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Chief Public Health Inspector for Westmoreland, Steve Morris, addresses the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation, which was held at the Corporation’s offices in Savanna-la-Mar on October 10.

Increase in Aedes Index in Westmoreland

The Westmoreland Health Department is urging increased vigilance against mosquito breeding as the parish sees an increase in the Aedes index. Chief Public Health Inspector for Westmoreland, Steve Morris, said that the Aedes index moved to 9.7 per cent in...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Senator Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.

Investment in Crime-Fighting Yielding Results – Senator Johnson Smith

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.

MOCA Empowered to Investigate and Prosecute a Broader Range of Offences

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon (centre), joins in the handover of permanent-employment letters to workers at the agency’s Half-Way Tree Road office in St. Andrew on Monday (October 14). From left, Director of Corporate Services, Sheenique Johnson, makes a presentation to driver, Deon Griffiths, while Director of Operations, Aretha McFarlane, presents sanitation worker, Ian Rowe, with his letter of employment. NSWMA workers who were previously on contract, are being transitioned to 3,813 permanent positions.

NSWMA Workers Get Permanent-Employment Letters

Senior Director, Business Services and Information and Communications Technology (ICT), National Land Agency (NLA), Christopher McPherson.

Jamaica’s Cutting-Edge Land Management Innovations Showcased to Visiting Delegation

Man stands while holding pink ribbon symbolic of breast cancer awareness.

1 year ago Health & Wellness

Men Encouraged to Do Breast Examinations

Men are being encouraged to do breast examinations, as they, too, are at risk of getting breast cancer. The plea was made by Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, during the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation, which was held on October 10. “Everybody has two breasts and whereas breast cancer affects women much more than...

Mayor of Black River and Chairman of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Councillor Richard Solomon, addresses a World Homeless Day event at the Drop-In Centre in Black River on October 10.

1 year ago CommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

Homeless Persons in St. Elizabeth Feted

Homeless persons and other vulnerable individuals in St. Elizabeth were pampered and feted in observance of World Homeless Day on October 10. The event, held at the Drop-In Centre in Black River, was organised by the Poor Relief Department of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation under the national theme, ‘Advocate, Rehabilitate, Reintegration: The Journey Home’. Activities focused on raising awareness...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second right), cuts the ribbon to officially hand over a two-bedroom home to beneficiary Lloyd East (right) in Belvedere, Westmoreland, on Friday (October 11). Participating in the ribbon cutting are (from left) Councillor for the Leamington Division, Amorkard Brown; Member of Parliament, Westmoreland Eastern, Daniel Lawrence; Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor Danree Delancy, and Mr. East’s spouse, Madge Williams (in background at right). The unit was one of two handed over by the Minister, with the second being a studio unit in Grange Hill, in the parish.

1 year ago CommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

$350 Million Spent on Social Infrastructure in Westmoreland

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Ministry has spent more than $350 million, so far, on social infrastructure and programmes in Westmoreland. Speaking to JIS News after the handover ceremony for two housing units in the parish, under the Ministry’s Indigent Housing Programme, in Belvedere on Friday (October 11), the Minister noted that the...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses the Senate’s sitting on October 11.

1 year ago Foreign Affairs

Jamaican Consulate in New York Incorporating AI Technology to Enhance Service Delivery

The Jamaican Consulate General in New York will be incorporating the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in its operations to significantly enhance client service delivery. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says the AI bot, provisionally named ‘Jacob’, is now being tested. “It’s a closed system. It’s not a system that taps...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre) is flanked by the President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Robin Russell (right), and JHTA Executive Director, Camille Needham (left) as he responds to questions from JHTA members following his presentation at their 63rd Annual General Meeting held yesterday (October 12) at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel.

1 year ago Press ReleaseTourism

Tourism Sector Gearing Up for More Growth – Minister Bartlett

Minister Outlines Strategies to Fuel Growth of the Tourism Sector at JHTA 63rd AGM Jamaica’s tourism sector is set for continued expansion as global travel surges toward 1.5 billion travellers by the end of this year, with projections of nearly 3 billion tourists worldwide in the next two decades. Addressing the 63rd Annual General Meeting of the Jamaica Hotel and...

Assistant General Manager of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at the National Housing Trust, Dwayne Berbick, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank.

1 year ago HousingOffice of the Prime Minister

NHT Extends Deadline for Disaster Relief Assistance to November 30

Jamaicans affected by Hurricane Beryl now have more time to apply for financial assistance through the National Housing Trust (NHT). The agency has advised that the application deadline for both the Disaster Relief Grant and the Special Home Improvement Loan has been extended to November 30. Approximately $300 million has been set aside for the grant relief, and eligible households...

General Counsel at the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Ewan Simpson, speaks to students during a Rap Session at the Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay on Friday, October 11.

1 year ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

St. James Students Taught Practical Ways to Contribute to Parish’s Development

Students from schools in St. James were taught practical ways to contribute to their parish’s development, during a rap session led by the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), at Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay, on Friday, October 11. The event, held to commemorate World Architecture Day on Monday, October 7, under the theme: 'Empowering the Next Generation to Participate in...