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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the audience at the handover ceremony for a house, under the National Social Housing Programme in Trench Town, St. Andrew, on February 11.

Gov’t Working On “Cookie-Cutter Solution” For National Social Housing Programme

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is working on designing a “cookie-cutter solution” for the National Social Housing Programme (NSHP) that will be more cost-effective. “We need a solution that meets all the requirements of a...

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham.

Residents Of Westmoreland Encouraged Not To Be Complacent In Adhering To COVID Protocols

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, makes a statement during the sitting of the Senate on February 12.

Jamaica And US Close To Finalising Improved Protocols Pertaining To Shiprider Agreement

Prime Minister, the Most Honourable
Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP — Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP

Government Rapidly Expanding the Process and System of Home Ownership – PM Holness

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, speaking in the Senate on Friday (Feb. 12).

Children Deemed Uncontrollable to Be Separated from Juveniles Convicted or Charged

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, makes a statement on the special investigation report into the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre by the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM), during the sitting of the Senate on Friday (Feb. 12).

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Working Group Convened to Address Issues Identified at Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre

The Ministry of National Security has convened a working group to address some of the issues highlighted in the recently concluded special investigation report into the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre by the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM). Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda who made the disclosure, noted that the group will focus particularly...

Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon (left), along with Regional Operations Manager, Western Parks and Market (WPM) Waste Management Limited, Garnet Edmondson show off one of 12 drums, placed in the Meadows of Irwin Community in St. James, as part of a pilot plastic bottle separation project launched in the community on Friday (February 12).

5 years ago Environment

Plastic Bottle Separation Project Launched in Meadows of Irwin Community

The Western Parks and Market (WPM) Waste Management Limited on Friday (February 12) launched a pilot plastic bottle separation project in the Meadows of Irwin Community in St. James. The project aims to reduce the high volume of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles deposited at the Retirement disposal site in the parish and to promote the separation of plastic bottles from...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right) looks at a set of outputs for piped medical gases with Senior Medical Officer at the Falmouth Public General Hospital in Trelawny, Dr. Leighton Perrins, at the field hospital located on the grounds of the facility. Occasion was a tour of the field hospital by the Minister and staff from the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) on Friday (February 12).

5 years ago Health & Wellness

Field Hospital in Falmouth Close to Completion

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the field hospital being erected on the grounds of the Falmouth Public General Hospital in Trelawny is close to completion. “[It] will need another week or so to come up to speed…. It is a nice facility, very spacious, comfortably equipped to hold 36 additional COVID-19 patients and I think...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, raises a point while piloting the Independent Fiscal Commission Act, 2020 during the sitting of the Senate on Friday (February 12).

5 years ago Finance & Public Service

Senate Passes Legislation to Establish Independent Fiscal Commission

The Senate on Friday (February 12), approved legislation that will establish the Independent Fiscal Commission. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, piloted the Independent Fiscal Commission Act, 2020 which provides for the body’s establishment. Senator Hill noted that the Independent Fiscal Commission will serve to strengthen Jamaica’s fiscal responsibility...

Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency, Rosalee Gage-Grey.

5 years ago Youth

National Foster Care Recognition Week Being Observed from February 14-20

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) will observe National Foster Care Recognition Week 2021 from February 14 to 20, under the theme ‘Every Child Needs a Family’. The scheduled activities aim to heighten awareness about foster care, with special focus on promoting the recently launched ‘From Cribs to Arms’ Initiative. These engagements, which are slated to be held...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (third right), officially reopens the newly refurbished Trench Town Entertainment Park in South St. Andrew on Friday (February 12). The historic facility, which was renovated by the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) at a cost of $39.7 million as part of the entity’s Spruce up ‘Pon De Corner’ programme, is expected to figure in job creation, training and overall community development through tourism, among other engagements. Others (from left) are President, Trench Town Development Association, Colin Weise; Trench Town community representative, Dorrett Campbell; Opposition Leader and South St. Andrew Member of Parliament, Mark Golding; and Managing Director of Well Construction Company Limited, which executed the project, Orrett Wellington.

5 years ago Tourism

PHOTOS: Minister Bartlett Opens Trench Town Entertainment Park

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe, lays flowers on the tomb of religious revivalist, painter, sculptor and cultural force, Mallica “Kapo” Reynolds, in commemoration of the 110th anniversary of his birth on February 10, at the National Heroes Park in Kingston. Kapo was one of the greatest artists in Jamaica’s ‘Intuitives’ artistic movement. He was born in the Byndloss district of St. Catherine and died in 1989 at age 78 years.

5 years ago Culture

PHOTOS: Tribute To Mallica “Kapo” Reynolds

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe, lays flowers on the tomb of religious revivalist, painter, sculptor and cultural force, Mallica “Kapo” Reynolds, in commemoration of the 110th anniversary of his birth on February 10, at the National Heroes Park in Kingston. Kapo was one of the greatest artists in Jamaica’s ‘Intuitives’ artistic movement....