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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre, 3rd row), shares with beneficiaries of Nashville Housing Mews in St. Mary, who received the keys to 40 two-bedroom housing units, during a ceremony on Friday (November 24). Others sharing with the beneficiaries are: National Housing Trust (NHT) Managing Director, Martin Miller (left, first row); NHT Chairman, Dr. Nigel Clarke (2nd left, first row); Member of Parliament for South East St. Mary, Dr. Norman Dunn (right, first row); and Member of Parliament for Central St. Mary, Dr. Morais Guy (right, 2nd row).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre, 3rd row), shares with beneficiaries of Nashville Housing Mews in St. Mary, who received the keys to 40 two-bedroom housing units, during a ceremony on Friday (November 24). Others sharing with the beneficiaries are: National Housing Trust (NHT) Managing Director, Martin Miller (left, first row); NHT Chairman, Dr. Nigel Clarke (2nd left, first row); Member of Parliament for South East St. Mary, Dr. Norman Dunn (right, first row); and Member of Parliament for Central St. Mary, Dr. Morais Guy (right, 2nd row).

NHT Engaging Small Contractors in Delivery of Housing Solutions

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says small contractors are being utilised in the delivery of the 15,000 affordable housing solutions that the Administration has committed to provide by March 2020. He said the National Housing Trust (NHT) is...

Dominican Republic President Comes on Monday
National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (left), greets Commanding Officer for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Traffic and Highway Patrol Division, Senior Superintendent Calvin Allen, during the Ministry’s awards ceremony to mark the JCF’s 150th anniversary on Thursday, November 23 at Hope Gardens in St. Andrew.
National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (left), greets Commanding Officer for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Traffic and Highway Patrol Division, Senior Superintendent Calvin Allen, during the Ministry’s awards ceremony to mark the JCF’s 150th anniversary on Thursday, November 23 at Hope Gardens in St. Andrew.

Special Monument for JCF Members Who Die in the Line of Duty
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green. (FILE)
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green. (FILE)

Youth Ambassadors Receive Instruments of Office
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. (FILE)
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. (FILE)

Salute to Westmoreland

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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), is greeted by Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Jamaica, Dr. Noreen Jack (centre), on his arrival at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Thursday (November 23) to participate in the 8th staging of the annual National Health Research Conference. Also pictured is Acting Head, Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) Drug Testing Laboratory, Sonia Thomas-Gordon.
Health & Wellness

Gov’t Providing Grants for Health Research

The Ministry of Health will be providing three research grants of up to $1.5 million each for tertiary students pursuing studies in specific areas. The grants are available to postgraduate students of the Northern Caribbean University; University of Technology; and the University of the West Indies, Mona, who propose to undertake studies related to the top-10 health priority areas of...
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A team from the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (from left) Public Relations Manager, Michka McCreath; Director, Planning, Research and Monitoring Unit, Andrea Patterson-Morris; and Director, Research and Analysis, Simone Mckenzie-Mair, in a recent interview at the Ministry’s North Street office.
LabourSocial Security

Ministry to Engage Stakeholders at Labour Market Forum in December

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is looking to engage employers, policymakers, curriculum developers and students at next month’s Labour Market Forum, on key recommendations out of the recently completed labour market study. The Labour Market Forum will be held on December 13 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel under the theme ‘Jamaican Employers and Educators, Working Together to Close...
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Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council, Hugh Faulkner (left), explains the functions of the Mobile Justice Unit to resident of Washington Gardens, Beverley Williams, at the Washington Gardens Seventh-day Adventist Church, today (November 23).
CommunityJustice

Mobile Justice Unit Offers Services to Residents of Washington Gardens

Residents of Washington Gardens benefited from the services of the Legal Aid Council, through its Mobile Justice Unit, today (November 23). The unit and representatives from other State agencies were present as part of outreach activities conducted at the Washington Gardens Seventh-day Adventist Church in Kingston. Speaking with JIS News, Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council, Hugh Faulkner, said...
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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), walks through mudded streets in the aftermath of heavy flooding that affected Montego Bay on November 22. The Prime Minister visited the Second City on Thursday (November 23) to assess the damage.
CommunityDevelopmentLocal GovernmentPrime Minister

Gov’t to Assist Mobay Flood Victims

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government will be assisting persons who have been affected by the massive flooding that ravaged sections of Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday (November 22). Addressing the media following a tour of the affected areas on Thursday (November 23), Mr. Holness said that in addition to a $20-million emergency allocation from...
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Deputy Commissioner of Police, Novelette Grant, gives an overview of the Acts of Random Kindness (ARK) project at the project’s launch held at the Police Commissioner’s offices on Old Hope Road today (November 23).
InformationNational Security

Violence Interruption and Prevention Initiative Launched

A violence interruption and prevention initiative geared at promoting kindness to combat destructive thoughts, words and actions has been developed by Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Novelette Grant. The project, which is dubbed Acts of Random Kindness (ARK), builds on the Youth Empowerment and Mentorship (YEM) Programme, which has among its core values, kindness. The YEM Programme, which encouraged positive...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw (left); and Senior Vice President, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Shigeru Maeda, exchanging copies of the co-financing loan contract for the Energy Management and Efficiency Programme (EMEP), which they signed on Thursday, (November 23) in the Executive Conference Room at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Kingston.
EnergyFinance & Public ServiceVision 2030

Gov’t Signs US$15-Million Loan for Energy Efficiency Programme

The Government of Jamaica has signed a US$15-million loan agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the implementation of the Energy Management and Efficiency Programme (EMEP). Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, explained that the sum is the second portion of a joint loan of US$30 million for the roll-out of the EMEP. He...
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