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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaking during the recent ‘Christmas in July’ trade show at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in new Kingston.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaking during the recent ‘Christmas in July’ trade show at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in new Kingston.

Govt Targets Tourist Markets in Africa and Middle East

Jamaica’s source markets for tourists are being further expanded and diversified to include several countries in Africa and the Middle East. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said that the Government has engaged counterpart officials and airline executives in those regions...
Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) Regional Coordinator, Camille Beckford-Palmer.
Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) Regional Coordinator, Camille Beckford-Palmer.

ODPEM Reminds Citizens to be Prepared for Hurricane Season
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National Water Commission logo

NWC Adds 9,071 New Connections
State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (left), places the Healthcare Workers Appreciation Month pin on the lapel of security officer at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH), Adrian Wright, during a pinning ceremony held at the facility in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (July 13). The event, which recognised staff of the VJH and Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), was held in observance of Healthcare Workers Appreciation Day.
State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (left), places the Healthcare Workers Appreciation Month pin on the lapel of security officer at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH), Adrian Wright, during a pinning ceremony held at the facility in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (July 13). The event, which recognised staff of the VJH and Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), was held in observance of Healthcare Workers Appreciation Day.

PHOTOS: State Min. Cuthbert-Flynn Participates in Healthcare Workers Pinning Ceremony
Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.
Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

JCF A Major Partner in Ensuring Food Security – Minister Charles Jr.

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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, fields questions from media personnel during a press conference at his National Heroes Circle offices in downtown Kingston on Tuesday (July 12), which was streamed online.
Finance & Public Service

Back-to-School Support for Lowest Paid Public Sector Workers

Public sector workers, who earn salaries at the lowest levels, will receive support for back-to-school expenses from the Government. This was announced by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, at a virtual press conference on Tuesday (July 12). “We are working to ensure that we will have in place, a programme that persons who...
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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) and Chief Technical Director, Office of the Cabinet, Marjorie Johnson unveil the Service Excellence Policy during the official launch at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew on July 13.
Prime Minister

PM Launches Service Excellence Policy

The Government’s Service Excellence Policy was officially launched on Wednesday (July 13) by Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. It outlines key principles and minimum standards for all Government entities, as well as the mechanism by which service excellence will be institutionalised in all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). The goal is to create a culture of service excellence...
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Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.
Health & WellnessMonkeypox

PAHO Helping Countries Detect and Contain Monkeypox

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is providing support to member countries in detecting and containing monkeypox. PAHO Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, said countries are being equipped with laboratory capacity and guidance to confirm infections. She advised that training has been done in 37 countries and territories to conduct real time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing. These include in-person workshops...
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Executive Director, Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), Vitus Evans (5th left) with past recipients of the BGLC Tertiary Education Grant.
EducationFinance & Public Service

BGLC Extends Application Deadline for Tertiary Education Grant

The deadline for the submission of applications for the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission’s (BGLC) Tertiary Education Grant has been extended to Friday, July 22. Applications should be completed online via the application portal, which is accessible through the BGLC’s website at www.bglc.gov.jm. The online process requires persons to do an eligibility check before they can access the application form....
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (fifth left, front row), with members of the technical working group developing the country’s national organised crime strategy, at the launch of the three-day technical workshop on Tuesday (July 12) in Montego Bay.
National Security and Peace

Gov’t Developing Organised Crime Strategy

The Government is developing a national strategy to combat organised crime. The strategy will target key crime producers and create an environment for sustained crime reduction and increased economic growth and prosperity in keeping with Plan Secure Jamaica. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, said that organised crime is a major setback for national...
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