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Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) Superintendent, Emeleo Ebanks, addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency's head office in Kingston.

JFB Provides Safety Guidelines for Gas Leaks

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is urging citizens not to turn on lights if they suspect a gas leak in their homes. “[If] you enter… your house and you smell gas, never ever turn on a light. Once you flick...

Publisher and Editor, The Agriculturalist and Tropical Farmers' Almanac, Patrick Maitland (second left), engages in discussion with (from left), Operations Manager, Ace Supercentre, Devon Facey; Managing Director, Stanmark Processors Company Limited, Canute Sadler; and Principal Director of Technical Services, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Winston Simpson, at the Agriculturist Impact Awards ceremony held at the Medallion Hall Hotel in Kingston on December 21. Thirteen exceptional individuals, including farmers, agriculturalists and food producers were celebrated for their outstanding contributions to agriculture, innovation, leadership, and sustainability, at the 2024 edition of The Agriculturalist Impact Awards.

PHOTO: Agriculturalist Impact Awards

Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Karina Powell-Hood, speaks with JIS News during a recent interview at the Office of the Police Commissioner, Old Hope Road, St. Andrew.

JCF Urges Vigilance While Shopping

Ambassadors Brian Wallace of Jamaica (left) and Tiémoko Moriko of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, are pictured holding copies of the Joint Communiqué which formally established diplomatic relations between the two countries. The document was signed in New York on December 16.

Jamaica Establishes Diplomatic Relations with the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire

Deputy Superintendent of Police, Paulett Baker (right), receives a cheque from Manager of the Citidental and Implant Center, Venessa Morris, in support of the St. Catherine South Division’s annual Christmas initiative dubbed: ‘SHOP WITH A COP’ (SWAC) on Friday (December 20) at the Greater Portmore Police Station.

PHOTOS: St Catherine South Division Stages Annual ‘SHOP with a COP

Minister of Local Government and Community Development and Member of Parliament for Kingston Western, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), presents senior citizen, Gwendolyn Morgan with a care package during the annual Christmas treat for the Elderly at the Tivoli Gardens Community Centre on Thursday (December 19).

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PHOTOS: Christmas Treat for the Elderly in Western Kingston

Minister of Local Government and Community Development and Member of Parliament for Kingston Western, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), presents senior citizen, Gwendolyn Morgan with a care package during the annual Christmas treat for the Elderly at the Tivoli Gardens Community Centre on Thursday (December 19).

Deputy Commissioner and Officer in charge of fire safety prevention and investigation at the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Sean Martin, speaks at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.

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JFB Urges Caution When Decorating Homes with Lights

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is urging persons to be mindful of potential fire hazards when decorating their homes with electric powered lights and other decorations during the holiday season. Deputy Commissioner and Officer in charge of fire safety prevention and investigation at the JFB, Sean Martin, told JIS News that wire inspections should be done ahead of decorating to...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine Central, Hon. Olivia Grange, distributes care packages to senior citizens during the annual Christmas treat hosted by the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday (December 18). The event was held on the grounds of Gordon House in Kingston.

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Houses of Parliament Bring Christmas Cheer to Children, Senior Citizens

Children and senior citizens from Mark Lane and nearby communities came together for a festive Christmas celebration hosted by the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday (Dec. 18) on the Gordon House grounds. Members of Parliament were on hand to share in the festivities and distribute meals, gifts and care packages. Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most...

Head of the Praedial Larceny Prevention Coordination Unit, Superintendent Oral Pascoe, addresses a press conference held at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hope Gardens, in Kingston on December 18.

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Training for Agricultural Wardens Begins January 2025

Training for the Agricultural Wardens Programme is expected to begin in January 2025. This was disclosed by Head of the Praedial Larceny Prevention Coordination Unit, Superintendent Oral Pascoe, during a press conference held at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hope Gardens, in Kingston, on December 18. Superintendent Pascoe said so far, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has received...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second right), and Principal of Tarrant High School, Paul Hall (right), interact with students in the school’s Mathematics Laboratory on Thursday (December 19). The Minister taught a class on patterns and sequences in mathematics during the Ministry’s Christmas Mathematics Camp.

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Tarrant High Students Benefit from Mathematics Camp

A Mathematics Camp hosted by the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, is among the many strategies being utilised by administrators at Tarrant High School in Kingston to improve the performance of students in the subject. The institution is among 56 high schools which are receiving support under the National School Learning and Intervention Plan (NSLIP), for face-to-face camps...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport (MCGES), , Denzil Thorpe (second left), with (from left): Principal Director in the Bureau of Gender Affairs, MCGES, Sharon Coburn Robinson; Recording Artiste, Nickiesha Barnes and Director of the Male Empowerment Unit at the Bureau of Gender Affairs, MCGES, Nashan Miller, during a ceremony commemorating the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston, on Thursday (December 19).

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Gender Minister Reaffirms Commitment to Eliminate Violence Against Women and Girls

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has reiterated her unwavering commitment to eliminating violence against women and girls in Jamaica. She was delivering the keynote address at a ceremony commemorating the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston, on Thursday (December 19). The Minister reaffirmed...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), along with Registered Nurse at the Spanish Town Hospital, Stacia Satchell (left), and Senior Medical Officer (SMO) at the hospital, Dr. Jacqueline Wright-James, view the Electronic Health Records (EHR) system at the St. Catherine-based institution yesterday (December 18).

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Health Minister Says EHR System Reduces Waiting Time for Patients

The Electronic Health Records (EHR) system is reducing waiting time for patients in the public health system, says Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. Speaking to media representatives following Wednesday’s (December 18) tour of the St. Catherine-based St. Jago Health Centre, and the Spanish Town Hospital, the Minister said medical personnel at the institutions reported that...