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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses the opening ceremony of the Jamaica 60 Diaspora Conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in Kingston on Tuesday (June 14).
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses the opening ceremony of the Jamaica 60 Diaspora Conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in Kingston on Tuesday (June 14).

Festival Song Competition Back On

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has decided to go ahead with this year’s staging of the Jamaica 60 Festival Song Competition. Entries will now reopen for one week, from June 14 to 21, to select seven new...
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addresses the opening summit of the World Freezones Organization (World FZO) AICE Conference 2022 on Monday (June 13) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addresses the opening summit of the World Freezones Organization (World FZO) AICE Conference 2022 on Monday (June 13) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.

UNCTAD Praised For Leading Change In Trade
The Jamaica 4-H Clubs National Female Youth Farmer, Chelisa Osbourne (third left), shows off her trophy and cash prize at the recently held 4-H National Achievement Expo at the Denbigh Showground in Clarendon. Others pictured (from left) are Executive Director of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Dr. Ronald Blake; 4-H Clubs Parish Manager for Trelawny, Natanish Hines; and Chairman of the organisation, Collin Virgo.
The Jamaica 4-H Clubs National Female Youth Farmer, Chelisa Osbourne (third left), shows off her trophy and cash prize at the recently held 4-H National Achievement Expo at the Denbigh Showground in Clarendon. Others pictured (from left) are Executive Director of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Dr. Ronald Blake; 4-H Clubs Parish Manager for Trelawny, Natanish Hines; and Chairman of the organisation, Collin Virgo.

4-H Champion Farmers Intend To Expand Operations
Chief Executive Officer of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Charlton McFarlane.
Chief Executive Officer of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Charlton McFarlane.

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Chief Executive Officer, Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter.
National Security

PICA To Offer Services At Diaspora Conference

Jamaicans across the diaspora will be able to access the services of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), including application and renewal of documents, during the three-day Jamaica 60 Diaspora Conference, which gets under way on Tuesday (June 14). PICA is among 11 government agencies, along with private-sector entities that will offer fast-tracked and other services and information to...
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Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison.
Youth

OCA Improves 24-Hour Helpline Initiative

Young persons continue to receive counselling and other services, even as the Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) improves its 24-hour helpline initiative, SafeSpot. To target more youth, the initiative, now one year old, has launched its first website, which is managed on an integrated system to help improve service efficiency. Persons can visit the website at www.safespotja.com or call...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange making her contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the Houses of Parliament on June 8.
Culture

Decorate Spaces In National Colours For ‘Jamiaca 60’

Jamaicans are being encouraged to join the Spirit of Independence campaign by decorating their spaces in the national colours for the country’s 60th anniversary of Independence. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the call while making her contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, recently. These spaces include businesses, government offices,...
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Technical Assistant at the National Blood Transfusion Service, Christopher Copeland (left), performs a blood collection on Director of the Jamaica Gasolene Retailers
Health & Wellness

Blood Donation A Part Of Road Safety Drive – NBTS

The Jamaica Gasolene Retailers’ Association (JGRA) is being lauded by the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) for its consistent efforts to supply the organisation with blood. Speaking at the recent launch of the JGRA Road Safety Month, held at Future Energy Source Company (FESCO) gas station, on Beechwood Avenue in St. Andrew, where a blood drive was also held, Assistant...
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Members of the St. Andrew Technical High School Key Club, hand over packages to the Strathmore Gardens Children
EducationYouth

Strathmore Gardens Children’s Home Receives Donation

The St. Catherine based Strathmore Gardens Children’s Home has received a donation of supplies from the St. Andrew Technical High School Key Club. Among the items donated include food, clothing, toiletries, and ice cream. Science teacher at the St. Andrew Technical High School and Faculty Adviser for the Club, Shuddey Leachman said this was the Club’s second year going to...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange making her contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the Houses of Parliament on June 8.
Culture

Jamaica 60 Commemorative Album to Be Released

A Jamaica 60 commemorative album will be released in lieu of this year’s Jamaica Festival Song Competition. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange said this commemorative album will comprise various artists and genres. “The process has started. With or without a Jamaica Festival Competition we will have a Jamaica 60 commemorative album… A number of persons...
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