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Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of National Security, Shauna Trowers, speaks at the launch of the Liv Gud/Goals 4 Life Inter-Community Football Competition, on Friday, January 31, at the Breezy Castle football field, in Downtown Kingston.

‘Liv Gud’ Football Competition Among 17 Communities

Seventeen communities will participate in the Liv Gud/Goals 4 Life Inter-Community Football Competition, from January 31 to February 29. The competition, which features teams from St. Catherine, Kingston and St Andrew, was launched on Friday, January 31, at Breezy Castle...

Students executing the earthquake duck, cover and hold method, during an earthquake simulation exercise at the Sandy Bank Primary School in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (January 31).

Earthquake Simulation Exercise At Primary School In St. Elizabeth

President of the Nurses Association of Jamaica, Carmen Johnson (right), in conversation with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Bernadette Theodore-Gandi (second left), at the launch of the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, on January 31, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in Kingston. Others (from left) are: President of the Jamaica Midwives Association of Jamaica, Aseta Edwards Hamilton and Chief Nursing Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Patricia Ingram-Martin.

Health Ministry Commended For Global Initiative To Recognise Nurses And Midwives

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter.

JPs Urged To Be Vigilant When Certifying Passport Documents

Executive Director of National Integrity Action, Professor Trevor Munroe.

National Integrity Action Head Welcomes Increased Use Of ‘Crime Stop’

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Michael Henry, addresses the opening ceremony for the Jamaica Social Investment Fund

6 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Minister Henry Lauds JSIF

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Michael Henry, has lauded the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) for its dedication and consistency in the delivery of high-quality projects and good governance practices. Mr. Henry, who has portfolio responsibility for JSIF, noted that for more than two decades, the agency has undertaken several impactful infrastructure projects. These...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness, speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 28).

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New Caribbean Maritime University Council Members Appointed

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced the appointment of new members to the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) Council. Addressing Tuesday’s (January 28) sitting of the House of Representatives, Mr. Holness said the new Council, which has been approved by Cabinet, will be chaired by Port Authority of Jamaica Chief Executive Officer, Professor Gordon Shirley. The other members...

The 10 new pickup trucks acquired by the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) to enhance vector control. The units were handed over to parish managers at the Cornwall Regional Hospital

6 years ago Health & WellnessTransport

WRHA Gets 10 More Vehicles For Vector Control

The Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) has received 10 more vehicles to bolster the ongoing dengue eradication programme across the region. The new pickup trucks, which are equipped with fogging machines, are to serve the four parishes within the health region – St. James, Hanover, Trelawny and Westmoreland. WRHA Regional Director, Errol Greene, handed over the vehicles to parish managers...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 28).

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Gov’t Reviewing Legality Of Non-Disclosure Agreements

The Government of Jamaica is reviewing the legality of non-disclosure agreements (NDA) that the Boards of some State entities are required to sign. “I’ve asked the Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte, to look into the legality of this practice and to advise me,” Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 28)....

Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, addresses annual awards banquet of the Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ), St. James Chapter, at the S Hotel Conference and Event Centre, in Montego Bay, on Saturday (January 25).

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Digital Content Being Developed To Train JCF Members Remotely

Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, says digital content is being developed to enable members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to train remotely. The Commissioner made the disclosure at the annual awards banquet of the Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ), St. James Chapter, which was held at the S Hotel Conference and Event Centre in Montego Bay,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), is greeted by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left), at the handover ceremony for 50 new vector-control vehicles, at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in St. Andrew on January 27. Observing (from left) are Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams; and Dengue Project Manager, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Everton Baker.

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Ministry Acquires 60 Vehicles For Vector Control Programme

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has acquired an additional 60 vehicles for the National Vector Control Management Programme, at a cost of approximately $400 million, to assist in further controlling mosquito-borne viruses such as dengue. Ten of the vehicles are already out in the field. Documents for the other 50 vehicles were handed over to the Directors of the...

Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), Velma Ricketts Walker (second right) discussing the use of a gas analyser with Deputy Commissioner of Customs, Operations, Marlon Lowe (right), during a handover ceremony at the JCA head office in Kingston on Monday (January 27). Others (from left) are Deputy Commissioner of Customs, Border Protection, Alwyn Nicely; and British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Asif Anwar Ahmad. Six gas analysers, which will be used by customs officers to test the air quality inside containers, were donated by the United Kingdom (UK) Border Force.

6 years ago National Security

Customs Gets Gas Analysers From UK Border Force

The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) has received a donation of six gas analysers from the United Kingdom (UK) Border Force, which will be used by customs officers to test the air quality inside containers. The devices, valued at £9,000, were handed over to the JCA’s Chief Executive Officer, Velma Ricketts Walker, by the British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency...