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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, speaks at a digital Town Hall Meeting, hosted by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, which formed part of the two-day virtual Jamaica Diaspora Sustainability Symposium, from June 16-17.

Association of Jamaicans in China Continues to Provide Support

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says the Association of Jamaicans in China will continue to be leveraged as an outreach mechanism, which complements the Diplomatic Mission, to serve nationals residing in the...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang

Construction of Autopsy Suite to Begin by Early August

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

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

5 years ago HousingPrime MinisterUrban Renewal

Government to Create Housing Revolution

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is going to create a housing revolution to deliver units to families across the island at reasonable costs. Speaking at the handing over of a social housing unit in Pedro, St. Catherine, on June 18, Mr. Holness said the Government is devising a project where developers are provided with lands,...

5 years ago Coronavirus

COVID-19 Update for Saturday, June 19, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 61 49,668 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 33 27,765 Males 28 21,900 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 2 years to 86 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES Clarendon 3 2,700 Hanover 0 1340 Kingston & St. Andrew 18 13,756 Manchester 1 2,976 Portland...

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).

5 years ago National Security and Peace

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.

5 years ago Education

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.

5 years ago Climate ChangeEnvironment

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.

5 years ago CultureEducation

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.

5 years ago Tourism

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...