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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, opens the 2022/23 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, March 8.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, opens the 2022/23 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, March 8.

Operations At Jamalco To Resume June

Operations at bauxite and alumina company, Jamalco, are expected to resume by June 2022. Production at the Clarendon-based plant was halted due to a major fire last August that destroyed the powerhouse. Reconstruction of the plant is on track and...
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, opens the 2022/23 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 8).
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, opens the 2022/23 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 8).

Gov’t Provides $89 Million For Backlog Audit Project
State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister (West), Hon Homer Davis, with (from left) businessman King Lu; First Vice President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) Oral Heaven; Senior Medical Officer at the Cornwall Regional Hospital, Dr. Derrick Harvey; Chief Executive Officer of Whitter Group, Angella Whitter; Custos of St. James, Conrad Pitkin; Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon and Owner of Rosh Marketing, Rosh Ramchandani, at the launch of MBCCI 2022 telethon at the S Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday (March 9).
State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister (West), Hon Homer Davis, with (from left) businessman King Lu; First Vice President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) Oral Heaven; Senior Medical Officer at the Cornwall Regional Hospital, Dr. Derrick Harvey; Chief Executive Officer of Whitter Group, Angella Whitter; Custos of St. James, Conrad Pitkin; Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon and Owner of Rosh Marketing, Rosh Ramchandani, at the launch of MBCCI 2022 telethon at the S Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday (March 9).

Telethon Launched To Raise $50M For CRH
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on Tuesday, March 9.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on Tuesday, March 9.

Linkages To Be Strengthened For Sustainability Of Fisheries Sector
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the opening of the 2022/23 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 8).
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the opening of the 2022/23 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 8).

Gov’t Committed To Protecting Poor And Vulnerable From Effects Of Russia-Ukraine Crisis

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Site of the collapsed bridge on the Oxford to Troy main road at the Manchester/Trelawny border. A new bridge is to be constructed.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentWorks / Construction

Bridge To Be Built On Troy To Oxford Main Road In Trelawny

The Government is to undertake construction of a replacement bridge located on the Troy to Oxford main road on the Trelawny/Manchester border in the 2022/23 fiscal year. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington, made the disclosure during a tour of South Trelawny on Wednesday, March 9. The bridge collapsed in August...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw
Transport

Investor Wants To Revive Montego Bay To Appleton Train

Trains could start rolling again in western Jamaica, almost 30 years after the discontinuation of railway service across the country. Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, told JIS News that a potential investor has made a formal application to the Government of Jamaica to operate rail service from Montego Bay in St. James to Appleton Estate in St....
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Executive Director of the Crime Monitoring Oversight Committee (CMOC), Lt. Colonel Oral Khan, speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank.
National Security

CMOC Satisfied With Monitoring Of Crime Consensus

The Crime Monitoring Oversight Committee (CMOC) says it is satisfied with the established monitoring arrangements for the National Consensus on Crime. The consensus is an agreement involving the Government, Opposition, civil society, and the private sector to support a process to transform Jamaica into a safe, secure, and investment-friendly society. It outlines the steps that should be taken to achieve...
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Business Development Consultant with the National Export-Import Bank of Jamaica (EXIM Bank), Winston Lawson.
Finance & Public Service

MSMEs Urged To Apply For Loan And Grant Support Under DBJ SERVE

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are being encouraged to take advantage of the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) Social and Economic Recovery and Vaccine (SERVE) Programme to access loan and grant support. The initiative offers lines of credit and grants to MSMEs that have been impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and those looking to digitise their operations. The...
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Head of the Anti - Trafficking in Persons Unit, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Carl Berry, addresses the Tourism Product Development Company’s (TPDCo) ‘Trafficking in Persons’ webinar. The event was streamed via the Zoom platform and TPDCo’s social media pages from the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on Wednesday (March 9).
National Security

Many Males Are Human-Trafficking Victims

Head of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Unit, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Carl Berry, has informed that males now form a large part of the number of human-trafficking victims. Addressing a Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) ‘Trafficking in Persons’ webinar at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on March 9, Mr. Berry noted that...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.
CoronavirusForeign AffairsHealth & Wellness

PM Thanks Diplomatic Community For COVID-19 Support

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has thanked members of the diplomatic corps and their respective governments for contributing to Jamaica’s coronavirus (COVID-19) relief efforts over the past two years. “You have generously donated field hospitals, mobile units, medical equipment and, very importantly, vaccines. You have responded unequivocally to our urgent appeals for help, and, for this, we are...
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