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Senior Education Officer, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information (MOEYI) and Chairman of the Jamaica Day Planning Committee, Marlon Williams. (JIS File Photo)

Jamaica Day To Be Observed On February 26

The 21st observance of Jamaica Day 2021 will be held on Friday, February 26, under the theme ‘Celebrating Jamaica: ‘Reggae the Message of Resilience and Triumph’. The annual celebration of this calendar event is usually marked with several cultural activities...

Winner of the Best Overall Oral Presentation Award at the 2020 staging of the National Health Research Conference, and Master of Philosophy Candidate in Molecular Biology at the University of the West Indies, Kevhvan Graham, displays an illustration of how novel compounds are islolated from popular soil bacteria, in an effort to discover novel antimicrobial compounds that could assist in the fight against antimicrobial resistance.

Researcher Seeks To Identify Antibiotics To Lessen Stress Of Resistant Bacteria

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

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

5 years ago HousingOffice of the Prime Minister

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

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Government is working assiduously to expand the system and process of land and home ownership in Jamaica. Speaking recently (February 11) at the handing over ceremony of National Housing Trust (NHT) service lots in Hellshire, St. Catherine, the Prime Minister said: “What the Government is doing, is expanding the process, the system of home...

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

5 years ago JusticeSocial SecurityYouth

Children Deemed Uncontrollable to Be Separated from Juveniles Convicted or Charged

The Ministry of National Security is now in discussion with the relevant authorities to see to the appropriate relocation of 26 juveniles deemed uncontrollable who are in the custody of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS). This was announced by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda who said arrangements are being made...

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).

5 years ago JusticeYouth

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...