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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, making his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives recently.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, making his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives recently.

Rio Cobre Water Treatment Plant Project in Implementation Phase

The US$78-million public-private partnership Rio Cobre Water Treatment plant project being undertaken in Content, St. Catherine, is now in the implementation phase. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who made the announcement in his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget...
Minister of State in the Labour and Social Security Ministry, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, addresses the International Social Care Services Social Work Conference, held on March 19 at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew.
Minister of State in the Labour and Social Security Ministry, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, addresses the International Social Care Services Social Work Conference, held on March 19 at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew.

State Minister Emphasises Important Role of Professional Social Workers
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), converses with Dean of the Diplomatic Corps and Ambassador of the Republic of Panama to Jamaica, His Excellency Dr. Lasford Douglas, during a Diplomatic Days 2024 event at the Ministry in downtown Kingston on March 13. Listening is Ambassador of the Dominican Republic, Her Excellency Angie Shakira Martinez (second left).
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), converses with Dean of the Diplomatic Corps and Ambassador of the Republic of Panama to Jamaica, His Excellency Dr. Lasford Douglas, during a Diplomatic Days 2024 event at the Ministry in downtown Kingston on March 13. Listening is Ambassador of the Dominican Republic, Her Excellency Angie Shakira Martinez (second left).

Jamaica Concerned That UN SDGs Global Implementation Has Stalled – Minister Johnson Smith
Director of Health Services Planning and Integration in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Naydene Williams, addresses the Jamaica National Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2022 launch at the University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew on Friday, March 15.
Director of Health Services Planning and Integration in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Naydene Williams, addresses the Jamaica National Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2022 launch at the University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew on Friday, March 15.

Health Ministry Underscores Importance of Jamaica Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey Findings
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (centre), responds to questions posed during today’s (March 6) sitting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives. With the Minister are (from left) Chairperson for the Oversight Committee of the New Social Housing Programme, Judith Robb Walters and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Arlene Williams.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (centre), responds to questions posed during today’s (March 6) sitting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives. With the Minister are (from left) Chairperson for the Oversight Committee of the New Social Housing Programme, Judith Robb Walters and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Arlene Williams.

Jamaica on Track to Exceed Emission Reduction Target

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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dunstan Bryan, delivers the keynote address during Friday’s (February 23) graduation ceremony for 39 public health officers who received professional certification in Healthcare Administration and Leadership from the University of Technology (UTech). The ceremony was held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston
Health & WellnessVision 2030

39 Public Health Officers Receive UTECH Professional Certification

Thirty-nine public health officers have received professional certification in Healthcare Administration and Leadership from the University of Technology (UTech). The officers, drawn from the four Regional Health Authorities, participated in the six-month virtual training course, which was administered by UTech’s College of Health Science in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Wellness. The course is designed to meet the...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the keynote address at the ground-breaking ceremony for Sagicor’s $8-billion Portmore Promenade, in the Greater Bernard Lodge area of St. Catherine, on February 7.
Prime MinisterVision 2030

Agricultural Opportunities in Greater Bernard Lodge Development – PM

A huge part of the Greater Bernard Lodge Development project in St. Catherine is the available agricultural opportunities, says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. He points out that the Government is increasing agricultural leases, with new subdivisions for rental concessions to relocated farmers, and “equipping them with state-of-the-art technology”. Mr. Holness was delivering the keynote address at the...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), writes a response to a question about Jamaica’s development on a sticky note during Tuesday’s (January 30) Vision 2030 Jamaica Youth Thematic Working Group (TWG) launch, held at AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston. Looking on are Vision 2030 Jamaica Localisation Officer, Samantha Wilmot (centre), and Youth TWP Co-Chair, Orville Levy.
Vision 2030Youth

Youth Working Group to Advance Vision 2030

A youth Thematic Working Group (TWG) has been launched to advance the implementation of Vision 2030 Jamaica. The TWG will serve as a consultative mechanism for results-based monitoring and evaluation. Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, said the initiative was born out of a partnership with the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ). “Our focus is primarily directed at...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.
Foreign AffairsJamaican DiasporaVision 2030

Gov’t Committed to Deepening Diaspora Engagement

The Government is committed to deepening diaspora engagement, says State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.   Speaking during the virtual discussion forum, ‘Let’s Connect with Ambassador Marks’, on Thursday (January 25), Mr. Terrelonge thanked members of the diaspora for their contributions to Jamaica in the form of their wealth of knowledge, skills, expertise...
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Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second right), presents a certificate and tablet to Lacovia High School student, Kwan Bailey, for his honourable achievement in the Universal Service Fund’s (USF) 2022 Essay Competition. Also sharing in the presentation (from left) are USF Chief Executive Officer, Daniel Dawes and Flow’s Director of Corporate Communications and Stakeholder Management, Kayon Mitchell. The occasion was a Project Funding Agreement signing ceremony to provide digital literacy and skills training to over 1,500 PATH households, at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium in Kingston, on Friday (June 23). The USF and Flow have partnered to undertake the engagement.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEducationInformationTechnologyVision 2030

Over 1,500 PATH Households to Benefit from Digital Literacy and Skills Training Project

Over 1,500 households on the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) will benefit from digital literacy and skills training under a partnership between the Universal Service Fund (USF) and telecommunications firm, Flow. Representatives of the entities, on Friday (June 23), signed a Project Funding Agreement at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium in Kingston to facilitate pilot...
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Director-General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry. (JIS File Photo)
DevelopmentFinance & Public ServiceVision 2030

Notable Gains in Attaining National Goals Under Vision 2030 Jamaica

The country has recorded broad, notable gains across the four goals underpinning the long-term National Development Plan – Vision 2030 Jamaica. Being spearheaded by the Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat, the Plan seeks to position the island to achieve developed country status and make it the “place of choice to live, work, raise families and do business.” The national goals are...
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Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, speaking during the PIOJ’s digital quarterly briefing, recently.
Vision 2030

Progress Made In Advancing Social And Economic Development

Notable progress has been made in advancing social and economic development in Jamaica, under the National Development Plan, Vision 2030 Jamaica. Implemented in 2009, Vision 2030 Jamaica seeks to position the island to achieve developed country status and, in the process, make it the place of choice to live, work, raise families and do business. Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ)...
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