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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, CD, MP
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, CD, MP

Jamaica’s Seafarers Commended

Jamaica’s seafarers have been commended for their contribution to facilitating world trade, despite challenging circumstances encountered. Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the seafarers continue to provide essential services, even under unprecedented and difficult conditions. He noted...
Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (second right), engages with Jamaica Constabulary Force Officer Corporal Desrine McLeod (left), of the Domestic Violence Centre in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, during the Legal Aid Council Justice Fair in the town on Friday (June 24). Looking on are Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), and Custos Rotulorum for St. Elizabeth, Hon. Beryl Hope Rochester.
Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (second right), engages with Jamaica Constabulary Force Officer Corporal Desrine McLeod (left), of the Domestic Violence Centre in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, during the Legal Aid Council Justice Fair in the town on Friday (June 24). Looking on are Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), and Custos Rotulorum for St. Elizabeth, Hon. Beryl Hope Rochester.

Jamaicans Encouraged To Utilise Alternative Dispute Resolution Services
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right, foreground), presents Deputy Research Director at Bodles Research Station in St. Catherine, Michelle Sherwood, with the keys for the two Case IH Farmall tractors that were handed over to the facility on Friday (June 24). At left is Chief Technical Director in the Agriculture Ministry, Orville Palmer.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right, foreground), presents Deputy Research Director at Bodles Research Station in St. Catherine, Michelle Sherwood, with the keys for the two Case IH Farmall tractors that were handed over to the facility on Friday (June 24). At left is Chief Technical Director in the Agriculture Ministry, Orville Palmer.

Bodles Research Station Gets Tractors Valued $15.6 Million
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), and Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), congratulate Olympian, Shericka Jackson, following her victory in the Women’s 100-metres final during the 2022 National Senior and Junior Athletics Championships at the National Stadium, on Friday (June 24).
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), and Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), congratulate Olympian, Shericka Jackson, following her victory in the Women’s 100-metres final during the 2022 National Senior and Junior Athletics Championships at the National Stadium, on Friday (June 24).

PHOTOS: National Senior and Junior Athletics Championships
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon, Sir Patrick Allen (right) speaks with Ambassador-designate of Romania to Jamaica, Theodora Magdalena Mircea, at King’s House on June 23. The Ambassador-designate presented her Letters of Credence to the Governor-General.
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon, Sir Patrick Allen (right) speaks with Ambassador-designate of Romania to Jamaica, Theodora Magdalena Mircea, at King’s House on June 23. The Ambassador-designate presented her Letters of Credence to the Governor-General.

PHOTOS: GG Receives Letters of Credence from Romania

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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).
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PATH Community Engagement Series Kicks Off In Montego Bay

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security launched its Programme of Advancement Through Health & Education (PATH) Community Engagement Series (CES) in Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday (June 22). Scores of persons turned out for the event, held at the St. John’s Methodist Church in Montego Bay, where they were sensitised about the various social security programmes offered by...
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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.
National Security and Peace

Ground Broken For State-Of-The-Art Police Station In Lacovia

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, broke ground for the construction of a new state-of-the-art police station in Lacovia, St. Elizabeth, on Thursday (June 23) The 5,223-square-foot facility will be built at a cost of $175 million under the Ministry’s ‘Project Rebuild, Overhaul, and Construct’ (ROC), designed to reconstruct, renovate, and retrofit police stations islandwide. The scope of...
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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.
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Transport Ministry Expects Aviation Traffic To Rebound

The Ministry of Transport and Mining is forecasting a full return to pre-COVID-19 aviation traffic levels of approximately 6.5 million passengers annually, by the year 2025. This was noted by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, at an official ceremony to welcome the inaugural flight by Quality Corporate Aircraft Services (QCAS) Aero, from Fort Lauderdale in the United States to the...
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