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The UDC Pays Tribute to the Most Hon. Edward Seaga

It is with a deep sense of grief and profound sadness that we recognise the passing of the Most Hon. Edward Phillip George Seaga, ON, P.C., LL.D., Jamaica’s fifth Prime Minister and founder of the Urban Development Corporation. It was...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, makes his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 28. With the Minister (from left) are Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry; and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

Local Government Minister Describes Seaga as Father and Friend

(FILE) Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, pays tribute to former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, during Tuesday's (May 28) sitting of the House of Representatives. At left is Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry.

Minister Grange Hails Mr. Seaga’s Contribution to Culture

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, adresses the House of Representatives today (May 28). At left is Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

PM says Mr. Seaga was a Great Jamaican

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, makes a statement to parliament on the passing of the former Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most Honourable Edward Seaga.

Grange: I Will Always Love Seaga

Former Prime Minister Hon Bruce Golding.

7 years ago Community

Tribute to the Most Honourable Edward Seaga

With the passing of the Most Honourable Edward Seaga, Jamaica has lost one of its most accomplished nation builders. His contribution to national development spanned more than fifty years from the early 1950s when he conducted research into the social structure and folk culture of both rural communities and Kingston’s city slums. His trailblazing achievements as Minister of Development and...

The late Most Hon. Edward Phillip George Seaga, ON, P.C., LL.D. (Hon.), the fifth Prime Minister of Jamaica

7 years ago Community

Former Prime Minister The Most Hon Edward Seaga Passes

It is with great sadness that I inform the nation of the passing of the Most Honourable Edward Phillip George Seaga, the fifth Prime Minister of Jamaica. He transitioned today at approximately 1:00 pm Jamaica time. Mr Seaga was receiving treatment in the United States and had his family with him. Today marks his 89th birthday. The family of Mr...

LASCO/Jamaica Constabulary Force Police Officer of the Year for 2019/20, Woman Corporal Samantha Brown Thompson, delivers her victory speech at the awards ceremony, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on Monday (May 27).

7 years ago CommunityJusticeNational Security and Peace

PHOTOS: LASCO Police Officer of the Year

Medical Intern at the St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital, Dr. Tayla Green, draws blood from a donor at the hospital’s Labour Day Blood Drive, which yielded 50 units.

7 years ago CommunityHealth & Wellness

Successful Blood Drive at St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital

Fifty units of blood were collected in a blood drive that was conducted at the St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital on Labour Day (May 23). In an interview with JIS News, Acting Senior Medical Officer (SMO) at the hospital, Dr. Tanya Hamilton-Johnson, commended the effort, which she said was the initiative of the medical interns at the health facility. “This...

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Deaf Education Forum on May 30

The Caribbean Christian Centre for the Deaf (CCCD) is collaborating with the Jamaica Association for the Deaf (JAD) to host a forum on Deaf Education on Thursday, (May 30) at the Mona School of Business and Management (North) on the University of the West Indies (UWI) campus. Speaking with JIS News during a recent interview, Board Member of the CCCD,...

The late Errol Harvey with one of his cameras during his time as a photographer at the Jamaica Information Service.

7 years ago Community

Retired Former Chief Photographer at JIS Passes

Retired former Chief Photographer at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Errol Harvey, has died. He was 85 years old. Mr. Harvey died on Sunday (May 26) while awaiting a flight in Florida, United States, to return to Jamaica. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the JIS, Donna-Marie Rowe, has expressed condolences to his family, relatives and loved ones. “Mr. Harvey served...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Delroy Williams (centre), is joined by Member of Parliament for Western St. Andrew, Anthony Hylton (left); and Chief Executive Officer for the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Robert Hill, in painting the fence of a community park on Spanish Town Road, St. Andrew, on Labour Day, May 23.

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Green Spaces Across Corporate Area Get Facelift

Several parks and recreational areas across the Corporate Area have been given a much-needed facelift by the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAMC). Officials and staff of the entity were joined by corporate sponsors and volunteers in cleaning and beautifying the community areas on Labour Day, May 23. Mayor of Kingston, Senator Delroy Williams, told JIS News that the focus...