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Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (right), points out something of interest during a tour of sections of the McGregor Gardens community in Kingston today (Dec. 2), where electricity regularization work in underway. Others (from left) are: Regional Director, Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company, Omar Sweeny; and President, Youth With Vision Community Club, Ramon Reid.

Work Underway To Regularize Electricity In McGregor Gardens

Work is underway on the re-wiring of houses and installation of several streetlights in McGregor Gardens, Kingston, as the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) moves to regularize electricity in the area. This is being done through the ‘Project Step Up,’...

Montego Bay’s Mayor, Councillor Glendon Harris, says the time has come for Jamaica to be rid of the “informer fi dead culture”.

Jamaicans Must Become Crime Informers

Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (right), makes a point to Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Hon. Peter Phillips (2nd left), as they view plans for the expansion of the Royalton White Sands Resort in Trelawny. Occasion was a tour of the property on November 28. Others (from left) are: Hotel Manager at Royalton White Sands, Alex Arias; Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCO), Devon Hickey; Sales Director at the resort, Kerry-Ann Casserly; and Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) Clyde Harrison.

Hotel Projects to Create Jobs for Thousands of Jamaicans

Tessanne Chin and Anita Antoinette for KSAC Tree Lighting Ceremony

National Water Commission (NWC) Vice President for Potable Water Systems Operation and Maintenance, Mark Blair, has announced that the Commission will be launching operations in Cornwall Mountain and adjacent communities in Westmoreland, to regularize their accounts. He was speaking at the commissioning of the Barneyside water tank in Cornwall Mountain on November 28.

NWC to Regularise Customers in Westmoreland Communities

President of the Jamaica Egg Farmers Association, Mr. Roy Baker, stands at the entrance to his farm in St. Catherine. Egg farmers are expected to produce 130 million eggs in 2014.

11 years ago Agriculture

Local Egg Industry on Growth Path

The local egg industry has been making significant strides within the agricultural sector. With just over 2,000 small and 100 large farmers spread across the island, the industry is projected to produce over 130 million eggs for 2014. This is more than what was produced in 2013. President of the Jamaica Egg Farmers Association (JEFA), Roy Baker, attributes the improved...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon Robert Pickergill (2nd left), is the first to taste water from the commissioned Barneyside water supply system, on November 28. Joining him are (from left): National Water Commission (NWC) Vice President for Potable Water Systems Operation and Maintenance, Mark Blair; Mayor of Savanna-la-mar, Councillor Bertel Moore; Director at Rural Water Supplies Limited, Pastor Omar Oliphant; Rev. Enroy Clarke and Councillor Bernard Vanreiil of the Cornwall Mountain Division. The Barneyside water supply was officially commissioned by Minister Pickergill.

11 years ago CommunityEnvironment

Improved Water Supply for Residents of Westmoreland

About 6,000 residents in sections of Westmoreland are now receiving improved water supply, following the re-commissioning of the Barneyside water tank, under the Government’s Water Improvement Project. Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon Robert Pickergill on Friday, November 28 who officially commissioned the 150 thousand gallon (675 litre)-capacity tank at a ceremony in Cornwall Mountain, said the...

11 years ago Uncategorized

Rural Water Supply Ltd. Gets Contract

Rural Water Supply Limited has been contracted to provide consultancy services and technical expertise to the National Water Commission (NWC), under its Tank and Pump Operational Efficiency Programme. This was announced by Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, at a Jamaica House press briefing, on November 26. The entity has been awarded a $55.6 million contract...

11 years ago Sport

Running Track at GC Foster College To Be Reconstructed

The running track at the GC Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, in St. Catherine, is to be reconstructed at a cost of US$1.5 million. Making the disclosure at a Jamaica House press briefing on November 26, Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, said the running track at the institution has been declared unfit “and it is imperative...

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), is assisted by Chairman, Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Michael Stewart, to perform the symbolic ribbon-cutting exercise to formally re-open the newly refurbished paediatric ward at the Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester, on Wednesday (November 26). The ward’s refurbishment is one of five major projects undertaken at the hospital at a cost approximately $105 million, with financing provided by the National Health Fund (NHF).

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Five Major Projects Completed at Mandeville Hospital

Health care delivery at the Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester should be improved, following the completion of five major projects at the institution, undertaken over the 2013/14 period at a cost of approximately $105 million. The projects, financed by the National Health Fund (NHF), under its Health Support Fund, included: renovation and other supporting infrastructure works on four operating theatres;...

Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right), in discussion with Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness
and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, during a Jamaica House Press Briefing, today (November 26), at which an update was provided on the Government’s $500 million national health emergency vector control clean-up campaign.

11 years ago Health & WellnessInformation

50 Projects Approved Under National CHIK-V Prevention Campaign

Fifty projects have been approved since the October commencement of the Government’s national campaign to reduce the spread of the Chikungunya virus (Chick-V), across the island. The Approvals Sub-committee under the programme, has approved 39 projects for Members of Parliament (MPs) and 11 for Parish Councils. This was disclosed at a Jamaica House Press Briefing, today (November 26), at which...

11 years ago Education

JLS Project Receives US$2 Million

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has donated US$2 million to implement the Jamaica Library Service (JLS) project entitled: ‘Using Technology to Empower Individuals and Communities for Development’. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, in a Statement to the House of Representatives on November 25. Under the project, the US$2 million will be augmented by...