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Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) reserves participate in a slow March Pass during their Passing Out Parade held at Curphey Barracks, Up Park Camp in Kingston on Saturday (July 2, 2022). A total of 92 recruits graduated after completing the Jamaica National Reserve (JNR) training programme.

Jamaica Prepared to Deploy Troops to Haiti

Jamaica is prepared to deploy troops to Haiti as part of a multinational response to deteriorating security conditions in the French-speaking island. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, gave the commitment while responding to questions during the quarterly press...

AWP 8679: Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, makes her presentation in State of the Nation Debate in the Senate, on Friday (July 14)

Government to Set Up AI Task Force

The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) has revised its record updating application forms to improve service delivery and customer experience.

RGD Can Facilitate Addition of Father’s Name to Child’s Birth Certificate

Wife of the Prime Minister, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.

Constituency Development Fund’s Importance Highlighted

State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister West, Hon. Homer Davis, addresses the launch of the Canterbury Community Development Project held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in St James on Thursday (June 15).

$40-Million Transformation Project for Canterbury

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second left), leads a tour of the Content Greenhouse Cluster Project in Williamsfield, Manchester, on Wednesday (June 14), by President of the World Bank, Ajay Banga (left). Also on the tour were Greenhouse farmer Earl Williams (second right) and Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney.

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World Bank President Praises Jamaica’s Economic Health

World Bank President, Ajay Banga, has high praises for Jamaica’s current economic health, noting that “your country has managed your macro situation very well”. “It is not the same for many developing countries, which took on a great deal of debt when interest rates were low, both international and domestic debt,” he noted. “The World Bank and the International Monetary...

3 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Dividends from Early-Childhood-Education Investments Highlighted

Culture, Health, Arts, Sports, and Education (CHASE) Fund Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Wilford “Billy” Heaven, says investing in early-childhood education is critical to the development of Jamaica’s children, noting that this has long-term benefits for the society. Addressing students, teachers, and parents at the Westmoreland-based Savanna-la-Mar Infant School recently, Mr. Heaven said the quality of early-childhood education is the difference...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), looks on as six-year-old Ari (left) from the Danny Williams School for the Deaf, signs while using an assistive learning device to read. Also observing are Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), and student, Mico University College, Special Education Unit, Nathaniel Campbell. Occasion was a courtesy call at Jamaica House on May 30, to present the Accessible Digital Textbook Project to the Prime Minister. The initiative is a collaboration between the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Book Fusion, to provide children with access to high-quality, interactive digital textbooks in a variety of languages, including Jamaican Sign Language.

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PHOTOS: Accessible Digital Textbook Project Presented to PM

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JSIF Reminds Persons to Apply for Support Under REDI II

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) is urging persons who have not yet submitted their applications for support under its Rural Economic Development Initiative II (REDI II), to do so quickly Completed application forms and supporting documents must be submitted by Wednesday, May 31 at 4:00 p.m. The process may be done electronically via email to redi@jsif.org, or delivered to...

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8th National Skills Competition to Be Held at National Arena

The HEART/NSTA Trust will host the 8th National Skills Competition from May 30 to June 2, at the National Arena in Kingston, under the theme ‘Future Proofing the Economy through TVET’. According to a bulletin from the Ministry of Education and Youth, over twenty-five new and emerging skills will be showcased across various leading sectors. The National Skills Competition is...

Minister without Portfolio with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, addressing Wednesday’s (May 24) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

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Outcomes of Prime Minister’s Decision on Salary Adjustments Highlighted

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness’ decision to decline the salary increase attached to the post under the new public-sector-compensation regime will have implications for past and future holders of the office. Minister without Portfolio with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, provided an update during Wednesday’s (May 24) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. “It’s not the [Most...