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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses journalists during a luncheon at the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre on Tuesday (February 8).
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses journalists during a luncheon at the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre on Tuesday (February 8).

Artisan Village in Falmouth 95 Per Cent Complete

The development of the first artisan village at the old Hampden Wharf in Falmouth, Trelawny, is 95 per cent complete. “We are theming it and we hope that we'll have it open in short order,” said Minister of Tourism, Hon....
Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, delivers the Throne Speech during the 2022/23 Ceremonial Opening of Parliament at Gordon House, on Thursday, February 10, 2022 under the theme ‘Building Our Jamaica: Peace, Opportunity and Prosperity’.
Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, delivers the Throne Speech during the 2022/23 Ceremonial Opening of Parliament at Gordon House, on Thursday, February 10, 2022 under the theme ‘Building Our Jamaica: Peace, Opportunity and Prosperity’.

Strategic Framework Developed to Guide Introduction of Electric Vehicles
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

Young Jamaicans Awarded Creative Industry Internships
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right) and Senior Director of Project Implementation at the National Works Agency (NWA), Varden Downer (left), examine the drainage system along a section of the Runaway Bay main road in St. Ann. The Minister led a tour of communities in the parish on Wednesday (February 9) to survey the damage to infrastructure, as a result of recent heavy rains.
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right) and Senior Director of Project Implementation at the National Works Agency (NWA), Varden Downer (left), examine the drainage system along a section of the Runaway Bay main road in St. Ann. The Minister led a tour of communities in the parish on Wednesday (February 9) to survey the damage to infrastructure, as a result of recent heavy rains.

Clean-up and Remedial Work Being Undertaken in Sections Of St. Ann
Manager, Business Facilitation and Acceleration Services at the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Kevon Farquharson (left) and JSEZA
Manager, Business Facilitation and Acceleration Services at the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Kevon Farquharson (left) and JSEZA's Senior Director, Regulations, Policy, Monitoring and Enforcement, Ainsley Brown (right), with attendees at the end of the January 18 ‘Jamaica Connects’ Business Forum, hosted by the Jamaica Pavilion at World Expo 2020 Dubai. The JSEZA team, through the business forums, has received several expressions of interest from businesses and individuals who want to invest in and trade with Jamaica.

JSEZA Hosts Business Forums at World Expo in Dubai

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It was a grand occasion as NWC representatives and specially invited guests geared up to cut the ribbon to officially open the renovated St James Customer Care Office. From left: Marcelyn Murray, Customer Relations Manager; Kevin Kerr, Vice President of Divisional Operations; Dwight Crawford, Councillor for the Spring Garden Division; Herman Fagan, Regional Manager for St. James and Trelawny; Andrea Gyles, Vice President of Corporate Services; Mark Barnett, NWC President; Homer Davis, Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development and Member of Parliament for St. James Southern; Reverend Conrad Pitkin, Custos of St. James; Janet Silvera, President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce; Richard Vernon, Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay; and Heroy Clarke, Member of Parliament of St James Central.
Water

NWC Unveils Newly Renovated Customer Care Office In St James

The National Water Commission (NWC) has now taken customer care delivery to another dimension following the February 9 official opening of its newly renovated and refurbished customer care office at its premises located at 1 Lower Bevin Avenue in Montego Bay, St. James. It has been a dream for the past 10 years to transform the cramped commercial space into...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses yesterday
Foreign Affairs

Senate Approves Joint Select Committees For Firearms And Teaching Council Bills

The Senate has approved Joint Select Committees to review the Firearms (Prohibition, Restriction and Regulation) Act, 2022 and the Jamaica Teaching Council Act 2022. Committee members were named during yesterday’s (February 10) sitting of the Upper House and will sit jointly with similar committees appointed by the House of Representatives to consider and report on the Bills. The committee members...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, CD, MP
Social Security

The Disabilities Act comes into effect February 14, 2022 – a Historic Feat – Minister Samuda

Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda is encouraging all Jamaicans to join in celebrating the historic milestone of The Disabilities Act (2014) coming into full effect on February 14, 2022. The Disabilities Act was passed in Parliament in October 2014, and The Regulations were later affirmed in both Houses of Parliament in October 2021. “This legislation promotes and...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, delivers the Throne Speech at the ceremonial opening of Parliament at Gordon House on February 10. The Throne Speech was delivered under the theme ‘Building Our Jamaica: Peace, Opportunity and Prosperity’.
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New Road Traffic Act To Make Thoroughfares Safer For All

During the 2022/2023 fiscal year, the Government will be ensuring that new traffic rules are implemented for the safety of persons on the roadways and to end indiscipline. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, said the Regulations to accompany the new Road Traffic Act, which were recently tabled in Parliament, have “far-reaching changes to make our roads...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, stresses a point while fielding questions from journalists during Wednesday’s (February 9) virtual post-Cabinet press briefing.
HousingOffice of the Prime Minister

HAJ Spending $1.9B On Housing In St Elizabeth

The Housing Agency of Jamaica Limited (HAJ) will be spending $1.9 billion on the construction of additional houses and to provide serviced lots at the Luana Gardens 4, Phase 3 housing development in St. Elizabeth. This follows Cabinet’s approval for the award of a contract by the HAJ to Marshall Construction Company Limited, to construct 200 two-bedroom and one-bedroom detached...
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