Jamaica News

Jamaica’s Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith (left, seated) and Rwanda’s Finance and Economic Planning Minister Dr Uzziel Ndagijimana sign a memorandum of understanding at Jamaica House on Friday to formalise joint activities and lay the groundwork for deeper engagement between the countries. Looking on are Paul Kagame (standing, left), president of Rwanda, and Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness.
Jamaica’s Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith (left, seated) and Rwanda’s Finance and Economic Planning Minister Dr Uzziel Ndagijimana sign a memorandum of understanding at Jamaica House on Friday to formalise joint activities and lay the groundwork for deeper engagement between the countries. Looking on are Paul Kagame (standing, left), president of Rwanda, and Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness.

In Jamaica, Rwandan president credits agriculture for economic boom

(Jamaica Gleaner) – Rwandan President Paul Kagame has said that the driving force behind the economic growth that his country had achieved in the 2010s was driven mainly by the agricultural sector.

New twist in JC saga

(Jamaica Observer) The dispute between Jamaica College (JC) and two of its past students who have been warned to stop making public statements about developments at the high school, spawned by the Ruel Reid controversy, took a new twist late last week that could prolong the imbroglio.

Commissioner of Police Major General Antony Anderson

Jamaica Top Cop  says technology has outpaced laws  

(Jamaica Observer) Noting that the police have been flayed for seemingly ignoring some acts which shock the public’s conscience, Commissioner of Police Major General Antony Anderson says the blame cannot be laid at the feet of law enforcers but rather on laws which have not kept pace with technology.

Digicel vaccine fight for court November 17

(Jamaica Gleaner) The application brought by a senior data specialist who is seeking an injunction to bar his employer, Digicel Jamaica Limited, from implementing a mandatory COVID-19 vaccinate-or-test policy has been set for hearing on November 17.

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