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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, closes the 2021/22 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 15).
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, closes the 2021/22 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 15).

Gov’t Committed To Digital Switchover by 2023

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has reiterated the Government’s commitment to completing the switch from analog to digital free-to-air television by 2023.  Jamaica is undertaking a phased transition to digital broadcasting technology, with the initial focus on the main...
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COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right) presented a token of appreciation to the Mexican Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Juan José González Mijares, when the Ambassador visited the Ministry’s Knutsford Boulevard offices recently. During the visit they discussed possible ways to boost collaboration between both countries as well as the upcoming United Nations World Tourism Organization’s (UNWTO) Regional Commission for the Americas (CAM) meeting, scheduled for June 23-24, 2021, in Jamaica.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right) presented a token of appreciation to the Mexican Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Juan José González Mijares, when the Ambassador visited the Ministry’s Knutsford Boulevard offices recently. During the visit they discussed possible ways to boost collaboration between both countries as well as the upcoming United Nations World Tourism Organization’s (UNWTO) Regional Commission for the Americas (CAM) meeting, scheduled for June 23-24, 2021, in Jamaica.

PHOTO: Tourism Minister Meets with Mexican Ambassador to Jamaica
Standing, JEP Group CSR Officer, Patrice Howell, leads the needs assessment meeting held at Repooh Restaurant with the Old Harbour Bay Fisherfolk Council in March. Other individuals photographed include Mr. Ian Jones, Fisheries Officer, National Fisheries Authority (at the table to Patrice’s right), Mr. Kevin Baker, President of Old Harbour Bay Fisherfolk Council (at the table to Patrice’s left). Ms. Jacqueline Walker, Secretary of the Old Harbour Bay Fisherfolk Council (at the table to Patrice’s left taking notes). Other persons present were executive members of the council.
Standing, JEP Group CSR Officer, Patrice Howell, leads the needs assessment meeting held at Repooh Restaurant with the Old Harbour Bay Fisherfolk Council in March. Other individuals photographed include Mr. Ian Jones, Fisheries Officer, National Fisheries Authority (at the table to Patrice’s right), Mr. Kevin Baker, President of Old Harbour Bay Fisherfolk Council (at the table to Patrice’s left). Ms. Jacqueline Walker, Secretary of the Old Harbour Bay Fisherfolk Council (at the table to Patrice’s left taking notes). Other persons present were executive members of the council.

Jamaica Energy Partners Group To Host Fisherfolk Training Session This Month
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, delivers the closing 2021/22 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (June 15), under the theme ‘Recovering Faster, Stronger, and Better’. In the background (from left) are Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams; and Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, delivers the closing 2021/22 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (June 15), under the theme ‘Recovering Faster, Stronger, and Better’. In the background (from left) are Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams; and Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange.

Applications Accepted For Tourism Workers’ Pension Scheme Sept. 1

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National Coordinator for the Sickle Cell Programme at the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Carol Lord.
Health & Wellness

Sickle Cell Coordinators To Monitor Paediatric Patients

The Ministry of Health and Wellness will be placing sickle cell coordinators at public health facilities across the island who will be charged with providing support for paediatric patients. National Coordinator for the Sickle Cell Programme at the Ministry, Dr. Carol Lord, told JIS News that the coordinators have been identified and they will be working with babies and children...
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Minister of Tourism and Leader of Government Business in the House of Representatives, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, closing the 2021/22 Sectoral Debate in the Lower House, on Tuesday (June 15). Also pictured in the background (from left) are Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams; and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.
Housing

Government On Track To Deliver Thousands Of Housing Solutions

 The Government is still on track to provide 70,000 affordable housing solutions for Jamaicans within the next five years.   This assurance comes from Minister of Tourism and Leader of Government Business in the House of Representatives, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.   The Minister, who was closing the 2021/22 Sectoral Debate in the Lower House on Tuesday (June 15), said the Government is also...
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Acting Director of the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Deidre Hudson-Sinclair. ​
Transport

Road Safety Unit Calls On Parents To Safeguard Children

Acting Director of the Road Safety Unit (RSU) in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Deidre Hudson-Sinclair, is calling on parents and guardians to take greater responsibility in ensuring the safety and well-being of their children. Her call comes in light of statistics that show that 30 per cent of child road fatalities since the beginning of the year took...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
Health & Wellness

Work On Tobacco Control Bill Progressing Well

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the work of the Joint Select Committee of Parliament on the Tobacco Control Bill is progressing well. The Minister told JIS News that he has seen “progress” in the submissions from several interest groups and that the manufacturing company, Carreras Group, is scheduled to address the Committee. “We are...
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Director, National Laboratory Services, Dr. Michelle Hamilton (left) and Jamaica’s Top Blood Donor, Sonya Binns Lawrence, point to Mrs. Binns Lawrence’s name on the Blood Donors Honour List. Occasion was the World Blood Donor Day Donor Awards held at the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) in Kingston on Monday (June 14).
Health & Wellness

Young People Urged To Give Blood

Director of the National Laboratory Services, Dr. Michelle Hamilton, is calling on young people to voluntarily give blood and to also encourage their peers to donate. “It has been well recognised that the best way of sustaining a blood donation system is through voluntary blood donors and so we are asking persons to donate.  In several territories, blood is given...
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