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Exports To Main Trading Partners Increase 14 Per Cent

Exports to Jamaica’s top trading partners increased by 14 per cent to US$173.1 million for the first two months of 2022 compared to the corresponding period last year. These are the United States of America (USA), United Kingdom, Canada, Puerto...
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (third right), speaks with executives of the Realtors Association of Jamaica (RAJ) during the recent staging of the entity’s Annual General Meeting at the Terra Nova Hotel All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew. The RAJ executives pictured (from left) are Second Vice President, Tanya HoShing; Treasurer, Newton Johnson; President, Pierre Shirley; Company Secretary, Irene Ming-Hughes; and First Vice President, Howard Johnson Jr.
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (third right), speaks with executives of the Realtors Association of Jamaica (RAJ) during the recent staging of the entity’s Annual General Meeting at the Terra Nova Hotel All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew. The RAJ executives pictured (from left) are Second Vice President, Tanya HoShing; Treasurer, Newton Johnson; President, Pierre Shirley; Company Secretary, Irene Ming-Hughes; and First Vice President, Howard Johnson Jr.

Real Estate Investors Urged To Diversify
Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Donovan White, speaking at the official ceremony to welcome the arrival of the inaugural flight from Quality Corporate Aircraft Services (QCAS) Aero, from the Fort Lauderdale International Airport to the Ian Fleming International Airport, recently.
Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Donovan White, speaking at the official ceremony to welcome the arrival of the inaugural flight from Quality Corporate Aircraft Services (QCAS) Aero, from the Fort Lauderdale International Airport to the Ian Fleming International Airport, recently.

American Airlines To Operate Non-Stop Flights From Miami To Ian Fleming Come November
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon Fayval Williams (left), presents a certificate to Khaden Guyah, who represents her church, Mona Open Bible in Kingston, and who is able to train other members of her community on how to use core values to reduce conflict, under the Hope Area Churches Organisation (HACO) Values and Attitudes ‘Ambassadors’ training programme. The ceremony was held at the Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Kingston, on June 26.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon Fayval Williams (left), presents a certificate to Khaden Guyah, who represents her church, Mona Open Bible in Kingston, and who is able to train other members of her community on how to use core values to reduce conflict, under the Hope Area Churches Organisation (HACO) Values and Attitudes ‘Ambassadors’ training programme. The ceremony was held at the Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Kingston, on June 26.

Widow Says Community Support Key To Healing
Miss St. James Festival Queen 2022, Shavae Scale (centre), is flanked by first runner-up, Nafheeti Whittingham (left) and second runner-up, Claudine Mitchell, at the parish coronation held at the Montego Bay Cultural Arts Centre on Sunday (June 26).
Miss St. James Festival Queen 2022, Shavae Scale (centre), is flanked by first runner-up, Nafheeti Whittingham (left) and second runner-up, Claudine Mitchell, at the parish coronation held at the Montego Bay Cultural Arts Centre on Sunday (June 26).

Social Media Manager Crowned St. James Festival Queen

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Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie.
Health & Wellness

Jamaica Making Gains In Cervical Cancer Prevention And Control

Jamaica has made significant strides towards meeting the targets in the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Plan of Action for Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control 2018-2030. Addressing the 170th Session of the PAHO Executive Committee Meeting, which was held in a hybrid format from June 20-24, Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, noted...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon Fayval Williams (left), presents a certificate to the Hope Area Churches Organisation (HACO) Values and Attitudes ‘Ambassador’, Dr. Nicholeen DeGrasse Johnson, who completed the ‘Train-the Trainers’ 10-week training course. The ceremony was held at the Sts. Peter and Paul Church l in Kingston, on June 26.
CommunityYouth

HACO Provides Values And Attitudes Training For ‘Ambassadors’

Fourteen “Ambassadors” from eight churches in Kingston have completed values and attitudes training for handling conflicts, which they will impart to persons in their communities. The 10-week training was conducted under the Hope Area Churches Organisation (HACO) Values and Attitudes “Train-the-Trainers” Course. Included were Church of the Ascension; St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic; Providence Methodist; Mona Open Bible; the Church of...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), speaks with a member of one of the uniformed groups attending the Council of Voluntary Social Services’ church service on Sunday (June 26). The service was held at St. Luke’s Anglican Church in Cross Roads, Kingston. Among those escorting Minister Williams is Chairman of the Uniformed Youth Groups Sector, Lt. Col. (Ret’d) Oral Khan (left).
Education

Education Ministry Recommits To Expanding Uniformed Groups In Schools

The Ministry of Education and Youth remains committed to increasing the number of uniformed groups in schools. This is in keeping with its thrust to fulfill this mission under the Safety and Security in Schools Programme, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, has said. She further noted that “it is a part of our series of measures to improve discipline among...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left), displays limited edition Wray and Nephew White Overproof Rum presented to her during the fourth staging of the Jamaica Rum Festival at the Aqueduct in Rose Hall, St. James, on Saturday (June 25). Looking on (from left) are J. Wray and Nephew Limited’s Jamaica and Caribbean Brand Manager, Sasha Warner-Campbell, Marketing Manager, Pavel Smith, and Marketing Director, Pietro Gramegna.
Entertainment

Jamaica Rum Festival Endorsed

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, endorsed this year’s fourth staging of the Jamaica Rum Festival at the Aqueduct in Rose Hall, St. James, on Saturday (June 25). Ms. Grange, who officially opened the event, noted that rum, and spirits in general, has deep cultural significance in Jamaica, spanning centuries. “From the cane fields, where our...
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Miss Hanover Festival Queen 2022, Maricka Shaw, waves following her coronation at Rusea’s High School in Lucea on Saturday (June 25).
Culture

Medical Student, Maricka Shaw, Crowned 2022 Hanover Festival Queen

Medical student, Maricka Shaw, topped the field of seven contestants vying for the 2022 Hanover Festival Queen title, to walk away with the crown during Saturday’s coronation at Rusea’s High School in Lucea. She will represent Hanover in the national leg of the competition, which is organised by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC). Among Ms. Shaw’s prizes were $90,000...
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