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House passes Bill to allow withdrawal from NHT for budgetary support, Health Ministry encourages parents to safeguard children from gastroenteritis and sugar re-packagers being encouraged to comply with new labeling standards.

More resources for security forces social intervention, 5000 youths benefit under CSJP 3 and PATH benefits to increase by 30 percent.

Parliament Passes Special Operation Zones Legislation, Education Ministry disburses first tranche of funds for upcoming school year and residents in Sugar Dependent Areas to get business start-up assistance

CSJP Communications and Social Marketing Coordinator Patrice Nephew recently sat down with Ian Boyne to outline the specific techniques used to help uplift the lives of persons in its target communities. We bring you an excerpt of that interview.

Government’s economic reform agenda gets further boost, Online Portal to fast track applications development permits and SRC to host exhibition in Clarendon

Parliamentarians pay tribute to former Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, Education Ministry partners with USAID to tackle youth unemployment and Windalco reports theft of red poll bull from its farm in St. Ann

EPOC says Jamaica has met all structural benchmarks under the Precautionary Standby Arrangement, Transport Minister calls for behavior change to reduce road fatalities, and negotiations well advanced for the assembly of vehicles out of one of the country’s six special economic zones.

FIFA Gold Project renamed in honour of late JFF President Captain Horace Burrell, JISCO invests in excess of 360 million US dollars in Jamaica operations and Diaspora Education Task Force to officially announce its Jamaica 55 project at the Diaspora Conference in July.

New Sugar Labelling & Packaging Standards to Take Effect July 1, technology minister endorses doctor on call app and CARIMAC rebranded to Caribbean school of Media and Communication

First Batch of National Service Corps recruits begin JDF Training, Jamalco Hands over 32 land titles, and Students from non-traditional high schools recognised for academic excellence.

News Recap June 19-23

News Recap June 19-23