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Red Cross worker Oshane Darien (left) accepts an appreciation award from the new Acting Parish Disaster Coordinator at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Rasha Lloyd, during a Shelter Managers’ Appreciation Ceremony, held at the Sharon Baptist Church Hall in Santa Cruz, on Thursday, May 29.
Red Cross worker Oshane Darien (left) accepts an appreciation award from the new Acting Parish Disaster Coordinator at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Rasha Lloyd, during a Shelter Managers’ Appreciation Ceremony, held at the Sharon Baptist Church Hall in Santa Cruz, on Thursday, May 29.

Shelter Managers in St. Elizabeth Honoured

Thirty-eight shelter managers and other volunteers from across St. Elizabeth were honoured for outstanding service during Hurricane Beryl last year, at an Appreciation Ceremony held at the Sharon Baptist Church Hall in Santa Cruz, on May 29. The event was...
Head of the Guanaboa Vale police in St. Catherine, Sergeant Navelette Davis-Leachman.
Head of the Guanaboa Vale police in St. Catherine, Sergeant Navelette Davis-Leachman.

Guanaboa Vale Police Looks to Strengthen Community Partnership
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), is joined by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left) and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, in planting trees at the Mason River Environmental and Research Park in Clarendon, during National Labour Day activities on May 23. Labour Day 2025 was celebrated under the theme
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), is joined by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left) and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, in planting trees at the Mason River Environmental and Research Park in Clarendon, during National Labour Day activities on May 23. Labour Day 2025 was celebrated under the theme 'Protect the Environment Our Land, Our Duty, Our Future'. The slogan was 'Jamaica Nice, Protect Wi Paradise'.

Residents Welcome Environmental And Research Park At Mason River In Clarendon
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks in the 2025/26 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (May 28).
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks in the 2025/26 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (May 28).

New Ambulances for JFB and Infirmaries
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, provides an update on his Portfolio during his contribution to the 2025/26 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (May 28).
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, provides an update on his Portfolio during his contribution to the 2025/26 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (May 28).

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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), is photographed inside the ambulance donated to the Portland Infirmary by the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports, and Education (CHASE) Fund on May 21. At right is CHASE Fund Chief Executive Officer, Wilford “Billy” Heaven.
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CHASE Fund Donates Fully Equipped Ambulance to Portland Infirmary

A fully equipped ambulance is now in service at the Portland Infirmary, enhancing the institution’s ability to respond to emergencies. The vehicle, donated by the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, was handed over on May 21. It is the third ambulance CHASE has donated to an infirmary. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie,...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.
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Jamaica Prepared for Hurricane Season

With the Atlantic Hurricane Season due to start in three days, Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has indicated that the island is in a state of readiness. He gave the assurance while making his 2025/26 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (May 28). “The shelters have been visited [and] assessed by...
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Minister of Efficiency, Innovation and Digital Transformation, Senator the Hon. Ambassador Audrey Marks (second left), observes as Sagicor Group Jamaica President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Christopher Zacca (second right), cuts the ribbon to officially open Sagicor Bank’s newest ‘phygital’ branch at Up Park Camp in Kingston on Tuesday (May 27). Others (from left) are Sagicor Bank CEO, Chorvelle Johnson Cunningham; Chief of Defence Staff, Vice Admiral Antonette Wemyss-Gorman;, and Senior Vice President, Corporate, Retail and Strategic Business Development, Sagicor Group, Michael Willacy.
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JDF and Sagicor Renew Partnership to Drive Strategic Initiatives

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and Sagicor Group Jamaica have extended their partnership for another two years to advance major initiatives and strategic commitments. This is being facilitated under a renewed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that was signed during the official opening of Sagicor Bank’s newest ‘phygital’ branch at Up Park Camp in Kingston on Tuesday (May 27). Minister of...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund, Charlton McFarlane, speaks at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.
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USF to Expand Internet Access to Agro Parks

Agro parks across the island will soon benefit from free Internet access, as the Universal Service Fund (USF) looks to expand its reach beyond traditional community access points to support wider government initiatives. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), USF, Charlton McFarlane, said plans are afoot to partner with the authorities managing...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter (second left, back row), and Acting Vice President & General Manager of Discovery Bauxite Partners, Christopher Cargill (left, back row), with recipients of certificates of title, at the Bauxite Land Titling & Subdivision Permitting Conference, held at Port Rhoades Sports Club (Discovery Bauxite) in St. Ann, on Monday, May 26.
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Persons Resettled by Bauxite Company Receive Titles

Ten of 30 persons resettled by Discovery Bauxite Partners in St. Ann have been given certificates of title for their holdings. The documents were handed over by State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter, during the Bauxite Land Titling & Subdivision Permitting Conference, held at Port Rhoades Sports Club (Discovery Bauxite), on May 26....
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development and Member of Parliament for Kingston Western, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, removes weeds from the garden area of the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) on Friday (May 23). Minister McKenzie was participating in a Labour Day Project organised by the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) to renovate gardens, prune trees and clean benches at the VJH and Kingston Public Hospital (KPH).
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Minister McKenzie Joins in Sprucing Up Gardens at VJH and KPH

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, joined the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) team in giving a facelift to the gardens at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) and Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) on Friday, May 23).   Scores of students and other volunteers from surrounding communities, came out to participate in the Labour Day activity, which entailed...
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