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Lorenzo Escondeur is IDB Jamaica’s new Chief of Operations
Therese Turner-Jones, IDB Jamaica’s Country Representative and General Manager of the Caribbean Country Group is pleased to welcome Lorenzo Escondeur, IDB Jamaica’s new Chief of Operations with effect from September 1. A national of Uruguay, Lorenzo has been a member...
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Government Spent $194.7 Billion April to July
Government expenditure for the first four months of fiscal year 2019/20 (April-July) totalled $194.7 billion. Of this sum, recurrent expenditure amounted to just over $179 billion, with capital expenditure totalling $15.6 billion, according to the Government’s 2019/20 Fiscal Policy Paper Interim Report. The document indicates that while the figure is lower than budgeted this year, it was approximately $6.2 billion...
Approximately JMD Twenty-Four Million Worth Of Cocaine Seized On The Port Of Kingston
On Friday October 6, 2017, members of the Jamaica Customs Contraband Enforcement Team (CET) and officers from the Jamaica Constabulary Force, Narcotics Division (JCF-ND) seized a shipment consisting of fifteen (15) rectangular packages containing 16.90kgs/37.26 lbs of Cocaine with an estimated street value of JMD$24,167,000.00/ US$185,900.00 concealed in a transshipment container on the Port of Kingston. During routine operations the...
PM Holness’ Inaugural Address: Better Politics, Better Policies, Better People
"Better Politics, Better Policies, Better People" Inauguration Address by Honourable Andrew Holness, MP Prime Minister of Jamaica OCTOBER 23, 2011 Your Excellencies, the Governor General, the Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen and Lady Allen, Leader of the Opposition the Most Honorable Portia Simpson Miller, the Most Honorable Edward Seaga and Mrs Seaga, the Most Honorable PJ Patterson, the Honorable Bruce...
NIC to Continue Consultations on Proposed Piped Irrigation System for Hill Run
The National Irrigation Commission (NIC) Limited is to continue its consultations with stakeholders for the proposed closed-conduit (piped) irrigation system, which is to be implemented in the Hill Run Community in Central St. Catherine. Addressing a recent JIS Think Tank, Chief Executive Officer of the NIC, Dr. Mark Richards, said the piped system will ensure a reliable and efficient supply of...
UNFPA Official Lauds Reintegration Policy for Adolescent Mothers
Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Sub-Regional Office for the Caribbean, Sheila Roseau, is advocating that Jamaica’s reintegration policy for adolescent mothers be adopted by other Caribbean countries. Jamaica is seen as a role model for allowing adolescent mothers to return to school to complete their education. This is done under the National Reintegration Policy of the Ministry...
