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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, closes the 2022/23 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 22).
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, closes the 2022/23 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 22).

Rechargeable Batteries To Be Exempt From GCT

The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service (MOFPS) has obtained Cabinet’s approval to exempt lithium-ion batteries from General Consumption Tax (GCT). This is to be implemented in the first quarter of Financial Year 2022/2023, which begins April 1st. Portfolio...
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, closes the 2022/23 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 22).
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, closes the 2022/23 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 22).

$600M To Cushion Rising Fuel Prices For Taxi Operators
Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, discusses a book of poetry with (from left) National Librarian, National Library of Jamaica (NLJ), Beverley Lashley; Chair of the Board of Management, NLJ, Joy Douglas; Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Emina Tudakovic; and Advisor, Communication and Information, UNESCO Cluster Office for the Caribbean, Isabel Viera Bermudez. Occasion was the launch of the NLJ’s Poet Laureate of Jamaica Prizes for Poetry Competition at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Monday (March 21).
Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, discusses a book of poetry with (from left) National Librarian, National Library of Jamaica (NLJ), Beverley Lashley; Chair of the Board of Management, NLJ, Joy Douglas; Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Emina Tudakovic; and Advisor, Communication and Information, UNESCO Cluster Office for the Caribbean, Isabel Viera Bermudez. Occasion was the launch of the NLJ’s Poet Laureate of Jamaica Prizes for Poetry Competition at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Monday (March 21).

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Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (fourth left), with (from left) Secretary General of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association, Dr. Mark Nicely; President of the Union of Jamaican Alumni Associations (USA) Inc., Lesleyann Samuels; President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association, Winston Smith; Jamaica’s Consul General to New York, Alsion Wilson and Chairman, Jamaica Diaspora Task Force Action Network (JDTAN), Leo Gilling, at the opening of the Jamaica Diaspora Education Task Force Seventh Education Summit, at the Marymount College in Manhattan, New York, on March 21.

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Chief Executive Officer at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation, Valerie Veira, CD, JP.
Chief Executive Officer at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation, Valerie Veira, CD, JP.

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Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (left), participates in the cutting of ribbon for the recent opening of a Community Access Point (CAP) at the Garlogie Primary and Junior High School in Clarendon North West. He is joined by (from left) students Kascia McLean and Jermaine Spencer; former Member of Parliament (MP), Richard Azan; and current MP, Philip Henriques.
CommunityYouth

CAP Site Opens In Garlogie, Clarendon

Young people in and around Garlogie in Clarendon North West will benefit from training in information and communications technology (ICT) at a Community Access Point (CAP) established at the primary and junior high school in the area. The Universal Service Fund (USF) donated 20 computers and associated equipment valued at more than $4 million for the setting up of the...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Donna-Marie Rowe (left), looks on as University of the West Indies (UWI) student Katherine Bryan-Rattray (second right) presents the proceeds of a fundraiser to Director of the Mt. Olivet Boys’ Home, Patrick Newman. At right is Nordia Thompson, also of UWI. The students participated in the Applied Group Dynamics course, which raised funds towards the purchase of tablets for the boys at the Home. The facility, located in Walderston, Manchester, was adopted by the JIS in 2009 and remains the agency’s main corporate social responsibility project.
EducationYouth

Mount Olivet Boys’ Home Benefit From UWI Students’ Fundraiser

A group of enterprising final-year students from the University of the West Indies (UWI) have handed over the proceeds of a fundraiser to the Mt. Olivet Boys’ Home. The money is a contribution to the Home’s project to purchase tablets to boost online learning for the boys. Psychology major and member of the group, Katherine Bryan-Rattray, told JIS News that...
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The underage gambling workshop flyer. The workshop is being hosted by the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), in collaboration with RISE Life Management Services and the Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS).
Finance & Public Service

Workshop On Underage Gambling Prevention March 23

Parents are being invited to participate in a free workshop on underage gambling, scheduled to take place on Wednesday, March 23, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Girl Guides Association of Jamaica, in Kingston. The workshop, being hosted by the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), in collaboration with RISE Life Management Services and the Council of Voluntary Social Services...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes a point during his contribution to the 2022/23 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 17.
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PM Gives Update On Montego Bay Perimeter Road

Preparatory work on the US$274.5-million Montego Bay Perimeter Road is progressing, following a contract signing with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. Making his contribution to the 2022/2023 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 18, he said the process of land acquisition and design works is ongoing, adding that work...
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Director of the Meteorological Service Division (Met Service), Evan Thompson, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on March 21, sharing details of the official launch of the Bush Fire Warning Index on March 23.
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MET Service To Launch Bush Fire Warning Index March 23

The Meteorological Service Division (Met Service) will officially launch the Bush Fire Warning Index on World Meteorological Day, March 23. Establishment of the Bush Fire Warning Index and Management System began in 2019, with the Met Service and Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) compiling information on bush fire occurrences to create a pre-emptive tool for their prediction. “We are now at...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, examines a book of poetry at the commemorative ceremony for World Poetry Day 2022 – the launch of the National Library of Jamaica (NLJ) Jamaica Poetry Archive (JPA) – on Monday (March 21), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, Kingston. Pictured (from second left) are National Librarian, NLJ, Beverley Lashley; Chair of the Board of Management, NLJ, Joy Douglas; Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Emina Tudakovic; and Advisor, Communication and Information, UNESCO Cluster Office for the Caribbean, Isabel Viera Bermudez. The event also featured the launch of the NLJ’s Poet Laureate of Jamaica Poetry Competition.
Culture

National Library Of Jamaica Launches JPA

The National Library of Jamaica (NLJ) is celebrating World Poetry Day 2022 with the official launch of the Jamaica Poetry Archive (JPA), an online repository of distinguished Jamaican poets. The JPA, the NLJ’s 2022 signature project, was launched on Monday (March 21), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, and online. It is collated from a list of nominated Jamaican...
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Finance & Public Service

Field Officers To Be Trained For MICS

Over the next three weeks, 80 field officers will be trained in preparation for the implementation of Jamaica’s fourth Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), between April and June 2022. MICS is a global household survey designed and supported by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to collect data on key indicators that are used to assess and enhance the welfare...
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