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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams

Mental Healthcare to Feature in Revised Youth Policy

Parents and students are being encouraged to seek professional help for better handling of their relationship and mental health issues. Advocating for this is Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, who noted that crime and violence in the...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), congratulates Executive Chairman of PanJam Investment Limited, Stephen Facey (second right), immediately after cutting the ribbon to symbolise the official opening of the ROK Hotel Kingston during a ceremony at its 2-4 King Street location in downtown Kingston on Tuesday (July 19). The four-star hotel, which is owned by PanJam, is part of the Tapestry Collection by Hilton brand. Also joining in the celebration (from left) are Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke; and Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of the Board of Highgate which is managing the hotel, Mahmood Khimji.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), congratulates Executive Chairman of PanJam Investment Limited, Stephen Facey (second right), immediately after cutting the ribbon to symbolise the official opening of the ROK Hotel Kingston during a ceremony at its 2-4 King Street location in downtown Kingston on Tuesday (July 19). The four-star hotel, which is owned by PanJam, is part of the Tapestry Collection by Hilton brand. Also joining in the celebration (from left) are Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke; and Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of the Board of Highgate which is managing the hotel, Mahmood Khimji.

Downtown Kingston Welcomes a Hilton Hotel
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 19).
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 19).

Jamaica is the Third Most Exposed Country to Hazards
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addresses the Jamaica National Accreditation Agency’s (JANAAC) United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Accredited Third-Party Certification Programme certificate semi-virtual presentation ceremony on Tuesday (July 19). The event was held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. JANAAC is an agency of the Ministry.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addresses the Jamaica National Accreditation Agency’s (JANAAC) United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Accredited Third-Party Certification Programme certificate semi-virtual presentation ceremony on Tuesday (July 19). The event was held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. JANAAC is an agency of the Ministry.

Four BSJ Labs Get ISO Certification
Customer Service Area Manager, Jamaica Public Service (JPS) West, Janice Carr.
Customer Service Area Manager, Jamaica Public Service (JPS) West, Janice Carr.

JPS Training Persons in Electric Vehicle Services

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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), takes a selfie with, from left, Representative from Everything Grand Ideas, Nikolette Williams; Managing Director, Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), M. Anthony Shaw; and Marketing Manager, DBJ, Trisann Crosbie. Occasion was during the launch of the DBJ’s ‘AgriBiz’ facility at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens Complex in Kingston on Tuesday (July 19).
AgricultureFinance & Public Service

DBJ Launches $1-Billion Loan Programme for Agriculture Sector

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) is providing $1-billion to bolster the country’s agriculture sector through its new ‘AgriBiz’ facility. The programme, launched on Tuesday (July 19) at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in Kingston, will provide concessional loans for micro, small and medium-sized farmers. Farmers and agribusiness entrepreneurs will be able to access loans of up to $30...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), in discussion with Chairman, White River Fish Sanctuary and Marine Association, Belinda Collier Morrow (centre) and Sanctuary Manager, White River Marine Association and Fish Sanctuary, Reanne McKenzie, during the official launch of the project dubbed ‘A Jamaican Path from Hills to Ocean’ at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters, Mona, on July 19.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

$1.05 Billion Project to Strengthen Jamaica’s Resilience to Climate Change and Protect Livelihoods

A total of €6 million (J$1.05 billion) is being spent on a project designed to increase Jamaica’s resilience to the impact of climate change and reduce poverty by protecting livelihoods. Dubbed ‘A Jamaican Path from Hills to Ocean’, the project is jointly funded with a grant from the European Union (EU) Global Climate Change Alliance (GCAA+) in the amount of...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second right), presents Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica National Accreditation Agency (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley (second left), with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Accredited Third-Party Certification Programme certificate, during a semi-virtual ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (July 19). Sharing the moment (from left) are State Minister in the Ministry, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn and Permanent Secretary, Sancia Bennett Templer. JANAAC is an agency of the Ministry.
CommerceIndustry

JANAAC Gets FDA’s Accredited Third-Party Certification

The Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) has received authorisation from the United States Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) as an accreditation body under its Accredited Third-Party Certification programme. Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, presented the entity’s Chief Executive Officer, Sharonmae Shirley, with the validation certificate during a semi-virtual ceremony held at The Jamaica...
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Customers of SLB Will Soon Be Able to Check Balances on Portal

Customers of the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) will soon be able to check their loan balances on the SLB Customer Portal. Speaking with JIS News, Deputy Executive Director at the SLB, Charmaine Rose Anderson, said the option to check loan balances will be offered later this year. “One of the major complaints over the years that we have heard from...
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Jamaica’s Ambassador to Washington, Her Excellency Audrey Marks shares a light moment with Pumpstation Entertainment Manager Omar Stephenson, one of the organisers of the DC World Reggae Festival at its launch at the Embassy of Jamaica.
CultureEntertainment

DC World Reggae Festival Set for August 20-21

Days after the conclusion of Reggae Sumfest in Montego Bay, Washington DC is slated to come alive with the staging of the second annual DC World Reggae Festival to be held at the RFK Festival grounds on August 20 and 21. The two-day festival being staged by Top Tier Management Group in partnership with Pumpstation Entertainment, will celebrate and honour...
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Executive Director, National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris, speaks at the handover of a state-of-the-art computer/multipurpose centre to the Three Hills Primary School by Couples Resorts, Tower Isle, on July 14, at the school’s location in Charles Town District, St. Mary.
Education

NET Calls on Organisations to Adopt Schools

In celebration of Jamaica 60, the National Education Trust (NET) is calling on organisations to adopt a school in their community, as their contribution to the development of the education sector. The call came from Executive Director, NET, Latoya Harris, who said investment in the sector now will determine the next 60 years of Jamaica’s development. “Partnership, we believe, is...
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