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Commissioner of the Revenue Protection Division, Major (Ret’d) Johanna Lewin (right), has the attention of (from left) Governance and Anti-Corruption Advisor to the Commonwealth Secretariat, Dr. Roger Koranteng; Contractor General, Dirk Harrison; and Director General of the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA), Colonel Desmond Edwards. This was shortly after an interview with JIS News at the Office of the Contractor General on Friday (April 21), ahead of Jamaica’s hosting of the Commonwealth Caribbean Association of Integrity Commissions and Anti-Corruption Bodies (CCAICACB) Conference from April 24 to 28 at The Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. The conference is being hosted under the theme ‘The Anti-Corruption Agenda – Today, Tomorrow, the Region and Beyond’.
Commissioner of the Revenue Protection Division, Major (Ret’d) Johanna Lewin (right), has the attention of (from left) Governance and Anti-Corruption Advisor to the Commonwealth Secretariat, Dr. Roger Koranteng; Contractor General, Dirk Harrison; and Director General of the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA), Colonel Desmond Edwards. This was shortly after an interview with JIS News at the Office of the Contractor General on Friday (April 21), ahead of Jamaica’s hosting of the Commonwealth Caribbean Association of Integrity Commissions and Anti-Corruption Bodies (CCAICACB) Conference from April 24 to 28 at The Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. The conference is being hosted under the theme ‘The Anti-Corruption Agenda – Today, Tomorrow, the Region and Beyond’.

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Commissioner of the Revenue Protection Division, Major (Ret’d) Johanna Lewin (right), has the attention of (from left) Governance and Anti-Corruption Advisor to the Commonwealth Secretariat, Dr. Roger Koranteng; Contractor General, Dirk Harrison; and Director General of the Major Organised Crime...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left) dances with revelers at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Saturday, April 22. Ms. Grange also welcomed members of the Caribbean Airlines Invaders Steel Orchestra who played for three hours as they welcomed visitors to the island arriving on Caribbean Airlines flights.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left) dances with revelers at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Saturday, April 22. Ms. Grange also welcomed members of the Caribbean Airlines Invaders Steel Orchestra who played for three hours as they welcomed visitors to the island arriving on Caribbean Airlines flights.

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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), greeting war veterans and residents of the newly renovated Curphey Home in Newport, Manchester, during a ceremony on April 19. From left are Rupert Thompson, Karl McDonald and Manley Hibbert. At left is Chairperson for the function, Christine Senior.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), greeting war veterans and residents of the newly renovated Curphey Home in Newport, Manchester, during a ceremony on April 19. From left are Rupert Thompson, Karl McDonald and Manley Hibbert. At left is Chairperson for the function, Christine Senior.

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), listens as Chief Air Traffic Control Officer at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA), Mark Phillips (right), explains the operations of the airport’s recently commissioned state-of-the-art air traffic control tower. The Prime Minister was on an official tour of the facility on April 19.The tower and another at Sangster International Airport were completed at a cost of $2.57 billion.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), listens as Chief Air Traffic Control Officer at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA), Mark Phillips (right), explains the operations of the airport’s recently commissioned state-of-the-art air traffic control tower. The Prime Minister was on an official tour of the facility on April 19.The tower and another at Sangster International Airport were completed at a cost of $2.57 billion.

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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., inspecting the new batch of Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) recruits at a Passing Out Parade at the Moneague Training Camp, in St. Ann on April 8.
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., inspecting the new batch of Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) recruits at a Passing Out Parade at the Moneague Training Camp, in St. Ann on April 8.

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Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), greets Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, Ambassador Masanori Nakano, during Wednesday’s (April 12), signing ceremony for the implementation of a $348.9 million (¥300 million/US$2.7 million) grant-funded three-year ‘Project to Promote Energy Efficiency in Caribbean Countries’ at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston.

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Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), greets Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, Ambassador Masanori Nakano, during Wednesday’s (April 12), signing ceremony for the implementation of a $348.9 million (¥300 million/US$2.7 million) grant-funded three-year ‘Project to Promote Energy Efficiency in Caribbean Countries’ at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston.
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State Minister in the National Security Ministry (centre) inspects the Guard of Honour, at a ceremony to commemorate the 145th anniversary of Kingston becoming the capital of Jamaica in 1872. The function was held at South Parade, downtown Kingston on Tuesday (April 11).

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State Minister in the National Security Ministry (centre) inspects the Guard of Honour, at a ceremony to commemorate the 145th anniversary of Kingston becoming the capital of Jamaica in 1872. The function was held at South Parade, downtown Kingston on Tuesday (April 11).
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Local Government and Community Development Minister and Member of Parliament for West Kingston, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (2nd right); and Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (left), hand over a mosquito net to Tivoli Gardens resident, Tara Clarke (2nd left), who is holding her newborn. Sharing the moment is Director of the Environmental Health Services in the Ministry of Health, Everton Baker. Several residents of West Kingston were presented with mosquito nets and water container covers during a ceremony held on April 11 at Tivoli Gardens Community Centre in Kingston.

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Local Government and Community Development Minister and Member of Parliament for West Kingston, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (2nd right); and Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (left), hand over a mosquito net to Tivoli Gardens resident, Tara Clarke (2nd left), who is holding her newborn. Sharing the moment is Director of the Environmental Health Services in...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., inspecting the new batch of Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) recruits at a Passing Out Parade at the Moneague Training Camp, in St. Ann on April 8.

Passing out parade

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., inspecting the new batch of Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) recruits at a Passing Out Parade at the Moneague Training Camp, in St. Ann on April 8.
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Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (centre), exchanging pleasantries with Founder, International Wome,n Jamaica, Sheryn Hylton Parker (right); and attorney-at-law, Rose Bennett Cooper, during a luncheon hosted by the International Women Jamaica at 1 Skyline Drive, Jacks Hill in St. Andrew, on April 6.

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Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (centre), exchanging pleasantries with Founder, International Wome,n Jamaica, Sheryn Hylton Parker (right); and attorney-at-law, Rose Bennett Cooper, during a luncheon hosted by the International Women Jamaica at 1 Skyline Drive, Jacks Hill in St. Andrew, on April 6.
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Acting Commissioner of Police, Novelette Grant (centre) with participants of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) IPAD Youth Empowerment and Mentorship Camp programme, following a corporate breakfast on March 29 at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston, which was used to seek sponsorship for the expansion of the programme. IPAD, an acronym for Identity, Purpose, Attitude, Destiny, is aimed at social intervention for youth.

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Acting Commissioner of Police, Novelette Grant (centre) with participants of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) IPAD Youth Empowerment and Mentorship Camp programme, following a corporate breakfast on March 29 at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston, which was used to seek sponsorship for the expansion of the programme. IPAD, an acronym for Identity, Purpose, Attitude, Destiny, is aimed at...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (3rd right), and Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (3rd left), share a photo opportunity with representatives of the Jamaica Diaspora Conference’s Legacy Partners, during the launch of this year’s seventh staging of the biennial event at Jamaica House on Tuesday, April 4. From left are Jamaica National Group Deputy General Manager, Leon Mitchell; GraceKennedy Chief Executive Officer, Senator Don Wehby; Victoria Mutual Building Society President and Chief Executive Officer, Courtney Campbell; and J. Wray and Nephew Limited Production Director, Dwight Dalley. The event will be held at the Jamaica Conference, downtown Kingston, from July 23 to 26, under the theme ‘Partnering for Growth’.

Diaspora Conference

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (3rd right), and Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (3rd left), share a photo opportunity with representatives of the Jamaica Diaspora Conference’s Legacy Partners, during the launch of this year’s seventh staging of the biennial event at Jamaica House on Tuesday, April 4. From left are Jamaica...
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