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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (November 25).
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (November 25).

RGD To Introduce Premium Packages

Cabinet has given approval for the introduction of premium service packages and attendant fees by the Registrar General’s Department (RGD). The packages are for the processing of same-day and next-day service for birth, death and marriage certificates where applicable. Minister...
Deputy Director General of the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), Cheryl Lewis. Ms. Lewis spoke earlier today at the launch of the OUR Guaranteed Standards Jingle Competition, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, in Downtown Kingston, on November 19.
Deputy Director General of the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), Cheryl Lewis. Ms. Lewis spoke earlier today at the launch of the OUR Guaranteed Standards Jingle Competition, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, in Downtown Kingston, on November 19.

OUR Launches Guaranteed Standards Jingle Competition
Director of Youth Ministry with the Anglican Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, Reverend Craig Mears, speaking during a virtual parenting seminar hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Westmoreland Capital on November 12.
Director of Youth Ministry with the Anglican Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, Reverend Craig Mears, speaking during a virtual parenting seminar hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Westmoreland Capital on November 12.

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), partcipates in a ceremony for the handing over of tablets to students of the Drews Avenue Primary and Infant School in St. Andrew on November 4. Displaying devices (from left) are Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams; Chairman, Drews Avenue Primary and Infant School, Naomi Francis; students at the institution, Shanaouyah Laird and Odaine Dixon; Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz; student, Anecia Stewart; and Chairman, e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Christopher Reckord.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), partcipates in a ceremony for the handing over of tablets to students of the Drews Avenue Primary and Infant School in St. Andrew on November 4. Displaying devices (from left) are Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams; Chairman, Drews Avenue Primary and Infant School, Naomi Francis; students at the institution, Shanaouyah Laird and Odaine Dixon; Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz; student, Anecia Stewart; and Chairman, e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Christopher Reckord.

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Kingston Woman Missing

Twenty-year-year-old Iyesha Garwood of Deanery Road, Vineyard Town, Kingston 3 has been missing since Saturday, November 14. She is of brown complexion, medium build and about 172centimetres (5 feet 8 inches) tall. Reports from the Vineyard Town Police are that about 9:00 a.m., Garwood was last seen at home. Her mode of dress at the time she went missing is...
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Members of the Emmanuel Apostolic Church Dance Ministry performed a dance piece at the launch of Youth Month 2020 at the church in Kingston on November 1.
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Youth Must Be At Centre Of Development Agenda

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Nesta Morgan, says that the country’s youth must be at the centre of the conversation about development in Jamaica. “Historically, it was the youth who inspired and executed the greatest change in societies. It is the youth, who will either benefit or pay the price for any decisions we make now,”...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.
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Access to Information on Public Investment Projects

The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service on Wednesday (November 4) launched the Jamaica InvestmentMap, a digital platform that will facilitate interactive public access to information on investment projects being implemented by the Government. These include the construction of roads, bridges and schools, government reform, and climate resilient projects, the progress of which individuals and entities will be able...
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Chief Executive Officer of the National Parenting Support Commission, Kaysia Kerr, addresses the virtual launch of National Parent Month 2020, today (October 30).
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Focus on Fathers During National Parent Month

The National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) today (October 30) launched National Parent Month 2020, which will be observed in November. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NPSC, Kaysia Kerr, said the theme for the Month, ‘Fathers Rise, Lead and Be Wise’, was carefully coined and was shaped out of a need to acknowledge fathers and to involve them in the...
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Controlled Re-Entry Protocols Remain Until Nov. 16

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the current protocols under the controlled re-entry programme for residents and visitors will remain in effect until November 16. “While the requirements for pretesting and quarantine remain the same, we are implementing various operational improvements to streamline the processing of arriving passengers at our airports,” he said. Mr. Holness was speaking at...
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Government Examining Measures to Enable the Delivery of Food During Curfew Hours

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has informed that the Government is examining measures that will enable fast-food and restaurant operators to provide services during the nightly curfew. Speaking at yesterday’s (October 28) digital press conference, at the Office of the Prime Minister, Mr. Holness said the Government is paying close attention to the concerns being raised by operators...
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JIS Extends Deadline for Heritage Competition to October 31

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) has extended the deadline for the submission of entries for its 2020 Heritage Competition from October 24 to October 31 at midnight. The annual competition, which is divided into three components, targets students at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels. Primary level students aged nine to 12 are required to identify a Jamaican person or...
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