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Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby (left), addresses the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) recent monthly sitting. The meeting was held at the Corporation’s Chambers in downtown Kingston. Beside Councillor Swaby is former Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) President, Mike Fennell, who was a guest at the sitting.

KSAMC Commences Hurricane Season Preparedness

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has commenced preparedness activities for the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season, which runs from June 1 to November 30. “As the entity responsible for disaster management in the municipality, the KSAMC has begun...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the recent opening of the multibillion-dollar New Brunswick Village in Spanish Town, St. Catherine.

Gov’t Looking at Providing Lands for Housing Development

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, makes her contribution to the 2024/25 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 25).

National Stadium Redevelopment Project Slated to Commence in August 2025

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (sixth left), is joined by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (sixth right), in cutting the ribbon to officially hand over 50 new trucks to the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), at National Heroes Park in Kingston on Tuesday (June 25). Executive Director of the NSWMA, Audley Gordon (second left), and the entity’s new Chairman, Owen Ellington (fifth left) are among those sharing the occasion.

NSWMA Gets 50 New Trucks

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), is updated on developments regarding the water pump infrastructure serving the community of Pimento Walk in St. Ann by Minister without in the Portfolio Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with Responsibility for Water, Environment, Climate Change, and the Blue and Green Economies, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (left). The occasion was a tour of work being done in the community, on June 21. Accompanying them are Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Nesta Morgan (right), and Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Councillor Michael Belnavis (second left, partially hidden).

Government to Purchase 33 Water Pumps

State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right) with Global Jamaica Diaspora Council member and Education Sector Leader, Dr. Sandra Colly Durand, following the unveiling of the Jamaica Diaspora Mentorship Academy at the recently held 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.

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Mentorship Academy Unveiled

The inaugural Jamaica Diaspora Mentorship Academy (JDMA) was officially unveiled on June 19, on the final day of the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. The initiative is the brainchild of Global Jamaica Diaspora Council member and Education Sector Leader, Dr. Sandra Colly Durand, and is supported by the Ministry of...

tate Minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Zavia Mayne (background, third left), is joined by representatives from the Universal Service Fund (USF), students of Murray Mountain Primary and Infant School and Grants Mountain Primary School and other stakeholders, during the launch of Community Wi-Fi service in the Glasgow Lodge District in Murray Mountain, St. Ann, on Friday (June 21)

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St. Ann Community Gets Wi-Fi Service

Residents of Glasgow Lodge district in Murray Mountain, St. Ann on Friday (June 21), became the newest beneficiaries of the Universal Service Fund’s (USF) community Wi-Fi service. The new Wi-Fi hotspot, allows up to 200 residents to connect simultaneously using smartphones or tablets, free of charge and marked the fifth such installation in South West St. Ann. For residents, the...

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KSAMC Hosts All Hazards Expo June 21

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is inviting residents to attend the All Hazards Expo and Emergency Cook-off, scheduled for Friday, June 21 at the St. William Grant Park in downtown Kingston, beginning at 10:00 a.m. The event seeks to provide a platform for residents to engage with various agencies responsible for managing hazards. It also aims to...

The 2023 Commonwealth Short Story Prize winner, Kwame McPherson.

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Jamaican’s Short Story ‘OCOEE’ under Consideration for the Big Screen

Jamaica’s 2023 Commonwealth Short Story Prize winner, Kwame McPherson, says his award-winning story, ‘Ocoee’, is under consideration for adaptation into a television series or film. Mr. McPherson made the announcement while speaking yesterday (June 18), on a panel discussing the topic, ‘Harnessing the Power of Jamaica’s Creative Industries and Sport for National Development’, at the 10th Jamaica Biennial Diaspora Conference,...

Chief Technical Director, Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC), Tamar Nelson

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JPC Looking to Partner with Researchers to Drive Productivity

Chief Technical Director, Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC), Tamar Nelson, is calling on researchers to partner with the organisation to support the mission to make Jamaica a more productive society. She was addressing the productivity and innovation research seminar at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) offices in Kingston on June 19. Ms. Nelson said research is critical in unearthing unique issues...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service and Member of Parliament for St. Ann South Western, Hon. Zavia Mayne (centre), cuts the ribbon to officially open a multipurpose building in Watt Town, St. Ann, on Friday (June 14). He is assisted by (from left) Deputy Mayor of St. Ann, Councillor Cardell Wickham; Executive Director Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo), Wade Mars; Director, Constituency Development Fund (CDF), Kedesha Rochester; Postmaster General, Jamaica Post, Lincoln Allen; Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Universal Service Fund (USF), Charles Young; and Senior Project Officer, Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), Wesley Harley.

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$30-Million Multipurpose Facility Established in Watt Town, St. Ann

Residents of Watt Town in St. Ann are benefiting from the establishment a $30-million multipurpose facility that provides information technology, postal and bill payment services, and space for community activities. The building, which was officially opened on Friday (June 14), involves collaboration among the Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo), Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) and Universal Service Fund (USF). It...

Commissioner, Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Stewart Beckford, shares details of the inaugural World Fire Congress, during a recent interview with JIS News.

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JFB Participates in Inaugural World Fire Congress

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) was among several fire departments to participate in the inaugural World Fire Congress (WFC), held recently in Washington DC. The WFC was hosted by the United States Fire Administration. It brought together several fire chiefs from across the world to discuss and seek solutions to common global challenges. Some 56 countries, 60 territories and more...