GOJ Minute 1 February 1

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton, says several public health facilities are to be upgraded, with funding support from the Inter-American Development Bank and European Union.

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry is working with citrus farmers to boost production as the Government looks to gain more from the over 5 billion dollar industry.

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has won the inaugural ‘Best Communication Initiative Award’ in the British-based Central Banking Publications’ seventh annual central banking awards in recognition of their use of reggae music to simplify inflation targeting.

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator Pearnel Charles Jr, says the Water IQ initiative, which will see students trained as water monitors, will be ramped up in the coming months.

Education Minister, Karl Samuda, says the Government is working to improve security measures at schools to protect students and teachers, following the murder of a member of staff at the Vauxhall High School on January 25.

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced that Nomination Day for the by-election in the Clarendon South Eastern constituency will be on February 12, with the election date set for March 2.