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Senior Medical Officer at the Spanish Town Hospital, Dr. Jacqueline Wright-James, addresses a JIS Think Tank on the occasion of the institution’s 70th anniversary.
Senior Medical Officer at the Spanish Town Hospital, Dr. Jacqueline Wright-James, addresses a JIS Think Tank on the occasion of the institution’s 70th anniversary.

Spanish Town Hospital Stages Week Of Activities To Mark 70th Anniversary

Spanish Town Hospital, the largest Type B public health facility in Jamaica, is celebrating 70 years of service to the parish of St. Catherine and staged a week of activities to mark the milestone. The official week of celebrations began...
Chief Technical Director with responsibility for Social Security in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Audrey Deer-Williams, addresses the launch of the Ministry’s Community Engagement Series (CES) at the St. John’s Methodist Church in Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday (June 22).
Chief Technical Director with responsibility for Social Security in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Audrey Deer-Williams, addresses the launch of the Ministry’s Community Engagement Series (CES) at the St. John’s Methodist Church in Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday (June 22).

PATH Community Engagement Series Kicks Off In Montego Bay
Chief Executive Officer of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Charlton McFarlane.
Chief Executive Officer of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Charlton McFarlane.

RGD Met 60 Per Cent Of Target For ‘Father’s Day’ Promotion
JIS0978: Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (fourth left) breaks ground for construction of the new Lacovia Police Station in St. Elizabeth on Thursday (June 23). He is joined by (from left) Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth North East, Delroy Slowley; Assistant General Manager, Special Projects, Research and Development at the National Housing Trust (NHT), Brian Saunders; Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson; Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth North West, J.C. Hutchinson; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Courtney Williams.
JIS0978: Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (fourth left) breaks ground for construction of the new Lacovia Police Station in St. Elizabeth on Thursday (June 23). He is joined by (from left) Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth North East, Delroy Slowley; Assistant General Manager, Special Projects, Research and Development at the National Housing Trust (NHT), Brian Saunders; Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson; Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth North West, J.C. Hutchinson; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Courtney Williams.

Ground Broken For State-Of-The-Art Police Station In Lacovia
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (second right), and President, Quality Corporate Aircraft Services (QCAS) Aero, Ronald Sammy (third left), display the commemorative plaque for the inaugural flight by Quality Corporate Aircraft Services (QCAS) Aero, out of Fort Lauderdale to the Ian Fleming International Airport in St. Mary on Wednesday (June 22). Also pictured are (from left) President, Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Audley Deidrick; Director of Business Development, QCAS Aero, Andrew Nicholson; and Member of Parliament, St. Mary Western, Robert Montague.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (second right), and President, Quality Corporate Aircraft Services (QCAS) Aero, Ronald Sammy (third left), display the commemorative plaque for the inaugural flight by Quality Corporate Aircraft Services (QCAS) Aero, out of Fort Lauderdale to the Ian Fleming International Airport in St. Mary on Wednesday (June 22). Also pictured are (from left) President, Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Audley Deidrick; Director of Business Development, QCAS Aero, Andrew Nicholson; and Member of Parliament, St. Mary Western, Robert Montague.

Transport Ministry Expects Aviation Traffic To Rebound

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Foreign AffairsOffice of the Prime Minister

Statement From Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Result of Commonwealth Secretary General Race

Statement From Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Result of Commonwealth Secretary General Race I extend sincere congratulations to the incumbent, Baroness Scotland on her re-election as Commonwealth Secretary General. It was a good contest and the Baroness prevailed. My heartfelt congratulations and commendations also to our Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith who ran...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), is joined by Vendor, Charmaine McIntosh, on a tour of the newly rebuilt Hopewell Market in Hanover that was officially opened on Thursday, June 23.
Local Government

Newly Rebuilt Hopewell Market Opens

More than 24 vendors will be occupying the newly rebuilt Hopewell Market in Hanover, which was officially opened on Thursday (June 23), by Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. The modern facility, constructed at a cost of approximately $23 million, replaces the old market that had fallen into disrepair. The rebuilt structure boasts new stalls, fish...
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Minister of National Security and Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, tables amended Regulations relating to the State of Public Emergency, which was declared in the parish of St. Catherine on Friday (June 17), during a brief sitting of the House of Representatives on Thursday (June 23).
National Security

Amended SOE Regulations For St. Catherine Tabled

Amended Regulations for the State of Public Emergency (SOE), which was declared in the parish of St. Catherine on Friday (June 17), was tabled during a brief sitting of the House of Representatives today (June 23). Minister of National Security and Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, who tabled the Emergency Powers (Parish of St. Catherine) (No. 3) Regulations,...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, is shown an area of wetland in Portland Eastern by Member of Parliament, Ann-Marie Vaz, during a tour on Tuesday (June 21). Minister Samuda, along with Mrs. Vaz and technocrats from several ministries, departments and agencies, visited a number of communities across the constituency, including Boston, Burlington, Fairy Hill, and Long Bay, to look at sand mining activities and the impact on water distribution in the region.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentMining

PHOTOS: Senator Matthew Samuda Looks At Sand Mining Activities In Portland Eastern

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, is shown an area of wetland in Portland Eastern by Member of Parliament, Ann-Marie Vaz, during a tour on Tuesday (June 21). Minister Samuda, along with Mrs. Vaz and technocrats from several ministries, departments and agencies, visited a number of communities across the...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), speaks to Newport-Fersan Jamaica Limited’s Managing Director, Dennis Valdez, during a press briefing at the Ministry’s office in Kingston on Thursday (June 23), to announce a further cut in the price of fertiliser by the company.
Agriculture

Additional 4.5 Per Cent Cut In Fertiliser Price By Newport-Fersan

The nation’s farmers are to see an additional 4.5 per cent cut in the price of fertiliser, starting Thursday (June 23), by Newport-Fersan Jamaica Limited. The move brings to about 19 per cent, the total reduction in the cost of the key agricultural input to farmers, by the company, over the course of a month. In May, Newport-Fersan implemented a...
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