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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).

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...

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

Three Community Projects Approved For St. Elizabeth

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.

Service Clubs Encouraged To Implement Social Intervention Programmes In Communities

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

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).

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Government Continues To Focus On Communities – Bartlett

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says despite the pandemic, the Government continues to be in full alignment with its 2020 manifesto commitments. Delivering his 2021/22 Sectoral Debate closing presentation in the House of Representatives on June 15, the Minister said that keen focus will be placed on critical issues that were raised by Parliamentarians, such as job creation, access...

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SDC St. Elizabeth Grants $316,000 To Support Community Economic Initiatives

The Social Development Commission (SDC) in St. Elizabeth awarded $316,000 in grants last month to support economic development initiatives at the community level. Of the sum, $120,000 was provided under the Community Incentives and Grants Programme to four eligible community development committees (CDCs). “These CDCs are in Red Bank, Southfield, Ballard's Valley and Pepper, with each receiving $30,000,” said SDC Parish Manager, Alric...

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

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150 Households in Steer Town Being Wired for Electricity

One hundred and fifty households in Steer Town, St. Ann are being wired for connection to the national electricity grid. The work is being done under the Jamaica Social Investment Fund’s (JSIF) $189 million Community Electrification Project, which is funded by the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development. The project forms part of the Government’s efforts to provide vulnerable...

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...

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.

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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,...

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...