AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoTourism & Education: Minister Edmund Bartlett says students across Jamaica will join a Sept. 30 Tourism 3.0 AI Youth Forum, as the Tourism Awareness Week push links school training to new tech-driven tourism careers. Integrity in Schools: The Integrity Commission has launched “Integrity Corners” in four primary schools to teach honesty and ethical behaviour from an early age. Hurricane Melissa Oversight: The Education Ministry set up a Hurricane Melissa School Infrastructure Recovery and Resilience Oversight Committee to track repairs and new builds, with independent accountability for hundreds of damaged schools. Security & Accountability: Education Minister Dana Morris Dixon reports a spate of robberies and break-ins at renovated schools in western Jamaica, with the National Security Ministry and JCF working on it. Infrastructure & Transport: Cemex has started a US$51.85m NMIA apron reconstruction project, while Works Minister Robert Morgan says a commissioner of roads will be appointed under the One Road Authority to regulate all roads. Business Support: JEF and YEA launched a new MSME Business Development Centre in Kingston to offer training, mentorship and links to financing and procurement. Immigration Policy: Jamaica and the U.S. have finalised operating procedures for the Third Country Nationals arrangement, with IOM support and no start date yet. Energy Costs: Petrojam announced pump increases effective Sept. 17—gas up $3.06 and diesel up $10.50. International Watch: Trump removed Venezuela from the U.S. drug-control failure list, while keeping Jamaica on the major drug transit/illicit producing countries designation.
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