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Prime Minister Andrew Holness (centre) participates in a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the official opening of GWest Medical Centre in Fairview, Montego Bay yesterday (Thursday, November 2). The Prime Minister is flanked by Directors of GWest.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness (centre) participates in a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the official opening of GWest Medical Centre in Fairview, Montego Bay yesterday (Thursday, November 2). The Prime Minister is flanked by Directors of GWest.

Government Will Curb Crime in Montego Bay- PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has reassured the business community that the government is working assiduously to curtail crime in the country. Mr. Holness says the reality is that crime is an impediment to business growth in Jamaica. Prime Minister Holness...
Mayor of May Pen, Councillor Winston Maragh (second right), looks at items made from bamboo at a graduation ceremony for young people who received training in bamboo light-emitting diode (LED) technology under the Peckham Bamboo Project. Occasion was the graduation ceremony held at the Clarendon Municipal Corporation on October 28. The bamboo project is being undertaken through US$130,000 in funding from the Organization of American States (OAS).
Mayor of May Pen, Councillor Winston Maragh (second right), looks at items made from bamboo at a graduation ceremony for young people who received training in bamboo light-emitting diode (LED) technology under the Peckham Bamboo Project. Occasion was the graduation ceremony held at the Clarendon Municipal Corporation on October 28. The bamboo project is being undertaken through US$130,000 in funding from the Organization of American States (OAS).

HEART TRUST/NTA Develops Bamboo Training Courses
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, gives a statement on the Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) in Denham Town, Kingston, during the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 31).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, gives a statement on the Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) in Denham Town, Kingston, during the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 31).

Road, Water and Sewerage Upgrading Works for Denham Town
Principal of the Sheffield All-Age School, Elizabeth Harvey, shows off a package of publications donated by the Jamaica Information Service (JIS). A team from the information agency visited the Westmoreland-based institution recently as part of the agency’s annual Heritage Month School Tour. More than 20 schools across the island are earmarked to receive books and posters produced by JIS, during October.
Principal of the Sheffield All-Age School, Elizabeth Harvey, shows off a package of publications donated by the Jamaica Information Service (JIS). A team from the information agency visited the Westmoreland-based institution recently as part of the agency’s annual Heritage Month School Tour. More than 20 schools across the island are earmarked to receive books and posters produced by JIS, during October.

JIS Visiting Schools on Heritage Tour
Members of the JIS family show their support for International Wear It Pink Day today (October 20, 2017).
Members of the JIS family show their support for International Wear It Pink Day today (October 20, 2017).

PHOTO: JIS Shows Support for International Wear It Pink Day

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Minister of Finance and Public Service, the Hon. Audley Shaw delivers his acceptance speech after accepting the Finance Minister of the Year for the Caribbean 2016 award at the GlobalMarkets Annual Awards reception held at Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, DC on Saturday, October 14.
Finance & Public Service

Minister Shaw Receives Finance Minister of the Year for the Caribbean Award

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, has been awarded Finance Minister of the Year for the Caribbean 2016, by the GlobalMarkets newspaper. Minister Shaw received the award at the GlobalMarkets Annual Awards Reception held at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, DC. on October 14. He was among fifteen other Finance Ministers and Governors of Banks that...
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A section of the temporary tipping area at the Riverton disposal site being cleaned by contractors on Thursday (October 12).
Local Government

Head of NSWMA Refutes Claims

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, has refuted claims that their contractors have been disposing of garbage near the residential section of Riverton City (Riverton Meadows). Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday (October 12) at the Riverton disposal site located off Spanish Town Road in St. Andrew, Mr. Gordon said recent negative reports...
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Local Government

Use Alternative Routes to Avoid Delays Along Mandela Highway – NWA

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising motorists who use the Mandela Highway to travel to parishes west of Kingston such as Clarendon and St. Catherine to use alternative routes where possible in order to reduce their travel time. According to Communication and Customer Services Manager at the NWA, Stephen Shaw, westbound traffic may encounter significant delays during drive time...
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Students of Duncans All Age School in Trelawny participating in activities staged by the JIS Special Projects team.
CultureEducation

PHOTOS: JIS Heritage School Tour 2017

The Jamaica Information Service Special Projects team hit the streets on Monday to embark on its annual Heritage School Tour. The purpose of the tour is to assist in educating students about their heritage and to celebrate with them as they engage in different activities in observance of National Heritage Month (October). The team is expected to visit 23 primary...
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Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw. (FILE)
Energy

Jamaicans Urged to Use LED Lights

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, is encouraging more Jamaicans to utilise light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs in their homes as a method of energy conservation. “Spend a few extra dollars, purchase LED lights, which can help you to sharply reduce your electricity bills. They are more expensive than your regular bulbs, but over time you will save...
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Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), watches as Nurse Nicola Brooks administers the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to an Ocho Rios High School student. The Minister visited the school in St. Ann on Friday (October 6), where the vaccine was being given to grade -seven students.
Health & Wellness

Administering of HPV Vaccine Going Smoothly – Dr. Tufton

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says administering of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to grade-seven girls in schools has been going well. “Reports and what I have seen would suggest that the process is going smoothly,” he said. He informed that the Ministry has stepped up its public education in the past weeks and “intends to do...
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Transport

Government Collects $160 Million Under Traffic Ticket Amnesty

The Government has collected $160 million from unpaid traffic ticket fines, under the Traffic Ticket Amnesty that started on August 2. This was disclosed by National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, during the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 3). The three-month amnesty which will conclude on October 31, affects tickets issued between September 1, 2010 and...
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