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Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (right) and Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Homer Davis (left ), who is also Member of Parliament for St. James Southern, with the top-performing Primary Exit Profile (PEP) students in the constituency, outgoing Anchovy Primary School student, Nekorah Grey and outgoing Vaughansfield Primary and Infant School student, Demar Hines. Occasion was the St. James Southern High Achievers Awards Ceremony, which was held at the Mount Carey Baptist Church in the parish, recently.
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (right) and Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Homer Davis (left ), who is also Member of Parliament for St. James Southern, with the top-performing Primary Exit Profile (PEP) students in the constituency, outgoing Anchovy Primary School student, Nekorah Grey and outgoing Vaughansfield Primary and Infant School student, Demar Hines. Occasion was the St. James Southern High Achievers Awards Ceremony, which was held at the Mount Carey Baptist Church in the parish, recently.

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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), speaks with Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Hon. Charles Washington Misick, during a courtesy call at King’s House on Tuesday (August 16).
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), speaks with Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Hon. Charles Washington Misick, during a courtesy call at King’s House on Tuesday (August 16).

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), converses with High Commissioner of the Republic of India to Jamaica, His Excellency Rungsung Masakui, during Monday’s (August 15) banquet at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, commemorating India’s 75th Independence Anniversary.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), converses with High Commissioner of the Republic of India to Jamaica, His Excellency Rungsung Masakui, during Monday’s (August 15) banquet at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, commemorating India’s 75th Independence Anniversary.

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Finance & Public Service

US$511.1 Million in Export Earnings for January to April

Jamaica generated export earnings of US$511.1 million for the first four months of 2022, between January and April. This is 1.3 per cent higher than the US$504.4 million earned over the corresponding period in 2021, according to the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). A release from STATIN on Monday (August 15) indicated that the increase was primarily due to 52.9...
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Members of the public go about their business in Montego Bay on August 15.
National Security

Operation to Restore Public Order Under Way in Montego Bay

A multi-agency operation is under way in Montego Bay that is aimed at restoring public order to the Second City. Dubbed ‘Restoring Paradise, A Public Order Reset’, the operation, which started in the wee hours of August 15, involves the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch, St. James Municipal Corporation, Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and the...
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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams.
Local Government

Kingston Forges Ties with Windhoek, Namibia

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is establishing ties with the capital city of Windhoek, Namibia, for cooperation in multiple focus areas. The development follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Jamaica and Namibia to form a Jamaica-Namibia Joint Committee, which met from August 2-3 at the offices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and...
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Pastor of the Moneague Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. Ann, Jermaine Johnson (left), presents Governor General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, with an award for meritorious service to the Seventh-day Adventist Church and the development of Jamaica during the Service of Excellence and Recognition awards ceremony at the church on Sunday (August 14). The function was hosted by the Moneague District of Seventh-day Adventist Churches to mark Jamaica’s 60th year of Independence.
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60 Recognised for Service to St. Ann Communities

The Moneague District of Seventh-day Adventist Churches has recognised 60 institutions and individuals who have contributed to the building of their communities through education, healthcare, employment and years of invaluable service. At a function held on Sunday (August 14) at the Moneague Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. Ann, awards were presented to community builders from Irons Mountain, Walkerswood, Friendship, Lincoln...
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Camp Coordinator and Youth Empowerment Officer for St. James, Damian Green (left), points out something of interest in a document to Youth Empowerment Officer for Hanover, Haley Collins-McFarlane (centre), and Chief Executive Officer of M-Lee HR Consulting Services, Marsha-Lee Morris. Occasion was the closing ceremony for the Behaviour Modification Summer camp, hosted by the Youth and Adolescent Policy Division of the Ministry of Education and Youth (MOEY) in Montego Bay, St. James, recently.
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Youngsters in St. James Benefit from Behaviour Modification Camp

Nineteen males and six females from vulnerable communities in St. James have participated in a week-long behaviour-modification summer camp. The camp, hosted by the Youth and Adolescents Policy Division of the Ministry of Education and Youth (MOEY), was held from July 20 to 25 at the St. James Youth Innovation Centre in Montego Bay. It was part of the Youth...
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