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Chinese firm to build Naggo Head Technology Park and Morant Bay Urban Centre; Prime Minister addresses at Jamaica Chamber of Commerce in Atlanta; and breaks ground for Silver Sun Estate housing development in St. Catherine.

Joan Brown Morrison tells us more about the Soil Scientist profession on today’s edition of Career Talk.

JIS TV Relocated to South Odeon Avenue; pesticide monitoring and public education campaign to be rolled out; and No Ban on parrotfish.

The Ministry of Tourism, through its Tourism Linkages Network (TLN) has created a new platform designed to increase visitor participation in events and activities islandwide. Dubbed Top Events Jamaica, the initiative will include a microsite and easy to use mobile app, both of which will seek to increase visitor awareness and participation in the over 900 events held in Jamaica each...

On this week’s Get the facts, efforts to eliminate Gender-based violence in Jamaica and how you can play your part.

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund IMF, says Jamaica’s public debt is projected to fall below 100 per cent of gross domestic product GDP for the first time since fiscal year 2000/01.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, is in Oslo, Norway on an Official Visit, aimed at fostering trade and deepening bilateral cooperation between both countries.

Minister of Health, Dr. Christopher Tufton, is encouraging parents to ensure their children are fully vaccinated against measles. The advice comes against the background of the current outbreak of the disease in the United States. Dr. Tufton says parents should take this precaution as measles kills more children than any other vaccine-preventable disease.

Come next month, Jamaica will export its first shipment of mangoes to the United States US, after a 20-year break. Under the programme the Mango Irradiation Programme, the Ministry works with the United States Department of Agriculture-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services to ensure compliance with the US import requirements.