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Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, and Member of Parliament, St. Mary South Eastern, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (right, seated); Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund, Omar Sweeney (centre, seated); and Operations Director, S&G Road Surfacing Materials Limited, Anthony Sampson (left, seated), sign the $197-million contract for the Annotto Bay Coastal Protection Beach Nourishment Project during a ceremony at JSIF’s office in Kingston on Monday (April 15). Observing the signing are Project Manager, the Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (DVRP), JSIF, Dane McLean; and Senior Procurement Officer, JSIF, Stacey-Ann Stupart.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, and Member of Parliament, St. Mary South Eastern, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (right, seated); Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund, Omar Sweeney (centre, seated); and Operations Director, S&G Road Surfacing Materials Limited, Anthony Sampson (left, seated), sign the $197-million contract for the Annotto Bay Coastal Protection Beach Nourishment Project during a ceremony at JSIF’s office in Kingston on Monday (April 15). Observing the signing are Project Manager, the Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (DVRP), JSIF, Dane McLean; and Senior Procurement Officer, JSIF, Stacey-Ann Stupart.
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$197m Coastal Beach Protection Project to Be Undertaken in Annotto Bay, St. Mary

By: Chris Patterson, April 16, 2024
A $197-million contract has been signed for the Annotto Bay Coastal Protection Beach Nourishment Project in St. Mary. The contract was signed during a ceremony at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) in Kingston on Monday (April 15). The signatories included JSIF Managing Director, Omar Sweeney; Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and St. Mary South Eastern Member of Parliament, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn; and Operations Director, S&G Road Surfacing Materials Limited, Anthony Sampson. The scope of the work...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (sixth left), and Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (sixth right), are flanked by recipients of the Prime Minister Youth Award for Excellence 2022, at the awards ceremony held at Jamaica House.
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20 Outstanding Young People to Receive PM Award for Excellence

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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.
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Spotlight on Importance of Mathematics April 14-19

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  • Square Miles: 4,244
  • Population: 2,898,677

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The Most Honourable

ANDREW MICHAEL HOLNESS

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Jamaica is the 3rd largest Island in the Caribbean, home to some of the world’s fastest sprinters ever and it’s own genre of music, reggae, made famous by the legendary singer Bob Marley.

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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (eighth left), shares a photo opportunity with top travel agents from Baltimore and Philadelphia at a luncheon hosted by the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) in Baltimore, Maryland, on Friday, April 12.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (eighth left), shares a photo opportunity with top travel agents from Baltimore and Philadelphia at a luncheon hosted by the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) in Baltimore, Maryland, on Friday, April 12.

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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (second left) and Mayor of Port Maria, Councillor Fitzroy Wilson (left), look on as Custos of St. Mary, Errol Johnson (right), exchanges greetings with author, Enoch Takyi (second right), during the Tacky Day celebrations at the St. Mary Parish Library in Port Maria on Monday (April 8). Tacky Day serves as a tribute to the bravery and leadership of Chief Takyi [Tacky], who led the 1760 slave rebellion in Jamaica.
April 11, 2024
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), presents a copy of the Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey III, to Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), during the handover of the publication to the National Library of Jamaica (NLJ) on Tuesday (April 9), at the institution’s East Street offices in downtown Kingston. National Librarian, Beverley Lashley, holds a copy of the publication.
April 10, 2024
The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) captured a shot of the solar eclipse in the Kingston skies at about 2:30 p.m. on Monday (April 8). The full eclipse swept across North America, plunging sections of the United States, Canada and Mexico into darkness for about four minutes as the moon came directly between the Earth and the sun, completely blocking the light of the sun.  Jamaica and other Caribbean countries experienced a partial eclipse, where only a part of the sun was covered.
April 9, 2024
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second left), greets a patron at the recent Holi Festival, while High Commissioner of India, His Excellency Masakui Rungsung (second right) and United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Nick Perry (right), share a laugh. The festival was held on March 24 at the Bandstand Lawns, Royal Botanical Gardens, Old Hope Road, St. Andrew.

Indian Festivals to Be Bigger

By: Elaine Hartman Reckord April 15, 2024

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