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Mr. Golding made the appeal while addressing the 14th World Peace Forum at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China on Friday. He argued that the global architecture is under serious threat, with many countries choosing isolation over collaboration, and refraining from negotiated settlement of disputes.

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State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Delano Seiveright says his ministry has committed to getting more businesses in the beauty and personal care services industry formalized allowing for access to bigger opportunities.

Speaking at the opening of the Jamaica International Beauty Expo recently, Mr. Seiveright said many entrepreneurs have the talent to succeed but are limiting their growth by remaining informal.

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Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness says Jamaica has the best quality potable water in the region supplied by the National Water Commission (NWC). Praising the Commission for maintaining this high standard, he said external parties like those in the cruise shipping industry have taken significant interest in the water supplied by the entity.

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Mayor of Kingston Andrew Swaby says the first phase of the drainage-cleaning project, which will include 9 divisions will cost $23 million. Yesterday, the Mayor along with members of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation visited critical drains and gullies along the coastline.

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He made the admission as he reiterated that the Government will be investing $15 billion in the island's water network this fiscal year. The Minister was speaking at the National Water Commission's (NWC) employees long service awards ceremony in Kingston last evening.

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The initiative represents a $25 billion investment aimed at improving connectivity, easing traffic congestion and supporting economic activity across the island. The programme will rehabilitate roads in St. Andrew, St. Catherine, Clarendon, Manchester, St. James, St. Ann, St. Mary, Trelawny, Hanover and Westmoreland, benefiting more than 900,000 Jamaicans.

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The Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) says several challenges have prevented the transfer of the approximately 9,201 land titles in their custody to residents living in Brownfield Developments under the Operation Pride Programme. The disclosure was made by Managing Director of the Agency, Doreen Prendergast at Parliament's Public Administration and Appropriation Committee on Wednesday.

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Works Minister Robert Morgan says the SPARK Main Roads Programme will equip roads with features to assist members of the special needs community.

Speaking at the launch of the programme this morning, Mr. Morgan said persons who are visually impaired will receive tactile cues from the road when they reach a pedestrian crossing or an intersection.

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Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness says it would cost between five and seven trillion dollars to fully repair Jamaica's road network.

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Minister for Efficiency, Innovation and Digital Transformation, Ambassador Audrey Marks is seeking to bring clarity to issues surrounding the Third Country Nationals agreement due to what she describes as "total misinformation."

She explains that a proposal relating to a structured migration programme for workers which was put to U.S. officials last year is different from the Third Country Nationals or TCN agreement which the United States initiated with Jamaica in January and for which a Memorandum of Understanding was signed in June.

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