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No increase planned for JUTC fares; Court of Appeal renovation slated for completion next month; and Youth Summer Employment Programme launched. The news in detail after the break.

Prime Minister now has oversight for Science, Energy and Technology portfolios; Corporate Area NWC customers advised to brace for service disruptions; and Education Ministry to ramp up career guidance programme.

JUTC to get over 100 new buses; Gayle residents accessing postal services at Port Maria post office; and agriculture minister reiterates importance of climate-smart strategies.

Supply of asphalt and asphaltic products to improve; new Jamaica Agriculture Society executive focused on growing agriculture sector and; Water lock offs to affect Corparate Area for the next three days.

Increasing need for intellectual property rights in Agriculture; Strategic review of Jamaica Agricultural Society underway; and country urged to reflect on the economic value of Jamaican culture. The news in detail after the break.

Government developing new safeguards against money laundering, JCF to employ more high tech solutions for tackling crime; and over 50 farmers register with JDAT Investor Circle initiative.

Prime Minister urges tech savvy youth to enter agriculture, 500 million US dollars saved under grow what you eat campaign; and 80 more Jamaicans employed under Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme.

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Prime Minister to make announcement on use of plastics and Styrofoam in Jamaica; new financing initiative launched for farmers and; 6000 litres of chemical and hazardous waste disposed.

Rehabilitation of Cornwall Regional Hospital to be completed next year; Government seeks public input on National Identification and Registration Act regulations; and Junction Road in St. Mary to be opened for this weekend.

Prime Minister to meet with boards of public bodies under Science and Technology portfolio; Jamaica’s macro-economic indicators improving; and public urged to utilize reputable sources to share information with security forces.