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

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,...

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

Debate Begins On Bill To Facilitate Tighter Control In Correctional Facilities

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).

PM Welcomes $3.7-Billion One Belmont Development

COVID-19 Update for Tuesday, December 7, 2021

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

Anti-Corruption Conference Puts Focus On The Three Cs

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...

Acting Regional Operations Manager of the NSWMA/Western Parks and Markets (WPM) Waste Management Limited, Dramaine Jones (left), and Councillor for the Flanker Division in St. James, Senator Charles Sinclair (second left), at a ceremony where garbage drums were handed out to residents of Flanker, on December 7. Residents (from third left) are Shirley Robinson and Catherine Cunningham.

4 years ago Local Government

Residents Of Flanker Get Garbage Drums

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA)/Western Parks and Markets (WPM) Waste Management Limited, on Tuesday (December 7) distributed 20 garbage drums in the communities of Flanker and Providence Heights in St. James. They were donated under the entity’s ‘Drum a Di Gate’ initiative, which aims to encourage proper waste disposal at the community level through the containerisation of garbage....

Executive Director of the Council of Community Colleges in Jamaica (CCCJ), Dr. Donna Powell-Wilson speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

4 years ago Education

CCCJ Act Amended

The Council of Community Colleges in Jamaica (CCCJ) Act has been amended to allow the entity to formally issue degrees. Prior to the amendment of the CCCJ Act in July of this year, it was not explicitly stated that the agency was authorised to issue degrees, but it has not been in any breach by issuing degrees, although the Act...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at the opening session of the Sixth Meeting of Ministers and High Authorities of Science and Technology, from the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew, on December 7. The session is being held under the theme

4 years ago Science

STEM Academies Will Equip Youth With Skills For New Digital Economy Jobs – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says establishment of the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) academies will further assist in equipping the country’s youth with the necessary skills to benefit from new digital economy jobs. “We will establish six new STEM academies and an academy for the creative and performing arts. Our efforts are focused on equipping our...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), and Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic, display a cheque of $3,075,000, donated to the Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA), from a gift of $21 million to causes of women empowerment, at a handover ceremony held at the High Commission of Canada in St. Andrew yesterday (December 6).

4 years ago Gender Affairs

Canada Gives JA$21M To Support Women Empowerment

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says Canada’s donation of $21 million to causes of women empowerment will “immensely” aid victims of domestic violence. Speaking at a handover of the funds at the High Commission of Canada, in St. Andrew, yesterday (December 6), Minister Grange said the gift was made by the Canada Fund for Local...

4 years ago Finance & Public Service

PSA | Clarity Regarding $5,000 Banknotes

Bank of Jamaica is aware that the $5000 commemorative banknote, issued on 23 July 2012 in celebration of Jamaica’s 50 years of political independence, is currently in circulation. The Bank has also been advised that persons are experiencing difficulty conducting transactions with this banknote. In this regard, the Bank apologizes for any inconvenience caused. Although the commemorative $5000 note is...