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Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), and Ambassador of the United States of America (USA) to Jamaica, His Excellency Nick Perry, raise their glasses in a toast to commemorate the USA’s 246th anniversary of Independence, during a reception held on June 28 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston.
Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), and Ambassador of the United States of America (USA) to Jamaica, His Excellency Nick Perry, raise their glasses in a toast to commemorate the USA’s 246th anniversary of Independence, during a reception held on June 28 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston.

US Milestone Celebrated

This year marks the United States of America’s (USA) 246th anniversary of Independence, and the milestone was celebrated with a reception on June 28 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. The event also featured the traditional United States...
Members of the House of Representatives observe a minute of silence for late former Minister of Tourism, Francis Tulloch, during its sitting on Tuesday (June 28).
Members of the House of Representatives observe a minute of silence for late former Minister of Tourism, Francis Tulloch, during its sitting on Tuesday (June 28).

House Of Representatives Pays Tribute To Late Francis Tulloch
Poison Information Coordinator, Caribbean Poison Information Network (CARPIN), Sherika Whitelocke-Ballingsingh, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on Jamaica’s adoption of the International Standard for Lead Limit in Paint, on June 29.
Poison Information Coordinator, Caribbean Poison Information Network (CARPIN), Sherika Whitelocke-Ballingsingh, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on Jamaica’s adoption of the International Standard for Lead Limit in Paint, on June 29.

CARPIN Welcomes Jamaica’s Adoption Of Global Standard For Lead Limit In Paint
Director, Business Development and Communication, Management Institute for National Development (MIND), Prudence James-Townsend.
Director, Business Development and Communication, Management Institute for National Development (MIND), Prudence James-Townsend.

MIND Hosts Discussion Forum On Disabilities Act Thursday
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.

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SLB To Accept Loan Payments Online By Year-End

Clients of the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) will be able to make their loan payments online before the end of this year. Deputy Executive Director, Charmaine Rose Anderson, said online payments will be facilitated via the Strategic Transformation of End-users Experience Portal (STEEP), also known as the customer portal. “Students will be able to make payments directly from the portal...
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Executive Director of the Montego Bay Marine Park Trust in St. James, Hugh Shim, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, held at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office on Tuesday (June 28).
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Fishers Urged To Avoid Catching Small Parrotfish

Executive Director of the Montego Bay Marine Park Trust, Hugh Shim, is imploring fishers not to catch small parrotfish that have not yet reproduced. He notes that while he is not proposing a ban on catching parrotfish, the small ones should be declared off limits. “The problem with the parrotfish is that [Jamaicans] love them so much, that we will...
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Gayle To Guys Hill Roadway In St. Mary Benefits From Rehabilitative Works

A multimillion dollar rehabilitation project is now underway along the Gayle to Guys Hill roadway in St. Mary. The project commenced recently and will see approximately seven kilometres of the twelve and a half kilometres-long roadway being treated to drainage improvement and an improved surface. Manager of Communication and Customer Services at the National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw says...
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Executive Director of the Montego Bay Marine Park Trust in St. James, Hugh Shim (left), addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, at the agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay, on June 28. Listening is Lecturer of Philosophy in the Department of Language, Linguistics and Philosophy at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Khimaja Connell.
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Work In Progress On Jamaica’s First Underwater Sculpture Park

The Montego Bay Marine Park Trust in St. James plans to establish Jamaica’s first underwater sculpture park. This is aimed at further promoting awareness about the marine and coastal environment. Addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, at the agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay, St. James, on June 28, Executive Director of the Marine Park, Hugh Shim, said...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Sheila Monteith (left), signs a Joint Communiqué with Head of the South Africa Delegation, Ambassador Maud Dhlomo, following consultations to enhance relations between the countries and promote dialogue and cooperation that further strengthens the bonds of friendship. The ceremony was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in Kingston on Tuesday (June 28).
Foreign Affairs

Jamaica And South Africa Deepening Relations

A plan of action is now in place to enhance bilateral relations between Jamaica and South Africa, following the signing of a Joint Communiqué on Tuesday (June 28). The signing ceremony took place during the inaugural Jamaica-South Africa Political Consultations between the countries’ Heads of Delegation, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in Kingston. Permanent Secretary in...
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JAM-DEX Phased Rollout Progresses

Bank of Jamaica (the Bank) is pleased to advise that the phased rollout of JAM-DEX has progressed with the amendments to the Bank of Jamaica Act (BOJA) 2020 now being passed into law on 14 June 2022. These amendments designate the Bank as the sole authority to issue Central Bank Digital  Currency (CBDC), JAM-DEX, which is now legal tender. With...
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