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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith (right), and State Minister in the Ministry, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell, peruse a document, during Friday’s (June 3) sitting of the Senate at Gordon House.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith (right), and State Minister in the Ministry, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell, peruse a document, during Friday’s (June 3) sitting of the Senate at Gordon House.

Senate Approves Central Bank Digital Currency

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has been given the authority to issue Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) as legal tender locally, with the Senate’s passage of the Bank of Jamaica (Amendment) Act, 2022 at Gordon House on Friday (June 3)....
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington (centre), listens to Commercial Manager at the China Harbour Engineering Company (left), Li Fei, during a tour of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project on Thursday, June 2. At right is Project Manager, Xu Daan.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington (centre), listens to Commercial Manager at the China Harbour Engineering Company (left), Li Fei, during a tour of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project on Thursday, June 2. At right is Project Manager, Xu Daan.

CHEC to Address Underperforming Subcontractors on Highway Project
Executive Director of the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Michael Tucker, addresses the World No Tobacco Day Youth Forum, on Tuesday, May 31.
Executive Director of the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Michael Tucker, addresses the World No Tobacco Day Youth Forum, on Tuesday, May 31.

Regulations of Tobacco Control Act Address Critical Issues – NCDA
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (standing, second right), observes as Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Amber Group, Dushyant Savadia (seated right) and Managing Director (Acting), HEART/NSTA Trust, Novelette Denton Prince (seated left), sign the memorandum of understanding to formalise the partnership for the establishment of the Amber HEART Institute of Coding. Occasion was the graduation ceremony for the first cohort of trainees under the pilot Amber HEART Academy, at the AC Marriott by Kingston in St. Andrew on June 1. Others observing (from left, standing) are Deputy Managing Director (Acting), HEART/NSTA Trust, Kenesha Campbell; Chairman, HEART/NSTA Trust, Professor Alwin Wint; and Executive Assistant to the Founder and CEO, Amber Group, Juliana Moodie.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (standing, second right), observes as Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Amber Group, Dushyant Savadia (seated right) and Managing Director (Acting), HEART/NSTA Trust, Novelette Denton Prince (seated left), sign the memorandum of understanding to formalise the partnership for the establishment of the Amber HEART Institute of Coding. Occasion was the graduation ceremony for the first cohort of trainees under the pilot Amber HEART Academy, at the AC Marriott by Kingston in St. Andrew on June 1. Others observing (from left, standing) are Deputy Managing Director (Acting), HEART/NSTA Trust, Kenesha Campbell; Chairman, HEART/NSTA Trust, Professor Alwin Wint; and Executive Assistant to the Founder and CEO, Amber Group, Juliana Moodie.

Amber HEART Institute of Coding to Onboard First 500 Students October
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses students at Tacius Golding High School in St. Catherine, on Thursday (June 2), during activities marking Caribbean Nutrition Day.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses students at Tacius Golding High School in St. Catherine, on Thursday (June 2), during activities marking Caribbean Nutrition Day.

Students Encouraged to Manage the Foods they Eat

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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, DPhil, MP
Finance & Public Service

Statement From Hon. Nigel Clarke, Minister Of Finance And The Public Service on Court Proceedings with the Jamaica Police Federation

Claim No. SU 2020 CV 01635 Rohan James and Nigel Murphy (on behalf of members of the Jamaica Police Federation) and Doris Stewart (the “Claimants”) v Ministry of Finance and Public Service, Ministry of National Security, Commissioner of Police and the Attorney General of Jamaica, in which judgment was delivered this morning by the Constitutional Court consisting of Mr. Justice...
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CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Vaccination Blitz Sites June 4-5 , 2022

The Ministry of Health & Wellness invites members of the public to attend a vaccination site on Saturday and Sunday, June 4-5 2022 to receive their first, second or booster dose of the AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Sinopharm or Johnson & Johnson vaccine for persons 18 years and older. Jamaicans 12 years and older will also be offered the first or second...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (seated centre), and President, Jamaica Bankers Association and Chief Executive Officer, National Commercial Bank (NCB), Septimus Blake (seated left), affix their signatures to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with deposit-taking institutions for the National Identification System (NIDS) pilot. The signing ceremony was held at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew on June 3. Observing the signing are Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green (seated left); Modernisation of State Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank, Benjamin Roseth (standing, left) and NIDS Programme Director, Warren Vernon.
NIDSOffice of the Prime Minister

Banks Sign MOU To Participate In NIDS Pilot

The Government on Friday (June 3) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with deposit-taking institutions to participate in the pilot of the National Identification System (NIDS). Representatives of the Jamaica Bankers Association signed on behalf of the banks during a ceremony held at the Office of the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, in his remarks at...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (standing), engages with students at the Paul’s Mountain Primary School in St. Catherine, during a recent wellness forum at the institution.
EducationHealth & Wellness

Parents And Students Benefit From Wellness Forum

Scores of students and parents have benefited from a mental wellness forum organised by the Ministry of Health and Wellness at the Paul’s Mountain Primary School in St. Catherine. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said that the recent session was to equip parents to help their children deal with the anxiety and other challenges surrounding the resumption of...
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Work in progress along a section of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project.
Local GovernmentWorks / Construction

Improved Drainage Along Southern Coastal Highway

The National Works Agency (NWA) is assuring the public that drainage structures along the corridor of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project have been significantly improved. Communications and Customer Services Manager, Stephen Shaw, said the roads are in a “much better state” than they were last year and should be more resilient to varying weather conditions. He was speaking during...
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