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Community Relations Manager at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Kimberley Blair.
Community Relations Manager at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Kimberley Blair.

NSWMA Calls On All Jamaicans To Clean Up And Observe National Solid Waste Day

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is calling on all Jamaicans to join and ‘mek wi clean up di place’, on National Solid Waste Day, June 6. “We want our customers and clients to know that we are committed...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth right), and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth North Eastern, Delroy Slowley (left), share a moment with Courtney (fourth left) and Topal Williams (second right) and their children, at the handover of a new three-bedroom unit to the family at Schoolfield in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, recently. The house was provided under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth right), and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth North Eastern, Delroy Slowley (left), share a moment with Courtney (fourth left) and Topal Williams (second right) and their children, at the handover of a new three-bedroom unit to the family at Schoolfield in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, recently. The house was provided under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP).

NHT Focused On Affordable And Low-Income Solutions – PM
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Audrey Marks.
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Audrey Marks.

Jamaican Consulates Providing Scholarships For Study Overseas
Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus Professor Dale Webber.
Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus Professor Dale Webber.

UWI Pursuing Opportunities For Short-Term Student Exchange With HBCUs
Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, Professor Dale Webber.
Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, Professor Dale Webber.

PM Foundation Provides $2.5 Million To Assist UWI Students

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State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (second right, front row), with team members from Cals Enterprise Ltd., as they participated in Labour Day activities at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital on May 23.
Health & Wellness

Private Entities Encouraged To Adopt Areas Within Public Health Facilities

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert- Flynn, is encouraging private-sector entities to adopt areas within public health facilities, to enhance the services provided. Mrs. Cuthbert-Flynn, who was speaking in an interview with JIS News following work done at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital on Labour Day (May 23), said that when private entities come...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre), speaks with President, Society for Economic Botany (SEB), John de la Parra, during the opening ceremony for the 2022 International Joint Conference of SEB and the International Society of Ethnobiology (ISE), (SEB-ISE Jamaica 2022) on Sunday (May 30) at the host institution, the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, St. Andrew. At right is Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal, UWI Mona Campus, Professor Dale Webber.
Agriculture

UWI Int’l Conference Explores Relationship Between People And Plants

The 2022 International Joint Conference of the Society for Economic Botany (SEB) and the International Society of Ethnobiology (ISE), (SEB-ISE Jamaica 2022) is being held from May 29 to June 2. The opening ceremony for the five-day event took place on Sunday (May 29) at host institution, the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, St. Andrew, and online....
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Executive Director, Legal Aid Council (LAC), Dian Watson.
JusticeTechnology

Jamaicans To Benefit From Mobile Justice Unit Visits

The Legal Aid Council (LAC) is inviting Jamaicans to come out and access its services through Mobile Justice Unit visits across the island, during June. In 2017, the Ministry of Justice, through the LAC, launched the Mobile Justice Unit initiative, which is intended to improve legal representation for vulnerable persons in marginalised and deep rural communities. Executive Director of the...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives recently.
CultureLocal GovernmentParliamentSectoral Debate 2022/23

Historical Sites To Be Renovated For ‘Jamaica 60’

Several sites of historical importance in Municipalities islandwide will be refurbished as legacy projects for Jamaica’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the announcement during his 2022/23 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives recently. He said the Government will also implement a special project to clean the landscape as part...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green (foreground), displays one of the digital cards he issued during his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 24). The ‘Sectoral’ cards feature a QR Code that can be scanned to access his full presentation. Member of Parliament for Portland Eastern, Ann-Marie Vaz (background), scans the code with her smart phone.
Office of the Prime MinisterSectoral Debate 2022/23Technology

Over 11,000 Jamaicans To Receive Birth Certificates Under ‘Project Birthright’

More than 11,000 undocumented Jamaicans will be provided with their birth certificates free of cost by the Government during this year. This will be facilitated under the $50 million ‘Project BirthRight’ initiative, which will supply the important document to eligible Jamaicans who fall below a certain income threshold. This was announced by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the...
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