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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (left) and ‘Team Jamaica’ supporters, share a moment with Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (second left), following her victory in the women’s 100-metre event at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.

Ashoka Road in Waterhouse to Be Renamed Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Drive

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has approved the renaming of Ashoka Road in Waterhouse as Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Drive. Councillor for the Waterhouse Division, Byron Clarke, moved the resolution during Tuesday’s (October 8) meeting of the council at...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (left), and Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Richard Vernon (centre), look on as beekeeper Romario Scott, shows them a beekeeping apparatus, during the St. James Bee Farmers Association's Healthy Lifestyle Day, held at the St. James RADA Office in Catherine Hall on Thursday, October 3.

Economic Growth to Be Promoted Among Small Businesses in St. James

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.

Plans Under Way for Repair of Brown’s Town Transportation Centre

Trelawny residents awaiting free dental services through the Great Shape! Inc. 1000 Smiles Project, at the New Testament Church of God in Clark’s Town.

Great Shape! Inc. 1000 Smiles Project Goes to Hanover

Assistant General Manager, Compliance Management, National Housing Trust (NHT), Dameon McNally, speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

NHT Encourages Employer Arrears Amnesty Programme Take-Up by MSMES And Charitable Organisations

2 years ago Community

Jamaica Post Temporarily Relocates Lyssons and Mocho Post Offices

Jamaica Post has temporarily relocated the Mocho and Lyssons Post Offices in Clarendon and St. Thomas, respectively, to facilitate essential renovation works. Effective September 27, the Lyssons Post Office will be operating out of the Morant Bay Post Office, located at 43 Queen Street in the parish capital. Residents of Lyssons can access all postal services from this location. Programme...

2 years ago CommunityLegal and Constitutional Affairs

Lay Magistrates Urged to Show Respect To Fellow Citizens

Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, has called on newly appointed Lay Magistrates in St James to show respect toward their fellow citizens, as they fulfill their duties to the public. The Minister was speaking at a ceremony where 30 Justices of the Peace (JPs) received Certificates of Completion for training in Criminal Law and Procedure,...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), looks on laden produce stalls during a tour of the St. Ann’s Bay Market in St. Ann on Tuesday (September 24). In the background is Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Dwight Wilson.

2 years ago CommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

Local Gov’t Ministry to Provide $15 Million for Repairs to St. Ann’s Bay Market

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development is to disburse $15 million to the St. Ann Municipal Corporation for emergency repairs at the St. Ann’s Bay Market in the parish. This was announced by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, after a tour of the facility on Tuesday (September 24). “The Ministry is going to be providing $15 million, which...

2 years ago CommunityDevelopmentLocal GovernmentPress Release

Flash Flood Watch Now in Effect for All Parishes

The Office of Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management (ODPEM) is advising the public that the Meteorological Service of Jamaica (MSJ) has reported of a flash flood watch now in effect for all parishes. The Flash Flood Watch includes low-lying and flood-prone areas of southern and northwestern parishes while extending it to remaining parishes effective until 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The...

Custos Rotulorum for Clarendon, Hon. Edith Chin (second left), presents the keys to a new house (in background) built under her ‘Little But Tallawah Homes’ Initiative, to recipient, Tracy-Ann Thomas (fourth left) of Rocky Point in the parish, during the handover on Friday (September 20). Others participating include: Mayor of May Pen Councillor Joel Williams (third right), and Councillor for the Rocky Point Division, Winston Maragh (second right).

2 years ago CommunityDevelopmentHousingHurricane Relief & RecoveryLabourLocal GovernmentSocial Security

Clarendon Family Gifted ‘Little But Tallawah’ Home

Custos Rotulorum for Clarendon, Hon. Edith Chin, on Friday (September 20), handed over one of two retrofitted container houses, developed under an initiative she spearheads, to a family residing in Rocky Point in the parish, who lost their possessions during Hurricane Beryl’s passage on July 3. Tracy-Ann Thomas and her two children are the beneficiaries of the new dwelling, which...

Sergeant Andrew Williams of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Community Safety and Security Branch (CSSB), presents grade-11 student at Denham Town High School in Kingston, Kaydon Blair, with a ‘Liv Gud’ branded bag during an interactive session which members of the Ministry of National Security’s ‘Liv Gud’ team had with youngsters at the institution on Friday (September 20).

2 years ago CommunityNational Security and Peace

Students Encouraged To ‘liv Gud’ By Making The Right Choices

KINGSTON, September 20 (JIS): Students at Denham Town High School are being encouraged to make the choices that will propel them along a path of excellence and engender sound values. This urging comes from Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, who along with members of the Ministry’s ‘Liv Gud’ team, engaged with students at...

Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central, Hon. Robert Morgan (third left, back row), along with (from left) Mayor of May Pen, Councillor Joel Williams; Councillor for the Chapelton Division, Hershell Brown, and Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Andrew McRae, with students who received tablet computers at yesterday’s (September 19), official installation of a free Wi-Fi hotspot in the community of Wood Hall.

2 years ago CommunityDevelopment

Residents In Wood Hall Welcome Wi-Fi Hotspot

KINGSTON, September 20 (JIS): Residents, including school children, in Wood Hall, Clarendon, have welcomed the free Wi-Fi hotspot to their community, under the Universal Service Fund (USF) initiative to increase internet access. The system was officially commissioned into service on September 19, by officials of the USF and Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central, Hon. Robert Morgan, at a...