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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right) converses with Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor Bertel Moore, during a tour of the Savanna-la-Mar Market in Westmoreland on Thursday (December 9).
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right) converses with Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor Bertel Moore, during a tour of the Savanna-la-Mar Market in Westmoreland on Thursday (December 9).

Emergency Repairs to be Undertaken at Savanna-La-mar Market

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says $50 million will be set aside to undertake emergency repairs at the Savanna-la-Mar Market, in Westmoreland. Mr. McKenzie was addressing a press briefing after a tour of the facility,...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing the official opening ceremony for the 444-suite all-inclusive Ocean Eden Bay Hotel by H10 in Trelawny on December 9.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing the official opening ceremony for the 444-suite all-inclusive Ocean Eden Bay Hotel by H10 in Trelawny on December 9.

Jamaica’s Status As A Nation Will Be Addressed – Prime Minister Holness
Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (seated, second left), signs the contract for the $120 million Clarendon Parish Court renovation project, during a semi-virtual ceremony at the Ministry in St. Andrew on Friday (December 10). Others seated (from left) are: Acting Permanent Secretary in the Justice Ministry, Grace Ann Stewart McFarlane; Managing Director of Greenhouse Consultants and Construction Limited, George Henry; and Director, Court Administration Division (CAD), Tricia Cameron Anglin, who also signed the document. Observing (standing, from left) are: Chief Justice, Bryan Sykes; Member of Parliament for Clarendon Central, where the court is situated, Lester Michael Henry; and the Ministry’s Communications Director, Shari-Ann Palmer.
Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (seated, second left), signs the contract for the $120 million Clarendon Parish Court renovation project, during a semi-virtual ceremony at the Ministry in St. Andrew on Friday (December 10). Others seated (from left) are: Acting Permanent Secretary in the Justice Ministry, Grace Ann Stewart McFarlane; Managing Director of Greenhouse Consultants and Construction Limited, George Henry; and Director, Court Administration Division (CAD), Tricia Cameron Anglin, who also signed the document. Observing (standing, from left) are: Chief Justice, Bryan Sykes; Member of Parliament for Clarendon Central, where the court is situated, Lester Michael Henry; and the Ministry’s Communications Director, Shari-Ann Palmer.

$120 Million Upgrading for Clarendon Parish Court
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Mathew Samuda.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Mathew Samuda.

Several Department of Correctional Services’ Engagements Being Revamped
Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness (left), greets kindergarten students of Christel House Jamaica School in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, following the institution’s official opening on Friday (December 10). With him are Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), and the school’s Principal, Tracey Ann Anderson.
Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness (left), greets kindergarten students of Christel House Jamaica School in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, following the institution’s official opening on Friday (December 10). With him are Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), and the school’s Principal, Tracey Ann Anderson.

New Christel House Jamaica School Opened

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Minister of Tourism, Hon, Edmund Bartlett, announces a January 1, 2022 start date for the Tourism Workers Pension Scheme. He was speaking on December 9, at the official opening of the 444-suite Ocean Eden Bay Hotel near Falmouth in, Trelawny. Listening is Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who declared the hotel open.
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Pension Scheme For Tourism Workers To Be Introduced Jan. 1, 2022

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says despite being delayed by the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, the pension scheme for tourism workers will be introduced on January 1, 2022. Mr. Bartlett, who was speaking at the official opening of the 444-suite Ocean Eden Bay Hotel, in Trelawny, on December 9, said the introduction of the scheme is also coming...
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Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gary McKenzie, discusses JCF operational plans for the Christmas season at a JIS Think Tank on Friday (Dec. 10).
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JCF Assures Of Adequate Security For Christmas

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) says adequate security personnel will be deployed to ensure the safety and security of citizens during the busy Christmas period. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Friday (December 10), Head of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gary McKenzie, said members of the JCF will be out...
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Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses the milestone ceremony of the Adaptation Programme and Financing Mechanism (AP&FM) for the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience (PPCR) on Thursday (Dec. 9), at the Church of the Open Bible in May Pen, Clarendon. The AP&FM Project works to help Jamaica adjust more easily to climate change. It supports the integration of climate change issues into development planning by government agencies, and provides funds for climate change adaptation work in small and medium sized businesses as well as communities islandwide. It is being implemented with US$19.86 million in funding from the Climate Investment Fund through the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Government of Jamaica.
Climate Change

Minister Charles Jr. addresses Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience ceremony

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses the milestone ceremony of the Adaptation Programme and Financing Mechanism (AP&FM) for the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience (PPCR) on Thursday (Dec. 9), at the Church of the Open Bible in May Pen, Clarendon. The AP&FM Project works to help Jamaica adjust more easily to climate...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation, in Savanna-la-Mar, on Thursday (December 9).
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COVID-19 Impacts Revenues Of Municipalities

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has informed that Municipalities have lost more than $2 billion in revenue from entertainment and advertising fees over the last 18 months, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Minister was speaking at a special meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on Thursday (December 9). “It is a...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (right); and British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency, Judith Slater (centre), exchange greetings on arrival at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (Dec. 9) to particiapte in the National Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Fourm. Looking on is Director, Donor and Partnership Management, National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris. The forum was staged by the NET under the theme: ‘Setting the stage for a national vision on STEAM Education in Jamaica.’
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PHOTOS: Minister Williams address STEAM forum

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (right); and British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency, Judith Slater (centre), exchange greetings on arrival at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (Dec. 9) to particiapte in the National Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Fourm. Looking on is Director, Donor and Partnership Management, National Education...
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Acting Policy Analyst in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s Youth and Adolescents Policy Division (YAPD), Davey Haughton. (Contributed Photo)
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Youth And Adolescents Policy Division Launches NYP Creative Competition

The Youth and Adolescents Policy Division (YAPD) of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information recently launched the National Youth Policy (NYP) Creative Competition. The competition is part of the continued thrust by the Ministry to increase public awareness on the intended outcomes of the revised NYP among key stakeholders, particularly “you/th” as the main target group. Acting Policy Analyst...
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