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Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, addresses a town hall meeting at Mandela Park in Half-Way-Tree, St. Andrew yesterday (August 19). The meeting, which was hosted by the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) in partnership with the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), is part of an ongoing public education thrust by both agencies to spread awareness about vector-borne diseases and discuss prevention methods.

Citizens Reminded To Clean Surroundings

Citizens are again being reminded that they have a personal responsibility to keep their surroundings free of mosquito breeding sites in order to prevent the spread of vector-borne diseases. This comes against the outbreak of the Chikungunya virus (Chik V)...

Member of Parliament for South East St. Andrew, Hon. Julian Robinson, examines one of the hats that a group of teen entrepreneurs will be marketing as a business venture. The teens, from the Arnold Road and Allman Town communities, who benefited from entrepreneurial training through the MP’s initiative, visited his offices in Kingston recently, to thank him for his support and go over their business plans.

Inner City Youth Start Hat Making Business

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), cuts the ribbon to open the newly refurbished Nannyville Health Centre in South East St. Andrew, earlier this year. Sharing in the moment (from 2nd left) are: State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining and Member of Parliament for the area, Hon. Julian Robinson; Board Chairman for the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Dr. Andrei Cooke and Deputy Mayor/Councillor for the Vineyard Town Division, Andrew Swaby.

Improved Primary Health Care for Residents of Nannyville

Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Managing Director, Mr. Omar Sweeney (centre), signs contracts with Green Team Global President, Mr. Hugh Hough (left), for the development of a web-portal for the community-based tourism enterprises being supported under the Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI). Also pictured are: (from left, standing) General Manager for Project Management at JSIF, Ms. Loy Malcolm; Project Manager, REDI, Ms. Kemeisha Batchan; JSIF Consultant, Mrs. Beverly Stewart; and Deputy Director of Tourism in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Ms. Sandra Scott (seated, right). The signing ceremony was conducted on August 18 at the JSIF head office in Kingston.

JSIF Signs Contracts to Assist Community-Based Projects

President of the Senate, Senator Floyd Morris (left), presents the Montego Co-operative Credit Union’s (MCCU) Bayley-Hay Award of Excellence to Sasha-Kay Campbell at the awards presentation luncheon held at Day’O Plantation Restaurant in Montego Bay on Thursday (August 13).

Senator Morris Hails Credit Union Movement

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Hope Charity – Piloting Opportunities for the Homeless

Having a genuine concern for and desire to help in improving the welfare and happiness of people is the motivation behind philanthropist, Professor Donald G. Morgan’s sponsorship of the Hope Opportunity Charity Limited. Noting that Jamaica is affected by homelessness, which can lead to criminal activities, Professor Morgan resigned as President of the Jamaica Volunteers Association (JVA), based in the...

11 years ago CommunityGovernor General

14 From Middlesex County Receive G-G Award for Excellence

Fourteen residents from the County of Middlesex, who have contributed to the development of their communities and parishes in various fields, have been presented with the Governor-General’s Award for Excellence. The awardees are: Jean-Pierre Kavanaugh, Chereese La-Vonne Ricketts, and Joan Anieta Smith from Manchester; Daren Sam-Anthony Miller and Aston Lloyd Messam from St. Catherine; Jewelle Shenelle Strachan, Desrene Denton, and...

11 years ago CommunityEducationVision 2030

JFLL Seeks to Extend Reach to More Communities

The Jamaica Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) is seeking to revive and expand its network of partner education institutions, to extend its reach in more communities. This forms part of a series of initiatives announced by the agency, aimed at building its capacity to fulfill its mandate of promoting lifelong learning through adult and youth education. Executive Director of the...

The statue of Jamaica’s first National Hero, Rt. Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, which is located on the grounds of Lawrence Park, St. Ann’s Bay, St. Ann.

11 years ago CommunityEducationLocal Government

Professor Rupert Lewis To Address Garvey’s 128th Annniversary Ceremony

University of the West Indies (UWI) Professor Emeritus, Rupert Lewis, will deliver the main address at this year’s civic ceremony commemorating the 128th anniversary of the birth of Rt. Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey. The ceremony, under the theme: ‘Liberate the Minds of Men Through Education,’ will be held on August 17 at Lawrence Park, St. Ann’s Bay, commencing at 4:00...

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing and Member of Parliament for South St. Andrew, Hon. Dr. Omar Davies (left) interacts with President and Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Public Service (JPS), Mrs. Kelly Tomblin and Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (right) at a handing over ceremony for a solar-powered street light on Fourth Street in Trench Town, St. Andrew on August 7.

11 years ago CommunityTransport

Street Lights Installed In Trench Town

Residents of Fourth Street in Trench Town are delighted to receive a new solar street light installed in the community, through the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development. The solar-powered light panel was handed over to the community at a meeting along the roadway on Friday (Aug. 7). Nine Jamaica Public Service (JPS) street lights were also installed along...

A view of the Harbour Bridge in Pear Tree River, St. Thomas, which the Transport, Works, and Housing Ministry is slated to replace with a new structure to be built at a cost of approximately $49.5 million, over the next six months.

11 years ago CommunityWorks / Construction

$49.5 Million to Construct Bridge at Pear Tree River

The Transport, Works, and Housing Ministry is slated construct a new two-lane bridge at Pear Tree River in Eastern St. Thomas, at a cost of approximately $49.5 million. The new structure, to be built over the next six months, will replace the existing Harbour Head Bridge, which was erected in 1889, and has fallen into disrepair. Its replacement, to be...

Senior Lecturer, University of the West Indies (UWI), Dr. Orville Taylor, delivers the keynote address at a civic ceremony on July 4, to commemorate the 122nd anniversary of the birth of National Hero, Rt. Excellent Norman Washington Manley, held at his childhood home in Roxborough, Manchester.

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Jamaicans Urged To Emulate Norman Manley by Standing Up Against Wrongdoings

Jamaicans are being urged to emulate National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Norman Washington Manley, by standing up against wrongdoings meted out to fellow citizens regardless of political leanings or personal danger. Custos of Manchester, Hon. Sally Porteous, made the call at a civic ceremony to commemorate the 122nd anniversary of the National Hero’s birth, held on July 4 at his...