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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third from right), cuts the ribbon during the official handing over ceremony of a housing unit in the Rose Hall, St. Elizabeth community on Wednesday (February 23). Sharing in the moment are Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Robert Montague (second from right); Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth Southeastern, Hon. Franklyn Witter (second from left) Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell (right); Councillor of the Malvern Division, Donald Simpson (left) and recipient of the housing unit, Kaycia Powell ( third from left).
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third from right), cuts the ribbon during the official handing over ceremony of a housing unit in the Rose Hall, St. Elizabeth community on Wednesday (February 23). Sharing in the moment are Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Robert Montague (second from right); Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth Southeastern, Hon. Franklyn Witter (second from left) Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell (right); Councillor of the Malvern Division, Donald Simpson (left) and recipient of the housing unit, Kaycia Powell ( third from left).

St Bess Resident is Latest NSHP Beneficiary

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness handed over a housing unit under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) in Rose Hall, St. Elizabeth on Wednesday (February 23). The two-bedroom unit presented to beneficiary Kaycia Powell, was constructed at a...
St. James’ Parish Health, Promotion and Education Officer, Julian Grandison Mullings (right), and Human Resource Clerk at Holiday Inn Resort, Shantae Miller, demonstrate an elbow bump as an alternative to a handshake in keeping with COVID-19 safety protocols. This was during Tourism Product Development Company’s first in a series of sensitisation sessions to promote COVID-19 protocols and vaccination, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall on Friday (February 25).
St. James’ Parish Health, Promotion and Education Officer, Julian Grandison Mullings (right), and Human Resource Clerk at Holiday Inn Resort, Shantae Miller, demonstrate an elbow bump as an alternative to a handshake in keeping with COVID-19 safety protocols. This was during Tourism Product Development Company’s first in a series of sensitisation sessions to promote COVID-19 protocols and vaccination, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall on Friday (February 25).

Vaccines Promoted At TPDCo Event
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, speaking during the Consumer Affairs Commission and Fair Trading Commission semi-virtual quarterly media briefing on Thursday (February 24).
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, speaking during the Consumer Affairs Commission and Fair Trading Commission semi-virtual quarterly media briefing on Thursday (February 24).

Bill To Encourage Development Of New Varieties Of Cannabis
Grade 8 students are elated as they celebrate Jamaica Day 2022 at the school on Friday, February 25, under the theme “Celebrating Jamaica: Building Character: Hearts through the Arts”.
Grade 8 students are elated as they celebrate Jamaica Day 2022 at the school on Friday, February 25, under the theme “Celebrating Jamaica: Building Character: Hearts through the Arts”.

PHOTOS: Jamaica Day
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon Floyd Green (left), engages with land title beneficiaries (from second left) Debbie Steadman, Andrea Austin, and Keron Steadman-Clackin, all of Berlin District, St. Elizabeth, and Chief Executive Officer/Commissioner of Lands at the National Land Agency (NLA) Cheriese Walcott, following a ceremony to hand over certificate of titles under the Systematic Land Registration programme on February 23 at Newell High.
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon Floyd Green (left), engages with land title beneficiaries (from second left) Debbie Steadman, Andrea Austin, and Keron Steadman-Clackin, all of Berlin District, St. Elizabeth, and Chief Executive Officer/Commissioner of Lands at the National Land Agency (NLA) Cheriese Walcott, following a ceremony to hand over certificate of titles under the Systematic Land Registration programme on February 23 at Newell High.

NLA Making Land Ownership Easier

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Paediatrician and Senior Registrar at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, Dr. Andrew Burton, addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, on a study conducted to determine the Epidemiology of Dermatological Diseases at a Jamaican Paediatric Hospital.
Health & Wellness

Study on Skin Diseases Presented at BHC Should be Useful – Paediatrician

The result of a study on dermatological conditions being presented at the Bustamante Hospital for Children (BHC), in Kingston, could assist stakeholders to adequately diagnose, treat and prevent hospitalisation of children. Paediatrician and Senior Registrar at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, Dr. Andrew Burton, who conducted the study, titled ‘The Epidemiology of Dermatological Diseases at a Jamaican Paediatric Hospital’, said...
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre), and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Courtney Williams (left), observe as Chargé d’Affaires at the United States Embassy in Jamaica, John McIntyre, signs an agreement for the ‘Violence Prevention in Targeted Vulnerable Communities and Schools in Jamaica’ Programme. The signing took place at Jamaica House on Friday (February 25). The initiative will be spearheaded by the Ministry of National Security with US$7 million in funding support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
National Security

Funding Support for Social Initiative to Curtail Crime in Vulnerable Communities

The Government is embarking on a major social investment initiative, aimed at curtailing crime and violence in vulnerable schools and communities across Jamaica. The ‘Violence Prevention in Targeted Vulnerable Communities and Schools in Jamaica’ Programme will be spearheaded by the Ministry of National Security, with US$7 million in funding support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Deputy...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington (right), inspects a damaged road in St. Catherine North East, during a recent tour. At left is the Member of Parliament for the area, Kerensia Morrison.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Bridge in Troja to be Rehabilitated

The National Works Agency (NWA) will be rehabilitating the Natural Bridge in Troja, St. Catherine, in two Phases, at a cost of $318 million, with $160 million being spent in Phase 1. Making the disclosure following a tour of several roads in St. Catherine North East, on February 24, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
Tourism

Minister Bartlett Hails Late Businessman as True Friend of Tourism

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has hailed late St. Ann businessman Gobind Chatani as “a true friend of tourism”. Mr. Chatani, who spent over 50 years in tourism and was considered a pioneer in the duty-free sector, died on February 16 at a private health facility in Montego Bay, St. James. “Gobind has been a friend of the tourism...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell (right), in discussion with the Ambassador of Japan, His Excellency Masaya Fujiwara, at a reception held on Wednesday (February 23), at the Ambassador’s residence in Kingston. It was held to celebrate the 62nd birthday of His Majesty, Emperor Naruhito of Japan.
Foreign Affairs

Japan Lauded for Support

The Government of Japan has been lauded for its generous support to Jamaica over the past 58 years by State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell. Jamaica and Japan established diplomatic relations on March 16, 1964. Speaking at a reception held on Wednesday (February 23), to celebrate the 62nd birthday of...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, speaking during the Consumer Affairs Commission and Fair Trading Commission semi-virtual quarterly media briefing on Thursday (February 24).
CommerceIndustry

Committee Working to Finalise CAC, FTC Merger

The Committee overseeing the merger of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) and Fair Trading Commission (FTC) is working to finalise the supporting processes over the next six months. The timeline is in keeping with instructions from Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, who has portfolio responsibility for both agencies. The merger forms part of the...
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