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Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (left), along with Custos for St. Catherine, Hon. Rev. Sophia Azan (2nd left); Sonia Mitchell (2nd right), representing Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister, Onika Miller; and Chairperson, Local Committee, United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Memory of the World Register, Winsome Hudson, peruse the contents of several 19th Century ledgers on display at the Jamaica Archives and Records Department (JARD) offices in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, during the Minister’s tour of the agency on June 27.
Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (left), along with Custos for St. Catherine, Hon. Rev. Sophia Azan (2nd left); Sonia Mitchell (2nd right), representing Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister, Onika Miller; and Chairperson, Local Committee, United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Memory of the World Register, Winsome Hudson, peruse the contents of several 19th Century ledgers on display at the Jamaica Archives and Records Department (JARD) offices in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, during the Minister’s tour of the agency on June 27.

Information Minister Highlights Importance of Historical Data

By: Douglas McIntosh, June 28, 2013
Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, has underscored the importance of Jamaica’s collection of historical data in helping the nation to further embrace its identity. Speaking...
Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right), shares a light moment with First Lady of Burkina Faso, Her Excellency Chantal Compaoré (left), and Interpreter, Marjorie Robotham, following a luncheon in honour of the First Lady at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on June 26.

Jamaica Makes Significant Progress in Reducing Fertility Rate

By: Athaliah Reynolds-Baker, June 27, 2013
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, delivering his speech in the 2013/2014 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 26.

NWC Implementing Measures to Reduce Revenue Loss

By: Latonya Linton, June 27, 2013

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Regular Diesel Fuel Dyed Red

Effective Monday, June 17, the regular diesel fuel supplied by Petrojam Limited will have a red colour. The change is in preparation for the introduction of Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel...
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By: Rodger Hutchinson, June 18, 2013
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Cabinet Approves Payment for Land

Cabinet has approved the payment of $13 million to the Port Henderson Development Company, for 0.97 acres of land. The land was used for the construction of the old Portmore...
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By: Athaliah Reynolds-Baker, June 14, 2013