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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the official handing over of computer devices by President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Keith Duncan, his wife, Wendy and son, Zachary, to the ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child Initiative’, during a ceremony at the PSOJ’s Hope Road offices in St. Andrew on July 6. The devices, which include 17 tablets and seven laptops, will benefit students of Mannings Hill Primary School, Stony Hill Primary and Infant School, Golden Spring Primary School and Lawrence Tavern Primary School.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the official handing over of computer devices by President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Keith Duncan, his wife, Wendy and son, Zachary, to the ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child Initiative’, during a ceremony at the PSOJ’s Hope Road offices in St. Andrew on July 6. The devices, which include 17 tablets and seven laptops, will benefit students of Mannings Hill Primary School, Stony Hill Primary and Infant School, Golden Spring Primary School and Lawrence Tavern Primary School.

Specialist Teachers In Primary Schools In New Academic Year

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be incorporating specialist teachers at the primary level in the new academic year. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, during the official handover of computer devices from President of...
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, stresses a point while piloting the Legal Aid (Fees) (Validation and Indemnification) Act, 2021, during the sitting of the Senate on Friday (July 2).
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, stresses a point while piloting the Legal Aid (Fees) (Validation and Indemnification) Act, 2021, during the sitting of the Senate on Friday (July 2).

Senate Passes Bill To Validate Payments To Attorneys-At-Law
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New Building Pipe Laying Project To Begin on Monday July 12, 2021
Nathania Hall (left), who was first in line off the inaugural nonstop flight from Zurich to Montego Bay on Monday night, July 5, gets a COVID-19-compliant greeting from Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett.
Nathania Hall (left), who was first in line off the inaugural nonstop flight from Zurich to Montego Bay on Monday night, July 5, gets a COVID-19-compliant greeting from Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett.

Tourism Minister Says Country’s Response To COVID-19 Has Attention Of Airline Partners
Restorative Justice Coordinator, Andriene Lindsay. (Contributed Photo)
Restorative Justice Coordinator, Andriene Lindsay. (Contributed Photo)

RJU Surpasses Sensitisation Target

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Manager for Corporate Affairs and Communication at the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), Jeanette Lewis.
Education

July 16 Deadline To Apply For BGLC Tertiary Education Grant

Students interested in applying for the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) Tertiary Education Grant for the 2021/2022 academic year have until Friday, July 16 to submit their applications. The grants are available to full-time undergraduates, 26 years and younger, who are enrolled at an accredited local tertiary institution and have a grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.75....
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Nathania Hall, who along with her mother Sanchia Gordon-Hall were first in line off the inaugural nonstop flight from Zurich to Montego Bay on Monday night, July 5, gets a COVID-19 compliant greeting from Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett. The Halls are Jamaicans residing in Austria.
Tourism

Zurich-Montego Bay Non-stop Flight Service a Game-Changer – Minister Bartlett

Last night’s (July 5) inaugural direct flight between the Swiss financial city, Zurich and Montego Bay, marks the introduction of a crucial airlift arrangement that has been hailed as a game-changer for Jamaica’s recovering tourism industry. Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett declared the service “a game-changer in terms of boosting connectivity out of that section of Europe,” after welcoming...
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Works / Construction

Road Closure Notice for the Dunbar’s River to Chantilly Roadway in Westmoreland

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising that effective Wednesday, July 7, 2021, the Dunbar’s River to Chantilly roadway in Westmoreland, will be closed to vehicular traffic. This road closure will remain in effect for two days, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. daily.   Community Relations Officer at the NWA’s Western Region, Janel Ricketts, says the...
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President and Chief Executive Officer of the Airports Authority of Jamaica, Audley Deidrick, speaks at the recent handover of a police post at the Ian Fleming International Airport in st. Mary.
AviationEducation

AAJ Spends $5 Million To Buy Tablets For Students

The Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) has spent approximately $5 million since the start of 2021 to purchase tablets for students, as part of its corporate social responsibility programme. The tablets were earmarked to assist students who have been out of school since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced school closures in March 2020. Minister of Transport and...
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Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda.
National Security and Peace

Senate Passes Extradition (Amendment) Bill, 2021

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, is assuring that the amendments to the Extradition Bill will not infringe on the rights of any person being sought for extradition, whether to the United States or any other country. He noted that the Extradition (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which was passed in the Senate on...
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