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

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....
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), examines the design for the new performing arts centre at St. Catherine High School, at the official groundbreaking ceremony, on Friday (June 18). Also looking at the plan are Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right); Chief Executive Officer, CHASE Fund, Billy Heaven (right), and Immediate Past President, St. Catherine High Alumni Association, Hugh Douse.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), examines the design for the new performing arts centre at St. Catherine High School, at the official groundbreaking ceremony, on Friday (June 18). Also looking at the plan are Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right); Chief Executive Officer, CHASE Fund, Billy Heaven (right), and Immediate Past President, St. Catherine High Alumni Association, Hugh Douse.

New Performing Arts Centre for St. Catherine High
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addresses the Senate on June 18.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addresses the Senate on June 18.

Minister Says Amendments to Anti-gang Legislation Will Result in More Convictions
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), in discussion with (from 2nd left), National Coordinator for the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Domestic Violence Intervention Centres, Woman Inspector Jacqueline Dillon Grant; Manager for the Matilda’s Corner Police Station Domestic Violence Intervention Centre, Corporal Kerron Harris; Commanding Officer for the Station, Inspector Earl Grant; Permanent Secretary in the National Security Ministry, Courtney Williams; and Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson, during Friday’s (June 18) tour of the facility.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), in discussion with (from 2nd left), National Coordinator for the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Domestic Violence Intervention Centres, Woman Inspector Jacqueline Dillon Grant; Manager for the Matilda’s Corner Police Station Domestic Violence Intervention Centre, Corporal Kerron Harris; Commanding Officer for the Station, Inspector Earl Grant; Permanent Secretary in the National Security Ministry, Courtney Williams; and Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson, during Friday’s (June 18) tour of the facility.

Six Additional DVICs By Year-end
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), breaks ground for the construction of a new performing arts centre at St. Catherine High School, on Friday (June 18). Also participating (from left) are: Member of Parliament, St. Catherine South Central, Dr. Andrew Wheatley; Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams; Chairman, St. Catherine High School Board, Ms. Sharon Dale; Chief Executive Officer, CHASE Fund, Billy Heaven, and Principal, St. Catherine High School, Mr. Marlon Campbell.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), breaks ground for the construction of a new performing arts centre at St. Catherine High School, on Friday (June 18). Also participating (from left) are: Member of Parliament, St. Catherine South Central, Dr. Andrew Wheatley; Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams; Chairman, St. Catherine High School Board, Ms. Sharon Dale; Chief Executive Officer, CHASE Fund, Billy Heaven, and Principal, St. Catherine High School, Mr. Marlon Campbell.

New Schools to Focus on Teaching Children How to Function in Fourth Industrial Revolution – PM

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), and Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson, examine some of the technological features incorporated in one of the 47 Mitsubishi L200 pickups that were acquired for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) by the National Security Ministry. The pickups and 73 motorbikes, valued at over $186 million, were presented during a ceremony at the Office of the Police Commissioner in Kingston, on Friday (June 18).
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More Vehicles and Bikes for the JCF

The mobility of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has been further bolstered with the acquisition of an additional 120 vehicles and motorcycles, valued at over $186 million. Comprising 47 Mitsubishi L200 pickups and 73 bikes, the units were formally handed over by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, to Police Commissioner, Major General Antony...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left); and Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., display signs to show their commitment towards planting trees, during the #MyTreeLegacy Tree Planting Ceremony, held at St. Catherine High School on Friday (June 18).
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New Act to Deal With Private Lands Selected as Protected Sites

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says under the impending new Protected Areas Act, the Government intends to develop a policy and strategies to address situations where lands that are privately held are selected to be protected sites. The Government will be promulgating a new Protected Areas Act to enable the creation and regulation of a National Protected Areas...
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Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Melody Ennis, provides an update on the country’s vaccination programme during the virtual COVID Conversations press conference on June 17.
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More Than 220,000 Jamaicans Have Received COVID-19 Vaccine

More than 220,000 Jamaicans have received at least one dose of the AstraZeneca coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. Of this number, 51,908 persons are fully vaccinated while 168,758 have received their first dose of the vaccine. Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry, Dr. Melody Ennis, provided the latest vaccination figures during the virtual COVID Conversations press conference on June 17....
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Hon. Olivia Grange, and Reggae Girl, Khadija “Bunny” Shaw
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We All Should Congratulate Reggae Girl “Bunny” Shaw – Sport Minister

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange has said that Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw’s signing with Manchester City Football Club in England is the latest of the major achievements by this Reggae Girl whose rise in the sport has been meteoric. Minister Grange said: “With her move from French football club, Bordeaux, where she was...
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Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, addressing the virtual COVID Conversations press briefing on Thursday (June 17).
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

CMO Urges Continued COVID-19 Vigilance To Avoid Summer Surge

Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, is appealing for continued adherence to the coronavirus (COVID-19) health and safety measures during the summer period. “We are going into a danger period. If we take the experience from last year … during the summer period, there were various activities and events that would have...
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