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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left) and Director, Social Security in the Ministry, Suzette Morris (centre), receive gifts from Board Chair, Bull Bay Primary and Infant School, Jodi Bernard Kerr (right). Occasion was a visit to the institution in St. Thomas on Friday (April 19), to participate in the school’s rebranding project. The Ministry has played a key role in the rebranding by instituting a uniform project to benefit all students.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left) and Director, Social Security in the Ministry, Suzette Morris (centre), receive gifts from Board Chair, Bull Bay Primary and Infant School, Jodi Bernard Kerr (right). Occasion was a visit to the institution in St. Thomas on Friday (April 19), to participate in the school’s rebranding project. The Ministry has played a key role in the rebranding by instituting a uniform project to benefit all students.
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left) and Director, Social Security in the Ministry, Suzette Morris (centre), receive gifts from Board Chair, Bull Bay Primary and Infant School, Jodi Bernard Kerr (right). Occasion was a visit to the institution in St. Thomas on Friday (April 19), to participate in the school’s rebranding project. The Ministry has played a key role in the rebranding by instituting a uniform project to benefit all students.
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Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addresses Excelsior High School’s ‘World Earth Day’ observance on April 22 at the school’s Mountain View location in Kingston.
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Citizens Urged to Adopt Responsible Solid Waste Management Practices

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses the Realtors Association of Jamaica’s International Real Estate Conference and Homeowners’ Expo 2024 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on Friday, April 19.
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Gov’t Committed to Ensuring Safe Environment for Real Estate Investments – Dr. Chang

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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 State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (left), presents tablets and gift baskets to St. Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) students Damille Williston (centre) and Lyshaniya Elson during the awards ceremony for the inaugural ‘SheSecures Jamaica’ National Cybersecurity Competition held on April 18 at Jamaica House. STETHS scored the highest points in the secondary school category of the competition.
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (left), presents tablets and gift baskets to St. Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) students Damille Williston (centre) and Lyshaniya Elson during the awards ceremony for the inaugural ‘SheSecures Jamaica’ National Cybersecurity Competition held on April 18 at Jamaica House. STETHS scored the highest points in the secondary school category of the competition.

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Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (right), and Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, engage in light conversation just before the start of the ‘Let’s Connect’ town hall at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC on Wednesday evening (April 17). Minister Malahoo Forte engaged members of the disapora on the constitutional reform process and the move towards a republic.
April 18, 2024
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, makes a presentation to Chair, Jamaica Umbrella Groups of Churches, Reverend Elaine McCarthy, during a courtesy call at King’s House by members of the organisation on Tuesday (April 16).
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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.
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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) cuts the ribbon at the official opening of the Artisan Village in Falmouth, Trelawny on April 19. Sharing in the moment are (from left)  President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association, Robin Russell; Custos of Trelawny, Hugh Gentles; Chairman of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Godfrey Dyer; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith; Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett; President and Chief Executive Officer of the Port Authority of Jamaica, Professor the Hon. Gordon Shirley; Member of Parliament for Trelawny Northern, Tova Hamilton; Executive Director of the TEF, Dr. Carey Wallace; Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager; and Director of Projects, TEF, Johan Rampair.

New Artisan Village to Ignite Jamaica’s Cultural Renaissance

By: Garwin Davis April 21, 2024

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