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    Order of Distinction: Mr Sean Paul Ryan francis 'Sean Paul' Henriques For contribution to the global popularity and promotion of Reggae Music. #NationalAwards2019 #HeritageWeek #NationalHeroesDay #OurHeritage #AGreatLegacy
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    Ms. Alia Atkinson, The Order Of Distinction in the rank of Commander, for outstanding representation of Jamaica in the field of Swimming and being the First Black Woman to win a World Championship Title.
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    Mek haste and recycle yuh e-waste! A message from the National Solid Waste Management Authority. @NSWMA1876
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    World Champion. Olympic Champion. Order of Jamaica. Way to go, @realshellyannfp! What an impressive resumé! Continue to make us proud!
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    Approximately 50 students at St. Andrew High School for Girls sat the road code test on Tuesday (April 23), becoming the first Corporate Area institution and the first all-girls school to take the test. Administered by the Island Traffic Authority (ITA), the test is a
    Approximately 50 students at St. Andrew High School for Girls sat the road code test on Tuesday (April 23), becoming the first Corporate Area institution and the first all-girls school to take the test.

Administered by the Island Traffic Authority (ITA), the test is a requirement under the new Road Traffic Act for persons to be granted a provisional driver’s licence (learner’s permit).

Students in grades 12 and 13 sat the test at the school’s Cecelio Avenue address.

They were required to submit a medical certificate, proof of address, and a tax registration number (TRN) to sit the test, which was facilitated by officers from the ITA’s Swallowfield Examination Depot.

Visit https://jis.gov.jm/st-andrew-high-school-students-take-road-code-test/ for more info.
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    Three new lives welcomed in the midst of Hurricane Melissa. During a Special Press Briefing this morning (Oct 29), Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has commended emergency teams who responded swiftly to assist in three emergency
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    Lights, camera, action! 📽️ 🇯🇲 The Duke and Duchess of Sussex joined PM Most Hon. @AndrewHolnessJM, his wife, Most Hon. Juliet Holness, and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment, and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, for a scene-stealing photo at the premiere of "Bob Marley: One
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    Jamaican conjoined twins, Azaria and Azora Elson, were successfully separated during a five-hour surgery at the King Abdullah Specialised Children’s Hospital in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on Thursday (November 13). The two-year-old twins, their mother, Iesha McMurray, and
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    Relief supplies for Jamaicans affected by Hurricane Melissa were delivered today as the Carnival Horizon cruise ship docked in Ocho Rios, St. Ann. The shipment, which included canned goods, baby formula, water, and diapers, was facilitated by the Port Authority of Jamaica, with
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    Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Sen. Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, extended her heartfelt appreciation to representatives from El Salvador last night as they delivered essential relief supplies and equipment to support recovery efforts. The shipment contained 50
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    #JISPhotoHighlight: It's grad season! 🎓 Here's a heartwarming photo of UWI Mona grad, Alexia Hibbert, proudly displaying her BSc in Political Leadership to her mother, Munchie Walker, on Tuesday.
    UWI Mona grad, Alexia Hibbert, proudly displaying her BSc in Political Leadership to her mother, Munchie Walker, on Tuesday
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    Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi, yesterday (5 November) handed over relief supplies to Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, and Press Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade,
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    Order of Distinction Mr Glen Godfey 'Titus' Campbell For over 38 years of outstanding contribution to Jamaican Theatre as an actor on stage, television and film and the mentoring of Theatre students #NationalAwards2019 #HeritageWeek #NationalHeroesDay #OurHeritage #AGreatLegacy
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    Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, this morning (October 30) welcomed the Premier of the Cayman Islands and his delegation of three Ministers at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA). The Premier arrived on a flight carrying humanitarian
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