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Senior Plant Health and Food Safety Officer with the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Francine Webb.

RADA Encourages Farmers to Continue Hurricane Preparedness Activities

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is encouraging farmers to continue hurricane preparedness activities as the season progresses. The six-month Tropical Atlantic Hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30. Senior RADA Plant Health and Food Safety Officer, Francine...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (third right); Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe (third left); and Chief Executive Officer, e-Learning Jamaica, Andrew Lee (second right), display some of the new laptops donated by e-Learning Jamaica to the Jamaica Library Service (JLS) at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library, 2 Tom Redcam Drive, on Tuesday (August 13). Others from left are Senior Director, JLS, Kishma Simpson; Principal Director, Telecommunications, Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Kaydian Smith Newton; and Director General, JLS, Maureen Thompson.

e-Learning Jamaica Donates 200 Laptops to Jamaica Library Service

The Portmore Youth Innovation Centre (YIC) in St. Catherine, which was officially reopened on Monday (August 12).

Importance of Youth Innovation Centres Underscored

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right), engages with a child (centre), during a visit to the Cherry Tree Lane community of Clarendon on Monday (August 12).

Trauma Counselling for Cherry Tree Lane Residents

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right) greets jerk vendor Joseph Brown during the recent staging of the Pagee Fisherman’s Regatta at the Pagee Beach, Port Maria, St. Mary.

PHOTOS: Minister Floyd Green at Pagee Fisherman’s Regatta

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), is surrounded by residents of Flagaman during a tour of sections of St. Elizabeth on Saturday (August 10) to get a first-hand look at hurricane damage and distribute relief items.

2 years ago CommunityDevelopmentHurricane Relief & RecoveryLocal Government

Local Government Ministry Undertaking Rehabilitation Work in St. Elizabeth

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development is undertaking rehabilitation work on several entities in St. Elizabeth that suffered damage during the passage of Hurricane Beryl. These include markets, fire stations, community centres operated by the Social Development Commission (SDC), and the infirmary. “We had a number of markets right around the parish [that were impacted],” said Portfolio Minister,...

Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) officer, Captain Marcia Chintersingh Henry, addresses residents attending the recent We Care Health Fair at Whitfield Town Church of God in Kingston. The event was organised by the Leela M. Dorman Care Initiative Foundation.

2 years ago CommunityHealth & Wellness

Leela M. Dorman Care Initiative Foundation Hosts Health Fair

Residents of Whitfield Town and its environs in Kingston recently benefited from a health fair hosted by charity organisation the Leela M. Dorman Care Initiative Foundation. The ‘We Care’ Health Fair, which was being staged for the 13th year, was held at the Whitfield Town Church of God. Notable attendee was wife of the Governor-General, Her Excellency the Most Hon....

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second left), addresses residents of the Cherry Tree Lane community in Clarendon, on August 12.

2 years ago National Security and Peace

Legislation Dealing with Firearm Offences to Be Reviewed and Strengthened

Legislation dealing with firearm offences will be reviewed and strengthened to tackle gangsters who cause mayhem in communities, says Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. Speaking while on a visit to Cherry Tree Lane in Clarendon on August 12, the Minister said the killing of eight persons in the community by men with high-powered guns has shocked the...

2 years ago Press ReleaseWorks / Construction

Corrective Works Commences on SCHIP, Traffic Delays to Be Expected

Following on the instructions of Minister Without Portfolio for Works in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Robert Morgan, work has commenced to repair a section of the road between Yallahs Ponds and Pamphret, St. Thomas. The section of road forms part of package two of the Southern Coastal Highway Project (SCHIP). Sections of the roughly 1.6 kilometers...

Jamaica’s Honorary Consul in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Dr. Elaine Grant Bryan.

2 years ago Foreign AffairsJamaican DiasporaYouth

Back-to-School Mission Hosted for Students in Portland

More than 650 children from Port Antonio and adjacent communities in Portland benefited from a recent back-to-school mission hosted at Carder Park in the parish capital. The event – ‘Portland Paradise Weekend’ – was spearheaded by Eunice Rashford, a Jamaican residing in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She received support from Jamaica’s Honorary Consul in Atlanta, Dr. Elaine Grant Bryan, through her...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), converses with the mother (left) of one of the eight persons murdered in Cherry Tree Lane, Clarendon, on Sunday night (August 11). He was accompanied by Acting Commissioner of Police, Fitz Bailey (right), and Assistant Commissioner of Police, Calvin Allen. The Prime Minister visited the area on Monday (August 12), where he met with family members and community persons.

2 years ago Prime Minister

“No Stone Will Be Left Unturned” – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that “no stone will be left unturned” in apprehending those responsible for the brutal gun attack in Cherry Tree Lane, Clarendon, on Sunday night (August 11). He made the declaration during a visit to the community on Monday (August 12), where he met with relatives of the eight persons killed and residents....

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon.

2 years ago CommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

Roads Repaired under Mobay Step-Up Initiative

Nine roads across Montego Bay in St. James have been repaired under the infrastructural component of the MoBay Striving Towards Environmental Protection & Urban Preservation (STEP-UP) programme. The initiative aims to address pressing issues that affect residents in the parish, through comprehensive strategies. Through collaboration with the Municipal Corporation, the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), WPM Waste Management Limited,...