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A section of the Jamaica Pavilion at the World Expo 2020 Dubai, linking its use of shipping containers throughout the design to the country’s position as a transhipment portal. Jamaica was located in the mobility district of the World Expo 2020 grounds and was given the bronze award for exhibition design out of approximately 70 other pavilions in the district.
A section of the Jamaica Pavilion at the World Expo 2020 Dubai, linking its use of shipping containers throughout the design to the country’s position as a transhipment portal. Jamaica was located in the mobility district of the World Expo 2020 grounds and was given the bronze award for exhibition design out of approximately 70 other pavilions in the district.

Jamaica Cops Award At World Expo Dubai 2020

Jamaica has left World Expo Dubai 2020 with an impressive showing by exceeding its visitor target and copping one of the 51 available participant awards. The Jamaica Pavilion, which was located in the mobility district of the World Expo grounds...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), interacts with Head Girl, Guy’s Hill High School, Shayanique Neil (second left); Principal, Guy’s Hill High, Cecil Donald (left); and grade-nine student at the institution, Ajani Murphy, following the presentation of laptops to Guy’s Hill High School by the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), at the Commission’s Ballater Avenue offices in Kingston, recently.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), interacts with Head Girl, Guy’s Hill High School, Shayanique Neil (second left); Principal, Guy’s Hill High, Cecil Donald (left); and grade-nine student at the institution, Ajani Murphy, following the presentation of laptops to Guy’s Hill High School by the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), at the Commission’s Ballater Avenue offices in Kingston, recently.

JADCO To Implement Paperless Collection Of Data
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness addresses the official ground-breaking ceremony for the new Little London Police Station in Westmoreland on April 7.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness addresses the official ground-breaking ceremony for the new Little London Police Station in Westmoreland on April 7.

Police And Citizen Relations Need To Improve – PM
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (right), speaks with Correctional Officer, Michael Harris (centre), about the sauces and wines made by inmates at the St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre, during a tour of the facility in Spanish Town on Friday (April 8). Also on the tour was Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Courtney Williams (left).
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (right), speaks with Correctional Officer, Michael Harris (centre), about the sauces and wines made by inmates at the St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre, during a tour of the facility in Spanish Town on Friday (April 8). Also on the tour was Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Courtney Williams (left).

PHOTO: Minister Mayne Tours St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre
President of the Republic of Rwanda, His Excellency Paul Kagame.
President of the Republic of Rwanda, His Excellency Paul Kagame.

President Of Rwanda Arrives Wednesday For 3-Day State Visit

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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses the launch of the St. Catherine Justice of the Peace Association at the Family of God Seventh-day Adventist Church in Spanish Town, on April 9.
Justice

Justice Minister Calls On JPs To Work Together For Good Of Communities

Justices of the Peace (JPs) have been charged to get organised and work to improve communities, so that safety and justice can be secured for everyone. Making the call at the launch of the St. Catherine Justice of the Peace Association, at the Family of God Seventh-day Adventist Church in Spanish Town on April 9, Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks at the recent handover of electronic devices donated to several schools by the Barita Foundation through the Ministry’s ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ initiative. The ceremony was held at the Tivoli Gardens High School in Kingston.
EducationTechnology

Teachers Major Participants In ‘Coding In Schools’ Programme

The Ministry of Education’s ‘Coding in Schools’ programme continues to gain traction, with teachers now being trained in coding. A total of 15,000 teachers will be trained to deliver the curriculum to students up to grade 9, under a ‘Train the Trainer’ programme. In an interview with JIS News, Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, explained that the...
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Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Audrey Marks, says farewell to Jamaica
Foreign Affairs

Marks Hails PM Holness’ US Visit As Productive And Rewarding

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency, Audrey Marks, has characterised the recently concluded visit to Washington by Prime Minister Andrew Holness as very rewarding and punctuated with productive engagements that will redound to the benefit of Jamaica. Ambassador Marks said the visit, which ran from March 29 to April 1, included meetings with the Vice President of the...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (second right), tours the chicken farm at the Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre in St. Catherine, during a visit to the facility on Friday (April 8). He is joined by (from left): Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Courtney Williams; Commissioner of Corrections, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Gary Rowe; and Superintendent in charge of the facility, Glenford Clarke.

PHOTOS: National Security State Minister Tours St. Catherine and Tamarind Farm Prisons

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (second right), tours the chicken farm at the Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre in St. Catherine, during a visit to the facility on Friday (April 8). He is joined by (from left): Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Courtney Williams; Commissioner of Corrections, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Gary Rowe; and...
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The final batch of graduates of the Cornwall School of Nursing (CSN) recite the Midwife’s Pledge, at the graduation ceremony held at Calvary Baptist Church in Montego Bay, St. James on Thursday (April 7).
Health & Wellness

41 New Midwives To Join Health System

Forty-one new midwifes have been equipped to provide essential support to women, mothers and babies, following the successful completion of training at the Cornwall School of Nursing (CSN). At a graduation exercise held on Thursday (April 7) at Calvary Baptist Church in Montego Bay, four batches of basic and post basic midwifery graduates received their diplomas after reciting the Midwife’s...
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The new kitchen being constructed at the Hanover Infirmary in Lucea at a cost of approximately $12 million.
Local Government

Hanover Infirmary To Get New Matron’s Quarters

New matron’s quarters are to be constructed at the Hanover Infirmary in Lucea. Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, who made the announcement during a visit to the institution on Friday (April 8), said that the project will represent the final phase of the upgrading of the infirmary. He noted that the previous facility was destroyed...
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