sea Training Begins August 23

Thirty-five Jamaicans working in the fisheries sector islandwide will participate in the National Fisheries Authority (NFA) Safety at Sea Training Programme. The first of its kind, the training is being done in partnership with the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), with support from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. The first cohort will be trained between August 23 and 25 at...
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Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles.
Finance & Public Service

Inflation Trending Down

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) is encouraged by the declining out-turns recorded in the last three Consumer Price Index (CPI) reports, Governor, Richard Byles, has said. The CPI, which measures variations (inflationary movements) in commodity prices for consumers, is administered by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). Mr. Byles noted that having peaked at 11.8 per cent in April 2022,...
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