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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), is presented with a copy of the book ‘The Adventures Of Goober, The Alien From Mars’, by the author, 10-year-old Kanton Hardy, at King’s House, on December 6.
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), is presented with a copy of the book ‘The Adventures Of Goober, The Alien From Mars’, by the author, 10-year-old Kanton Hardy, at King’s House, on December 6.

PHOTOS: G-G With 10-Year-Old Author Of The Adventures Of Goober

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses Thursday’s (December 5) launch of Caribbean Assurance Brokers Limited (CAB) loyalty programme, at Silver Star Motors Limited Mercedes-Benz showroom, on South Camp Road in Kingston.
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses Thursday’s (December 5) launch of Caribbean Assurance Brokers Limited (CAB) loyalty programme, at Silver Star Motors Limited Mercedes-Benz showroom, on South Camp Road in Kingston.

Minister Says Insurance Industry Vital To Economy
Senior Demographer at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), André Richards speaking at the institute’s ‘Dialogue for Development Series’ public consultation at the St. John’s Anglican Church in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on Thursday (December 5).
Senior Demographer at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), André Richards speaking at the institute’s ‘Dialogue for Development Series’ public consultation at the St. John’s Anglican Church in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on Thursday (December 5).

PIOJ Says Planning Key As Jamaica Prepares For Ageing Population
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), in discussion with Minister of Local Government and Community Development, and Member of Parliament for West Kingston, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (to his left), at the construction site of a four-unit housing solution being constructed on Elgin Street in Denham Town, Kingston, for fire victims, on November 30.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), in discussion with Minister of Local Government and Community Development, and Member of Parliament for West Kingston, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (to his left), at the construction site of a four-unit housing solution being constructed on Elgin Street in Denham Town, Kingston, for fire victims, on November 30.

Four-Unit Housing Solution Being Built In Denham Town For Fire Victims
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (right), listens to Minister Audley Shaw (centre), at the Ministry’s Quarterly Press Briefing, on Thursday (December 5), in Kingston. At left is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dermon Spence.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (right), listens to Minister Audley Shaw (centre), at the Ministry’s Quarterly Press Briefing, on Thursday (December 5), in Kingston. At left is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dermon Spence.

Minister Calls On Farmers To Write Letters For Road Repairs

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Marketing and Planning Manager, Registrar General
Community

PHOTOS: Fire Victims Get Birth Certificate

Marketing and Planning Manager, Registrar General's Department (RGD), Nicole White (right), presents Donovan Brown (wheelchair), fire victim of the Good Shepherd Home, with his birth certificate, at a ceremony held at the Lord's Place Children's Home, downtown Kingston, on December 5. Sharing the moment (from left) are Ransford Duhaney, fire victim of the Good Shepherd Home; Public Relations and Marketing...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), presents keys to a housing unit in Darliston Grove, Westmoreland, to Adria Hedley, on Wednesday (December 4). Mr. Holness also handed over housing solutions in Shrewsbury in the parish on the day.
National SecurityPrime Minister

Gov’t Will Not Relent Against Criminals – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government will not yield in its fight against criminal activity in the country. “Let me make it absolutely clear – this Prime Minister and the Government will not relent against the criminals. “So, if there is any expectation that if the States of Public Emergency (SOE) are not renewed, that it...
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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (right), gives an update on the Ward Theatre restoration project to members of the diplomatic corps, agency officials and stakeholders in the creative industry, during a tour of the downtown Kingston venue on Wednesday (December 4).
Local Government

Work Advanced On Restoration Of Ward Theatre

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, says work is advanced on the rehabilitation of the historic Ward Theatre to facilitate its reopening in 2020. “We will complete the project towards the end of next year and we will have an event… inside this theatre,” the Mayor said during a tour of the venue located in downtown Kingston, on Wednesday...
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The Toyota pickup trucks, which were offically handed over to the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) to support the region’s vector-control programme, at the Cornwall Regional Hospital’s Stores at Freeport, Montego Bay, on Wednesday (December 4).
Health & Wellness

WRHA Gets Vehicles To Boost Vector Control, Mental Healthcare

The Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) has acquired 12 new vehicles at a cost of $80.1 million to enhance vector control and the delivery of mental healthcare services across the region. The vehicles, purchased by the Ministry of Health and Wellness, comprise eight Toyota pickup trucks valued at $48.2 million and four Toyota Hiace buses at a cost of $31.9...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaks at a reception ceremony for the crew of a LATAM Airlines flight that made its inaugural visit to the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James, on December 2.
Tourism

Tourism Minister Highlights Growing South American Market

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the South American market is growing into one of the biggest and most lucrative in the world, with Brazilians alone spending US$11.5 billion in the United States (US) last year. In an interview with JIS News following a reception ceremony for the LATAM flight crew at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay,...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), is surrounded by new homeowners of the Darliston Grove and Shrewsbury communities in Westmoreland, at the National Housing Trust (NHT) handover ceremony, on Wednesday, December 4.
Housing

Prime Minister Hands Over 52 Housing Solutions In Westmoreland

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, today (December 4), handed over 52 housing solutions in Darliston Grove and Shrewsbury, in Westmoreland. Mr. Holness presented keys to families for 29 detached units in Darliston Grove and 23 detached units in Shrewsbury. They are the first set of beneficiaries in the island to receive housing units under the National Housing Trust...
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