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Minister of Local Government and Community Development,  Hon Desmond McKenzie (second left), cuts the ribbon to  officially hand over a self-contained studio unit to 75 year-old Gladstone Taylor (third left), in Williamsfield, Lime Hall, St. Ann on Friday, January 4. Sharing  the moment are (from left): Councillor for the Lime Hall Division, Genevor Gordon-Bailey; Member of Parliament for North East St. Ann and Minister of Labour and Social Security,  Hon. Shahine Robinson; Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay and Chairman of the St. Ann Municipal Corporation, Councillor Michael Belnavis, and Councillor for the Bensonton Division, Lydia Richards. 
Minister of Local Government and Community Development,  Hon Desmond McKenzie (second left), cuts the ribbon to  officially hand over a self-contained studio unit to 75 year-old Gladstone Taylor (third left), in Williamsfield, Lime Hall, St. Ann on Friday, January 4. Sharing  the moment are (from left): Councillor for the Lime Hall Division, Genevor Gordon-Bailey; Member of Parliament for North East St. Ann and Minister of Labour and Social Security,  Hon. Shahine Robinson; Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay and Chairman of the St. Ann Municipal Corporation, Councillor Michael Belnavis, and Councillor for the Bensonton Division, Lydia Richards. 

Houses Handed over to Elderly Indigent Men in St. Ann

Two elderly indigent men in St. Ann are now living in comfort, after two fully furnished houses were officially handed over to them by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie,  on Friday (January 4). This was...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) presents Founder of the Mustard Seed Communities, Father Gregory Ramkissoon with a cheque valued at $1 million, during a visit to the facility in his West Central St. Andrew constituency on December 28.   
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) presents Founder of the Mustard Seed Communities, Father Gregory Ramkissoon with a cheque valued at $1 million, during a visit to the facility in his West Central St. Andrew constituency on December 28.   

PM Donates $1 Million to Mustard Seed Communities
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, plays with young Mustard Seed Communities resident, Daniellia Wright, during his visit to the facility in his West Central St. Andrew constituency on December 28.  
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, plays with young Mustard Seed Communities resident, Daniellia Wright, during his visit to the facility in his West Central St. Andrew constituency on December 28.  

PM Donates $500,000 to Support Child with Down’s Syndrome
Director at the Access to Information (ATI) Unit, Damian Cox, addresses a JIS Think Tank on December 19, where he highlighted initiatives being undertaken to improve service delivery, compliance and reporting mechanisms for government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs).
Director at the Access to Information (ATI) Unit, Damian Cox, addresses a JIS Think Tank on December 19, where he highlighted initiatives being undertaken to improve service delivery, compliance and reporting mechanisms for government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs).

Measures Being Undertaken to Improve Access to Information
Ms. Kyesha Randall at the mentorship training session, held at the Department of Correctional Services Training Room in Kingston.
Ms. Kyesha Randall at the mentorship training session, held at the Department of Correctional Services Training Room in Kingston.

Former Festival Queen to be Mentor in ‘We Transform’ Programme

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George William Gordon House, one of the historic landmarks on Duke Street, Kingston, which is the home of Jamaica’s Houses of Parliament. The building was named in honour of one of Jamaica’s National Heroes.
Community

TEF Commits $17.m To Duke Street Museum Project Kingston

The Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) has committed over $17.5 million to mobilise Jamaica’s first Walking Street Museum on Duke Street as part of downtown Kingston’s redevelopment plans Dubbed the Duke Street Refurbishing Project (DSRP), the walking street museum will include placement of street art depicting Duke Street’s history, along various locations of the roadway. These include sculptures, murals, low and...
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Senior citizen, K. Reid (left), gets her blood pressure checked by nurse practitioner, Pauline Lovindeer, at a treat for the elderly, held at the Houses of Parliament parking lot, 81 Duke Street, Kingston, on December 19.
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PHOTOS: Treat for the Elderly at Houses of Parliament

Director, Human Resources and Administration, Gordon House, Camille Ashman (left), gives a gift basket to a senior citizen, K. Reid, at a treat for the elderly, held at the Houses of Parliament parking lot, 81 Duke Street, Kingston, on December 19.   Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Heather Cooke (right), addresses the elderly during a treat for them at...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, the Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaking at the St. Ann Municipal Corporation’s annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony held at Lawrence Park, St. Ann Bay on Friday, December 14.
CommunityDevelopment

$300,000 Provided To Furnish Two Homes Under Indigent Project

Local Government and Community Development Minister, the Hon. Desmond Mckenzie, says $300, 000 has been provided to furnish two houses in St. Ann that have been constructed under the Indigent Housing Project. The two studio units, which consist of a bedroom, bathroom and a kitchen area, were constructed in the communities of Lime Hall and Beecher Town at a cost...
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Community

Ground Broken for Rehabilitation and Expansion of Gayle Community Centre

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, on Thursday (Dec. 13) broke ground for phase one of the rehabilitation and expansion of the Gayle Multi-Purpose Community Centre in St. Mary. Cabinet, in September, approved the award of an $85.1 million contract to Marshall Construction Company Limited to undertake the works, which will focus on renovation of the ground floor...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), is presented with a copy of ‘My Political Journey’, by author, former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson, at the launch of the publication, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (December 12).
Community

Former Prime Minister’s Book Launched

Hundreds of persons from a wide cross section of the society turned out at The Jamaica Pegasus in New Kingston for Wednesday’s (December 12) launch of former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson’s latest publication, ‘My Political Journey’. Their Excellences, the Governor-General, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen and Lady Allen, headed the dignitaries and other guests witnessing the...
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