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PICA to Offer Services at Diaspora Conference
The Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) will be offering a range of services, including passport and citizenship applications, during the four-day Jamaica Diaspora Conference, which gets under way on Sunday (June16) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St....
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PHOTOS: US Ambassador and USAID Rep Call on Minister Mckenzie
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second right), presents United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Nick Perry (left) with a copy of his sectoral presentation when the Ambassador visited the Minister’s Hagley Park Road offices in Kingston on May 30. Sharing in the moment are Country Representative for the United States Agency for International Development...
Locals Can Participate in Diaspora Day of Service
Jamaicans resident in the island can volunteer their time and service at community projects organised by Diaspora groups on the Diaspora Day of Service, scheduled for Thursday, June 20, 2024. The Diaspora Day of Service marks the conclusion of the Jamaica Biennial Diaspora Conference, slated for June 16 to 19, allowing attendees to take part in pre-arranged projects in communities...
JICA to Hand Over Disaster Emergency Communication Equipment in June
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is scheduled to officially hand over the disaster emergency communication equipment and related infrastructure to the Government next month. More than $2 billion has been invested in the project, aimed at developing a national emergency communication system to coordinate incident response among key government agencies and volunteers. Providing an update in the House of...
PHOTOS: Gregory Park Primary to Get Multipurpose Court
State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine East Central, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (third right), participates in the breaking of ground for the construction of a multipurpose court at the Gregory Park Primary School in St. Catherine on Wednesday (May 29). Joining him are (from left) Sports Development Foundation General Manager, Alan Beckford;...
DBJ Intensifying Efforts to Support Divestment of and Private Investment in State Assets
The Development Bank of Jamaica Limited (DBJ) plans to intensify efforts to provide support for the divestment of government-owned assets during fiscal year 2024/25, primarily by facilitating private investment through the transparent execution of Public-Private Partnerships (P4) and privatisations. Details of the programmed engagements are outlined in the Jamaica Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the Fiscal Year...
PHOTOS: House Speaker meets with Cuban Ambassador at Gordon House
Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (left), accepts a book on Cuban art from Cuba’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Fermín Quiñones Sánchez, during a courtesy call at Gordon House on Tuesday (May 28). Sharing the moment is Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Colleen Lowe. The visit focused on deepening inter-parliamentary relations and matters...
