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Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P. — Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.

PM to Attend Petrocaribe Summit in Venezuela

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller attended the Petro Caribe Heads of Government meeting in Caracas, Venezuela on Tuesday, December 17. The Prime Minister was accompanied by Dr. Carlton Davis, Senior Advisor in the Office of the Prime...

Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Emilio Ebanks. (FILE)

Householders Urged to Check Wiring Before Putting Up Christmas Lights

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

JUTC Rolls Out 20 More Buses to Increase Seating Capacity

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke addressing today’s (December 10) Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) Council meeting, at its Church Street chambers, in downtown Kingston. Mrs. Brown Burke outlined plans for a Downtown shopping spree to be held on December 18.

KSAC Expects Huge Crowd for Downtown Shopping Extravaganza

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (left), listens to a comment from Chairman of the Golden Age Home in Kingston, Fabian Brown, while attending a recent Christmas treat at the institution. At centre is General Manager of the home, Laurette Adams-Thomas.

Health and Wellness Centre for Golden Age Home

12 years ago Agriculture

St. Elizabeth Farmers Urged to Take Precautions Against Beet Armyworm

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is urging farmers in south St. Elizabeth to take precautionary measures against the beet armyworm, which affects escallion and onion. Reports have indicated that some fields are experiencing an unusually high beet armyworm population, due to excess production, which has seen mature crops remaining in the fields for longer periods. When this happens, pest...

The Jamaican High Commission on December 13, hosted its first ceremony to recognise UK-born persons of Jamaican heritage, who took up Jamaican citizenship. With the applicants at the ceremony is High Commissioner to the UK, Her Excellency Aloun N

12 years ago Foreign Affairs

High Commission Hosts First Citizenship Ceremony in London

The High Commission in London, on December 13, hosted its first ceremony to recognise United Kingdom (UK)-born persons of Jamaican heritage, who took up Jamaican citizenship. High Commissioner to the UK, Her Excellency Aloun N’dombet-Assamba, who congratulated the new citizens, said the decision to host the special ceremony was to celebrate the fact that they had chosen to confirm their...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addresses the launch of the North West St. Ann skills training and night school programme on Friday, December 13, at the St. Hilda’s High School Auditorium in Brown’s Town.

12 years ago CommunityEducation

Hundreds of St. Ann Residents to Benefit from Skills Training

Several hundred residents from communities in northwestern St. Ann are getting an opportunity to improve their academic qualifications and make themselves more marketable, through a Skills Training and Night School programme. The initiative, which is being funded through the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) of Member of Parliament, Dr. Dayton Campbell in partnership with Red Stripe’s Learning for Life Foundation, and...

12 years ago Foreign Affairs

Former Counsul General to New York Launches Book on Jamaicans in America

A new book, exploring the story of Jamaicans in the United States of America (USA), was launched on Thursday, December 12, at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC. Entitled: ‘The Jamaicans: Children of God in the Promised Land’ the book explores the contribution of Jamaicans to the development of the USA as well as their continued ties to their...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Major General (Retired) Stewart Saunders (centre); shakes hands with British High Commissioner, His Excellency David Fitton (right); and Deputy Commissioner of Police with responsibility for the crime, Carl Williams, after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), aimed at strengthening the monitoring and management of deportees. The signing ceremony was held on December 13, at the Ministry in Kingston.

12 years ago National Security

Gov’t Signs $48 Million Agreement to Strengthen Monitoring of Deportees

The Government of Jamaica’s (GoJ) efforts to improve the monitoring and management of criminal deportees have been strengthened, under a $48 million agreement with the United Kingdom (UK) Government. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Major General (Retired) Stewart Saunders and British High Commissioner, His Excellency David Fitton, on December 13, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for...

Minister with Responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (right), presents Julian Gayle, a resident of Gravel Heights in St. Catherine, with her land title at a ceremony held on December 13, at the Redemption National Church of God in the community.

12 years ago Transport

Gravel Heights Residents Get Land Titles

Eight-five residents of Gravel Heights in St. Catherine are now proud landowners having received the titles to the property that they occupy from the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ). The residents, some of whom have been living in the area since the 1970s, received the instruments on Friday, December 13, during a ceremony held at the Redemption National Church of...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Fenton Ferguson (right), and Chairman of the South East Regional Health Authority, Lyttleton Shirley, tour the construction site of the new cardiac wing for the Bustamante Hospital for Children on Friday, December 13.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Bustamante Cardiac Wing on Track for Mid-February Completion

Minister of Health, Dr. Hon. Fenton Ferguson, says that work on the multi-million dollar cardiac wing at the Bustamante Hospital for Children is on track for a mid-February completion date. The Minister, who toured the facility, which is currently under construction on Friday morning, December 13, said that the state-of-the-art facility will be the first of its kind in the...