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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

Fifteen bedridden and infirmed inmates are now receiving specialised care at the Department of Correctional Services’ (DCS) recently opened Medical Centre and Infirmary, located at the Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre in St. Catherine. The inmates were transferred from the...
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
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.
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.

Pension Scheme For Tourism Workers To Be Introduced Jan. 1, 2022
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).
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).

JCF Assures Of Adequate Security For Christmas
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.
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.

Minister Charles Jr. addresses Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience ceremony

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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).
CoronavirusLocal Government

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)
Youth

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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Chairman of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dr. Wayne Henry.
Development

PIOJ Launches Preparation Process For Review Of SDG Goals

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) has launched the preparation process for the country’s second Voluntary National Review (VNR) on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The country is preparing to present its progress in achieving the United Nation’s SDGs, at the 2022 High Level Political Forum (HLPF) scheduled for July 2022. Director General of the PIOJ, Dr. Wayne Henry, speaking...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a ceremony for the official opening of the 444-suite, all-inclusive Ocean Eden Bay Hotel by H10 in Trelawny on Thursday (December 09).
COVID-19 Vaccination

PM Commends Tourism Workers For 70 Per Cent Vaccination Uptake

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says ramping up coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination rates among tourism workers is key to bringing the industry back to its full earning potential. Speaking at the official opening of the 444-suite all-inclusive Ocean Eden Bay Hotel by H10 in Trelawny on December 9, the Prime Minister stated that tourism remains the “heartbeat of our...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
Tourism

$20 Million Support Programme For Craft Traders

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says $20 million has been allocated to assist some 651 craft traders, who have been impacted by the pandemic, under a ‘Special Winter Tourist Season Capacity Building Support Programme’. The initiative, being spearheaded by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), will benefit licensed and coronavirus (COVID-19) compliant craft traders across the island. Minister Bartlett said...
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