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Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship, will call at Falmouth, Trelawny, on November 27, 2022.
Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship, will call at Falmouth, Trelawny, on November 27, 2022.

World’s Largest Cruise Ship Arrives In November

Jamaica will be hosting Royal Caribbean’s flagship Oasis class vessel and the world’s largest cruise ship, Wonder of the Seas, in November. According to Royal Caribbean’s western Caribbean itinerary for 2022, Wonder of the Seas, which is due to begin...
Farmers examining crops under cultivation.
Farmers examining crops under cultivation.

$142 Million To Bolster Country’s Resilience To Climate Change
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington (second left), and Member of Parliament for St James Central Heroy Clarke (left), examine a drain in Green Pond, St. James, during a tour on Tuesday (February 22).
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington (second left), and Member of Parliament for St James Central Heroy Clarke (left), examine a drain in Green Pond, St. James, during a tour on Tuesday (February 22).

$5 Billion Budgeted For Road Works In 2022/23
Paediatrician and Senior Registrar at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, Dr. Andrew Burton, displays parts of his winning research project from the National Health Research Conference 2021 during a recent JIS Think Tank. The study looked at the epidemiology of dermatological diseases at a Jamaican paediatric hospital.
Paediatrician and Senior Registrar at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, Dr. Andrew Burton, displays parts of his winning research project from the National Health Research Conference 2021 during a recent JIS Think Tank. The study looked at the epidemiology of dermatological diseases at a Jamaican paediatric hospital.

Researcher Presents Findings On Skin Conditions Treated At Bustamante Hospital
Some of the 20 new garbage trucks that were officially handed over to the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) in July 20.
Some of the 20 new garbage trucks that were officially handed over to the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) in July 20.

NSWMA To Get 50 Compactor Trucks

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing a virtual press briefing on Tuesday (February 22).
CoronavirusPrime Minister

PM Announces Further Relaxation Of COVID-19 Measures

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, on Tuesday (February 22) announced a further relaxation of the coronavirus (COVID-19) containment measures. The revised measures, which include changes of the nightly curfew hours, are based on declines in the COVID-19 indicators, particularly infections and hospitalisations. The new measures are effective from Friday, February 25 for a three-week period, ending March 17....
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Blenheim in Hanover, the birthplace of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sir William Alexander Bustamante.

Hanover Planning Memorable Celebration Of Sir Alexander Bustamante’s 138th Birthday

Stakeholders in Hanover are planning a memorable commemoration of the 138th anniversary of the birth of National Hero, the Right Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante. The wreath-laying ceremony will be staged at Sir Alexander’s birthplace, Blenheim, on Thursday, February 24 starting 11:00 a.m. The customary elaborate celebration for the parish’s most famous son has been scaled down due to coronavirus (COVID-19)...
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Chief Technical Director of the Policy Planning and Evaluation Division in the Ministry of Economic, Growth and Job Creation, Gillian Guthrie.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentTechnologyTransport

Discussions Under Way To Make Electric Vehicles Affordable To Jamaicans

Discussions are under way to make electric vehicles more affordable to Jamaicans by 2030 to 2035. This was noted by Chief Technical Director of the Policy Planning and Evaluation Division of the Ministry of Economic, Growth and Job Creation, Gillian Guthrie. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on February 21 about the Emissions Policy Framework and the updated Climate Change...
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Minister of Finance and Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, recently tabled the Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives.
Budget 2022/2023Health & WellnessPrime Minister

$300M Budgeted To Continue Emergency Communication System Buildout

A sum of $300 million has been budgeted to continue implementation of the Improvement of the Emergency Communication System in Jamaica Project in fiscal year 2022/23. Details are outlined in the 2022/23 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled recently in the House of Representatives by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke. The project, being spearheaded by...
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Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), is briefed by Chief of Defence Staff, Rear Admiral Antonette Wemyss-Gorman (right), on key features of the six new Thales Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles (BPMV) acquired for the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF). Occasion was a commissioning ceremony for the vehicles at the JDF’s headquarters, Up Park Camp, Kingston, on Monday (February 21).
National Security

Jamaica Defence Force Acquires Additional Armoured Vehicles

The county’s security capabilities have been significantly strengthened with the addition of six new armoured vehicles to the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) fleet. Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, commissioned the Thales Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles (BPMV) into service during a ceremony at the JDF’s headquarters, Up Park Camp, Kingston, on Monday (February 21). Manufactured...
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