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Project Assistant, Integrated Community Development Project at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Sabrena Mindley (left), distributes birth certificates to residents of Steer Town in St. Ann, recently. The birth certificates were distributed through Operation Certification, an initiative between the JSIF and the Registrar General’s Department.
Project Assistant, Integrated Community Development Project at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Sabrena Mindley (left), distributes birth certificates to residents of Steer Town in St. Ann, recently. The birth certificates were distributed through Operation Certification, an initiative between the JSIF and the Registrar General’s Department.

Thousands Receive Birth Certificates

More than 6,000 Jamaicans from vulnerable communities across the island have received birth certificates through the Operation Certification Programme, which began in 2017. The initiative is being implemented through a partnership between the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the...
The late Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson.
The late Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson.

Tributes Continue to Flow for the Late Hon. Shahine Robinson
Chairman of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Councillor Derrick Sangster, addresses a shelter management forum held at the St. Matthew
Chairman of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Councillor Derrick Sangster, addresses a shelter management forum held at the St. Matthew's Anglican Church in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (July 10).

Shelter Managers in St. Elizabeth Prepare for Hurricane Season
A Kingston and St. Andrew pepper farmer (left), prepares her produce for display, while a customer leaves with her purchase of peppers, at the recently held Social Development Commission Business Fair and Farmers’ Market in Duhaney Park, St. Andrew.
A Kingston and St. Andrew pepper farmer (left), prepares her produce for display, while a customer leaves with her purchase of peppers, at the recently held Social Development Commission Business Fair and Farmers’ Market in Duhaney Park, St. Andrew.

Farmers’ Market And Business Fair In Bull Bay July 11
Icema Brown-Sanderson ((second left), operator of Icema’s Hats and Accessories and Madge Corniffe (second right) of Cestan Hills Nature’s Beauty and Delight, show off their grant awards, while Social Development Commission (SDC) Hanover parish manager, Mashario Bisasor (left) and Director of Local Economic Development and Community Projects at the SDC, Avril Ranger, share the moment. The grants were handed over at the Hopewell Sports and Community Centre in Hanover on July 2, during an SDC-organised farmers’ market and bus tour, which stopped in various communities throughout the parish. A total of seven grants ranging from $15,000 to a maximum of $115,000 were presented to seven entrepreneurs on the day.
Icema Brown-Sanderson ((second left), operator of Icema’s Hats and Accessories and Madge Corniffe (second right) of Cestan Hills Nature’s Beauty and Delight, show off their grant awards, while Social Development Commission (SDC) Hanover parish manager, Mashario Bisasor (left) and Director of Local Economic Development and Community Projects at the SDC, Avril Ranger, share the moment. The grants were handed over at the Hopewell Sports and Community Centre in Hanover on July 2, during an SDC-organised farmers’ market and bus tour, which stopped in various communities throughout the parish. A total of seven grants ranging from $15,000 to a maximum of $115,000 were presented to seven entrepreneurs on the day.

Hanover SDC Provides Grants To Small Business Operators

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Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams.​
Community

Service Clubs Urged To Help Restore Livelihoods Of Persons Impacted By COVID -19

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, is calling on service clubs to assist the Government in restoring the lives and livelihoods of Jamaicans, who have been adversely impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “As Jamaicans everywhere reel from the turmoil …we need the steady hand of volunteerism to give us a strong and certain footing to rebuild,”...
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Customers and vendors conduct business at a mini farmers
AgricultureCommunity

Scores Turn Out For SDC Farmers’ Market In Hanover

Scores of Hanover residents turned out to support farmers and small business owners at the Social Development Commission (SDC) Farmers’ Market on Thursday (July 2). The event was the latest in a series held across the island since May, aimed at showcasing local entrepreneurs under the Local Economic Development Support Programme (LEDSP), while establishing continuity of business in light of...
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A section of the roadway in the Treadlight community of Clarendon, which will be rehabilitated at a cost of $150 million under the Jamaica Social Investment Fund
CommunityWorks / Construction

Major Road Rehabilitation Project For Treadlight

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) is set to roll out a major road rehabilitation project in the community of Treadlight in Clarendon, effective July 2020. The project, being implemented under the JSIF Integrated Community Development Project 2 (ICDP), is being funded by the Government of Jamaica at a cost of approximately $150 million and is expected to run for...
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CommunityCoronavirus

Local Government Minister Calls For Vastly Improved Compliance With COVID-19 Rules By Beach And River-goers This Weekend

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, is urging persons visiting beaches and rivers over this weekend to follow all the health protocols established to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Minister is also reminding the operators of these venues that they are obligated to enforce the protocols without exception. “I spoke in Parliament earlier this week...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addressing a digital press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew on June 5.
CommunityLocal Government

Beaches and Rivers Open June 7

The Government has announced the phased re-opening of beaches and rivers. Effective Sunday ( June 7), persons can visit public beaches licensed under the Beach Control Act during the operating hours from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 pm and rivers from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said the relaxation of the...
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Education Officer and Quality Education Circle (QEC) 36 Convener, Shamara Brissett-Gordon (left), with QEC 36 members (from second left) Education Officer and QEC 36 Co-Convener, Judith Moore; Principal of Flanker Primary, Collette Barnes; Principal of Glendevon Primary, Audrey Lee Peynado; QEC 36 Chairman and Principal of Albion Primary and Infant, Dr. Lorane Moodie-Reid; Corinaldi Avenue Primary Principal, Dionne Anglin and Principal of Green Pond Primary, Venessa Popkin-Addison, prepare to distribute care packages to families of students from QEC 36 schools in St. James.
CommunityCoronavirus

Students And Families Receive Care Packages

The Quality Education Circle (QEC) 36, in Region Four of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, has joined the cause to mitigate the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on vulnerable persons in St. James. The QEC last week donated care packages and phone credit to 35 students, and their families, from 17 infant schools, primary schools, and secondary...
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Mount Salem, St. James resident, Balvin Brown, removes bulky waste from a section of his back yard on Labour Day (May 25).
Community

Residents Of Mount Salem Labour At Home

Residents of Mount Salem, St. James, are taking this year’s Labour Day theme ‘Labour at Home’ to heart, as they have embarked on extensive cleaning and sanitization of their homes. The theme for this year’s Labour Day, which was observed on May 25, is relevant in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the social distancing measures implemented by the Government...
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