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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, displays the voluminous tender document for the Spanish Town Hospital redevelopment project in St. Catherine. He was addressing a ceremony to officially launch the tender process at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Thursday (August 4).
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, displays the voluminous tender document for the Spanish Town Hospital redevelopment project in St. Catherine. He was addressing a ceremony to officially launch the tender process at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Thursday (August 4).

Gov’t Invites Bids for Spanish Town Hospital Redevelopment Project

International and local contractors are being invited to participate in the tender process for the redevelopment of the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine, which will see a complete overhaul of the facility. The successful bidder will be tasked with...
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda

Monday, August 8, 2022 is a Normal Working Day
The majestic Dunn’s River Falls located in Ocho Rios, St. Ann. As part of the ‘Summa Thrills’ promotion being offered by the world-famous Dunn’s River Falls & Park, residents and non-residents can climb the falls, participate in the ‘Tek-A-Hike’ experience and Zip across the falls for $5,000 or US$75, respectively.
The majestic Dunn’s River Falls located in Ocho Rios, St. Ann. As part of the ‘Summa Thrills’ promotion being offered by the world-famous Dunn’s River Falls & Park, residents and non-residents can climb the falls, participate in the ‘Tek-A-Hike’ experience and Zip across the falls for $5,000 or US$75, respectively.

Dunn’s River Offers Special Summer Package
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, addresses an event dubbed ‘Trafficking Conversations’, on July 29 at the Office of the National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons in Kingston.
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, addresses an event dubbed ‘Trafficking Conversations’, on July 29 at the Office of the National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons in Kingston.

Shared Database on Human Trafficking Being Developed
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), cuts the ribbon to open the Kingston Logistics Park (KLP) on Wednesday (August 3). Participating in the ribbon-cutting exercise (from left) are Vice President, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Logistics, Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Gloria Henry; President and Chief Executive Officer, PAJ, Professor Gordon Shirley; Chairman, PAJ, Alok Jain; and Senior Vice President for Finance, Information Technology, Corporate Strategy and Procurement, PAJ, Elva Williams-Richards.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), cuts the ribbon to open the Kingston Logistics Park (KLP) on Wednesday (August 3). Participating in the ribbon-cutting exercise (from left) are Vice President, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Logistics, Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Gloria Henry; President and Chief Executive Officer, PAJ, Professor Gordon Shirley; Chairman, PAJ, Alok Jain; and Senior Vice President for Finance, Information Technology, Corporate Strategy and Procurement, PAJ, Elva Williams-Richards.

Kingston Logistics Park Will Bring Economic Growth and Job Creation – PM

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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 the Member of Parliament for Southern St. James, share a moment with the top-performing Primary Exit Profile (PEP) students in the constituency, Nekorah Grey (second from left) and Demar Hines, who are graduates of Anchovy Primary and Vaughansfield Primary schools, respectively. Occasion was the St. James Southern High Achievers’ Awards Ceremony, which was held at the Mount Carey Baptist Church in the parish on Wednesday (August 3).
Education

Students Entering High School Urged to be Respectful

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, is encouraging students who will be attending high school for the first time in September to be respectful in their interactions with others. “I want you, while you are putting in the work through high school, to understand how to be respectful. You have learned it at home,...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (third right), cuts the ribbon to officially commission into service the $82.89-million amphibious excavator in Rocky Hill, St. Elizabeth, on Wednesday (August 3). Looking on are (from left) Chief Executive Officer of the National Irrigation Commission (NIC), Jospeh Gyles; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dermon Spence; Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson; Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Franklin Witter; and Board Chairman of National Irrigation Commission (NIC), Nigel Myrie.
Agriculture

State-of-the-Art Equipment Provided in St. Elizabeth to Help Prevent Flooding

The cleaning of tributaries (rivers and streams) in the upper and lower Black River Morass and drains in other areas in St. Elizabeth is to be managed, to reduce the risk of flooding in the parish. This will be done through the acquisition of a 46,000-pound state-of-the-art $82.89-million amphibious excavator, which was commissioned by Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon....
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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), consults with Coordinator, Restorative Justice, Ministry of Justice, Adriene Lindsay.
Justice

Ministry Launches RJ Training Programme for Cohort 2022

The Ministry of Justice has launched its National Restorative Justice (RJ) Hybrid Facilitators’ Training Programme for Cohort 2022. The programme will equip 183 Jamaicans with skills in restorative justice for a period of two months from August to October 2022. Restorative Justice (RJ) is an alternative method of dispute resolution, where all the parties with a stake in a particular...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, is being shown a piece of tyre by Sales and Marketing Officer at Jamaica Ultimate Tyre Company, Beverly Solomon. Occasion was the Ministry’s Jamaica 60 Expo at the Police Officers Club in St. Andrew on Friday (July 29), under the theme ‘The Embers of Evolution…Fuel for the Future’.
Transport

Minister Shaw Hails Portfolio Entities for Contribution to Nation-Building

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, has commended the work of staff and entities under the Ministry for their contribution to nation-building. He was addressing the staging of the Ministry’s Jamaica 60 Expo on Friday (July 29) at the Police Officers Club, St. Andrew, under the theme ‘The Embers of Evolution… Fuel for the Future’. The expo highlighted...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), and Minister in the Presidency of the Republic of Namibia, Christine ǁHoebes display the Agreed Minutes of the Jamaica/Namibia Joint Committee Meeting during the closing ceremony for the Joint Committee meeting at the Ministry’s headquarters in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (August 3). Photo: Mark Bell
Foreign Affairs

Jamaica and Namibia Enter New Phase of Bilateral Relationship

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says Namibia and Jamaica have commenced an exciting new chapter in their bilateral relationship to deepen collaboration. Senator Johnson Smith made the remarks during the closing ceremony for the inaugural meeting of the Jamaica/Namibia Joint Committee at the Ministry’s headquarters in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (August 3). “We have...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third right), officially opens phase one of the Ruthven Towers apartment complex in Kingston, which was developed by the National Housing Trust (NHT), on Wednesday (August 3). Also participating in the ribbon-cutting exercise (from left) are Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams; NHT Chairman, Lennox Channer; Ruthven Towers homeowner, Kirk Frankson; NHT Senior General Manager, Donald Moore; and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew South Eastern, where Ruthven Towers is located, Julian Robinson.
HousingPrime Minister

PM Hands Over Keys for NHT’s Ruthven Complex

The National Housing Trust (NHT) has completed phase one of the Ruthven Towers apartment complex in Kingston. The eight-storey development, situated on three acres of land at 1-3 Ruthven Road, comprises 86 units consisting of 72 one-bedroom and 14 two-bedroom apartments. Six of these have been reserved for public-sector employees. The complex will also comprise a storm-water drainage system, fire...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (second left), shares a moment with (from left) Chief Justice of Jamaica, Hon. Bryan Sykes; President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Hon. Justice Adrian Saunders; and President of the Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Patrick Brooks. The justices called on the G-G at King’s House on Wednesday (August 3).
Governor GeneralJustice

PHOTOS: GG Receives Justices

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (second left), shares a moment with (from left) Chief Justice of Jamaica, Hon. Bryan Sykes; President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Hon. Justice Adrian Saunders; and President of the Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Patrick Brooks. The justices called on the G-G at King’s House on Wednesday (August 3).
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