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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), addressing representatives of the Caribbean Alternative Investment Association (CARAIA) at the AC Hotel Kingston recently. The meeting was aimed at discussing the creation of an enabling environment to foster investments, leading to the growth of small and medium-sized tourism enterprises.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), addressing representatives of the Caribbean Alternative Investment Association (CARAIA) at the AC Hotel Kingston recently. The meeting was aimed at discussing the creation of an enabling environment to foster investments, leading to the growth of small and medium-sized tourism enterprises.

7,500 Hotel Rooms Coming On Stream

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the investment climate remains positive despite the sector being impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Mr. Bartlett said the level of multibillion-dollar investment projects that are now under way or programmed for implementation over...
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr.

Parents Urged To Reach Out To NPSC For Support
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses the launch of the 2021 Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP), at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education in Portland on July 30.
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses the launch of the 2021 Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP), at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education in Portland on July 30.

New Areas Added To Youth Summer Employment Programme
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), presents the winner’s trophy to Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2021, Dominic Reid, following her coronation at the Little Theatre in Kingston on Sunday (August 1). Ms. Reid, a dental surgeon who represented Manchester, is the daughter of 1991 Festival Queen, Karlene Kelly-Reid. At left is first runner-up in this year’s competition, Miss Westmoreland, Nakinskie Robinson. The Festival Queen competition, which forms part of the Jamaica’s Emancipation and Independence celebrations, is organised by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC).
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), presents the winner’s trophy to Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2021, Dominic Reid, following her coronation at the Little Theatre in Kingston on Sunday (August 1). Ms. Reid, a dental surgeon who represented Manchester, is the daughter of 1991 Festival Queen, Karlene Kelly-Reid. At left is first runner-up in this year’s competition, Miss Westmoreland, Nakinskie Robinson. The Festival Queen competition, which forms part of the Jamaica’s Emancipation and Independence celebrations, is organised by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC).

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Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Homer Davis (right); Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams (2nd right); and Custos Rotulorum for St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin (2nd left), join other congregants in singing a hymn during an Independence Church Service at Maldon Baptist Church in St. James on Sunday (August 1).
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Jamaicans Encouraged to Stand United Against Crime and Violence

Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Homer Davis, is encouraging Jamaicans to take a united stand against crime and violence which, he says, threatens to undermine the nation’s civil liberties.   In a message delivered during an Independence Church Service at Maldon Baptist Church in St. James on Sunday (August 1), Mr. Davis said...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.
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Preparations Underway for Jamaica 60

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says that preparations are in high gear to mark the country’s 60th anniversary of Independence in 2022.   “We are already on our way with the Jamaica 60 logo, which was selected through a competition,” she said in a video message aired at the National Emancipation and Independence thanksgiving service held...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries and Member of Parliament for Southwest St. Elizabeth, Hon. Floyd Green, assists in packaging meals for delivery to elderly persons and shut-ins in Middle Quarters recently, under an initiative organised by the Middle Quarters Community Development Committee (CDC). Serving the soup is Secretary of the CDC, Natasha Williams.
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Middle Quarters CDC Treats Elderly, Shut-Ins

More than 200 elderly persons and shut-ins from Middle Quarters and its environs in St. Elizabeth were treated to a warm meal and care packages recently by the Middle Quarters Community Development Committee (CDC).  President of the Middle Quarters CDC, Stashauna Burnett, told JIS News that the initiative was in response to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), presents a tablet to Aaron Shields (left) of the Grants Pen Primary and Infant School in St. Thomas, while summer school programme organiser, 16-year old Jaheim Brown, looks on. Occasion was a fun day activity organised by Jaheim at Hope Botanical Gardens in St. Andrew on July 31, to close out the annual summer programme, which he organises for young children in his Yallahs community.
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Summer School Programme Going Well – Minister Williams

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, says that the first staging of the National Summer School Programme is going well.  “We are pleased with summer school…our tutors took to it and our students as well and summer school is (doing) what it (is) intended to do, especially with the (face- to-face component), in terms of finding some of...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at podium), emphasises a point while addressing journalists at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Friday (July 30), where he welcomed the arrival of 300,000 doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines from the United Kingdom (UK). Others (from left) are: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; UK High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Asif Ahmad; and Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
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Vaccines Offer Hope for Faster Return to Normal Life- PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine provides a “ray of hope” for faster recovery and a return to normalcy as soon as possible.     As such, he is appealing for all eligible Jamaicans, to take the vaccine.  The Prime Minister was speaking to journalists at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Friday (July...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. (File Photo)
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Virtual Celebrations for Jamaica 59

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, is inviting Jamaicans to join the virtual celebration of the country’s 59th anniversary of Independence.  With restrictions on live activities, due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Minister Grange said that events will be broadcast on national television or online to allow the public to participate from the safety and comfort of...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Faval Williams (seated right) and Country Representative for Microsoft, Yamile Bustamante (seated left), sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a five-year Digital Skills Programme, at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on Tuesday (July 27). Observing in the background (from left) are: Marketing Manager for Microsoft, Latoya Duffus; Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Grace McLean; and Senior Education Officer, Meloney Rhynie.
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Over 150,000 Jamaicans To Benefit From 5-Year Digital Skills Programme

Over 150,000 Jamaicans are to benefit from a five-year Digital Skills Programme being undertaken by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information and Microsoft. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the partnership was signed on July 27, at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston. The objective is to equip persons will the digital skills needed to fill in-demand...
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