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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

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...
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.
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.

Japan Lauded for Support
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).

Committee Working to Finalise CAC, FTC Merger
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn.
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn.

Dept. Of Co-Operatives And Friendly Societies Launches Online Registration
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), examines a stock of Red Poll Cattle with Public Relations Officer of the Cattle Breeders Society of Jamaica, Erwin Gayle, during a cattle appraisal exercise at Bengal Farms, near Discovery Bay, St. Ann, on Thursday (February 24).
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), examines a stock of Red Poll Cattle with Public Relations Officer of the Cattle Breeders Society of Jamaica, Erwin Gayle, during a cattle appraisal exercise at Bengal Farms, near Discovery Bay, St. Ann, on Thursday (February 24).

High-Quality Breeding Stock Of Jamaica Red Poll Will Be Maintained – Charles Jr.

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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill.
CommerceIndustryInvestment

New Plant Varieties To Be Protected As Intellectual Property

Intellectual property rights for plant breeders in Jamaica will be introduced when The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce finalises the New Plant Varieties (Rights of Breeders) Bill and makes it law. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, who said the pending legislation is close to being finalised. He was speaking during the Jamaica Intellectual...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at the ground-breaking ceremony of a new Stony Hill Police Station, which was held in St. Andrew West Rural on February 24.
National Security

Jamaica Customs Agency In ‘Get Every Illegal Gun’ Campaign

The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) will be formally brought into the ‘Get Every Illegal Gun’ campaign, to strengthen the efforts against the illicit importation of guns through the country’s ports. This was stated by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, at the ground-breaking ceremony for a new Stony Hill Police Station in St. Andrew West Rural, on February 24....
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (right), inspects a Hydroponics project at the Holland Primary School in St. Elizabeth on February 23. With the Minister (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dermon Spence, and Principal for the Lewisville High School in St Elizabeth, Duken Williams.
AgricultureClimate Change

Farmers Must Become More Innovative And Climate Smart – Minister

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says the dangers of climate change make it even more important for Jamaica’s agricultural sector to become more innovative and “climate smart”. Speaking at the official launch of a hydroponics project at the Holland Primary School in St. Elizabeth on February 23, the Minister said that farming has become a lot...
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Assistant General Secretary of the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU), Collin Virgo, lays flowers at the birthplace of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, at Blenheim, Hanover, commemorating his 138th birthday on February 24.
Tribute

Bustamante Remembered

On the 138th anniversary of his birth, National Hero and former Prime Minister, the Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, was remembered for his tireless advocacy for human and civil rights on behalf of the Jamaican people. Several dignitaries and well-wishers gathered at his birthplace in Blenheim, Hanover, on Thursday, February 24 to celebrate (via a floral tribute) the life of...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, at the official opening of the new headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, located downtown Kingston, on January 19.
Foreign Affairs

$104.43 Million Budgeted To Finalise Works On Foreign Affairs Building

The Government has budgeted an additional sum of $104.43 million to finalise the establishment of the new headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in downtown Kingston. Funding provisions were made in the 2022/23 Estimates of Expenditure, to complete the furnishing, installation of communication infrastructure, landscaping and minor external works during the upcoming fiscal year. The 11-storey...
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