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Director of the Meteorological Service Division (Met Service), Evan Thompson, addresses a JIS Think Tank on March 21.
Director of the Meteorological Service Division (Met Service), Evan Thompson, addresses a JIS Think Tank on March 21.

Project To Enhance Weather Communication In Jamaica

The capacity of the Meteorological Service Division (Met Service) to forecast and convey weather information to the public is being strengthened under a project being undertaken through international partnership. Providing details at a JIS Think Tank on Monday (March 21),...
Her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Cambridge, engages with students from Shortwood Practising Primary and Infant, during a visit to Shortwood Teachers’ College in St. Andrew this morning (March 23).
Her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Cambridge, engages with students from Shortwood Practising Primary and Infant, during a visit to Shortwood Teachers’ College in St. Andrew this morning (March 23).

PHOTOS: Their Royal Highnesses Visit Shortwood Teachers’ College
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

Jamaica Gets 24,000 Bags of Fertiliser From Morocco
Director of the Consular Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ariel Bowen, speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank.
Director of the Consular Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ariel Bowen, speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank.

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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative in Jamaica, Denise Antonio (left, seated), assists student at the Salvation Army School for the Blind in Kingston, Nicola Anderson, in using one of several new Perkins Brailler mechanical braille writers, which the agency donated to the institution on Tuesday (March 22). The donation forms part of the UNDP’s commitment to inclusive growth and ensuring that no one gets left behind and increase the number of braille writers that the School now has at its disposal to serve students, teachers, and staff. The provisions are part of a multimillion-dollar donation of critical equipment to the school along with the Jamaica Association for the Deaf (JAD), and Combined Disabilities Association (CDA). Looking on are CDA Executive Director, Gloria Goffe (left), and the School’s Principal, Iyeke Erharuyi.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative in Jamaica, Denise Antonio (left, seated), assists student at the Salvation Army School for the Blind in Kingston, Nicola Anderson, in using one of several new Perkins Brailler mechanical braille writers, which the agency donated to the institution on Tuesday (March 22). The donation forms part of the UNDP’s commitment to inclusive growth and ensuring that no one gets left behind and increase the number of braille writers that the School now has at its disposal to serve students, teachers, and staff. The provisions are part of a multimillion-dollar donation of critical equipment to the school along with the Jamaica Association for the Deaf (JAD), and Combined Disabilities Association (CDA). Looking on are CDA Executive Director, Gloria Goffe (left), and the School’s Principal, Iyeke Erharuyi.

PHOTOS: United Nations Development Programme Donates Braille Writers

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), checks out the newly launched mental health support chatline for youth, ‘U-Matter’, via his cellular phone. Observing (from left) are Director, Caribbean Child Development Centre (CCDC) at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus, Ceceile Minott; United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Country Representative to Jamaica, Mariko Kagoshima; Mental Health Advocate and educator, Clan Carthy High School, George Walker; and member of the U-Report Youth Council, Ree-anna Robinson. The chatline, which provides support for youth aged 16 to 24, was launched during a ceremony at the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ Emergency Operation Centre, in New Kingston, on Tuesday (March 22). It was developed by the Ministry of Health and Wellness, in partnership with UNICEF and the CCDC.
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Mental Health Support Chatline for Young Persons Launched

Young persons, aged 16 to 24, have been provided with another safe space to talk about their challenges and concerns, with the launch of U-Matter, a new mental health support chatline catering to this cohort. The chatline was developed at a cost of $12 million by the Ministry of Health and Wellness, in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund...
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Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, speaks in the House of Representatives on March 22.
Labour

House Approves Minimum Wage Orders

Two Orders that will increase the national minimum wage, and the minimum wage for industrial security guards were approved by the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 22). Piloted by Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, they are the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Order, 2022 and the Minimum Wage Industrial Security Guards (Amendment) Order, 2022. The proposed increases...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right); Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon (left), and Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Masaya Fujiwara, display a cheque valued at US$210,936, granted to the NSWMA to purchase two compactor trucks, at a ceremony held on March 22 at the Ministry, Hagley Park Road in St. Andrew.
Local GovernmentTransport

NSWMA Gets Grant To Purchase Trucks

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has received a grant of US$210,936 from the Embassy of Japan, for the purchase of two compactor trucks. The grant has been made under Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP), with the agreement signed at the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Hagley Park Road in St. Andrew, on...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), greets His Royal Highness, the Duke of Cambridge (second right,) on his arrival at the Office of the Prime Minister on Wednesday (March 23). Looking on from (second left) are the Prime Minister’s wife, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness; Chief of State Protocol, Ambassador Sandra Grant Griffiths; and Her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Cambridge.
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PHOTOS: Their Royal Highnesses Meet With The Most Honourable PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), greets His Royal Highness, the Duke of Cambridge (second right,) on his arrival at the Office of the Prime Minister on Wednesday (March 23). Looking on from (second left) are the Prime Minister’s wife, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness; Chief of State Protocol, Ambassador Sandra Grant Griffiths; and Her Royal Highness, the...
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