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Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Homer Davis, speaks to residents of Vaughansfield Housing Scheme, in St. James, during a St. James Municipal Corporation/National Housing Trust community meeting, at the Maroon Town Community Centre, in the parish, on Thursday, June 17.

Infrastructure in Vaughansfield Housing Scheme to be Upgraded

The Vaughansfield Housing Scheme, in St. James, has been earmarked for an approximately $35 million infrastructure upgrade project by the Government. This forms part of a multi-billion dollar national programme to upgrade infrastructure of some 100 housing schemes across the...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), and Member of Parliament for St. Ann North Western, Krystal Lee (right), tour Mt. Edgecombe, in St. Ann, on Friday, June 18.

Housing Minister Calls on Stakeholders in St. Ann to Help Prevent Squatting

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, displays the gazetted Law Reform (Zones of Special Operations) (Special Security and Community Development Measures), Norwood Community in the parish of St. James Zone Order 2021, which declares the Norwood community as a Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO). Mr. Holness was addressing a virtual press conference on Sunday (June 20).

Prime Minister Declares ZOSO for Norwood, in St. James

Government to Create Housing Revolution

COVID-19 Update for Saturday, June 19, 2021

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (second left), engages in discussion with (from left) Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams; Acting Superintendent in charge of the Horizon Adult Remand Centre, Louis Ferrigon; and Local Government and Rural Development Minister, and Member of Parliament for West Kingston, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, during a tour of the correctional facility in Kingston on Thursday (June 17).

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Senator Samuda Tours Correctional Facilities, Police Stations in West Kingston

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, on Thursday (June 17), toured police stations and correctional facilities in West Kingston to assess repair and upgrading needs. The facilities visited were the Denham Town and Darling Street Police Stations, the Horizon Adult Remand Centre and the Metcalfe Street Juvenile Remand Centre. Senator Samuda was...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (fifth right), is joined by staff and education stakeholders at Ferris Primary School in Westmoreland, on Thursday, June 17, when 21 tablets valued at $260,000 were handed over to the institution by several non-profit organisations.

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Thousands of Tablets to Students

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, says by the end of the school year, more than 125,000 tablets would have been issued to students under the Government’s Tablets in Schools Programme. Mrs. Williams made the disclosure while addressing a handover ceremony where 21 tablets were presented to the Ferris Primary School in Westmoreland, on June 17. She outlined that in...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaks at a recent Environment Day ceremony.

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Jamaica Preparing National Adaptation Plan

The Ministry of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change is in the process of developing Jamaica’s first National Adaptation Plan (NAP). Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. said that during this financial year, Jamaica will be able to access a US$1.1-million grant from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to begin the preparations. He was speaking during a recent Facebook...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, participates in a meditation exercise during a yoga session on June 13, at the High Commission of India in Kingston. The session is one of a series of activities being hosted by the High Commission of India to commemorate International Day of Yoga, to be celebrated on June 21. The exercise aims to highlight the benefits of yoga. This is the seventh International Day of Yoga, which is observed across the world.

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PHOTOS: Education Minister Participates in Yoga Session

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left) engages Mr. Steven Gooden, CEO – NCB Capital Markets Limited, in discussion. The occasion was the launch of NCB Capital Markets’ Tourism Response Impact Portfolio (TRIP) at the AC Marriott Hotel on June 17, 2021. Minister Bartlett was the Keynote Speaker at the event, where he lauded NCB for the launch of their initiative and also encouraged more financial entities to create unique financial offerings to assist players in the tourism industry.

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PHOTO: Bartlett Lauds NCB on Launch of Tourism Response Impact Portfolio (TRIP) Initiative

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left) engages Mr. Steven Gooden, CEO – NCB Capital Markets Limited, in discussion. The occasion was the launch of NCB Capital Markets’ Tourism Response Impact Portfolio (TRIP) at the AC Marriott Hotel on June 17, 2021. Minister Bartlett was the Keynote Speaker at the event, where he lauded NCB for the launch of their initiative...

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Businesses Must Adapt to Climate Change – Charles Jr.

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is urging businesses to adopt green principles and fully integrate climate adaptation strategies in their operations. “Businesses must adapt to climate change in order to thrive in the global economy. Coronavirus (COVID-19) has hit many industries hard and it has highlighted the importance of integrating innovative and...

India’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Rungsung Masakui.

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Indian High Commission to Publish Yoga Booklet

The High Commission of India is producing a booklet with photos depicting various yoga postures, as part of efforts to raise awareness about the benefits of practising the activity. International Day of Yoga is observed every year on June 21. In 2014, the Day was supported by the United Nations General Assembly, following a Resolution approved by 177 members at...