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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (seated) looks on as Managing Director of Stewart’s Automotive Group, Duncan Stewart, points out the different features inside the Build Your Dreams (BYD) electric vehicle which was on display at the launch of the Government Electric Vehicle Trial Programme, at the Jaguar/Land Rover Showroom on Arthur Wint Drive in Kingston on July 8.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (seated) looks on as Managing Director of Stewart’s Automotive Group, Duncan Stewart, points out the different features inside the Build Your Dreams (BYD) electric vehicle which was on display at the launch of the Government Electric Vehicle Trial Programme, at the Jaguar/Land Rover Showroom on Arthur Wint Drive in Kingston on July 8.

Government Electric Vehicle Trial Programme Launched

The Government’s Electric Vehicle (EV) Trial programme, now underway, will assist in converting many state-owned fleets to EVs. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement while emphasising that this comes as the Electric Mobility Policy for the...
Newly elected President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI), Oral Heaven (right), interacts with MBCCI’s Director, Andrea Rhule Hudson (centre), and Senior Medical Officer of the Cornwall Regional Hospital, Dr. Derek Harvey, during a visit to the Type A institution on Thursday, July 7.
Newly elected President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI), Oral Heaven (right), interacts with MBCCI’s Director, Andrea Rhule Hudson (centre), and Senior Medical Officer of the Cornwall Regional Hospital, Dr. Derek Harvey, during a visit to the Type A institution on Thursday, July 7.

MBCCI Partners With Cornwall Regional Hospital Oversight Committee
Acting Chief Electrical Regulator, Seymour Walters, speaks at a Think Tank at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) offices in Kingston recently.
Acting Chief Electrical Regulator, Seymour Walters, speaks at a Think Tank at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) offices in Kingston recently.

GER Aims to Improve Jamaica’s Competitive Index Ranking
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), converses with Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister for Investors Outreach, His Excellency Badr Al Badr, during Friday’s (July 8) business luncheon at the Port Royal Cruise Ship Pier in Kingston, for a visiting business and government delegation from the Middle Eastern country.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), converses with Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister for Investors Outreach, His Excellency Badr Al Badr, during Friday’s (July 8) business luncheon at the Port Royal Cruise Ship Pier in Kingston, for a visiting business and government delegation from the Middle Eastern country.

Jamaica Hosts Saudi Arabia Investors
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (third left), peruses a document during Friday’s (July 8) press conference to discuss the results of this year’s Primary Exit Profile (PEP) at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston. With her (from left) are Deputy Chief Education Officer for Examinations, Assessment and Administration Services, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle; Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe; and Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Maureen Dwyer.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (third left), peruses a document during Friday’s (July 8) press conference to discuss the results of this year’s Primary Exit Profile (PEP) at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston. With her (from left) are Deputy Chief Education Officer for Examinations, Assessment and Administration Services, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle; Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe; and Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Maureen Dwyer.

Over 50 Per Cent of Students Ranked Proficient Or Highly Proficient

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Training and Placement Coordinator at the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Bernetta Kerr.
AgricultureYouth

Young Farmers Impacted by RYEEP

More than 1,000 young farmers are making strides in agriculture, with the help of the Jamaica 4-H Club’s Rural Youth Economic Empowerment Programme (RYEEP). The ‘starter’ entrepreneurship programme targets rural underserved youth between 18 and 35 years with an opportunity to launch their own agricultural enterprise. The programme provides training, in partnership with the HEART/NSTA Trust, in agricultural best practices,...
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Leader of Government Business in the Senate and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, speaks in the Senate on Friday (July 8).
SenateTribute

Senate Pays Tribute to Shinzo Abe

The Senate, on Friday (July 8), paid tribute to late former Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, during its sitting at Gordon House. Mr. Abe, who was Japan’s longest serving Prime Minister, was shot on July 8 while giving a speech at a political event in the Japanese City of Nara and later succumbed to his wounds in hospital. He was...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.
Culture

Festival Song Competition Finalists Announced

The eagerly awaited top-10 finalists in the Jamaica 60 Festival Song Competition have been announced. The songs were presented to the public during a virtual press briefing hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport on Thursday (July 7). The artistes and songs are Magic Flute, with ‘I’m A Proud Jamaican’; Interest – ‘Rock To Da Beat’; Dez...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses residents of Rocky Point, Clarendon, on July 7 at the first of a series of disaster preparedness Town Halls.
Local Government

Municipalities to Get $140M for Hurricane Preparedness

The Government of Jamaica will be providing $140 million for drain cleaning and other mitigation exercises for the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season. This disclosure was made by Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie on Thursday (June 7) while addressing a disaster preparedness town hall in Rocky Point, Clarendon. “We are going to be making available the...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), addresses Friday’s (July 8) press conference to discuss the results of this year’s Primary Exit Profile (PEP) at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston. From left is Deputy Chief Education Officer for Examinations, Assessment and Administration Services, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle and Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Kasan Troupe.
EducationYouth

87 Per Cent of Students Placed in Schools of Choice

Eighty-seven per cent of students who sat the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) this year, have been placed in one of seven schools of their choice. Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure during a press conference at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on Friday (July 8) ), ahead of the release of the results of the...
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Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs the Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte.
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Work Advanced on New Bail Act

Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, says work is far advanced on the third draft of the Bail Act. In June, Minister Malahoo Forte announced that a new Bail Act is coming, pending the revision of wording to some clauses. Speaking in an interview with JIS News on Thursday (July 7), the Minister said the current...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), holds a copy of the new Road Traffic Regulations, 2022 during a meeting of the National Road Safety Council on July 7 at the Office of the Prime Minister. Also present are Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (left) and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green.
Office of the Prime MinisterTransport

Regulations Will Enhance Road Safety – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has welcomed the passage of the new Road Traffic Regulations, in the House of Representatives on July 5. Speaking at a meeting of the National Road Safety Council at the Office of the Prime Minster on July 7, Mr. Holness said the provisions of the legislation will contribute to reducing the number of...
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