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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, highlights a point while making his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate, on Friday (July 16).
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, highlights a point while making his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate, on Friday (July 16).

Jobs Increase by 15% in BPO Sector

The number of jobs in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector increased by 15 per cent over the past year, with 44,000 people employed in the sector as of June 30, 2021. This compares to the corresponding period in 2020,...
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), in discussion with Chief Executive Officer of the Jarrett Foundation, Dr. Pearl Jarrett, at a ceremony held on Thursday (July 15) at the new Foreign Affairs headquarters, 2 Port Royal Street, Downtown Kingston, to hand over two million face masks.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), in discussion with Chief Executive Officer of the Jarrett Foundation, Dr. Pearl Jarrett, at a ceremony held on Thursday (July 15) at the new Foreign Affairs headquarters, 2 Port Royal Street, Downtown Kingston, to hand over two million face masks.

Jarrett Foundation Donates Two Million Face Masks
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), is accompanied by Parish Coordinator for Disaster Preparedness at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Ornella Lewis (centre), and Principal of St. Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS), Keith Wellington, during a tour of the emergency shelter at the institution, on Friday, July 16.
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), is accompanied by Parish Coordinator for Disaster Preparedness at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Ornella Lewis (centre), and Principal of St. Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS), Keith Wellington, during a tour of the emergency shelter at the institution, on Friday, July 16.

Emergency Shelters Ready in The West
Chairman, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) and the Fair Trading Commission (FTC), Donovan White, addresses virtual press briefing on Friday, July 16.
Chairman, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) and the Fair Trading Commission (FTC), Donovan White, addresses virtual press briefing on Friday, July 16.

Nine-Member Committee Appointed For Merger of CAC and FTC
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, makes his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate, on Friday (July 16).
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, makes his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate, on Friday (July 16).

Work From Home Arrangement For BPO Sector to be Made More Efficient

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a social housing function in Farm Pen, St. Mary, on Friday (July 16).
Housing

PM Says Government is Committed to Housing Vision

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has emphasised that making affordable houses available to all sectors of society is a vision to which the Government is committed. “Our commitment of 70,000 housing solutions is underway. We have put together the Bernard Lodge project, 15,000 houses, and we are seeing other private sector initiatives coming up,” Mr. Holness said, at...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (right), with St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry and Labour, Saboto Caesar (left), on day one of the inaugural CanEx Psychedelics Summit, at the Jewel Grande Montego Bay Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, St. James, on July 15.
Agriculture

Protocols in Place for ‘Magic Mushrooms’

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the government has put in place interim protocols to facilitate the cultivation and processing of psilocybin mushrooms, also known as ‘magic mushrooms’ in Jamaica. “What we have been doing with the team is really looking at how can those who want to participate in the industry at least know the protocols...
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An aerial view of the Ken Jones Aerodrome in St. Margaret’s Bay, Portland.
Transport

JCAA Wants Regulations Segmented

In preparation for the growth and development of general aviation in Jamaica, the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) is working towards the segmentation of the relevant regulations. Director of Flight Safety at the JCAA, Noel Ellis, told JIS News that the Authority is putting the necessary measures in place to ensure that the regulations are consistent with the standards of...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams
Education

Minister Commends Secretaries for Forming Association

The Jamaica Association of Secretaries of Secondary Schools (JASSS) was virtually launched today, July 16, under the theme ‘Securing the Future of Education by Investing in the Present’. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, commended the members for organising themselves to be more effective in the way they carry out their responsibilities. The Minister’s message was read...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), in dialogue with Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe (right) and Deputy Chief Education Officer with responsibility for Assessment and Examination Administration in the Ministry, Terry Ann Thomas Gayle, during a press conference at the Ministry, on July 16 to announce results of the 2021 sitting of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations.
Education

84.4 % of PEP Students Placed in One of Their Preferred Schools

Thirty-one thousand, four hundred and seventy-nine or 84.44 per cent of students who sat the 2021 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations have been placed in one of their preferred schools. Making the announcement today (July 16),  Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, said the results will be available for access at the parent portal at www.parents.dpisonline.com from...
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Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange.
Culture

Culture Minister Reviewing Rules for Grooming in Schools

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, says recommendations for the revision of dress and grooming requirements for schools and public institutions are now under way. Minister Grange made the disclosure while addressing the National Council of Reparations (NCR) webinar, ‘Jamaica Dissecting Race: Defamation, Discrimination and Development’, on Thursday (July 15). “My Ministry, which is the Ministry of...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), is joined by Commercial Services Manager at the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation, Fitz Davis (centre), and President of the Negril Chamber of Commerce, Richard Wallace, during a tour of the Negril Fruit & Vegetable Market in Westmoreland, on Thursday, July 15. Approximately $80 million is to be spent to rehabilitate the market.
Local Government

Negril Fruit And Vegetable Market To Be Rehabilitated

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Government intends to spend approximately $80 million to rehabilitate the Negril Fruit & Vegetable Market in Westmoreland. Mr. McKenzie toured the facility on Thursday, July 15, where he identified a number of issues. He told journalists that due to the state of the market, vendors opt to ignore...
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