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Outgoing Chief of Defence Staff, Retired Lieutenant General Rocky Meade (left) greets Newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff, Rear Admiral Antonette Wemyss- Gorman during the Change of Command parade held at Up Park Camp in Kingston on January 21.
Outgoing Chief of Defence Staff, Retired Lieutenant General Rocky Meade (left) greets Newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff, Rear Admiral Antonette Wemyss- Gorman during the Change of Command parade held at Up Park Camp in Kingston on January 21.

New Chief of Defence Staff Commits to Changing Culture of Violence

Newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Rear Admiral AntonetteWemyss-Gorman says she remains committed to changing the culture of violence, as stated in the Jamaica Defence Force’s (JDF) Strategic Defence Review. The Force Strategic Defence Review charts the JDF’s course...

Minister Green Working to Settle Payment of Incentives to RGD Workers
The Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) logo.
The Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) logo.

JSEZA Launches Tree Planting Initiative During Global Goals Week at World Expo 2020 Dubai
Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), and retired Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Lieutenant General Rocky Meade (right), with newly appointed CDS, Rear Admiral Antonette Wemyss-Gorman, following Thursday’s (January 20) swearing- in ceremony at King’s House.
Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), and retired Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Lieutenant General Rocky Meade (right), with newly appointed CDS, Rear Admiral Antonette Wemyss-Gorman, following Thursday’s (January 20) swearing- in ceremony at King’s House.

Lieutenant General Rocky Meade Praised
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (at podium) addresses the audience the official handover of a printer from the Usain Bolt Foundation to the Bethabara Primary School in Newport, Manchester on January 21. The Usain Bolt Foundation will be donating 100 printers and 20 projectors to primary schools across Jamaica.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (at podium) addresses the audience the official handover of a printer from the Usain Bolt Foundation to the Bethabara Primary School in Newport, Manchester on January 21. The Usain Bolt Foundation will be donating 100 printers and 20 projectors to primary schools across Jamaica.

Handover of printer to Bethabara primary school from Usain bolt foundation

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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addresses the Senate, today (January 21).
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Senate Passes Bill to Validate Approval for Early Retirement of JCF Members

Members of the Senate today (January 21) approved the Pensions (Jamaica Constabulary Force) (Validation and Indemnity) Act, 2021. The Bill seeks to validate the approval granted by the Governor-General for early retirement for members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) during the period February 13, 2019 to August 13, 2019. It also covers actions taken by all persons who facilitated...
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Detective Inspector Georgia Lowe of the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s Community Safety and Security Branch, speaking during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.
Social Security

Report Domestic Violence

The JCF currently has ten centres in operation which are in the parishes of Kingston, Clarendon, St. Ann, St. Catherine, St. Elizabeth, St. Mary, St. Thomas, and Westmoreland. These centres are pivotal in bridging the trust gap between the police and citizens and serve as a critical tool to treat violence resulting from domestic feuds. Speaking at a recent JIS...
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Agriculture

Jamaica Looking to Expand Export Base for Blue Mountain Coffee

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says Jamaica is seeking to increase production and expand the export base for Blue Mountain Coffee. These include targeting markets such as the United States, which currently accounts for 20 per cent of exports, he noted. Japan is Jamaica's largest importer of Blue Mountain Coffee, absorbing some 70 per cent of exports,...
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Newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Rear Admiral Antonette Wemyss-Gorman, displays her Instrument of Appointment during Thursday’s (January 20) swearing-in and installation ceremony at King’s House.
Social Security

New Chief of Defence Staff Says Work Will Be Anchored in JDF’s Pillars of Transformation

Newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Rear Admiral Antonette Wemyss-Gorman, says her efforts in piloting the army’s role in Jamaica’s national security apparatus will be anchored in the military’s five pillars of transformation. These, as articulated in the Jamaica Defence Force’s (JDF) Strategic Defence Review, are capability development, human resource management, infrastructure, command, and control. “This will ensure that...
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Chairman, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Wentworth Charles (right), makes a point to Public Relations Manager, Huawei Technologies Jamaica, Jesse Zhao (second left), during Thursday’s (January 20) presentation of 50 food packages by Huawai Technologies Jamaica, for distribution to front-line workers at the Bustamante Hospital for Children and the National Chest Hospital in Kingston. Looking on are Chief Executive Officer, National Chest Hospital, Dwayne Francis (left); Chief Executive Officer, Bustamante Hospital for Children, Camille Wallen-Panton. The packages were handed over during a ceremony at the Bustamante Hospital for Children.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Food Packages Donated for Front-line Workers

Chairman, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Wentworth Charles (right), makes a point to Public Relations Manager, Huawei Technologies Jamaica, Jesse Zhao (second left), during Thursday’s (January 20) presentation of 50 food packages by Huawai Technologies Jamaica, for distribution to front-line workers at the Bustamante Hospital for Children and the National Chest Hospital in Kingston. Looking on are Chief Executive...
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Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, at a recent virtual COVID Conversations press briefing.
CoronavirusCOVID-19 VaccinationHealth & Wellness

COVID-19 In 75 Per Cent Of Communities Islandwide

Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, is reporting that the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) is now in 75 per cent of communities across the island, with 828 hospital admissions. Addressing a COVID Conversations Digital Press Conference held on January 20, the CMO said over the past two weeks the number of deaths has been climbing and warned that...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, sits on a raft on the Great River in Lethe, Hanover, on Wednesday, (January 19), following a meeting with raft captains.
Local Government

Great River Rafters To Get Life Vests

The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development will be providing 100 life vests for the approximately 30 raft captains who operate on the Great River in Lethe, Hanover. Portfolio Minister, Desmond McKenzie, gave the commitment on Wednesday (January 19), after meeting with the raft captains to discuss their needs. The life vests will provide protection for the rafters and...
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