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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), speaks with Kingston College and Jamaica College students on Monday’s (September 2) start of the 2024/25 academic year. Looking on is Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (third right). The Prime Minister and several Government Ministers greeted students at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in St. Andrew as they made their way to school.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), speaks with Kingston College and Jamaica College students on Monday’s (September 2) start of the 2024/25 academic year. Looking on is Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (third right). The Prime Minister and several Government Ministers greeted students at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in St. Andrew as they made their way to school.

STEM Education Remains a Gov’t Priority – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education remains a priority focus area for the Government in driving national development. “We are investing. We have said we are going to be building six...
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second right, seated), and Tourism Minister and Member of Parliament for St. James East Central, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre, seated), with this year’s beneficiaries of the East Central St. James Scholarship and Welfare Fund education awards. The occasion was the awards ceremony at the Iberostar Hotel in St. James on Wednesday (August 28). Joining them are Councillor for the Springmount Division, Uvel Graham (left, seated); Councillor for the Rose Hall Division, Anthony Murray (right, seated); and past grant recipient, Paige Gordon (second left, seated).
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second right, seated), and Tourism Minister and Member of Parliament for St. James East Central, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre, seated), with this year’s beneficiaries of the East Central St. James Scholarship and Welfare Fund education awards. The occasion was the awards ceremony at the Iberostar Hotel in St. James on Wednesday (August 28). Joining them are Councillor for the Springmount Division, Uvel Graham (left, seated); Councillor for the Rose Hall Division, Anthony Murray (right, seated); and past grant recipient, Paige Gordon (second left, seated).

Jamaica’s Youth Encouraged to Be At the Vanguard of the Artificial Intelligence Revolution
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (third right); Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe (third left); and Chief Executive Officer, e-Learning Jamaica, Andrew Lee (second right), display some of the new laptops donated by e-Learning Jamaica to the Jamaica Library Service (JLS) at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library, 2 Tom Redcam Drive, on Tuesday (August 13). Others from left are Senior Director, JLS, Kishma Simpson; Principal Director, Telecommunications, Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Kaydian Smith Newton; and Director General, JLS, Maureen Thompson.    
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (third right); Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe (third left); and Chief Executive Officer, e-Learning Jamaica, Andrew Lee (second right), display some of the new laptops donated by e-Learning Jamaica to the Jamaica Library Service (JLS) at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library, 2 Tom Redcam Drive, on Tuesday (August 13). Others from left are Senior Director, JLS, Kishma Simpson; Principal Director, Telecommunications, Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Kaydian Smith Newton; and Director General, JLS, Maureen Thompson.    

e-Learning Jamaica Donates 200 Laptops to Jamaica Library Service
The Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands marked a significant milestone on July 24, 2024, with the launch of a special commemorative stamp issued in denominations of $60.00. and $100.00.
The Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands marked a significant milestone on July 24, 2024, with the launch of a special commemorative stamp issued in denominations of $60.00. and $100.00.

Special Commemorative Stamp Launched for Diocese of Jamaica
Prime Minister the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness (left), greets President and Chief Executive Officer the at Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS), Hugh Grant, during a meeting with the executive team of the JPS at the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday (August 5).
Prime Minister the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness (left), greets President and Chief Executive Officer the at Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS), Hugh Grant, during a meeting with the executive team of the JPS at the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday (August 5).

PM Urges JPS to Provide Date for Restoration of Power to Southwest St. Elizabeth

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Acting Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson (centre), presents a gift to President, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Akihiko Tanaka, during his courtesy call and site visit at ODPEM’s head office on Haining Road in Kingston on Wednesday (July 31). Looking on is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Marsha Henry-Smith. Mr. Tanaka and other JICA officials were updated during the visit on the Improvement of Emergency Communication System Project in Jamaica, a collaborative effort between ODPEM and the Agency.
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PHOTOS: JICA President Visits ODPEM

Acting Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson (centre), presents a gift to President, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Akihiko Tanaka, during his courtesy call and site visit at ODPEM’s head office on Haining Road in Kingston on Wednesday (July 31). Looking on is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development,...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes a statement in the House of Representatives on July 16.
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Telecoms Services Restored for Majority of Customers

Telecommunications companies Digicel and Flow are reporting that significant coverage has been restored for customers, following the passage of Hurricane Beryl. Addressing the House of Representatives on July 16, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said Flow reported that as of July 15, out of a total of 782 sites, 588 are online and population coverage is 88 per...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Nigel Clarke, addresses the recent Caribbean Public Sector Financial Management Conference in Kingston.
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Buildout of ICT Boosting Public-Sector Efficiency

Efficiency in the public sector is being enhanced through the buildout of broadband infrastructure and upgrading of the eGov Data Centre. Finance Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, made the declaration as he addressed the recent Caribbean Public Sector Financial Management Conference in Kingston, where he gave an update on gains made under the Public Sector Transformation Programme. He noted...
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Regional Director for the Ministry of Education and Youth’s Region 4, Dr. Michele Pinnock, speaking at the recent ribbon-cutting ceremony for the official handover of the Esher Primary School smart room at the institution in Hanover.
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Esher Primary School in Hanover Gets Smart Room

Esher Primary School in Hanover is the beneficiary of a fully outfitted smart room from the Digicel Foundation. The facility, which is equipped with technology devices such as laptops, tablets a printer and smart screen, is part of a programme by Digicel to bridge the digital divide by providing students in primary schools across the island with access to cutting-edge...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 9).
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Legislation Coming to Guard Against Theft of Telecommunications Infrastructure

The Government will be bringing legislation to Parliament to protect against vandalism and theft of critical telecommunications infrastructure. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure during a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 9). He said that there are persons “who have made it their business to go and steal fuel from the generators...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (fifth left), looks on while Robotics Instructor, Zebra Robotics in Canada, Tahmoor Naeem (second right), conducts a robotics lesson with students from Bryce Primary School in Manchester. Occasion was the recent launch of a robotics camp, being staged by local firm Zed Technology in collaboration with Zebra Robotics, at the Karl Hendrickson Auditorium, Jamaica College. Others looking on are Managing Director of Zed Technology, Carlton Grant (second left) and Principal of Bryce Primary, Mavilla White (seventh left).
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Students to Engage in Robotics Summer Camp

Scores of students from primary and secondary schools across the island will be emersed in the intricate world of robotics during the summer. For four weeks from July 2 to 30, the students will gather at selected campuses across the island, where they will benefit from an engaging and educational programme covering robotics engineering, robotics fundamentals, reactive robotics, electronic engineering,...
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