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Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor Bertel Moore (right), points to a section of the Westmoreland Parish Council building in Savanna-La-Mar, Westmoreland, that needs attention, while on a tour with Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, on August 20. The Minister announced that a new building is to be constructed to house the Council.

Upgrading work to be done at Westmoreland Infirmary

Plans are far advanced for extensive refurbishing of the male ward of the Westmoreland Infirmary, located in the capital of Savanna-la-Mar. This was announced by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, after touring sections of the...

Cross section of a beach along the coastal border of both Manchester and St. Elizabeth, Jamaica.

NEPA to meet with Residents of Alligator Pond

The Minister of Youth and Culture, the Honourable Lisa Hanna, MP

600 Children delegates for National Children’s Summit

Former Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson. (FILE)

Patterson encourages Jamaicans to participate in Diaspora Mapping Project

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier

Path attracts OAS Delegation

Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor Bertel Moore (right), points to something of interest while in discussion with Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (centre), during a tour of the site for the new Westmoreland Council office complex in Savanna-La-Mar, Westmoreland, on August 20. At left is Deputy Mayor, Councillor Danree Delancy.

12 years ago Local Government

Westmoreland Parish Council to get new Building

A new building is to be constructed to house the Westmoreland Parish Council. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, has announced that $35 million has been secured to begin construction soon. After an extensive tour of sections of the parish on August 20, the Minister said he was concerned about the condition of the building which...

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams (at podium), updating members of the Clarendon business community, residents as well as students on the proposed Logistics Hub Initiative and the economic opportunities that will flow from the development, at a forum organized by the Clarendon Chamber of Commerce, and held in May Pen on August 20.

12 years ago Commerce

Forum On Logistics Hub Initiative Held In Clarendon

Members of the Clarendon business community, residents as well as students have been updated on the proposed Jamaica Logistics Hub Initiative, and the opportunities that will flow from the development. Presentations were made on the initiative at a forum, organized by the Clarendon Chamber of Commerce, in May Pen, on August 20, by State Minister in the Ministry of Industry,...

Minister with responsibility for Sports, The Honourable Natalie Neita Headley

12 years ago Sport

Minister Neita Headley Hails Jamaica’s Performance at World Chess Olympics

The Minister with Responsibility for Sport, Hon Natalie Neita Headley has congratulated the Jamaica team on its performance at the just concluded 41st World Chess Olympiad, in Tromso, Norway. In congratulating the team on its “best performance ever” in the World Chess Olympiad, Minister Neita Headley said “thank you for making Jamaica stand proud even in Norway.” The Minister said...

12 years ago Agriculture

Regional Project to boost Value-Added Products from Roots and Tubers

Jamaica is to benefit from a regional project, aimed at increasing the number of value-added products that can be derived from roots and tubers. The initiative also seeks to boost domestic consumption of these products as well as exports, in an effort to improve farmers’ earnings and promote food security. The ‘Developing Capacity to Analyse and Strengthen Root and Tuber...

Articulated buses that have been procured by the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) to bolster its fleet this year.

12 years ago Transport

JUTC reports Revenue boost since reclaiming Bus Routes

The reform of the sub-franchise system, which the Government rolled out in April, has resulted in a 58 per cent increase in revenues for the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), over the similar period last year April to July. The state-owned bus company has also recorded a 28 per cent increase in ridership, with average monthly earnings of $366 million....

Deputy Managing Director, Operations, at the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Kirk Finnikin, says the state-run bus company is working to rectify the issue of harmful emissions coming from its buses. He was speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on August 19.

12 years ago Transport

JUTC to correct Emission problem

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) says work has begun to address the troublesome emissions coming from some of its buses. Deputy Managing Director, Operations, at the JUTC, Kirk Finnikin, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on August 19, said the problem is a direct result of the high sulfur diesel that was previously used in the buses. “We have...

12 years ago Education

Students Receive Scholarship And Bursaries

The financial burden often associated with back-to-school preparations has been considerably reduced for 47 students this academic year, thanks to the JPS and Partners Co-operative Credit Union Limited (PCCU). Among the latest awards are one tertiary-level scholarship and 46 high school bursaries, valued at more than $3 million, which were handed over to the recipients, during an awards ceremony, held...