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Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right), greets Ashanti Traditional Chief Priest from Ghana, Nana Kwaku Bonsan (left). Occasion was the annual ceremony to mark the signing of the peace treaty with the British and also celebrate the birthday of Captain Cudjoe, held on Tuesday (January 6), at Accompong Town in St. Elizabeth.
Looking on at centre is leader of the Accompong Maroons, Colonel Ferron Williams. — Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right), greets Ashanti Traditional Chief Priest from Ghana, Nana Kwaku Bonsan (left). Occasion was the annual ceremony to mark the signing of the peace treaty with the British and also celebrate the birthday of Captain Cudjoe, held on Tuesday (January 6), at Accompong Town in St. Elizabeth. Looking on at centre is leader of the Accompong Maroons, Colonel Ferron Williams.

Senator Falconer Urges Maroons To Protect Culture

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, has called on the country’s Maroons to protect their culture and guard against over-commercialisation. She noted that the Maroons have a rich heritage, which must be preserved for future generations....

President of the Jamaica Union of Seventh-day Adventists (JAMU), Pastor Everett Brown (left), is presented with a cheque valued at $500,000, by Product Marketing Officer, LASCO Distributors Ltd., Renee Rose, at the launch of the world ‘Festival of Religious Freedom’ on Tuesday (January 6) at the East Jamaica Conference of Seventh-day Adventists on Constant Spring Road, in Kingston.

Govt. Lauded for Preserving Freedom of Religion

Newly elected Member of Parliament for Central Westmoreland, Dwayne Vaz, speaking in Llandilo, recently.

New MP Welcomes Electricity in Llandilo Phases 5 & 6

Director of the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home, Sonia Lowe (left) and Assistant Director, Dionne Harriott, address the Home’s annual prize giving ceremony held at the Home, recently. The Jamaica Information (JIS) and the YB Afraid Foundation have adopted the Home and they make regular visits there to share gifts and time with the boys.

Special Relationship Between JIS and Mount Olivet Boys’ Home

Chief Executive Officer of T’s Pharmacy, Judith Townsend (right), checks the blood pressure of a resident of the Darliston community during the pharmacy’s annual health fair, held recently.

Residents of Darliston Benefit from Health Fair

Matron of the St. James Infirmary, Jacqueline Wilson (centre), assists in the serving of meals at the annual Christmas treat held yesterday (December 20), at the infirmary

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Residents of St. James Infirmary Feted for Christmas

Residents of the St. James Infirmary in Montego Bay were treated to delicious meals and showered with gifts during their annual Christmas treat on Saturday (December 20). The event, sponsored by Margaritaville Entertainment and Restaurant in collaboration with Rainforest Seafoods, Montego Bay, included 30 children and adults from the Albion community where the infirmary is located. Matron of the St....

Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon Damion Crawford.

11 years ago Community

Crawford Urges Greater Sacrifice From Service Clubs

State Minister for Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Damion Crawford, is calling for greater sacrifice from service groups in order to bring about positive change in the society. Mr. Crawford said that service clubs can be powerful agents of change, but this requires an organised, concentrated effort, and even more sacrifice from members. The State Minister was addressing the 20th anniversary...

Custos for the parish of St. James, Hon. Ewen Corrodus (left), presents the instrument of office to newly installed Justice of the Peace for St. James, Marlene Stephenson-Dalley during the official installation ceremony for 33 new Justices of the Peace for St. James held recently, at the West Jamaica Conference Centre in Mount Salem.

11 years ago CommunityLocal Government

Justices of the Peace Urged To Uphold Integrity

Custos Rotulorum of St. James, Hon. Ewen Corrodus, has called on Justices of the Peace (JPs) to conduct themselves with integrity in order to stand as true role models for the country’s youth. He was addressing the recent installation ceremony for 33 new JPs for the parish for St. James held at the West Jamaica Conference Centre in Mount Salem....

State Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Luther Buchanan (2nd right), leads the discussion with members of the Rural Community Development Task Force on how Bethel Town in Westmoreland can become a model community. The group also toured Stetin in Trelawny on December 13 to get firsthand knowledge of the communities.

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Major Work on Model Communities Early 2015

State Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Luther Buchanan, says efforts will be fast tracked in 2015 for the establishment of two model communities under the Government’s Rural Community Development Project, which is being funded by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), through its Rural Economic Development Initiative, (REDI) programme. Speaking to JIS News on December 13, while on a tour...

11 years ago CommunityHealth & Wellness

JCPD to Launch Database Next Year

The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) will take one major step towards improving its operations when it launches its multimillion dollar database next year. Executive Director of the Council, Christine Hendricks, informed JIS News that the system, which is funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) at a cost of US$450,605, will provide the country with a quick...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment and Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, Hon. Damion Crawford (2nd L), discusses aspects of the mitigation strategies to be implemented in the Bedward Gardens community with Research Analyst at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Christopher Gayle (L), and Councillor for the area Artnel McDonald (R). Occasion was the breaking of ground for the mitigation project on Thursday (Dec.11) in the community.

12 years ago CommunityEnvironment

$82 Million Landslide Mitigation Project Launched in Bedward Gardens

Ground was broken on Thursday (December 11) for an $82 million landslide mitigation project in the community of Bedward Gardens in rural St. Andrew. The project is aimed at reducing the community’s vulnerability to landslides, soil instability, flooding and falling boulders. It is part of a larger US$2.4 million Landslide Risk Reduction Mitigation programme encompassing four communities, which is being...

National Water Commission (NWC) Vice President for Potable Water Systems Operation and Maintenance, Mark Blair, has announced that the Commission will be launching operations in Cornwall Mountain and adjacent communities in Westmoreland, to regularize their accounts. He was speaking at the commissioning of the Barneyside water tank in Cornwall Mountain on November 28.

12 years ago CommunityEnvironment

NWC to Regularise Customers in Westmoreland Communities

The National Water Commission (NWC) is to start a massive operation in Cornwall Mountain and surrounding communities in Westmoreland, to regularize the accounts and recover monies owing by residents, who are now benefitting from the newly commissioned Barneyside water system. Speaking at a ceremony marking the commissioning of the refurbished system, on November 28, Vice President at the NWC with...