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Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) President, Keith Duncan (left), consults with Chief Executive Officer, Makeba Bennett-Easy, during Thursday’s (January 9) launch of the PSOJ’s 2020-2022 Strategy. The event was held at the entity’s head office in New Kingston.
Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) President, Keith Duncan (left), consults with Chief Executive Officer, Makeba Bennett-Easy, during Thursday’s (January 9) launch of the PSOJ’s 2020-2022 Strategy. The event was held at the entity’s head office in New Kingston.

PSOJ To Forge Partnerships With Government And NGOs To Help Reduce Crime

Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) President, Keith Duncan, says the entity is looking to forge partnerships with the Government and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), to channel resources into under-served communities, as part of efforts to reduce crime. Speaking at Thursday’s...
Correctional Officer at the Hill Top Juvenile Correctional Centre in Bamboo, St. Ann, Donovan Small (right), hands over food items to Administrator at the Widow’s Mite Children’s Home in Alexandria, St. Ann, Gwendolyn Howell, on December 31, 2019.
Correctional Officer at the Hill Top Juvenile Correctional Centre in Bamboo, St. Ann, Donovan Small (right), hands over food items to Administrator at the Widow’s Mite Children’s Home in Alexandria, St. Ann, Gwendolyn Howell, on December 31, 2019.

Elderly And Homeless Persons Receive Meals And Care Packages
His Worship the Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (right) shares in conversation with Beverly Turner, at the Mayor’s annual feeding of the homeless event at the St. William Grant Park, Downtown Kingston, today (January 1). The event was held as part of ongoing efforts to provide support and responsible care for the poorest and less fortunate, in the community by the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation.
His Worship the Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (right) shares in conversation with Beverly Turner, at the Mayor’s annual feeding of the homeless event at the St. William Grant Park, Downtown Kingston, today (January 1). The event was held as part of ongoing efforts to provide support and responsible care for the poorest and less fortunate, in the community by the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation.

PHOTOS: Mayor’s Annual Feeding of the Homeless Event
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addressing journalists during a recent press conference at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston.
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addressing journalists during a recent press conference at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston.

Over 2,000 Young Jamaicans Benefited from Social Development Commission Support in 2019
Captains of the Makoz Aquatic Racers Swim Club, Jahi Bennett (3rd left) and Damaris Rowe (fourth left), hand over clothing items and toiletries to Director, Mt. Olivet Boys’ Home, Patrick Newman (third right), when they accompanied the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) team to the Home on December 14. Also sharing the moment are other members of the club. December marks the 10th year since the JIS adopted the Home in 2009.
Captains of the Makoz Aquatic Racers Swim Club, Jahi Bennett (3rd left) and Damaris Rowe (fourth left), hand over clothing items and toiletries to Director, Mt. Olivet Boys’ Home, Patrick Newman (third right), when they accompanied the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) team to the Home on December 14. Also sharing the moment are other members of the club. December marks the 10th year since the JIS adopted the Home in 2009.

JIS Celebrates 10 Years With Mt. Olivet Boys’ Home

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Essex Valley Family Fun Day Dec. 21

Residents of Lititz, Comma Pen and Sea Air, in St. Elizabeth, are invited to a family fun day on December 21, hosted by the Essex Valley Agricultural Development Programme (EVADP), in association with the Essex Valley Farmers’ Benevolent Society (EVFBS). “The family fun day is geared towards fostering community integration, and promises to be an exciting day for the family....
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Vendors Cooperating With Measures For Downtown Christmas Shopping

President of the Vendors, Higglers and Markets Association, Dunstan Whittingham, says that members are cooperating with the measures put in place by the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) to facilitate the expected increase in shopping downtown for the festive season. He told JIS News that a number of areas have been designated as no-vending zones, while restrictions have...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Lester Michael Henry, lays a wreath at the shrine of the late former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Michael Manley, in National Heroes Park on December 10, to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the birth of the late former Prime Minister. Mr. Manley was the fourth Prime Minister of Jamaica, serving from 1972 to 1980 and from 1989 to 1992. He was born December 10, 1924 and died March 6, 1997.
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PHOTOS: Michael Manley Tribute

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Lester Michael Henry, lays a wreath at the shrine of the late former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Michael Manley, in National Heroes Park on December 10, to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the birth of the late former Prime Minister. Mr. Manley was the fourth Prime Minister of...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), addresses a sitting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) council meeting, at its Church Street offices in downtown Kingston, on December 10. With the Minister is Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams.
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Culture Ministry And KSAMC Partner To Do Murals In Kingston

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) have partnered on a multidimensional mural project titled, ‘Paint Up Yu Creative Space’. The project, which will be undertaken in three phases, aims to promote the international designations Kingston has received and highlight opportunities for Kingston to showcase, in creative ways, the essence...
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PHOTOS: Fire Victims Get Birth Certificate

Marketing and Planning Manager, Registrar General's Department (RGD), Nicole White (right), presents Donovan Brown (wheelchair), fire victim of the Good Shepherd Home, with his birth certificate, at a ceremony held at the Lord's Place Children's Home, downtown Kingston, on December 5. Sharing the moment (from left) are Ransford Duhaney, fire victim of the Good Shepherd Home; Public Relations and Marketing...
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