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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), enjoys the performance of students from the Hazard Primary School during a ceremony to launch Workers’ Week and Labour Day 2019 activities at the Office of the Prime Minister on Tuesday (May 7). Also pictured (from right) are United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica Representative, Mariko Kagoshima; Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson; State Minister for Labour and Social Security, Zavia Mayne; and Opposition Spokesman on Labour and Social Security, Horace Dalley. For Workers’ Week and Labour Day this year, focus will be placed on the safety of the nation’s children.

PM Says Government Will Take Appropriate Measures to Protect Children

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is assuring that the Government will take appropriate measures to bring the perpetrators of crimes against children to justice. Speaking at the launch of Workers’ Week and Labour Day 2019 activities at the...

Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, engages students of Constant Spring Primary and Junior High School during a recent visit. The St. Andrew-based instution received funding for new classrooms, bathrooms and perimeter fencing, under the European Union's Poverty Reduction Programme (PRPII).

EU Delegation in Jamaica to Celebrate Europe Day on May 9

Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, emphasises a point while piloting the Protection of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (Amendment) Act in the Senate on May 3. Seated is Minister without Portfolio in the ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

Senate Passes Protection of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (Amendment) Act

Wife of the Governor-General, Her Excellency, the Most Hon. Lady Allen, (fourth left), speaks about the contents of a book to St. Richard’s Primary School students during the launch of the 2019 staging of the Western Union ‘I Pledge’ (Reading) Programme on May 1 at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston. The objective of the programme is to promote and encourage the nation’s youth in each parish to continuously read for their individual growth and development. The programme was established by GraceKennedy Money Services, in collaboration with international money transfer facility, Western Union Jamaica. It was designed to support community development with an emphasis on primary education.

PHOTOS: Lady Allen at the Launch of the I Pledge Programme

Chief Executive Officer of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Robert Hill (second left) shares a light moment with (from left) Opposition Spokesperson on the Public Health and Disaster Preparedness Committee at the KSAMC, Rev. Councillor Neville Wright (left); Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Disaster Coordinator, Terry Forrester; and the Acting Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson. Occasion was the launch of the KSAMC’s inaugural Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Poster Competition at The Knutsford Court Hotel, St. Andrew, on May 2.

KSAMC Launches Disaster Management Poster Competition

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), cuts the ribbon to reopen the renovated Black River Health Centre, in St. Elizabeth, on Thursday, May 2. Also sharing the moment are Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries and Member of Parliament for the area, Hon. Floyd Green (left); Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace (second left), and Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Jacqueline A. Bisasor-McKenzie.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Black River Health Centre Expanded

The delivery of primary healthcare to residents of Black River in St. Elizabeth has received a major boost through the recent expansion and renovation of the Black River Health Centre. Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, on Thursday (May 2) reopened the health centre, which was renovated at a cost of $13 million provided by the Tourism Enhancement Fund...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, provides details about water shops being built in St. Elizabeth, at a recent meeting of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation in Black River.

7 years ago Local GovernmentWater

St. Elizabeth to Get Four Water Shops

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Government is spending close to $50 million to construct four water shops in St. Elizabeth. He said that each facility will provide up to 20,000 gallons of potable water on a daily basis. “We have under construction, now, three water shops, and I understand that the documentation for...

Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) Technical Services Director, Rosemarie Brown, addressing a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.

7 years ago Tourism

Housing Agency Undertaking Infrastructure Upgrading Project in Grange Pen, St. James

The Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) and Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) have partnered to undertake an infrastructure upgrading project in Grange Pen, Montego Bay, St. James. This was announced by the HAJ’s Technical Services Director, Rosemarie Brown, who indicated that the TEF has committed approximately $900 million in funding support. She was speaking during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS)...

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon.

7 years ago Local Government

Riverton Fire Under Control

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, is assuring the public that the fire, which broke out this morning (March 27) at the Riverton landfill in St. Andrew has been contained. He said that the fire is suspected to have been caused by spontaneous combustion. "It is in a confined area, so the fire won’t...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, who tabled legislation to establish the ICT Authority in the House on March 20.

7 years ago Technology

Legislation to Establish ICT Authority Tabled

Legislation to establish the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Authority was tabled in the House of Representatives on March 20. The Information and Communications Technology Authority Act, 2019, was tabled by Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams. According to the Memorandum of Objectives and Reasons, the Bill seeks to improve the use of technology and interoperability of...

Marketing and Public Relations Manager at the Universal Service Fund (USF), Deleen Powell, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.

7 years ago Technology

Wi-Fi to be Launched At Emancipation Park March 22

The public is invited to attend the launch of the public Wi-Fi at Emancipation Park in Kingston, on Friday (March 22), from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The project, which is being executed by the Universal Service Fund (USF), is the seventh public Wi-Fi hotspot to be launched in Jamaica and will be commissioned by the Minister of Science, Energy...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP

7 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Statement: Minister Ruel Reid Resigns from the Cabinet and Senate

This morning I met with Minister Ruel Reid regarding certain allegations in the public domain. In keeping with the principles of good governance, I requested and received Minister Reid’s resignation. Minister Reid has also resigned from the Senate. The Minister’s resignation will ensure that any investigation into matters of concern will not be in any way impeded by his presence or oversight...