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IMF Approves Funding for Jamaica; $159 Million Allocated for Phase 2 of Education Transformation Programme, and Gov’t in Dialogue with Satellite Internet Provider.

The 2022 International Reggae Poster Contest (IRPC) exhibition is now open at the National Gallery of Jamaica in Downtown Kingston. The theme of the 2022 IRPC was “Women in Reggae Music” and designers were charged with honouring women in and of reggae, as well as women who have contributed to all genres of Jamaican popular music.

MPM Waste Management Limited is moving to clear all illegal dumps in St. Catherine as part of an intensive enforcement drive against littering in the parish.

The NCB Foundation in partnership with First Tech Challenge Jamaica recently engaged teams from some 25 high schools across Jamaica in a two-day National Robotics Championship held at the Jamaica College (JC) Auditorium from February 24 to 25.

Ministry of Health signs contract to implement Electronic Health Records System; 7 billion dollars allocated for water infrastructure projects; and study tour of STEM Academies in the United Kingdom

4th Supplementary Estimates for 2022/23 tabled, 5.8-billion-dollar Capital expenditure adjustment; and Member of Parliament appeals for better use of roads by motorists.

Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries to continue expanding irrigation infrastructure for farmers across the island.

Agriculture Ministry working on legislation to modernize Plant Quarantine Procedures.

US based company New Fortress Energy has eased the cost of tertiary education for 68 students pursuing Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines by providing roughly 31 million dollars in scholarships.  The students currently attend the University of The West Indies, Mona, University of Technology, and the Caribbean Maritime University.

Child Labour is defined by the International Labour Organization (ILO) as work that deprives children of their childhood, potential and dignity and involves activities that are mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful to minors. The Ministry of Labour is tackling the issue of Child Labour through public education and sensitization initiatives that call on ordinary Jamaicans to take...