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Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.

PAHO Welcomes Rapid Development Of COVID-19 Vaccines

Director General of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa Etienne, has welcomed the rapid development of vaccines to fight the coronavirus (COVID-19). “The fact that we have vaccines registered and that several more are in late stage development…...
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development and Member of Parliament for West Kingston, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), is aided by Councillor of the Tivoli Gardens division, Donovan Samuels, in presenting a care package to Adriana Thompson during the Annual West Kingston Senior Citizens
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development and Member of Parliament for West Kingston, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), is aided by Councillor of the Tivoli Gardens division, Donovan Samuels, in presenting a care package to Adriana Thompson during the Annual West Kingston Senior Citizens' Treat on Sunday (December 20). A mobile version of the treat was held this year due to the coronavirus (COVID-19).

PHOTOS: Annual West Kingston Senior Citizens’ Treat
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, and Member of Parliament for West Kingston, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left); and Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (right), applaud after the symbolic handover of a cheque to entrepreneurs (in the background) from Denham Town, Kingston, representing the value of equipment provided to improve their businesses. The presentation ceremony, under JSIF
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, and Member of Parliament for West Kingston, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left); and Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (right), applaud after the symbolic handover of a cheque to entrepreneurs (in the background) from Denham Town, Kingston, representing the value of equipment provided to improve their businesses. The presentation ceremony, under JSIF's Enterprise Development Project, took place at the Denham Town Community Centre on Tuesday (December 22).

Micro-Entrepreneurs In Denham Town Receive Equipment Valued At $2.8 Million
Managing Director of the National Export-Import Bank of Jamaica (EXIM Bank), Lisa Bell (right), presents a cheque for $170,000 to the Wareika Hill Basic School to assist with the institution’s restoration project. The symbolic cheque was collected by Member of EXIM Bank’s Welfare Committee, Junior Gordon, on Tuesday (December 22) during the Bank’s ‘Carolling in the Courtyard’ event at its head office on Hope Road in Kingston.
Managing Director of the National Export-Import Bank of Jamaica (EXIM Bank), Lisa Bell (right), presents a cheque for $170,000 to the Wareika Hill Basic School to assist with the institution’s restoration project. The symbolic cheque was collected by Member of EXIM Bank’s Welfare Committee, Junior Gordon, on Tuesday (December 22) during the Bank’s ‘Carolling in the Courtyard’ event at its head office on Hope Road in Kingston.

PHOTOS: EXIM Bank Makes Donation to The Salvation Army School
The old Mount Salem Police Station in St. James, which is being replaced by a new facility under construction.
The old Mount Salem Police Station in St. James, which is being replaced by a new facility under construction.

Residents Welcome New Police Station Being Built In Mount Salem, St. James

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Gender Affairs

Spotlight Initiative Jamaica launches Virtual Roundtables on Local Laws

Targeting laws that protect women and girls from violence The European Union/United Nations (UN) Spotlight Initiative (SI) in Jamaica has launched a series of Virtual Roundtables on local legislation underpinning the protection of women and girls from violence. The series, led by UNDP Multi Country Office in Jamaica, kicked off in December with a lunchtime roundtable on Jamaica's draft Sexual...
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Health & Wellness

Social Cases In Hospitals

The Ministry of Health & Wellness is urging members of the public, who have relatives in hospitals across the island and have been called to pick up their relatives, to do so urgently. This is in order to make these hospital beds available for other members of the public who are in need of hospital care. The Ministry thanks the...
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Local Government

Fire At Retirement Disposal Facility

WPM Waste Management Limited (WPM WML) wishes to advise that a small fire was discovered at its Retirement Disposal Site in St James on Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at approximately 11:00 p.m. The blaze was detected at a section of the facility that is referred to as the active cell/tipping phase. Landfill staff was notified and heavy-duty equipment was used...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Donna-Marie Rowe, applauds as Steven Bernard of Somerton All-Age and Infant School in St. James shows off his trophy for winning the essay category of the 2019 JIS Heritage Competition.
Culture

JIS Heritage Competition Awards Today

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) will reward students across the island for their creative, original works at the agency’s annual Heritage Competition Awards Ceremony on Wednesday (December 23). Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, will deliver the keynote address at the made-for-television event, which will be aired on the Jamaica News Network (JNN) at 7:00 p.m. and on the...
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