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Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (centre), cuts the ribbon to launch the first of three model housing units under phase one of the Edmund Ridge Estate in Rose Hall, St. James, on Thursday (February 25). He is joined by (from left) Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams; Director of Henan Fifth Construction Group Company Limited, Dong Wong; and Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, after whom the development is named.

First Model Units Launched at Edmund Ridge Estate

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., officially launched the first of three model housing units under phase one of the new Edmund Ridge Estate development at Rose Hall, St. James, on Thursday (February 25)....

Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Masaya Fujiwara (left) and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon Kamina Johnson Smith, raise a toast to celebrate the 61st birthday of His Majesty the Emperor Naruhito of Japan, during a reception held at the Ambassador’s residence in Kingston, on February 23.

Jamaica to Receive More Medical Supplies and Equipment from Japan

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Willians (left), interacts with students from the St. Catherine-based Homestead Primary School while at a tablet presentation ceremony held yesterday (February 25), at the St. Catherine High School in Spanish Town.

Rollout Of OYOD Next Week

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, delivers his address at the virtual inaugural meeting of the National Quality Policy Council on Thursday (February 25).

Newly Formed Council Urged To Drive Quality In Jamaica

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, speaking during the PIOJ’s digital quarterly briefing, recently.

Progress Made In Advancing Social And Economic Development

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (left) presents a certificate of award to winner of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs Backyard Family Garden Challenge, Shaneka Wallace-Graham from St. James, at the virtual award ceremony on Thursday (February 25). At right is Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Multi-Country Office in Jamaica, Denise Antonio. Mrs. Wallace-Graham received a cash prize of $60,000, seedlings, and gardening tools.

5 years ago Agriculture

St. James Resident Takes Home 4-H CLUBS’ Inaugural Backyard Family Garden Challenge

Shaneka Wallace-Graham is the winner of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs’ inaugural Backyard Family Garden Challenge. The St. James native walked away with a cash prize of $60,000, seedlings and gardening accessories, during a virtual awards ceremony on Thursday (February 25). Second place went to Joel James of St. Catherine, who received $35,000, while Elaine Britain from St. Thomas, who placed...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, speaking at a reception on Tuesday (February 23) to celebrate the 61st birthday of His Majesty Emperor Naruhito of Japan, held at the St. Andrew residence of the Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica.

5 years ago Foreign Affairs

Minister Johnson Smith Confident Japan Can Deliver Safe And Enjoyable Olympics

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says she is confident in Japan’s capacity to deliver the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer in a safe, enjoyable and rewarding manner. “We are assured that your effective management of the pandemic in the weeks leading up to these highly anticipated games will set the tone...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (right), presents Retirement resident, Saskia Gordon-Manderson, with her certificate of title and a plant, at the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) land-titling ceremony, held at the Social Development Commission’s Region 3 office, Albion Road, St. James, on Thursday (February 25).

5 years ago Housing

St. James Residents Receive Land Titles

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., on Thursday (February 25), handed out land titles to 67 residents from six communities across St. James. The residents were presented with their registered land titles, under the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) National Land Titling Programme, at a ceremony held at the Social Development Commission (SDC)...

Councillor Devon Brown of the Hopewell Division, lays flowers in honour of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, at a ceremony at his birthplace in Blenheim, Hanover, on Wednesday, February 24, to mark the 137th anniversary of his birth.

5 years ago Coronavirus

Hanover Residents Urged To Emulate Bustamante In COVID-10 Fight

Residents of Hanover are being urged to emulate the strength of character and sense of community of noted son of the parish and National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Custos of the parish, Hon. Dr. David Stair, encouraged residents to, like Bustamante, “put others before self” and “be our brother’s keeper”...

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left) and Member of Parliament, St. Andrew Western, Anthony Hylton (third left), unveil a plaque during the ceremony for the formal adoption of the Duhaney Park Health Centre by Hardware and Lumber, under the Ministry of Health and Wellness

5 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Minister Highlights Significance Of Adopt-A-Clinic Initiative

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Adopt-a-Clinic initiative continues to be an important public-private partnership, to support the delivery of primary healthcare in communities. The Minister, who was speaking at a ceremony for the formal adoption of the Duhaney Park Health Centre by Hardware and Lumber, at the facility’s St. Andrew location, on Thursday (February...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), interacts with young Mikelle Allen (centre), who was bitten by dogs in St. Ann last November, and his mother, Shereen Grindley, when they visited the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston, on February 25, for a follow-up appointment.

5 years ago Youth

PHOTOS: Minister Fayval Williams Visits Mikelle Allen

Behaviour Change Communication Coordinator at the National Family Planning Board, Marion Waysome-McIntyre, addresses JIS ‘ Think Tank’.

5 years ago Health & Wellness

NFPB Confident Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Programme Will Meet Objective

The National Family Planning Board (NFPB) is expressing confidence that its Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-funded Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Programme will meet its objective. The project is aimed at preventing pregnancy, especially second pregnancies, in adolescent girls. Speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, Behaviour Change Communication Coordinator, Marion Waysome-McIntyre, explained that the project started in 2016 with funding made available...