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Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund, Charlton McFarlane, speaks at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.
Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund, Charlton McFarlane, speaks at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.

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...
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.
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.

Persons Resettled by Bauxite Company Receive Titles
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).
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).

Minister McKenzie Joins in Sprucing Up Gardens at VJH and KPH
Executive Director, National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon.
Executive Director, National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon.

NSWMA Urges Citizens to Containerise Waste
Chairman of the Kitson Town Civic Committee, Garfield Angus (centre), celebrates with the six mothers who received the inaugural Miss Govie Motherhood Awards, on May 18 at the Guanaboa Vale Primary School in St. Catherine.
Chairman of the Kitson Town Civic Committee, Garfield Angus (centre), celebrates with the six mothers who received the inaugural Miss Govie Motherhood Awards, on May 18 at the Guanaboa Vale Primary School in St. Catherine.

Exceptional Mothers Honoured by Kitson Town Civic Committee

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Executive Director, National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon.
CommunityDevelopmentLabourLabour Day 2025Local Government

NSWMA to Undertake Several Clean-Up and Beautification Projects on Labour Day

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) will be undertaking several clean-up and beautification projects across the island on Labour Day, which will be observed on May 23. Executive Director of the agency, Audley Gordon, told JIS News that in addition to supporting the national project in Mason River, Clarendon, all four regional offices will be engaged in activities in...
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Mayor of Portmore, Councillor Leon Thomas (left), plants a tree along George Lee Boulevard during Labour Day activities in the municipality in 2023. Looking on are other volunteers and members of the surrounding communities.
CommunityDevelopmentLabour Day 2025Local Government

Portmore Residents to Work Along George Lee Boulevard on Labour Day

Residents of Portmore, St. Catherine, are being urged to come out in their numbers to participate in the Labour Day project for the municipality, which will involve painting and other improvements along George Lee Boulevard. Mayor of Portmore, Councillor Leon Thomas, told JIS News that the workday will begin at 7:00 a.m, on Friday, May 23. “We start from the...
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CommunityLabour Day 2025National Security

PCOA Will Beautify its Grounds on Labour Day

The Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA) will be playing its part on Labour Day by conducting beautification work at the entity’s main office at 5A West Avenue, Kingston Gardens. PCOA’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Otarah Byfield Nugent, told JIS News that the activities will focus on building team synergy and camaraderie while observing their environment in keeping with the themes...
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Acting Parish Disaster Coordinator at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Rasha A. Lloyd.
CommunityDevelopmentHurricane Relief & RecoveryLocal Government

St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation Begins Preparation for Hurricane Season

The St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation has begun intensive preparations for the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season, which runs from June 1 to November 30, with shelter inspections already under way since January. The new Acting Parish Disaster Coordinator at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Rasha A. Lloyd, told JIS News that special attention is being given to facilities damaged during Hurricane...
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Managing Director at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney, speaks at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.
CommunityDevelopment

Projects in St. James Advancing Under ICDP II

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) is making significant progress on infrastructure upgrade projects in St. James, under the Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP) II. Being implemented by JSIF, the project aims to improve access to essential urban infrastructure and services, while also promoting greater community safety in selected economically disadvantaged and socially at-risk areas across Jamaica. Managing Director of...
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Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Richard Vernon (second left), hands over a token to deacon Jospeh Kerr (fourth left), during the Workers’ Week Thanksgiving Church Service at the Burchell Baptist Church in Montego Bay, St. James, on Sunday, May 18. Joining in the moment is Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Heroy Clarke (left); Custos Rotulorum for St. James, Bishop Conrad Pitkin (fourth right); Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Dwight Crawford (third right); councillors and other stakeholders.
CommunityDevelopmentLabourLabour Day 2025Local Government

Charles Gordon Market Chosen as Labour Day Parish Project

The St. James Municipal Corporation will invest $7.7 million in community driven environmental projects for this year's Labour Day on May 23, with a major focus on the Charles Gordon Market. Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, made the disclosure during the Workers’ Week Thanksgiving Church Service held at the Burchell Baptist Church in Montego Bay, on Sunday (May...
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