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Deputy Prime Minister and National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, speaking in the House of Representatives, recently.
Deputy Prime Minister and National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, speaking in the House of Representatives, recently.

1.3 Kilometres Of Zinc Fencing To Be Replaced In August Town

Some 1.3 kilometres of zinc fencing is to be removed and new concrete barriers constructed in August Town, which is currently under a Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO). Following surveys done in May, the areas to benefit from the project...
India’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Rungsung Masakui, speaks at the Good Samaritan Inn in Kingston, on Sunday, June 27.
India’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Rungsung Masakui, speaks at the Good Samaritan Inn in Kingston, on Sunday, June 27.

Indian High Commission And Good Samaritan Inn Provide For The Poor
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, closes the 2021/22 Sectoral debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 15).
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, closes the 2021/22 Sectoral debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 15).

Government Continues To Focus On Communities – Bartlett
St Elizabeth Parish Manager for the Social Development Commission, Alric Miller.
St Elizabeth Parish Manager for the Social Development Commission, Alric Miller.

SDC St. Elizabeth Grants $316,000 To Support Community Economic Initiatives
Project Officer at the Jamaica Social investment Fund (JSIF), Dane McLean (right), looks on as Site Supervisor, Neville Williams (left), points out wiring work being done at a home in Steer Town, St. Ann under JSIF
Project Officer at the Jamaica Social investment Fund (JSIF), Dane McLean (right), looks on as Site Supervisor, Neville Williams (left), points out wiring work being done at a home in Steer Town, St. Ann under JSIF's $189 million Community Electrification Project.

150 Households in Steer Town Being Wired for Electricity

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left); Minister of Local Government and Rural Development and Member of Parliament for West Kingston, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, and Principal, Denham Town Primary School, Shernet Clarke Tomlinson, stand under a new sign that was unveiled after the school was renamed the Edward Seaga Primary School, on Thursday (June 3).
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Denham Town Schools Renamed In Honour Of Seaga

Both the Denham Town Primary School and Denham Town Infant School, located in West Kingston, have been officially renamed in honour of the late former Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for the area, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga. They are now the Edward Seaga Primary School and Edward Seaga Infant School. A renaming ceremony was held on Thursday (June...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Homer Davis, places flowers in honour of National Hero, The Right Excellent Samuel Sharpe, during a ceremony in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, St. James, on Sunday, May 23.
Community

Tribute to Sam Sharpe

Civic and parish leaders in St. James paid homage to National Hero, The Right Excellent Samuel Sharpe, with a floral tribute at Sam Sharpe Square, in Montego Bay, today (May 23). The event commemorated the 189th anniversary of the death of the National Hero, who was hanged in the town square for his part in the 1831/32 Christmas slave rebellion,...
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Kingston’s Mayor, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (right), and Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) Youth Councillor Representative for the Springfield Division, Reajean Bennett, lay a wreath at the Secret Gardens Monument in downtown Kingston, during a ceremony on Sunday (May 2) in memory of the nation’s children who have died under violent/tragic circumstances. The ceremony formed part of the Corporation’s activities commemorating Child Month during May under the theme: ‘I Strive to Overcome Adversities with Resilience’ (I.S.O.A.R.).
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KSAMC Child Month Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Secret Gardens Monument (Photos)

Kingston’s Mayor, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (right), and Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) Youth Councillor Representative for the Springfield Division, Reajean Bennett, lay a wreath at the Secret Gardens Monument in downtown Kingston, during a ceremony on Sunday (May 2) in memory of the nation’s children who have died under violent/tragic circumstances. The ceremony formed part of the...
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CISOCA Urges Increased Monitoring of Children’s Online Use

Head of the Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA), Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Charmaine Shand, is calling on parents and guardians to be more vigilant in monitoring their children’s use of the online space in order to prevent them from falling victim to predators. SSP Shand, who was addressing the virtual launch of the...
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Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, launches the Community Renewal Index (CRI 2020), during the virtual European Union and Government of Jamaica Conference on results-based and people-centred development on March 30.
Community

PIOJ Launches Community Renewal Index

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) has launched its Community Renewal Index (CRI 2020), which aims to improve access to empirical data to inform decision-making for community development. The Index is an initiative under the entity’s Community Renewal Programme, which benefits from capacity development support from the European Union (EU). Speaking at the launch on Tuesday (March 30), during the...
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Reporter, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Ainsworth Morris (second left), hands over books produced by the JIS to Medical Social Worker, Bellevue Hospital, Patricia Wilson, on March 30. The books and other items have been donated to the hospital for their new Book Corner Project. Also displaying items donated by the JIS (from left) are Director of Patient Services, Stacy-Ann Lawman; Chief Executive Officer, Bellevue Hospital, Marcia Mullings-Thompson; and Medical Social Worker, Annette Francis.
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Patients At Bellevue To Benefit From Reading Project

Patients at the Bellevue Hospital in Kingston are to benefit from an initiative by the institution to further improve their mental well-being, through a reading project on every ward. “You know how hospitals are and you have some patients who are here for a long period of time. I think something like this could benefit them to keep their minds...
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Reporter, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Ainsworth Morris (left), observes as Medical Social Worker, Patricia Wilson (second left); Chief Executive Officer, Bellevue Hospital, Marcia Mullings-Thompson (third left), and Medical Social Worker, Annette Francis, display the cultural items that are produced by the JIS, and donated to the hospital for their new Book Corner Project. The items were handed over at the hospital, on Tuesday (March 30).
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PHOTOS: JIS Donates Cultural Items To Bellevue Book Corner Project

Reporter, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Ainsworth Morris (left), observes as Medical Social Worker, Patricia Wilson (second left); Chief Executive Officer, Bellevue Hospital, Marcia Mullings-Thompson (third left), and Medical Social Worker, Annette Francis, display the cultural items that are produced by the JIS, and donated to the hospital for their new Book Corner Project. The items were handed over at the...
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