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Runaway Bay Water Company Continuing Work to Supply Potable Water to Clients

The Runaway Bay Water Company Limited is continuing work this year to provide its customers with a reliable supply of potable water, consistent with established quality standards. The entity, in collaboration with the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), will also pursue...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), presents a Proclamation declaring July as Dispute Resolution Month to Dispute Resolution Foundation (DRF) Board Chairman, John Bassie, during a recent courtesy call at King’s House.

DRF Celebrating 30 Years Of Promoting Mediation And Conflict Resolution

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right, front row), and Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi (left, front row), share a photo opportunity with this year’s group of Jamaicans who will participate in the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme, during a send-off reception on Friday (July 19). The reception was held at the Ambassador’s Official Residence on Paddington Terrace in St. Andrew. The group represents Jamaica’s 24th participating cohort.

Japan Exchange And Teaching Programme Send-off Reception For Jamaica’s 2024 Cohort

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), and Permanent Secretary in the Education Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe (right), converse with Executive Director, National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris-Ghartey, during Friday’s (July 19) Hurricane Beryl Disaster Recovery Plan for the Education Sector press conference. The event was held at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston.

Education Ministry to Commence Repairs at Schools Damaged During Hurricane’s Passage

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, addresses the Governor-General’s Achievement Awards national presentation ceremony at King’s House on Friday (July 19).

Thirty-Nine Jamaicans Receive 2024 Governor-General’s Achievement Awards

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), is assisted by Yanique Duhaney (second left) of Donegal District in St. Elizabeth, in cutting the ribbon during the handover of her new home, built under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), on Friday (July 19). Looking on are Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth North Western, Hon. William James Charles (J.C.) Hutchinson (right); Mayor of Black River and Chairman of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Councillor Richard Solomon (centre); and Chair, NSHP Oversight Committee, Judith Robb Walters.

2 years ago Housing

Gov’t Looking To Scale-up The New Social Housing Programme

The Government plans to steadily scale up the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) to expeditiously address issues regarding home acquisitions by Jamaica’s most vulnerable citizens. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement while speaking during the handover of four houses to NSHP beneficiaries in St. Elizabeth on Friday (July 19). He indicated that the programme has evolved...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addressing Friday’s (July 19) sitting of the Senate at Gordon House.

2 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentHurricane Relief & RecoveryWater

90 Percent of NWC Customers’ Water Supply Restored

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, says the National Water Commission (NWC) has restored water to 90 per cent of its customers whose supply was disrupted during Hurricane Beryl’s passage. Senator Samuda noted that the post-hurricane restoration effort has been particularly challenging for the remaining 10 per cent which,...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses Friday’s (July 19) sitting of the Senate at Gordon House.

2 years ago Legal and Constitutional AffairsSenate

Senate Passes Bill for Constitutional Amendment to Formulate New Words of Enactment

A Bill to amend Section 61 of the Constitution of Jamaica to provide for new Words of Enactment was passed in the Senate on Friday (July 19). It constitutes the first legislative step in a proposed series of amendments intended to give effect to a Constitution enacted by the Parliament of Jamaica and approved by the people of Jamaica. Section...

St. James Parish Coordinator for Disaster Preparedness, Tamoy Sinclair.

2 years ago Hurricane Relief & Recovery

St. James Municipal Corporation Rolls Out Disaster Preparedness Rehabilitation Strategy

The St. James Municipal Corporation has initiated its Disaster Preparedness Rehabilitation Strategy, which focuses on the distribution of welfare items to residents severely impacted by Hurricane Beryl. Parish Coordinator for Disaster Preparedness, Tamoy Sinclair, announced the commencement of the welfare distribution process while addressing the Corporation’s Disaster Preparedness, Hazard Mitigation and Safety Committee meeting on Thursday (July 18). This was...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addresses the ground-breaking ceremony for the Mason Hall Water Supply Project held at the Mason Hall Primary School in the parish on July 18. This first phase of the project will see the extension of transmission and distribution pipelines that will provide safe, reliable service to residents.

2 years ago Development

Ground-Breaking Ceremony For The Mason Hall Pipeline Project

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addresses the ground-breaking ceremony for the Mason Hall Water Supply Project held at the Mason Hall Primary School in the parish on July 18. This first phase of the project will see the extension of transmission and distribution pipelines that will provide safe,...

Parish Manager, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Georgia Taylor, speaks at the St James Municipal Corporation’s Disaster Preparedness, Hazard Mitigation and Safety Committee meeting on Thursday, July 18.

2 years ago Hurricane Relief & Recovery

Residents Encouraged To Replace Documents Lost During Hurricane Beryl

Residents in St. James who lost their documents, including IDs, during the passage of Hurricane Beryl are being encouraged to get replacements. Chairman of the Disaster Preparedness, Hazard Mitigation and Safety Committee of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Arthur Lynch, made the appeal at the Committee’s meeting on Thursday, July 18. “If the person had a national voter's ID,...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (seated, left) and Resident Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Mitsuyoshi Kawasaki (seated, centre), sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) during the handover of emergency relief items from the Government of Japan, at Jamaica House on July 15. Looking on are Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (standing, left); Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Oversight for Skills, Digital Transformation and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris-Dixon (standing left); and Japanese Ambassador, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi. The donation comes after the Category 4 Hurricane Beryl impacted Jamaica on July 3.

2 years ago Hurricane Relief & Recovery

Japan Donates Emergency Relief Items

Japan has donated emergency relief supplies to assist in Jamaica’s Hurricane Beryl response. The items, which include 220 large tents, 100 plastic sheets (tarpaulins), 1,000 sleeping pads, and 2,200 polyester tanks, were provided through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi, made a symbolic presentation to Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign...