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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaking at a tablet and laptop handover ceremony at the Holiday Inn Resort and Spa in St. James on Friday (October 8).

Visitor Arrivals to Increase as UK Market Reopens

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the world’s largest travel tourism company, TUI, is to facilitate the travel of some 2,000 passengers from the UK and surrounding region to Jamaica this October. He said this recent development comes after the...

Students of the St. Patrick’s Primary School in Waterhouse, Kingston, Annastacia Williams (second left) and Shavaughn Bucchanan (second right), display the mental ability workbooks valued at $350,000, donated by Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) to aid in their Primary Exit Profile (PEP) preparations. Joining the students are Social Studies teacher, Jodian Walker (left) and school Principal, Susan White. Representing the BGLC at the virtual handover ceremony are Manager for Corporate Affairs and Communication, Jeanette Lewis (on screen left), and Communications and Research Assistant, Tamara Myrie (on screen right).

BGLC Donates Workbooks to Aid Students’ PEP Preparation

Jamaica to Participate in World Travel Market

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

Jamaica’s Tourism Recovery Gets Boost From TUI

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), emphasises a point to West Indies Home Contractors Limited (WIHCON) Chairman, Peter Melhado, during a tour of the SilverSun Estates housing development in St. Catherine, on Friday (October 8).

Private Developers Diligently Endeavouring to Deliver High Quality Houses – Minister Charles

Prime Minster, the Most. Hon Andrew Holness (left), is introduced to pastor of the Braeton New Testament Church of God in South St. Catherine, Bishop Errol Rhule (right), by Member of Parliament, Fitz Jackson (second left), during Friday’s (October 8) Vaccine Mobilisation and Public Education Campaign in the parish. With them is Councillor for Braeton Division, Mr. Anthony Wint.

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Sunday’s Designation as no Movement Day not Influenced by Religious Bias – Prime Minister Holness

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon Andrew Holness, says religious bias did not influence the Government’s decision to restrict movement on Sundays to stem rising coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. “We don’t choose a day because of anyone’s worship preference. Restriction on the church is not something I [take] lightly. It turns out [however] that Sunday would be the least disruptive day to...

Central Kingston Member of Parliament, Donovan Williams (standing), makes his contribution in the 2021/22 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on October 5.

5 years ago HousingParliament

Fleet Street Housing Scheme In Central Kingston to be Renovated

The Fleet Street Housing Scheme, popularly called “Site”, which is located in Southside, Central Kingston, is slated for renovation under the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) Scheme Upgrade Programme (SUP). This was announced by Member of Parliament (MP), Donovan Williams, during his contribution to the 2021/22 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on October 5. He welcomed...

Students from 13 primary and high schools in St. James display tablet and laptop computers that were donated to their institutions by the Atlanta-Montego Bay Sister Cities Committee and the Victoria House Foundation, during a presentation ceremony at the Holiday Inn Resort and Spa in the parish on Friday (October 8). Sharing the moment are Committee Chair, Dr. Yvonne Smith (left), and Foundation President, MacFarlane Okonta (right).

5 years ago EducationTechnologyYouth

Over 160 Computers Donated to Schools in St. James

Just over 160 computers have been donated to 13 primary and high schools in St. James to enable needy students to access online learning. The 138 tablets and 25 laptops were provided through a partnership between the Atlanta-Montego Bay Sister Cities Committee and the Victoria House Foundation, in collaboration with the Adelphi Community Development Council (CDC). The devices were presented...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, greets Nicole Brown, who was vaccinated on Friday (October 8) at the Braeton New Testament Church of God. The church was one of three vaccination blitz sites which Mr. Holness visited in South, Southeast, and East Central St. Catherine, as part of the Government’s Vaccine Mobilisation and Public Education Campaign.

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Immunised Persons Encouraged to Share Accurate Information About COVID -19 Vaccines

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is encouraging persons immunised against the coronavirus (COVID-19) to help in sharing accurate information about the vaccines. “You are the heroes [and] now I want you to become the ambassadors. Go back into your community, into your households, schools, churches [or] marketplace, and as you talk to your neighbours, encourage them to get...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew West Rural, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, shows a diagram depicting the design for the proposed renovation of the Lawrence Tavern Health Centre in the constituency. She was making during her contribution in the State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on October 5).

5 years ago Health & WellnessParliament

New Lawrence Tavern Health Centre Building to be Constructed

A new building is to be constructed during fiscal year 2022/23 to house the Lawrence Tavern Health Centre in West Rural St. Andrew, which has outgrown the structure it now occupies. The project will be financed by the National Health Fund (NHF) and the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports, and Education (CHASE) Fund. This was announced by the Minister of State...

Prime Minister,. the Most. Hon Andrew Holness (centre), delivers remarks prior to handing over tablet computers and a printer to the Cedar Grove Academy in St. Catherine. Others (from left) are: Principal for the Gregory Park Primary School in St. Catherine Richard Williams; State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and East Central St. Catherine Member of Parliament, Hon. Alando Terrelonge; Cedar Grove Academy student, Ajani Williams, and Acting Principal, Jonelle Prince. The presentation was made on Friday (October 8) during the Prime Minister’s Vaccine Mobilisation and Public Education Campaign tour in the parish.

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Prime Minister Holness Hands Over Tablets and Printers for Schools and Students In St. Catherine

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon Andrew Holness, on Friday (October 8), handed over several tablet computers and two printers for students and schools in East Central, Southeast, and South St. Catherine. The beneficiary institutions are Cumberland High School, Cedar Grove Academy, and Gregory Park Primary School. Mr. Holness made the presentations during his Vaccine Mobilisation and Public Education Campaign tour...

5 years ago Justice

Marked Improvement In Court Case Clearance Rate

The island’s courts are making steady progress in improving the clearance rate for cases. Notable among these are two Divisions of the Supreme Court. The High Court Division of the Gun Court has reduced the number of active backlogged cases to under 10 per cent and net backlogs to less than five per cent, while the Revenue Court’s list is...