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Director, Major Projects at the National Works Agency (NWA), Richard McHargh, addresses a Local Government Disaster Preparedness Town Hall, held in Rocky Point, Clarendon, on July 7.

Flood Alert Project in Clarendon

The National Works Agency (NWA) and the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) are undertaking a flood alert improvement project for Clarendon. This project, which will focus on Aenon Town and the Alley Bridge in Clarendon, was announced...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), speaks with Developer, Willard Banton (left), during a tour of a unit in the Forest Gate housing development in Red Hills, St. Andrew, on Thursday (July 7). Looking on is General Manager for the Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB), Courtney Wynter.

PHOTOS : PM Opens Forest Gate Housing Development

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert – Flynn addresses the Northeast Regional Health Authority (NERHA) Healthcare Workers’ Appreciation Month launch and awards ceremony, which was held at Jewel Paradise Cove in Runaway Bay, St. Ann on July 8.

Healthcare Workers Honoured by NERHA

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), in discussion with Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister for Investors Outreach, His Excellency Badr Al Badr (second right), 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. Others listening include Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right); Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (third right); and Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) Board Chairman, Alok Jain (third left).

Gov’t Assured of Saudi Arabian Private and Public Sector Investor Interest in Jamaica

Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo) Wade Mars (right), presents the overachiever spotlight award to Trecia Harris-Smiley (left) from the Ocho Rios Region at the company’s staff recognition awards ceremony held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Rose Hall, St James on Thursday (July 7).

180 TPDCo Employees Recognised at Staff Awards

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.

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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 public transportation sector has been completed. He was speaking at a ceremony to launch the Government Electric Vehicle Trial Programme,...

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.

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MBCCI Partners With Cornwall Regional Hospital Oversight Committee

The Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) has assembled a team to partner with the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) Oversight Committee as rehabilitation work continues at the Type-A institution in St. James. Newly elected President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Oral Heaven, made the disclosure while addressing journalists at the hospital on Thursday (July...

Acting Chief Electrical Regulator, Seymour Walters, speaks at a Think Tank at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) offices in Kingston recently.

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GER Aims to Improve Jamaica’s Competitive Index Ranking

The Government Electrical Regulator (GER) is looking to improve Jamaica’s global competitiveness index ranking within a year. Acting Chief Electrical Regulator of the GER, Seymour Walters, said the regulatory body, which began full operation in November 2021, has already started working towards this aim. He referenced the GER’s digital system as a major player in the efforts towards this thrust....

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.

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Jamaica Hosts Saudi Arabia Investors

Friday’s (July 8) visit by a strong business and government delegation from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is being regarded as a positive indication that the Middle Eastern country is keen on investing in Jamaica. The group of approximately 65 members was led on the one-day trip by Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister for Investors Outreach, His Excellency Badr Al Badr....

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Over 50 Per Cent of Students Ranked Proficient Or Highly Proficient

More than 50 per cent of students who sat Primary Exit Profile (PEP) this year, have been categorised as ‘proficient’ or ‘highly proficient’ in all four subject areas. Figures from the Ministry of Education and Youth show that in Language Arts, 62.7 per cent of all students demonstrated the required competence necessary in the subject area as specified under the...

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

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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,...

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).

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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...