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Speaking notes for Mr. Omar Sweeney at Handing over Ceremony for Hurricane Beryl Recovery Project and Women and Youth Phase 2

Speakers' Name

Mr. Omar Sweeney CD, PE.

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Speaking notes for Mr. Omar Sweeney at Handing over Ceremony for Hurricane Beryl Recovery Project and Women and Youth Phase 2.pdf (91.1 KB)

Speech Date

Thu, 06/12/2025 - 12:00

PM Says as Communities Undergo Development the Environment Must Be Protected

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (2nd right); Managing Director of Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (1st right); Custos Rotulorum for St. Catherine, Hon. Icilyn Golding (2nd left); Environmental Specialist, World Bank Group, Kirk Brown (1st left), and General Manager for Finance, Procurement and Standard at JSIF, Orville Hill (3rd left), in conversation during the hand over ceremony for the Myton Gully Drainage Improvement Project in Old Harbour, St. Catherine.

June 10, 2025

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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has underscored the importance of environmental stewardship as communities undergo development.

Speaking at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Myton Gully Drainage Improvement Project in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, on Tuesday (June 10), Dr. Holness maintained that as communities continue to develop, the environment must be protected for present and future generations.

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Small Farmers to Benefit from JSIF-Funded Projects

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (left), presents a voucher for equipment and supplies, to a farmer during a ceremony to provide relief for Hurricane Beryl Recovery and the Income Generation for Women and Youth Project, at the official launch of the initiatives on Thursday (June 12), at the Bodles Research Station in St. Catherine.

June 16, 2025

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Hundreds of small farmers, including women and youth, are slated to benefit from millions of dollars in essential supplies and equipment to strengthen the resilience of their agricultural enterprises.

The support is being provided under two initiatives being implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) under its Second Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI II).