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Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), engages with students attending the Jamaica Day celebration, held recently at the Dinthill Technical High School in St. Catherine.

Youth Urged to Focus on Creating Legacies

The country’s youth are being urged to follow the example of the ancestors in creating legacies that future generations can inherit. Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, made the call as...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left) and Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), engage with students at the Watermount Primary and Infant School in St. Catherine, during the recent commissioning of the Watermount Water Supply System in the parish.

Consumers Urged to be Vigilant When Sourcing Water

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew, on March 3.

State of Public Emergency Declared in the parishes of Clarendon and St. James

Workers prepare the concrete foundation for the construction of a rubble wall along a section of the Friendship to Hurlock roadway in St. James.

Friendship to Hurlock Roadway 50 Per Cent Complete

Master Blender, Appleton Estate, Dr. Joy Spence cuts the ribbon to open the Appleton Estate Rum boutique inaugurated at Sangster International Airport in St. James recently. She is joined by (from left) Group Brand Premiumisation Director, Campari Group, Jean-Jacques Dubau; Chief Executive Officer, MBJ Airports Limited, Shane Munroe; Chairman, Jamaica’s Tourism Enhancement Fund, Godfrey Dyer; Regional Director, Jamaica Tourist Board, Odette Dyer; Opposition Spokesperson on Tourism, Janice Allen; Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Richard Vernon; President & Chief Executive Officer, Latin America and the Caribbean, Dufry, Enrique Urioste and Managing Director, Global Strategic Travel Retail, Campari Group, Marco Cavagnera.

Appleton Estate Boutique Opens at Sangster Airport

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert, addresses the Houses of Parliament Commonwealth Day Forum at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on March 13 under the theme ‘Year of Youth’.

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PHOTOS: Houses of Parliament Commonwealth Day Forum

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert, addresses the Houses of Parliament Commonwealth Day Forum at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on March 13 under the theme ‘Year of Youth’.

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), tours a section of the Greater Mandeville Water Supply Improvement Project in Manchester recently. Accompanying him are Member of Parliament for Manchester Central, where the project is located, Rhoda Moy Crawford (fourth left) and representatives of the National Water Commission (NWC).

3 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentWater

Work to Commence Shortly to Improve Water Supply for Residents of Pepper

Work will shortly commence to alleviate water challenges being experienced by residents of Pepper, situated on the border of Manchester and St. Elizabeth, and adjoining communities. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda. Addressing residents during a recent tour to ascertain the progress of the Greater...

Medical Officer of Health for St. James, Dr. Tanique Bailey-Small, addresses the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation, on Thursday, March 9.

3 years ago Health & Wellness

St. James Health Dept. Extends ‘mop up/catch up’ Campaign

The St. James Health Department has extended its ‘mop up/catch up’ campaign until August 2023 as the Ministry of Health and Wellness moves to get more children immunised. Addressing the regular monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation on March 9, Medical Officer of Health (MOH) for the parish, Dr. Tanique Bailey-Small, said the campaign aims to get children...

Director of Environmental Management, Conservation Division, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Anthony McKenzie, is presented with the educational children’s activity and colouring book ‘POPs and the Family’ by Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Denise Antonio. The book, which is intended for national distribution, is a specialised public-education product designed to help children identify and avoid persistent organic pollutants (POPs) commonly found in certain industries and substances in Jamaica. The handover ceremony was held on Thursday (March 9) at NEPA’s offices in Kingston. UNDP and NEPA are undertaking the public-education initiative as part of a comprehensive national project to reduce and eventually eliminate the importation, stockpiling and use of sources of POPs in Jamaica. POPs are present in widely used chemicals such as dielectric fluids in electrical equipment, flame retardants and pesticides. Exposure to POPs is hazardous to human health and has been linked to chronic illnesses, certain cancers, birth defects, and dysfunctional immune and reproductive systems.

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PHOTOS: UNDP Hands Over Educational Children’s Book to NEPA

Director of Environmental Management, Conservation Division, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Anthony McKenzie, is presented with the educational children’s activity and colouring book ‘POPs and the Family’ by Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Denise Antonio. The book, which is intended for national distribution, is a specialised public-education product designed to help children identify and avoid persistent organic...

The birthplace of National Hero, the Right Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, in Blenheim, Hanover.

3 years ago Local Government

Hanover Municipal Corporation Wants Bustamante Museum Established in the Parish

The Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) is advocating an increase in the number of monuments in the parish honouring the life and work of National Hero and native son, the Right Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante. To this end, Deputy Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Andria Dehaney-Grant, moved a motion during the Corporation’s monthly meeting on March 9, calling for the establishment of...

Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar and Chairman of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation, Councillor Bertel Moore, addresses the commissioning ceremony for the new boiler system and room at the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital in the parish, on Friday (March 10).

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Westmoreland Municipal Corporation to Take Social Cases from Hospital

The Westmoreland Municipal Corporation has committed to accepting social cases from the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital, at the parish’s infirmary. Social cases refer to patients who have been released but remain in hospital because they have nowhere else to go as their families have abandoned them. There are currently 21 social cases at the hospital. Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar and Chairman...

Consultant Ophthalmologist at the Cornwall Regional Hospital, Dr. Valence Jordan.

3 years ago Health & Wellness

Persons with Glaucoma Family History Urged to Get Screened

Persons with a family history of glaucoma are at high risk for the condition and should prioritise early screening, says Consultant Ophthalmologist at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in St. James, Dr. Valence Jordan. Speaking during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, Dr. Jordan said these persons should, ideally, get screened five to 10 years before the age...