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Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda.
Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda.

Government to Take Action to Protect Rio Cobre

The Government will be taking a structured, systematic approach to protect the Rio Cobre from further chemical spills, says Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda. This assurance comes following...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says she is excited to have Red Stripe on board as the official beer, as the nation celebrates its Diamond Jubilee. Red Stripe has partnered with the Ministry to undertake the beautification of several locations across the island and will commission several murals to capture the Jamaican spirit.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says she is excited to have Red Stripe on board as the official beer, as the nation celebrates its Diamond Jubilee. Red Stripe has partnered with the Ministry to undertake the beautification of several locations across the island and will commission several murals to capture the Jamaican spirit.

Culture Ministry Partners with Red Stripe to Beautify Several Locations
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), with Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second right); Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dermon Spence (left), and State Minister, Frank Witter, at the official launch of the ‘Grow Smart, Eat Smart’ campaign on August 1. It was held at the 68th Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, Denbigh Showground, Clarendon.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), with Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second right); Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dermon Spence (left), and State Minister, Frank Witter, at the official launch of the ‘Grow Smart, Eat Smart’ campaign on August 1. It was held at the 68th Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, Denbigh Showground, Clarendon.

‘Food Freedom’ is True Emancipation
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses the International Seabed Authority (ISA) Special Commemorative Session for the 40th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (“the Montego Bay Convention”), held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in St. Andrew, on Monday (August 1).
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses the International Seabed Authority (ISA) Special Commemorative Session for the 40th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (“the Montego Bay Convention”), held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in St. Andrew, on Monday (August 1).

No Support for Deep-Sea Mining Without Regulatory Framework
Cultural Drummers, Jamique Ensemble, deliver an electrifying performance during the Seville Emancipation Jubilee, held at the Seville Heritage Park in St Ann, on July 31.
Cultural Drummers, Jamique Ensemble, deliver an electrifying performance during the Seville Emancipation Jubilee, held at the Seville Heritage Park in St Ann, on July 31.

PHOTOS: Highlights of the Seville Emancipation Jubilee

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Newly crowned Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2022, Velonique Bowen, at the coronation held at the National Indoor Sports Centre on Monday (August 1)..
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Miss Kingston and St. Andrew is Jamaica Festival Queen

Broadcast journalist, Velonique Bowen, is the newly crowned Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2022. Miss Bowen, who represented Kingston and St. Andrew, was among the 13 parish queens in the contest, held at the National Indoor Sports Centre on Monday (August 1). Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, presented the winner’s cheque of $600,000, at the grand...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right) and Nigerian Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama (left) lay floral tributes at the shrine of the African ancestors at the Seville Heritage Park, St. Ann, during the Seville Emancipation Jubilee on July 31.
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Jamaicans Celebrate at Seville Emancipation Jubilee

Jamaicans from all walks of life turned out in their thousands on Sunday (July 31) into Monday morning (August 1) to celebrate the nation’s culture at the Seville Emancipation Jubilee at Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann. The event, which returns to the heritage site after a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, included an array of cultural...
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A patron purchases produce at the farmers market, during Monday’s (August 1) ‘Augus’ Mawnin Market in the Jamaica 60 Independence Village at the National Stadium Complex in Kingston.
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Welcome Return of Augus’ Mawnin Market

Scores of persons converged on the National Stadium grounds on Monday (August 1) to purchase fresh produce and partake in culinary delights and cultural offerings as the popular Augus’ Mawnin Market returned. The Emancipation Day event coincided with the opening of the Jamaica 60 Independence Village inside the stadium complex. It kicked off a week-long slate of activities being staged...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, pins the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal (Caribbean Realm) on the uniform of Lance Corporal McKenzie, who is the only female to receive the Queen’s medal this year from the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF). The award ceremony took place at Up Park Camp in Kingston on July 29 during the JDF’s 60th anniversary celebrations.
Independence

2118 JDF Soldiers Get Medals of Honour

A total of 2118 members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) have been awarded Medals of Honour for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and for General Service this year. Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, presented 106 of the medals during the Armed Forces...
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The Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Daredevil Riders perform the ‘13-man motorcycle’ stunt, which shows 13 police officers riding on a single motorcycle. Occasion was the Jamaica Defence Force’s (JDF) 60th anniversary show held at Up Park Camp in Kingston on July 29.
CultureEmancipation

Colourful and Exciting Displays for JDF’s 60th Anniversary

Up Park Camp in Kingston came alive with an exciting and colourful show of military displays and performances, as the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) celebrated its 60th anniversary on Friday (July 29). Under the theme: ‘Forward in Service: Celebrating 60 Years’, the two-part event took patrons on a journey of the history and culture of the JDF, with all the...
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