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Trade Administrator and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Trade Board Limited, Dr. Hugh Blake.
Trade Administrator and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Trade Board Limited, Dr. Hugh Blake.

Jamaica Trade Information Portal To Be Updated And Expanded

Plans are in place to update and expand the scope and reach of the Jamaica Trade Information Portal (JTIP), says the Trade Board Limited (TBL). “The dynamic trade environment in which we operate requires us to be innovative and strategic...
Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas on one of its regular calls at the Falmouth Port in Trelawny
Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas on one of its regular calls at the Falmouth Port in Trelawny

No Disruption In Operations At Falmouth Port
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COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Sunday, May 29, 2022
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, making his 2022/23 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on May 24.
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, making his 2022/23 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on May 24.

Gov’t Introducing Childbirth Bedside Registration App
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at lectern), addresses congregants at the City Mission Pentecostal Church in Denham Town, Kingston Western, on Sunday (May 29), during a Thanksgiving Church Service held in honour of late former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at lectern), addresses congregants at the City Mission Pentecostal Church in Denham Town, Kingston Western, on Sunday (May 29), during a Thanksgiving Church Service held in honour of late former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga

New Housing Developments Slated for Kingston Western

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Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jnr, ‘smells the coffee’ while visiting the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority’s (JACRA) booth at AgroFest Jamaica on Saturday (May 28). The event was held at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens Complex in Kingston. At right is JACRA Administrator, Carline Wint-Mattison.
Agriculture

AgroFest Jamaica Returns

Scores of Jamaicans turned out for the return of AgroFest Jamaica, the annual show hosted by the Kingston and St Andrew Association of Branch Societies of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS).   Like many other large events, AgroFest, which was held at the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries’ Hope Gardens complex in Kingston on Saturday (May 28), had been on a two-year...
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Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jnr (right), observes as National Rums of Jamaica Limited Group Operations Manager, Michael Dunkley (left), pours a product sample during a visit to Clarendon Distillers Limited on Friday (May 27). Also looking on are State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Hon. Franklin Witter (second left); and Chief Executive Officer, National Rums of Jamaica, Martha Miller.
Agriculture

National Rums Jamaica Looking to Expand Sugarcane Cultivation

The partly state-owned National Rums of Jamaica Limited is looking to expand sugarcane cultivation, which is expected to generate employment for displaced sugar workers in Clarendon.  Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jnr, hailed the move during a tour of the company’s Clarendon Distillers Limited on Friday (May 27).  Mr. Charles, who is Member of Parliament (MP) for Clarendon...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, prepares to place a wreath at the shrine of late former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, during a floral tribute ceremony at National Heroes Park in downtown Kingston, on Saturday (May 28). The ceremony was held to commemorate the 92nd anniversary of the birth of Mr. Seaga, who was Jamaica’s fifth Prime Minister.
DevelopmentTribute

National Heroes Park to Receive Facelift

The area reserved at National Heroes Park in downtown Kingston for interring Jamaicans making outstanding contributions to the country is to receive a facelift that transforms the historic site into a space better reflecting the nation’s appreciation for these persons.  This was disclosed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who indicated that “very soon this park will be...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third right), cuts the ribbon to officially open the $140 million Desmond McKenzie Transitional Centre for the Homeless in downtown Kingston, on Friday (May 28). Assisting him is Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), while Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (right), applauds. Others (from left) are Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Winston Ennis, Minority Leader, Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Councillor Andrew Swaby, and Minister McKenzie’s wife, Marcia McKenzie.
Local GovernmentOffice of the Prime Minister

Jamaica’s First Adult Transitional Centre For the Homeless

The Government continues to provide the resources and infrastructure to improve the quality of life for Jamaica’s homeless population.   This commitment was again demonstrated when Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, officially opened the country’s first adult transitional facility for homeless persons living on the nation’s streets, on Friday (May 27).   The centre, developed at a cost of $140...
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Senior Public Education and Community Outreach Officer with the National Environment and Planning Agency, Ava Tomlinson.
Environment

NEPA Preserving Watersheds Under H20 project

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is focused on the preservation of critical watersheds under the Jamaican Path from Hills to Ocean (H2O) Project.  Among these are the Mason River Protected Area in Clarendon and Castleton Gardens in St. Mary, which falls within the Wag Water Watershed Management Unit.   “We are also looking at Winns Morass in Trelawny, which...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses the launch of Jamaica’s Candidature for election to Part III of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The launch ceremony was held at the Ministry, downtown Kingston, on May 26.
Foreign Affairs

Jamaica To Assist Aviation Sector Rebound

Jamaica, in collaboration with all stakeholders, will play its part in forging innovative solutions to common problems within the international aviation sector as it rebounds from the pandemic, says Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. “As a representative of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), we will make important contributions as the world adapts...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third right), and Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (fourth left), give the “thumbs up” sign following the commissioning of a new $20-million free public Wi-Fi system in Olympic Way in the St. Andrew West Central constituency on Thursday (May 26). The system, which was provided by the Universal Service Fund (USF) and done in collaboration with telecommunications company, Digicel, was unveiled at the Seaward Primary and Junior High School. Separate Wi-Fi infrastructure was provided for the school under the initiative and was also officially launched during the event. Also giving a thumbs up (from left) are Director, Corporate Government Relations, Joy Clarke; Senior Superintendent of Police, St, Andrew South Division, Kirk Ricketts; Board Chairman of the Seaward Primary and Junior High School, Bruce Bicknell; Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of USF, Daniel Dawes; and Principal of the Seaward Primary and Junior High School, Arlene Thomas.
Technology

PM Unveils Free Wi-Fi For Olympic Way

Residents of Olympic Way in the St. Andrew West Central constituency can now log on to the Internet free of cost following the official commissioning of another Universal Service Fund (USF) public Wi-Fi system by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Thursday (May 26). The high-speed broadband system, which was provided by the USF at a cost of...
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