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

Importance of Youth Innovation Centres Underscored

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, has underscored the critical role of Youth Innovation Centres (YICs) in the development of Jamaica’s young people. Speaking during Monday’s (August 12) official reopening of the Portmore...
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).
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.
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.
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.

Local Government Ministry Undertaking Rehabilitation Work in St. Elizabeth
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.
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.

Leela M. Dorman Care Initiative Foundation Hosts Health Fair

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Jamaica’s Honorary Consul in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Dr. Elaine Grant Bryan.
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...
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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.
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....
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Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon.
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,...
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses an emergency press conference, held today (August 12) at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston.
National Security and Peace

Curfews in Central and Southern Clarendon and Southern and Northern St. Catherine

Extensive areas of curfews have been imposed across Central and Southern Clarendon, as well as Southern and Northern St. Catherine where gangs collaborate. This follows the fatal shooting of eight persons and the injuring of nine in Cherry Tree Lane, Clarendon, on August 11. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, gave details during a...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing an emergency press conference on Monday (August 12) at the Office of the Prime Minister.
National Security and PeaceOffice of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

Prime Minister Condemns Gun Attack on Cherry Tree Lane in Clarendon

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has declared a “firm resolve” that persons who were in any way involved in Sunday’s (August 11) gun attack on Cherry Tree Lane in Clarendon “will be brought to justice”. Some eight persons were shot and killed and nine injured during the incident. Speaking during an emergency press conference at the Office of...
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