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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, addresses a post-Cabinet press briefing, on Wednesday (April 6).
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, addresses a post-Cabinet press briefing, on Wednesday (April 6).

Criteria For Appointment Of Principals To Be Revised

The criteria for the appointment of principals are to be revised following Cabinet’s approval for these changes to be made. This will be facilitated through the amendment of section 43 (1) of the Education Act, 1965 and sections of the...
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Franklin Witter, addresses the Essex Valley Agricultural Development Authority
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Franklin Witter, addresses the Essex Valley Agricultural Development Authority's community consultation held at the Comma Pen Church of God of Prophecy in Comma Pen, St Elizabeth, on Friday (April 1). The consultation was aimed at updating residents on the status of the Essex Valley Agriculture Development Project (EVADP).

Agri Project In Essex Valley Will Transform Sector
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, addresses a post-Cabinet press briefing, on Wednesday (April 6).
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, addresses a post-Cabinet press briefing, on Wednesday (April 6).

Cabinet Approves Contract To Sagicor For GPASO Health Scheme
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaking in the House of Representatives on April 5.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaking in the House of Representatives on April 5.

Jamaica To See Increased Airlift
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right), addresses a recent JIS Think Tank, while Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Gary Scott, looks on.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right), addresses a recent JIS Think Tank, while Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Gary Scott, looks on.

Jamaica Stands To Benefit From SEZ Investment

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Tourism Minister Hon. Edmund Bartlett, making his contribution to the Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 5).
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Jamaica Is Caribbean’s Fastest Growing Tourist Destination

Jamaica is now regarded as one of the world’s fastest-recovering countries, and the Caribbean’s fastest-growing tourist destination, says Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. Opening the 2022/2023 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 5), the Minister credited the achievement to the “excellent tactics and polices” that the Government put in place to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19)....
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Minister of Tourism Hon. Edmund Bartlett, opens the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 5.
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8,500 New Hotel Rooms Over Next Five Years

A total of 8,500 new hotel rooms are set to come on stream within the next five years. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, made the disclosure as he opened the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 5. Mr. Bartlett said among the projects is the 2,000-room Princess Resort in Hanover, which will become Jamaica’s largest...
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Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira (right), presents Alecia Burgess, representing Lama Services Company Limited, with documents formalising participation in the JBDC’s Accelerator Programme, at the official launch for cohort four, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on April 5.
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Local Entrepreneurs To Benefit From JBDC Accelerator Programme

Sixty local entrepreneurs within the micro, small, and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector are set to benefit from the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Accelerator Programme. The $60-million initiative is being funded jointly by the JBDC and the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ). The 60 entrepreneurs form the fourth cohort of the six-month Accelerator Programme, which includes six modules, focusing on...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 5).
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PM Holness Explains Jamaica’s Candidature For Commonwealth Secretary-General

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaica has engaged in a process of consultation with Heads of CARICOM regarding the possible candidature of Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, for the position of Secretary-General of the Commonwealth. Mr. Holness also informed that discussions had also been held to seek a better...
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(FILE) State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell, speaking at the meeting of the Standing Finance Committee in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 3).
Foreign Affairs

Remittances Exceed $3.3 Billion In 2021

Remittance inflows exceeded US$3.3 billion for 2021, representing an increase over the US$2.9 billion for 2020. Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell, in revealing the figures at the Global Diaspora Summit in Dublin, Ireland, recently, said that the increase in remittances during the pandemic is a “strong testament of...
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