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State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (left), speaks at a recent virtual round table on the topic ‘IP and Youth Innovating for a better future’, in observance of World Intellectual Property Day. Sitting beside Dr. Dunn is Executive Director of the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy. The focus of the event was to highlight the importance of intellectual property to economic development, while encouraging youth to be creative and innovative.
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (left), speaks at a recent virtual round table on the topic ‘IP and Youth Innovating for a better future’, in observance of World Intellectual Property Day. Sitting beside Dr. Dunn is Executive Director of the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy. The focus of the event was to highlight the importance of intellectual property to economic development, while encouraging youth to be creative and innovative.

PHOTOS: Dr. Dunn at JIPO Event

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, with responsibility for Works, Hon. Everald Warmington, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 11.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, with responsibility for Works, Hon. Everald Warmington, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 11.

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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, with responsibility for Works, Hon. Everald Warmington, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 11.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, with responsibility for Works, Hon. Everald Warmington, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 11.

NWA To Continue Buildout Of Fibre-Optic Network
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, with responsibility for Works, Hon. Everald Warmington, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 11. At left is Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, with responsibility for Works, Hon. Everald Warmington, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 11. At left is Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green.

NHT Provides $37.8 Million For National Squatter Survey
Human Resource and Administration Manager of the Universal Service Fund, Shanique Cornwall.
Human Resource and Administration Manager of the Universal Service Fund, Shanique Cornwall.

USF Celebrates 17th Anniversary With Several Activities

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), enjoys a light moment with (from left) President of the Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ), Patsy Edwards-Henry; NAJ/ LASCO Nurse of the Year 2021-2022, Lillian Lewis-McDonald; Student Nurse of the Year, Alicia Vickers; and Operations and Programme Manager, LASCO Chin Foundation, Tahirah Fraser. They were at the launch of National Nurses Week and International Nurses Day at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on May 12.
Health & Wellness

PHOTOS: International Nurses Day

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), enjoys a light moment with (from left) President of the Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ), Patsy Edwards-Henry; NAJ/ LASCO Nurse of the Year 2021-2022, Lillian Lewis-McDonald; Student Nurse of the Year, Alicia Vickers; and Operations and Programme Manager, LASCO Chin Foundation, Tahirah Fraser. They were at the launch of...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a ceremony for the installation for the new Custos Rotulorum for St. Andrew, Hon. Ian Forbes, held at the Hope Royal Botanical Gardens in St. Andrew on Thursday (May 12). Listening are Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (seated left) and Custos Forbes (seated right).
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PM Urges Unions To Work With Government To Resolve Issues

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is imploring unions representing public-sector employees to work with the Government as the Administration moves to restructure the compensation system to make it more equitable. The Prime Minister noted that while vigorous discussions are anticipated during the reclassification exercise, negotiations can be undertaken amicably. “There is no need for any type of action...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, with responsibility for Works, Hon. Everald Warmington, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 11.
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Gov’t Acquiring Properties To Regularise Over 120 Households

The Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation is moving to regularise settlements occupied by more than 120 households in Kingston and St. Andrew, and St. James. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, with responsibility for Works, Hon. Everald Warmington, said that the Land Administration Management Branch will be taking steps to acquire six...
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Chairman of the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), Levaughn Flynn speaking at a ceremony to issue the 100th Licence for the Medicinal and Therapeutic Handling of Cannabis in Jamaica, held at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in New Kingston on May 11.
Industry

CLA Projects Increase In Cannabis Exports

The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) is projecting an increase in exports of cannabis for medicinal and therapeutic purposes during the current 2022/23 fiscal year as demand for the local product increases in the global marketplace. Of the 156 export authorisations issued since 2018, 107 of them were granted during the last financial year. “What this says to me is that...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), engages in light conversation with Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, His Excellency Suh Jeong-In, during a courtesy call at King’s House on May 11. Jamaica and Korea are celebrating 60 years of diplomatic relations this year.
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PHOTO: Korean Ambassador Calls On GG

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), engages in light conversation with Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, His Excellency Suh Jeong-In, during a courtesy call at King’s House on May 11. Jamaica and Korea are celebrating 60 years of diplomatic relations this year.
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, with responsibility for Works, Hon. Everald Warmington, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 11.
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First Two Tranches Of Southern Coastal Highway To Be Completed By March 2023

The Government is anticipating that substantial works will be completed by March 2023 on the first two tranches of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Programme (SCHIP), totalling approximately $11.5 billion. The Government’s flagship road project, the SCHIP, is being executed in three parts: Part A – May Pen to Williamsfield – 28 kilometres (km); Part B (ii) – Harbour View...
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