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Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addresses a press conference at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) building in Kingston on Tuesday (June 18).
Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addresses a press conference at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) building in Kingston on Tuesday (June 18).

Gov’t to Establish Regulatory Framework for Ride-Sharing Service

The Government is moving to establish a regulatory framework to accommodate ride-hailing services in a manner that best serves the public interest. Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, made the disclosure during a press conference at the...
Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (centre), addresses a Plenary Session, today (June 19), at the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, being held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James. With the State Minister are Vice Chair of the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council (GJDC), Dr. Shauna Chin,  and Consul-General of Jamaica, in Miami, Oliver Mair.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (centre), addresses a Plenary Session, today (June 19), at the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, being held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James. With the State Minister are Vice Chair of the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council (GJDC), Dr. Shauna Chin,  and Consul-General of Jamaica, in Miami, Oliver Mair.

Engagement with Diaspora Strengthened
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, fields questions from host, Debbie Bissoon, at the ‘Riverside Chat’, held during the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, on June 18. The Conference is being held from June 16 to June 19.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, fields questions from host, Debbie Bissoon, at the ‘Riverside Chat’, held during the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, on June 18. The Conference is being held from June 16 to June 19.

Export of Limestone Up by 300 Per Cent
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service and Member of Parliament for St. Ann South Western, Hon. Zavia Mayne (centre), cuts the ribbon to officially open a multipurpose building in Watt Town, St. Ann, on Friday (June 14). He is assisted by (from left) Deputy Mayor of St. Ann, Councillor Cardell Wickham; Executive Director Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo), Wade Mars; Director, Constituency Development Fund (CDF), Kedesha Rochester; Postmaster General, Jamaica Post, Lincoln Allen; Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Universal Service Fund (USF), Charles Young; and Senior Project Officer, Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), Wesley Harley.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service and Member of Parliament for St. Ann South Western, Hon. Zavia Mayne (centre), cuts the ribbon to officially open a multipurpose building in Watt Town, St. Ann, on Friday (June 14). He is assisted by (from left) Deputy Mayor of St. Ann, Councillor Cardell Wickham; Executive Director Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo), Wade Mars; Director, Constituency Development Fund (CDF), Kedesha Rochester; Postmaster General, Jamaica Post, Lincoln Allen; Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Universal Service Fund (USF), Charles Young; and Senior Project Officer, Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), Wesley Harley.

$30-Million Multipurpose Facility Established in Watt Town, St. Ann
Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority, Kelli-Dawn Hamilton.
Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority, Kelli-Dawn Hamilton.

Four Outstanding SEZ Entities Receive Awards

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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses Wednesday’s (June 19) post-Cabinet press briefing at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.
Jamaican Diaspora

Gov’t Successfully Widening Engagement with Jamaicans in the Diaspora – Minister Johnson Smith

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference is a demonstration of the success of the Government’s work to widen and deepen diaspora engagement. “I use the word success with confidence here… because we have 1,200 participants coming from 17 countries. Our beautiful US, UK and Canada diasporans...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the ‘Transforming Education in Jamaica in the Digital Era’ session of the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on Tuesday (June 18).
EducationJamaican DiasporaYouth

Diaspora Urged to Lend Expertise in Assisting Special Needs Students

Jamaicans living overseas with training in speech and occupational therapy are being urged to collaborate with the Ministry of Education and Youth to provide services for local students with special needs. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the call during the ‘Transforming Education in Jamaica in the Digital Era’ session at the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Montego...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Tuesday (June 18).
Jamaican DiasporaNational SecurityPrime Minister

Gov’t’s Multifaceted Approach to Improve National Security Working – Prime Minister Holness

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government’s multifaceted approach to reducing crime and improving national security is working. “Our strategies are working. Our murder rate is now about 10 per cent below what it was last year this time, and we experienced a similar reduction last year. Our strategy is to continue to push that homicide rate...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Tuesday (June 18).
Foreign AffairsLabourPrime Minister

Prime Minister Lobbies Diaspora Support for Increased Labour Market Productivity

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is encouraging Jamaicans living overseas to join in spreading the message about the importance of increasing productivity in the economy. “We need to address the issue of productivity. Even if we were to radically increase wages and radically increase the minimum wage, if that is not sustained by a commensurate increase in productivity,...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Skills and Digital Transformation, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right) makes a point during a breakout session of the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on June 18. Listening (from left) are Head of Communications and Corporate Affairs at Digicel Jamaica, Elon Parkinson and Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton. The breakout session discussed the topic ‘Skills training at the cornerstone of national development through HEART/NSTA Trust’.
Jamaican DiasporaTechnology

Young People Urged to Embrace AI and its Benefits

Young persons in Jamaica are being encouraged to take advantage of artificial intelligence (AI) and not to be fearful about the new technology as the Government prepares for the development of a National AI Policy. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Skills and Digital Transformation, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, made...
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Diaspora members visit the National Housing Trust (NHT) booth during the Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. The NHT is part of the Government-at-Your-Service (GOVAYS)/Marketplace feature of the conference.
HousingJamaican Diaspora

NHT Urges Diasporans to ‘Come Build With Us’

The National Housing Trust (NHT) is inviting diasporans to contribute to and invest in Jamaica’s housing sector under its 'Come Build With Us' initiative. Assistant General Manager for Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at the NHT, Dwayne Berbick, provided details during the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Monday (June 17)....
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