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The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange (3rd left) and the Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (left), join the work crew from Carib Cement Company and Jamaica Pre-Mix in a Labour Day sanitisation project at Mandela Park in Half Way Tree. Also pictured are: Sales Manager at Carib Cement Garen Williams; Managing Director of Jamaica Pre-Mix Limited, John Valentine; and Industrial and Builders Manager at Carib Cement, Andre Nelson.

Grange: Sanitising of Public Spaces, an Excellent Labour Day Project

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has commended Caribbean Cement Company and Jamaica Pre-Mix Limited who have sanitised public spaces around three parks in the corporate area as their Labour Day project. The companies...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange (right), and Mayor of Kingston and St. Andrew, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, assist in the cleaning and sanitising of Mandella Park, in Half-Way Tree, St. Andrew, today (May 24), as part of activities for Workers’ Week and Labour Day, which will be observed tomorrow (May 25), under the theme: ‘Labour at Home’. The clean-up was spearheaded by the Caribbean Cement Company Limited and Jamaica Pre-Mix Concrete Limited. Work was also done at St. William Grant Park, downtown, Kingston, and Papine Park in St Andrew.

PHOTOS: Sanitization of Mandela Park

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaking at a virtual press conference on Monday (May 18), at the Office of the Prime Minister.

Community Bars Urged To Comply With Reopening Requirements

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

Labour At Home On May 25

State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (right), interacts with residents of St. Mary, during a visit to the parish on Thursday (May 14), to observe the distribution of relief items to quarantined communities.

Labour Ministry Satisfied With Distribution Of Relief Items To St. Mary Communities

Custos of St. James, Bishop Conrad Pitkin (left), hands over a supply of masks to Robert Blake of the Cornwall Combined Disabilities Association, in Montego Bay, St. James, on May 8.

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Custos Of St. James Encouraged By Responsible Behaviour Of Residents

Custos of St. James, Bishop Conrad Pitkin, says he is encouraged by the responsible behaviour being shown by many residents, in terms of following health and safety guidelines relating to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking to JIS News, following the presentation of masks to the Cornwall Combined Disabilities Association, at the Faith Temple Assemblies of God Church in Montego Bay on...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at a digital press conference, at the Office of the Prime Minister, on Monday (May 11).

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Prime Minister Calls On Persons Attending Funerals To Obey Protocol

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holiness, is calling on Jamaicans who are attending funerals to act responsibly and abide by the gathering protocol, which stipulates that no more than 10 persons should congregate in any public gathering. “I know in some of the rural parts of Jamaica the funeral ritual is very important. We understand that, but I urge...

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Quarantined Residents In St. Mary Get Care Packages

Approximately 1,400 care packages have been distributed to families in need in Dover, Enfield and Annotto Bay in St. Mary, which are now under quarantine. These communities have been placed under quarantine in an effort to control the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Up to the time of being placed under quarantine (May 7), 13 persons tested positive for COVID-19...

Public Cleansing Manager at the Western Parks and Market (WPM) Waste Management Limited, Mark Jones (right), hands over a bag of groceries to former WPM employee, Gladstone Miles, during a recent distribution drive to assist retirees impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

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Assistance For Retirees Of WPM Waste Management Limited

Western Parks and Market (WPM) Waste Management Limited has assisted 75 retirees of the agency in western Jamaica by providing care packages to help them cope during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Speaking with JIS News, Regional Operations Manager, Garnet Edmondson, said that WPM’s management team donated a portion of their April salaries to undertake the initiative, which amounted to some...

Grade-three teacher at the Runaway Bay All-Age in St. Ann, Beverly Grant Ellis (left), provides phone cards and a care package to parent Alicia Lawrence (right) and her daughter (centre), who are facing financial challenges due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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St. Ann Teacher Extends Helping Hand

St. Ann educator, Beverly Grant Ellis, has been extending a helping hand to needy families and elderly residents in Runaway Bay in the parish as the country continues to grapple with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). With the support of corporate Jamaica and other donors, the grade-three teacher at the Runaway Bay All-Age School was able to deliver 115 care packages...

Inspector of Poor, St. Elizabeth Poor Relief Department, Catherine Blake-Williams.

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St. Elizabeth Poor Relief Department Provides Care Packages

The St. Elizabeth Poor Relief Department has provided care packages to more than 50 indigent persons living in the parish, to safeguard their well-being during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Speaking with JIS News, Inspector of Poor, St. Elizabeth Poor Relief Department, Catherine Blake-Williams, said the beneficiaries included the homeless, elderly and shut-ins as well as destitute families. She indicated that a...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), uses a COVID-19 greeting as he acknowledges receipt of a symbolic cheque for $1 million from President of the Chinese Benevolent Association (CBA) Robert Hew (centre) and Administration Manager, CBA, William Chong, at the New Kingston offices of the Ministry of Health and Wellness, on April 28. The donation will go towards the nutritional support of front-line healthcare workers.

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Health and Wellness Ministry Gets $1 Million From CBA

The Chinese Benevolent Association (CBA) has made a donation of $1 million to the Ministry of Health and Wellness towards the country’s efforts to fight COVID-19. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, received the donation on Tuesday, April 28, at the Ministry’s New Kingston headquarters. He thanked the CBA and commended the Association for its goodwill,...