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Plans In Place For National Customer Service Week
This year’s National Customer Service Week will be observed October 4 to 8 under the theme “You…Me…We got the power of service excellence”. The virtual media launch of the event on Wednesday (September 1) was hosted by members of the...
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Government to Expand National Service Corps Programme
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is seeking to expand the Jamaica National Service Corps (JNSC) to reach more of the nation’s unattached youth. “We recognise that we need to place far more resources into programmes like these (JNSC). As soon as we return to normal, we will have to increase the intake and eventually, the policy position...
Prime Minister Salutes Jamaican Workers
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has saluted Jamaican workers for their role in the socio-economic development of the country. “I thank all workers who continue to make strides in their fields of work for the betterment of our families and for Jamaica,” Mr. Holness said, in his message read by Minister of Industry, Investment, and Commerce, and Member...
Official Memorial Service for Ambassador the Honourable Anthony ‘Tony’ Smith Rowe Johnson, OJ
The Government of Jamaica has accorded an official Memorial Service to the late former Government Minister, Senator and Member of the House of Representative, Ambassador the Honourable Anthony Johnson, OJ. Ambassador Johnson died on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, after a period of illness. He was 82 years old. The official memorial service is to take place on Thursday, May 27, 2021, at 10:30...
PM Holness Encourages Greater Online Supervision As More Students Receive Tablets and Laptops
As Prime Minister Andrew Holness continues distribution of tablets across the island, he is encouraging parents and guardians to properly supervise the online activities of their children. Prime Minister Holness says, as children are now increasingly accessing the tools that enable them to go online, there is the potential for them to be exposed to unsavoury information that is not...
Prime Minister Committed to Combatting Learning Loss
Acknowledging that there are significant challenges in the education system today due to the effects of Covid-19, Prime Minister Andrew Holness says many of our students are not learning at the level, pace and stage at which they would be, were they in the usual face to face learning modality. He says the Government is concerned that this cohort of...
Leaders of UN Initiative Committed to Global Recovery from the Negative Economic Impacts of COVID-19
Prime Minister Andrew Holness, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada, and United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres had important discussions concerning the pandemic’s devastating impacts on vulnerable economies and developing countries. They discussed debt and liquidity issues and the unique challenges faced by Small Island Developing States, which are highly prone to the devastating effects of climate change and natural...
