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By: Natalia Dixon, January 22, 2024

Residents of Brighton and Slipe (Frenchmen) in St. Elizabeth are now benefiting from free internet access under the Government’s Community Wi-Fi Programme. Commissioned into service on Thursday (Jan.18), the internet...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), and Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter (centre), interact with farmer Errol Reid during a visit to the Welcome Hall community in South St. James on Thursday, January 17.

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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, converses with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, His Excellency Wang Yi (right), shortly after the Foreign Minister’s arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Friday (Jan. 19) for a three-day visit. Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency, Chen Daojiang, was also on hand to welcome Minister Wang.

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Gov’t Preparing Estimates for Salt Marsh to Adelphi Road Network Rehabilitation

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