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State Minister in the Ministry of Industry Investment and Commerce Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, making his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives.
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry Investment and Commerce Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, making his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives.

Bamboo Products To Build A New Industry

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce is working towards establishing a Bamboo Industrial Demonstration Facility. Funding for the project is to be provided through bilateral partnership between the People’s Republic of China and the Government of Jamaica. State Minister...
Nine year old Ngozi Wright (center) engages in conversation with (from right) Minister of Education and Youth Hon. Fayval Williams, Children’s Advocate and National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons Diahann Gordon Harrison, Chief Executive Officer, Child Protection and Family Services Agency, Rosalee Gage Grey and UNICEF Representative Mariko Kagoshima. Occasion was the opening ceremony for the National Policy Dialogue on Ending Violence Against Children at the AC Marriot Hotel in Kingston on Wednesday (May 25).
Nine year old Ngozi Wright (center) engages in conversation with (from right) Minister of Education and Youth Hon. Fayval Williams, Children’s Advocate and National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons Diahann Gordon Harrison, Chief Executive Officer, Child Protection and Family Services Agency, Rosalee Gage Grey and UNICEF Representative Mariko Kagoshima. Occasion was the opening ceremony for the National Policy Dialogue on Ending Violence Against Children at the AC Marriot Hotel in Kingston on Wednesday (May 25).

Minister Condemns Violence Against Children
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (second left), and General Manager (Acting), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Caribbean Country Department Group, Carmen Madriz, shake hands after the symbolic signing of a Non-Reimbursable Agreement for the European Union’s provision of a €7-million (over J$1.2-billion) grant for the Government’s Boosting Innovation, Growth and Entrepreneurship Ecosystems (BIGEE) Programme. The signing was held during a Visibility Ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Wednesday (May 25). With them (from left) are Head of the European Union Delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Marianne Van Steen; and Managing Director of the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), which is implementing the BIGEE Programme, Anthony Shaw.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (second left), and General Manager (Acting), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Caribbean Country Department Group, Carmen Madriz, shake hands after the symbolic signing of a Non-Reimbursable Agreement for the European Union’s provision of a €7-million (over J$1.2-billion) grant for the Government’s Boosting Innovation, Growth and Entrepreneurship Ecosystems (BIGEE) Programme. The signing was held during a Visibility Ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Wednesday (May 25). With them (from left) are Head of the European Union Delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Marianne Van Steen; and Managing Director of the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), which is implementing the BIGEE Programme, Anthony Shaw.

€7-Million Grant For Women In Business And MSMEs
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral debate in the House of Representatives on May 25.
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral debate in the House of Representatives on May 25.

Gov’t Has Paid $2.9-Billion Street Light Bill
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr,. and State Minister, Hon. Franklin Witter, look at the interior of the new refrigerated truck acquired for the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) St. Elizabeth parish office. Five new vehicles, acquired for the office, were handed over at the Ministry in Kingston, recently.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr,. and State Minister, Hon. Franklin Witter, look at the interior of the new refrigerated truck acquired for the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) St. Elizabeth parish office. Five new vehicles, acquired for the office, were handed over at the Ministry in Kingston, recently.

RADA St. Elizabeth Gets Five New Vehicles

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Senior Technology Officer of the National Council on Science and Technology, Kristina Barrett Harrison.
Technology

Applications Open For National Innovation Competition 2022

Individuals and organisations are being invited to submit applications for the 2022 staging of the National Innovation Competition. The biennial event is held in collaboration with the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST) and the Scientific Research Council (SRC) to promote science and technology in Jamaica. Entrants have up to July 31 to express their interest in one of...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, highlights a point while making his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 24).
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Personal Information Safe Under NIDS

Citizens are again being assured that their personal information will be safe under the National Identification System (NIDS). This assurance comes from Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, who said that the Government is taking every step to comply with international standards and best practices for data security and privacy. “The Government has...
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Head of the Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team (JaCirt), Lieutenant Colonel Godphey Sterling.
CybersecurityTechnology

JACIRT Committed To Cybersecurity Response

The Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team (JaCirt) remains committed to providing cybersecurity support and management on behalf of the Government to the entire country and Jamaicans in the diaspora. “We have some of the best resources here and a competent and dedicated team,” Head of JaCirt, Lt. Col. Godphey Sterling said. He noted that “even though our main reason is...
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Liaison and Communications Director for the National Child and Adolescent Mental Health Committee, Dr. Michelle Campbell.
Health & WellnessYouth

Emphasis On Mental Health Of Children

The National Child and Adolescent Mental Health (NCAMH) Awareness Day will be observed this Thursday (May 26), under the theme ‘Let’s Check in with our Children: Their Mental Health Matters’. Liaison and Communications Director for the NCAMH Committee, Dr. Michelle Campbell, said the theme was designed against the background that there is a need to assess the effects of COVID-19...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, highlights a matter of importance during his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 24).
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First NIDS Pilot Site In Kingston August

The first National Identification System (NIDS) pilot enrolment site is scheduled to be established in Kingston and St. Andrew by August 2022. Being implemented by the Office of the Prime Minister, NIDS is intended to provide a comprehensive and secure structure to enable the collection and storage of identity information. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister,...
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Secretary of the Board of Supervision in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Treka Lewis, is reminding the public of the array of assistance programmes available through the Poor Relief Department and is encouraging families to play a greater role in caring for family members in need.
Local Government

More Programmes To Assist The Needy

The Poor Relief Department falls under the purview of the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development and has responsibilities to assist the destitute and alleviate poverty within the parishes. The Department provides several assistance programmes, all offered through the 14 municipal corporations islandwide. Secretary of the Board of Supervision [for the relief of the poor in Jamaica], Treka Lewis,...
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