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Chief Executive Officer (CEO), National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr.

Npsc Provides Support for Parents to Monitor Children

The National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) is providing guidance to parents for monitoring children’s activities in remote learning. For the 2021/2022 academic year, which began September 6, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information announced that remote learning would be...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon Desmond McKenzie (centre), leads a tour of the Ocho Rios fire station in St. Ann with Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Assistant Commissioner in Charge of Area 2, Julian Davis-Buckle (right), and District Officer Seymor McDermott (left) on Friday (September 17).

From Sadness, Some Joy for Firefighter

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), cuts the ribbon to officially hand over a three-bedroom house to a family in his West Central St. Andrew, recently. Others pictured (from left)) are Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Audrey Sewell, family members for the unit, and Mayor of Kingston, Senator Delroy Williams.

$400M More for Indigent Housing

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second right); Minister of Education, Youth and Information and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Eastern, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left); and Charge d’Affaires at the United States (US) Embassy in Jamaica, Scott Feeken (left), listen as the newly renovated Standpipe Sports Complex, situated at the Church of St. Margaret in St. Andrew, is dedicated by Rector, Fr. Franklyn Jackson. The facility was officially handed over during a recent ceremony.

Residents Of Standpipe Benefiting From Renovated Sports Complex

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (centre), in discussion with Minister of State in the Ministry of Health & Wellness and Member of Parliament for West Rural St. Andrew, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (left), and Superintendent of Police Aaron Fletcher during a recent tour of the Stony Hill and Red Hills communities in the constituency.

PHOTOS: Minister Samuda Tours Communities in West Rural St. Andrew

Member of Parliament for Trelawny Northern, Tova Hamilton (left) along with Commanding Officer of the Trelawny Police Division, Superintendent Carlos Russell (right), lead a peace walk in the community of Wakefield on Independence Day (August 6).

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Stakeholders Stage Peace Walk in Wakefield Trelawny

The Trelawny Police Division staged a major peace walk through the community of Wakefield on Independence Day (August 6) calling for an end to crime and violence in the area. Commanding Officer of the Trelawny Police Division, Superintendent Carlos Russell, led the walk-through and was joined by other stakeholders in the Parish. These included Member of Parliament for Trelawny Northern,...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington (second left), looks at a breakaway section of road during a tour of the road network in sections of Clarendon North on August 4. Other members of the touring party (from left) are Manager, Communication and Customer Service, National Works Agency, Stephen Shaw; Member of Parliament for Clarendon North, Dwight Sibblies; and Councillor for the Kellits Division, Noel Nembhard.

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PHOTOS: Minister Warmington Tours North Clarendon

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington (second left), looks at a breakaway section of road during a tour of the road network in sections of Clarendon North on August 4. Other members of the touring party (from left) are Manager, Communication and Customer Service, National Works Agency, Stephen Shaw; Member of...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the opening of an IBEX Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) facility at the G Tech Park in Portmore, St. Catherine, on Friday, (July 23).

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Portmore Positioned to Secure Parish Status – Prime Minister Holness

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the community of Portmore in St. Catherine has been evolving in a manner that now positions it to secure parish status. Mr. Holness said once a community records notable growth and development in the way Portmore has, particularly since becoming a municipality, it should be given the requisite support to advance its governance structure. “Once you start to see emerging in a people, a certain level of independence and expression of their sense of...

Resident of Brown’s Town in St. Ann, Andy Smythe, displays plastic bottles he collected for drop-off during a plastic bottle drive organized in the town by Recycling Partners of Jamaica, on Friday (July 23).

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Recycling Partners Stage Plastic Bottle Collection Drive in Brown’s Town

Residents of Brown’s Town and its environs in St. Ann, on Friday (July 23), participated in a major plastic bottle collection drive organised by Recycling Partners of Jamaica in collaboration with several key stakeholder entities. More than two truckloads of bottles were collected, as personnel highlighted the importance of separating plastics from other disposables and recycling these items in order to better preserve the environment. Other participating partner entities included the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), and Forestry Department. General...

St Elizabeth Parish Manager for the Social Development Commission, Alric Miller.

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Three Community Projects Approved For St. Elizabeth

Three community projects, valued at $1.2 million, were recently approved under the Community Research and Development Programme for St. Elizabeth, says Parish Manager for the Social Development Commission (SDC), Alric Miller. Addressing the monthly meeting of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, in Black River, on July 8, Mr. Miller explained that the projects will each be allocated $400,000 and are to...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, delivers remarks at the installation ceremony for the incoming President, Vivette Miller and Board of Directors 2021-2022 of the Rotary Club of Downtown Kingston held at the Cherry Gardens Great House on July 10.

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Service Clubs Encouraged To Implement Social Intervention Programmes In Communities

Minister of National Security and Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang is encouraging service organisations and the private sector to assist with social interventions in the communities of Downtown, Kingston. “There is tremendous potential for partnerships to bring meaningful changes to the area, to restore hope to the residents of Downtown, Kingston,” Dr. Chang said. He was speaking at...

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

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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 are Cemetery Road, Africa Gardens, Bedward Gardens, June Road, Barrett Drive, August Town main road, and Bryce Hill main road....