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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. (File photo)
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. (File photo)

Gov’t Committed To Ensuring Rights Of Windrush Generation Are Protected- Minister Johnson Smith

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says the Government remains committed to ensuring that the rights of members of the Windrush generation and their descendants are protected. “We are aware that there are...
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (left), and Chairman of the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Hon. William “Billy” Shagoury (right), display a defibrillator, donated to the May Pen Hospital, in Clarendon, by Mr. Shagoury, at a presentation ceremony held at the Ministry in St. Andrew on Tuesday (June 22). Also sharing in the occasion (from second left) are Chief Executive Officer of the Hospital, Eugenia Clarke-James and Senior Medical Officer at the hospital, Dr. Bradley Edwards.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (left), and Chairman of the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Hon. William “Billy” Shagoury (right), display a defibrillator, donated to the May Pen Hospital, in Clarendon, by Mr. Shagoury, at a presentation ceremony held at the Ministry in St. Andrew on Tuesday (June 22). Also sharing in the occasion (from second left) are Chief Executive Officer of the Hospital, Eugenia Clarke-James and Senior Medical Officer at the hospital, Dr. Bradley Edwards.

May Pen Hospital Gets Two Additional Defibrillators
Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the sitting of the House of Representatives on June 22.
Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the sitting of the House of Representatives on June 22.

PM Announces Protocols For Reopening Of Entertainment Sector
(From left) Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness; Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, and Managing Director, Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL), Yago Castro sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Tuesday (June 22) at Jamaica House.
(From left) Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness; Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, and Managing Director, Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL), Yago Castro sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Tuesday (June 22) at Jamaica House.

Gov’t And Carib Cement Sign MOU To Use End-Of-Life Tyres As Fuel Source
Chief Executive Officer, National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson.
Chief Executive Officer, National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson.

NHF Receives ISO 9001:2015 Certification for Five Drug Serv Pharmacies

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Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett.
Tourism

Tourism Driving Jamaica’s Economic Recovery Since Reopening – Minister Bartlett

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett has revealed that since its reopening in June 2020, the tourism sector has been driving the economic recovery of Jamaica’s economy, through a steady increase in arrivals and tourism earnings. Minister Bartlett expressed that “preliminary figures indicate that since the reopening of the tourism sector on June 15, 2020, Jamaica has recorded a total of...
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(FILE) Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks at a quarterly press briefing, at the Ministry in Kingston, in December.
Local Government

Minister McKenzie Warns Persons Who Flout Building Regulations

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Government is prepared to take action where persons continue to build in unsafe zones or without the required approvals from the municipal authorities. He noted that the State has a duty to act within the ambit of the law to ensure safety in the built environment. “Once a...
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Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) speak with motorists at a checkpoint in the Norwood community in St. James on Monday (June 21). The community was declared a Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) by the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Sunday (June 20).
National Security and Peace

ZOSO In Norwood Already Reaping Success

Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Corporate Communications Unit (CCU), Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Stephanie Lindsay, says that the newly implemented Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) in Norwood, St. James, is already reaping success. The ZOSO was declared on Sunday (June 20) by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness to tackle the increase in crime and violence...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
Tourism

Top Tourism Officials to Visit Jamaica for High-Level UNWTO Meeting

Secretary-General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Mr. Zurab Pololikashvili and Minister of Tourism for Saudi Arabia, His Excellency Ahmed Al Khateeb, are among the global tourism officials who will visit Jamaica this week to attend the blended staging of the UNWTO’s 66th Regional Commission of the Americas (CAM) on June 24th. The trip will mark Mr. Pololikashvili’s...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda looks on as Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, the Hon. Desmond McKenzie conducts a preliminary assessment of the infrastructure to be corrected alongside the Horizon Adult Remand Centre. With the Ministers are representatives from the National Works Agency and the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC).
National Security and Peace

DCS Receives Significant Investments – Minister Samuda

New perimeter fencing, digital courtrooms and increased water storage are just a few of the most recent investments made in the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) by the Government of Jamaica under Project Rebuild, Overhaul and Construct (P-ROC). This according to Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, who visited the Horizon Adult...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (front centre), plants a tree at his alma mater, St. Catherine High School, on Friday (June 18). He is assisted by Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (right), and Chief Executive Officer and Conservator of Forests, Ainsley Henry. Looking on are cadets from the school. (background).
Environment

Minister Charles Jr. to Submit ‘Renewed Jamaica’ Tree Planting Initiative for Cabinet Consideration

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, says he will be submitting, for the Prime Minister’s consideration and that of Cabinet, an initiative dubbed ‘Renewed Jamaica’, which is geared at protecting the environment through the planting of trees. He made the disclosure at the #MyTreeLegacy tree-planting exercise held at St. Catherine High School on...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, looks at a bed in the new female ward at the Manchester Infirmary, at the official opening of the facility on Friday (June 18). At right is Matron of the infirmary, Nurse Tracy Thompson-McLean.
Local Government

New Ward Now Open At Manchester Infirmary

The spanking new female ward at the Manchester Infirmary was officially opened on Friday (June 18) by Local Government and Rural Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. Work on the 41-bed ward, which cost just over $48 million, has been completed for more than a year, but the official opening was delayed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Minister McKenzie said...
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