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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (seated), tries out the new driving simulator at the Swallowfield Examination Depot in St. Andrew. Looking on are Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (standing, right) and Managing Director of the Transport Authority, Willard Hylton.

Driving Simulator Installed At Swallowfield Examination Depot

A driving simulator, valued at $5.4 million, has been installed at the Swallowfield Examination Depot in St. Andrew. The equipment, acquired by the Transport Authority (TA), and was officially handed over to the Island Traffic Authority (ITA) on Tuesday (Dec.7),...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaks in the House of Representatives on December 7.

House Approves Regulations To Improve Corporate Governance Of Public Bodies

Executive Director, Negril Area Environmental Protection Trust, Keisha Spencer, accepts a cheque on behalf of her entity from the National Conservation Trust Fund of Jamaica (NCTFJ) Fund Manager, Danellia Aitcheson (centre), at a recent handover ceremony in Kingston. At left is NCTFJ Chairperson, Lisa Grant.

Grants Provided For Nature-Based Proposals In Protected Areas

Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)

PAHO Says 55 % Of Residents In Latin America And Caribbean Fully Vaccinated

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

Jamaica Can Capitalise On Growing Ecotourism Sector – Minister Charles Jr

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 7).

4 years ago National Security and Peace

House Approves MOCA Regulations

The House of Representatives has approved the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (Investigation and Prosecution Procedures) Regulations, 2021. At the sitting of the House on December 7, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, said the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) was established by virtue of the MOCA Act, 2018, to carry...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, speaks in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 7).

4 years ago National Security and Peace

Debate Begins On Bill To Facilitate Tighter Control In Correctional Facilities

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 7) began debate on the Corrections (Amendment) Act, which will facilitate tighter control of prohibited articles being transported in and out of correctional facilities, among other things. In his address, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, said the Corrections Act, 1985, and the Correctional Institution (Adult Correctional...

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon Andrew Holness (centre), breaks ground for the construction of the One Belmont development in New Kingston on Tuesday (December 7). Others (from left) are Beder Zhang of contracting firm, Build Your Dreams Construction Limited; Director of Audrere Holdings Limited, William Tavares-Finson; Co-Founder and President of Sygnus Group, Berisford Grey; and Vice President and Head of Real Estate and Project Finance of Sygnus Group, David Cummings. The ground-breaking ceremony was held at the project site at 1-3 Belmont Road, New Kingston, on Tuesday (November 7).

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PM Welcomes $3.7-Billion One Belmont Development

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has welcomed the $3.7-billion investment in the One Belmont corporate building in Kingston as a further testament to the growing investor confidence in the country. The project, being executed through partnership between Sygnus Real Estate Finance and Audere Holdings Limited, will deliver 79,000 square feet of Class A corporate office space, supported by...

4 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

COVID-19 Update for Tuesday, December 7, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 24 91,578 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 15 52,112 Males 9 39,463 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 4 years to 92 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF CASES Clarendon 2 4,932 Hanover 1 2,974 Kingston & St. Andrew 10 22,624 Manchester 0 5,972...

Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) President, Dr. Hyginus “Gene” Leon. (CDB Photo)

4 years ago National Security and Peace

Anti-Corruption Conference Puts Focus On The Three Cs

Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) President, Dr. Hyginus “Gene” Leon, says governance has been established as a cross-cutting component of the institution’s business strategy. Noting that promoting good governance has always been at the core of the CDB’s mandate, Dr. Leon said the Bank has a “fiduciary duty” to “ensure that every dollar of development funding reaches its intended beneficiary”. He...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking during the sitting of the House of Representatives on December 7.

4 years ago Coronavirus

PM Announces New Measures To Contain COVID-19

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Tuesday (December 7), announced changes to the measures aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The new measures will become effective on December 10 and end on January 14, 2022. Speaking in the House of Representatives, Mr. Holness said that the curfew hours will now be from 10:00 p.m. nightly...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Nesta Morgan (left); Chairman of the Board at CHASE Fund, Omar Frith (second left) and Chief Executive Officer of the CHASE Fund, Billy Heaven, are led on a tour of a section of the Bethlehem Moravian College Early Childhood Centre of Excellence in Malvern, St. Elizabeth, by Acting Head of the Early Childhood Department at the Bethlehem Moravian College, Kade-Ann Daley-Salmon, at the official opening on Monday (December 6).

4 years ago Education

Early-Childhood Practitioners Pay Up For Consideration

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Nesta Morgan, says the Government is exploring how it can improve the salaries of early-childhood practitioners on the island. Addressing the handover ceremony of the Bethlehem Moravian College Early Childhood Centre of Excellence in Malvern, St. Elizabeth, on December 6, the State Minister said the Government is...