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Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (centre), speaks at a virtual JIS ‘Think Tank’, held at the Ministry of Justice in Kingston, today (October 21). He is flanked by Director of Public Law, Restorative and Preventative Justice in the Ministry, Julia Moncrieffe Wiggan (left) and Director Principal at the Justice Training Institute, Karen Campbell Bascoe.
Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (centre), speaks at a virtual JIS ‘Think Tank’, held at the Ministry of Justice in Kingston, today (October 21). He is flanked by Director of Public Law, Restorative and Preventative Justice in the Ministry, Julia Moncrieffe Wiggan (left) and Director Principal at the Justice Training Institute, Karen Campbell Bascoe.

New Seal, Expanded Role for JPs

The Ministry of Justice will be working to expand the operations of Justices of the Peace (JPs) islandwide, with a new seal design. Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, who was speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (October 21), said...
Acting Marketing Manager, Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Jodi-Ann Reid.
Acting Marketing Manager, Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Jodi-Ann Reid.

UDC Offering Discounts At Properties
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.

PAHO Boosting Virus Surveillance
Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), looks on as Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Department and Conservator of Forests, Ainsley Henry (left), points out features of a hibiscus plant, during National Tree Planting Day activities at the Forestry Department in Constant Spring, St. Andrew, recently. At centre is Head of European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Marianne Van Steen.
Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), looks on as Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Department and Conservator of Forests, Ainsley Henry (left), points out features of a hibiscus plant, during National Tree Planting Day activities at the Forestry Department in Constant Spring, St. Andrew, recently. At centre is Head of European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Marianne Van Steen.

Kingston And St. Andrew to Benefit From CityAdapt Project
Member of Parliament, St. Thomas Eastern, Dr. Michelle Charles, makes her contribution to the State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on October 20. Listening keenly at left is Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., who is Dr. Charles’ brother.
Member of Parliament, St. Thomas Eastern, Dr. Michelle Charles, makes her contribution to the State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on October 20. Listening keenly at left is Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., who is Dr. Charles’ brother.

Major Water Upgrade Project for St. Thomas

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Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) Director General, Carol Coy, speaking during the agency’s digital quarterly media briefing on Wednesday (October 20).
Finance & Public Service

2.3 Per Cent Inflation Out-Turn for September

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting that the inflation rate for September 2021 was 2.3 per cent. Director General, Carol Coy, said that the out-turn was largely due to a three per cent increase in food and non-alcoholic beverages, the heaviest weighted division in the consumer price index (CPI). “This is the largest increase recorded for this division...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), and beneficiary of the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development’s Municipal Social Assistance Programme (MSAP), Tashana Mallett (third left), break ground for her housing solution at Ashley Road, St. Andrew, South West, on October 20. Also participating in the exercise (from left) are Member of Parliament, St. Andrew South West, Dr. Angela Brown Burke and Councillor, Whitfield Town Division, Eugene Kelly.
HousingLocal Government

Number of Indigent Housing Solutions Could Double In 2022/2023

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Government is seeking to double the number of indigent housing solutions during the 2022/23 Financial Year. Addressing a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a housing solution on Ashley Road, St. Andrew South West, on October 20, the Minister said efforts are also being made to deliver and...
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Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth North Eastern, Delroy Slowley, makes his contribution to the 2021/22 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (October 20).
Local GovernmentWorks / Construction

Three Major Roadways In St. Elizabeth Northeast Being Renovated

Renovation work estimated to cost $55 million has commenced on the Clinic, Goss Town, and Brighton roads in the St. Elizabeth Northeastern constituency. This was disclosed by new Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Delroy Slowley, in his contribution to the 2021/22 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (October 20), He informed that...
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Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) Director General, Carol Coy (left), is in discussion with Deputy Director General, Leesha Delatie-Budair, prior to the agency’s digital quarterly media briefing on Wednesday (October 20).
Finance & Public Service

US$789.2 Million In Export Earnings for January to June

Jamaica generated US$789.2 million in export earnings during the first half of 2021, between January and June. The out-turn represents a 28.3 per cent increase over the corresponding period last year, the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) has reported. “This was largely due to an increase in the value of exports from the manufacture, and mining and quarrying industries, which...
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Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth North Eastern, Delroy Slowley, makes his contribution to the 2021/22 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (October 20).
Health & WellnessOffice of the Prime Minister

St. Elizabeth MP Lobbies for HEART Campus

Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth North Eastern, Delroy Slowley, says he intends to lobby the HEART/NSTA Trust to establish a HEART campus or community training institution within the constituency that could train more than 100 youth per year. Mr. Slowley was making his contribution to the 2021/22 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday...
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President of the Senate, Senator the Hon. Thomas Tavares-Finson (2nd right), and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert (right), share a light moment with former Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba, Her Excellency Inés Fors Fernández, (second left) and her husband, Ibrahin Ortega Oquendo, when the Ambassador made a farewell courtesy call at Gordon House in downtown Kingston, recently.
Foreign Affairs

PHOTOS: Former Cuban Ambassador Makes Farewell Call at Gordon House

President of the Senate, Senator the Hon. Thomas Tavares-Finson (2nd right), and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert (right), share a light moment with former Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba, Her Excellency Inés Fors Fernández, (second left) and her husband, Ibrahin Ortega Oquendo, when the Ambassador made a farewell courtesy call at Gordon House in downtown...
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