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Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Stewart Beckford (third left), in discussion with (from left): Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Homer Davis (second left); and Custos of St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin, following the official opening of the Montego Bay Fireboat Station and the handover of a fireboat and two new fire units, on December 28.
Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Stewart Beckford (third left), in discussion with (from left): Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Homer Davis (second left); and Custos of St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin, following the official opening of the Montego Bay Fireboat Station and the handover of a fireboat and two new fire units, on December 28.

Commissioner of JFB Calls on Residents to Protect Fire Hydrants

Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Stewart Beckford, has renewed the call for residents to support firefighters in their quest to lessen the threat posed by fires, by protecting fire hydrants in their communities. Commissioner Beckford made the appeal...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), in conversation with Counsellor for Economic and Commercial Affairs at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, Fan Jianghong, at a news conference regarding the sports cooperation programme with China, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, in Kingston on January 2.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), in conversation with Counsellor for Economic and Commercial Affairs at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, Fan Jianghong, at a news conference regarding the sports cooperation programme with China, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, in Kingston on January 2.

Investments by Chinese Companies at US$2 Billion
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry.
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry.

Minister Henry Welcomes 27 Young Jamaican Engineers after Completion of High-Tech Training in China
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange

Work to Begin Soon on Stadium East Running Track
Medical Chief of Staff at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), Dr. Carl Bruce (third left), explains the hospital’s plans to use technology to improve patient care, to members of the Rotary Club of St. Andrew North, recently. Listening (from left) are President, Lori Chuck; Past President, Glenroy Williams (second left); Head of the UHWI Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department, Dr. Simone Ffrench; former Head of the A&E Department, Dr. Jean Johnson; and Past President of the Club, Wayne Wray. Members of the club handed over a donation of US$3,000 towards upgrading the audiovisual equipment in the A&E department’s training area.
Medical Chief of Staff at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), Dr. Carl Bruce (third left), explains the hospital’s plans to use technology to improve patient care, to members of the Rotary Club of St. Andrew North, recently. Listening (from left) are President, Lori Chuck; Past President, Glenroy Williams (second left); Head of the UHWI Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department, Dr. Simone Ffrench; former Head of the A&E Department, Dr. Jean Johnson; and Past President of the Club, Wayne Wray. Members of the club handed over a donation of US$3,000 towards upgrading the audiovisual equipment in the A&E department’s training area.

UHWI Working on Project to Assist Persons in Rural Areas

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Health & Wellness

Vector Control Programme Extended in Westmoreland

The vector control initiative at the Westmoreland Health Department, being undertaken through the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) programme, has been extended to eradicate more mosquito breeding sites in the parish. Vector Control Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Ryan Morris, informed JIS News that a 12-week extension has been granted, “because we have seen a decrease in the...
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Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

Statement Regarding Non-Government Task assigned to Three Back-Bench MPs

The Prime Minister has assigned persons on the back benches of Parliament various tasks in support of the development of broad policy. These assignments are not part of the formal parliamentary process. For example, the Prime Minister assigned Senator Matthew Samuda the task of studying the impact of plastics on the environment and ways in which its effects can be...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), welcomes to Jamaica, Team Manager, Coaches’ Team, China, Jiang Lin (second left) and Interpreter, Wang Shan (second right) before the start of a news conference regarding the sports cooperation programme with China, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on January 2. At left is Counsellor for Economic and Commercial Affairs at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, Fan Jianghong.
Sport

Sport Ministry Negotiating Another Agreement with Chinese Counterpart

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport is negotiating with its Chinese counterpart to finalise another agreement, which will complement the current three-year technical agreement on sport between Jamaica and the People’s Republic of China. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, during a news conference regarding the sports cooperation programme with China, held at The Jamaica...
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National SecurityPrime Minister

Prime Minister and Opposition Leader Hold one-on-one Discussions

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness and the Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Peter Phillips, yesterday afternoon (January 2, 2019), held private discussions at Vale Royal. Both Leaders held full, frank and confidential discussions on security and crime management in Jamaica. They agreed that a meeting of teams from the Government and Opposition will take place next Monday, January...
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Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP
National SecurityPrime Minister

Plan Secure Jamaica is in Full Effect – PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness is reassuring the Jamaican public that Plan Secure Jamaica is in full effect. The Prime Minister has declared that the plans to reclaim control of Jamaica’s security and safety followed a series of intense consultations with Security experts and stakeholders. Prime Minister Holness underscored that two critical issues; Plan Secure Jamaica and the continuation of the...
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National Water Commission (NWC) President, Mark Barnett, emphasises a point while addressing journalists during a press conference at the NWC’s Corporate Office in New Kingston, on December 28,
Local GovernmentWater

NWC to Seek Funding for Projects to Boost Water Supplies in KMR

National Water Commission (NWC) President, Mark Barnett, says the agency is looking to secure funding to execute several projects geared towards boosting water supplies in the Kingston Metropolitan Region (KMR), at an estimated cost of US$100 million. Speaking at a press conference at the NWC’s Corporate Office in New Kingston on December 28, Mr. Barnett said the works include replacement...
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