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

D Licence Coaching Course Launched

KINGSTON, Aug. 3 (JIS): Five hundred school football coaches across the island now have the opportunity to earn their D licence certification. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, launched the training initiative during a ceremony held...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (second left), and United States (US) Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency N. Nickolas Perry, sign a $61-million grant agreement between the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) and the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) for technical assistance to undertake a study on the impact of reverse osmosis technology on the environment. Observing (from left) are Chief Executive Officer, NEPA, Leonard Francis, and Country Manager, Andean Region and Caribbean, USTDA, Lambrini Kolios. The signing took place at NEPA’s head office in Kingston on Wednesday (July 31).

$61M Reverse Osmosis Technical Assistance Grant Agreement Signed

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point during a ceremony for the handover of 300 land titles to residents of Clifton in St. Catherine, held at the Clifton Community Centre on Tuesday (July 30). Looking on is Managing Director of SCJ Holdings Jamaica Limited, Joseph Shoucair.

PM Hands Over 300 Land Titles to Residents of Clifton

Placement and Referrals Officer at the MultiCare Youth Foundation (MYF), Rodre Lawrence.

MultiCare Youth Foundation Seeking Partners for Internship Programme

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second right), discusses the new lighting system at the National Stadium with (from left) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Phase 3 Productions, Delano Forbes; General Secretary of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), Dennis Chung; and General Manager of Independence Park Limited, Major Desmon Brown. Occasion was the testing of new lights at the stadium in Kingston on Wednesday (July 24).

PHOTOS: Testing of New Stadium Lights

Events Coordinator of National Church Services of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Andrea McCurdy.

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Special Offering for Hurricane Beryl Victims at Independence Church Service

A special offering will be collected for victims of Hurricane Beryl at the Jamaica ’62 Emancipation and Independence Church Service scheduled to take place on Sunday, (July 28), at the Grace Missionary Church, 7 West Avenue, Kingston 8. Recovery efforts are ongoing across the island to assist communities, especially in the southwestern coast of Jamaica, which was hardest hit by...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addresses the ground-breaking ceremony for the Mason Hall Water Supply Project held at the Mason Hall Primary School in the parish on July 18. This first phase of the project will see the extension of transmission and distribution pipelines that will provide safe, reliable service to residents.

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Ground-Breaking Ceremony For The Mason Hall Pipeline Project

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addresses the ground-breaking ceremony for the Mason Hall Water Supply Project held at the Mason Hall Primary School in the parish on July 18. This first phase of the project will see the extension of transmission and distribution pipelines that will provide safe,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, making a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 16).

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Gov’t Launching Programme Targeting Resilient Roofing

The Government will be launching a programme focusing on resilient roofing, says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. In a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 16), Mr. Holness said, through the initiative, hurricane straps will also be distributed in specific communities. He advised that the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, through the Office...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 9).

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Gov’t to Undertake Post-Hurricane National Clean-Up Initiative

The Government will be undertaking a national clean-up initiative under the Relief Emergency Assistance and Community Help (REACH) Programme. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure during a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 9). The REACH Programme aims to provide immediate assistance to Jamaicans affected by Hurricane Beryl. Major elements of the programme...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), addressing Wednesday’s (July 10) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. Looking on is Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.

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500 Municipal Roads Impacted by Hurricane Beryl

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has advised that some 500 municipal roads were affected during the passage of Hurricane Beryl. Addressing Wednesday’s (July 10) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, he shared that the parishes of St. Thomas, Portland, Clarendon, Manchester and St. Elizabeth experienced the greatest road infrastructure damage. “Bridges that are under the...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses Wednesday’s (July 10) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

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Jamaica Was Well Prepared for Hurricane Beryl – Local Government Minister

Jamaica was well prepared for Hurricane Beryl, says Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. Addressing Wednesday’s (July 10) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, he said information was readily available and the public was kept abreast. “The only complaint that one could make was that there was too much information being passed to the public, and...