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National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses the sitting of the House of Representatives on December 8.

ZOSOs Extended For Further 60 Days

The Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) in Denham Town, West Kingston; Mount Salem, St. James; Greenwich Town and August Town in St. Andrew have been extended by a further 60 days. The House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 8) approved...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), addresses the small in-person audience at a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (December 9). Also pictured in the front row (second right) is State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan.

Government To Roll Out Project To Safely Dispose Of Used Tyres

Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Masaya Fujiwara (centre), is joined by Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor Bertel Moore (left); and Principal of the Western Hospitality Institute's Negril Campus, Eladio Vassell, in unveiling a plaque to mark the partnership between the Governments of Jamaica and Japan in the establishment of a skills training centre at the institution in Westmoreland. The building was officially handed over on Tuesday, December 8.

Western Hospitality Institute Gets Skills Training Centre

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right, background), looks on as students of Mona Heights Primary show off the tablets they received during a ceremony held at the institution in St. Andrew on Tuesday (December 8). A total of nine devices were handed over under the Ministry’s ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ initiative. Also sharing the moment (in background, from left) are Executive Director, Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace; Deputy Executive Director and Senior Lecturer, Mona School of Business and Management, University of the West Indies (UWI), Dr. Andrew Spencer; and Acting Principal, Mona Heights Primary, Alex Hepburn.

100 Schools Get Internet Connectivity

Justice Minister, Delroy Chuck, signs a $10-million Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with UNICEF Country Representative, Mariko Kagoshima, today (December 9), at the Ministry's head office at 61 Constant Spring Road in Kingston.

MOU Signed To Strengthen Child Diversion Programme

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, addresses the opening of the Life Store Wellness Boutique on Constant Spring Road, on Wednesday, December 9.

5 years ago Health & Wellness

Personal Responsibility Major Factor In Protecting Health – State Minister

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, says Jamaicans accepting personal responsibility for protecting their own health is a major factor in overall wellness. Speaking at the opening of the Life Store Wellness Boutique on Constant Spring Road, on December 9, the State Minister said this is a necessary mindset that needs to be...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 8).

5 years ago Education

Changes For Next Year’s PEP

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has made changes to next year’s sitting of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP), to take account of the interruption in students’ studies due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Speaking during Tuesday’s (December 8) sitting of the House of Representatives, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said that the Performance Task and...

5 years ago Local Government

Infirmaries To Get Tablets And Smartphones

The Government will be allocating a number of tablets and smartphones to infirmaries to facilitate contact between residents and their loved ones over the holiday period. This was disclosed by Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, during the sitting of the House of Representatives on December 8. Visits to residents of infirmaries have been banned by...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (December 8).

5 years ago Local Government

NSWMA To Do Late Night Operations

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is implementing late night operations across the island during the holiday season, to ensure clean public spaces. Addressing the House of Representatives on December 8, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said the move is part of measures to handle the anticipated increase in waste during Christmas into the...

5 years ago Education

More Schools Participating In Face-To-Face Classes

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, says that 39 schools are now participating in face-to-face classes. She said the number comprises the 17 pilot schools that were a part of the two-week pilot programme as well as an additional 22 institutions, which reopened on Monday (December 7). These are Bloomfield Primary, Oracabessa High, Seaforth High, Seaside Primary, Albert...

Community Development Officer with the Social Development Commission (SDC), Denzil Kerr (third left), assists Claudette Walters (in wheelchair), after presenting her with the unit, donated by Food For the Poor (FFP), at her home in Kitson Town, St. Catherine, on December 8. Sharing the moment (from left) are daughter of Miss Walters, Natoye Ferguson; SDC Field Supervisor, Janice Golding Williams; President of the Kitson Town Central Citizens Association, Carmen Barton, and executive member of the Association, Carole Morgan.

5 years ago Community

Two Amputees In Kitson Town Receive Wheelchairs

Two elderly female amputees from the Kitson Town community in St. Catherine have received wheelchairs through a collaboration involving the Social Development Commission (SDC) and Food For the Poor (FFP). The needs of the two women came to the attention of the SDC through their work with the Kitson Town Central Citizens Association, after which they sought help from FFP,...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the sitting of the House of Representatives on December 8.

5 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Minister Warns Of Stricter Restrictions In Westmoreland

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is warning that stricter restrictions will be imposed on Westmoreland to effect change, if residents do not adhere to measures implemented to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This, as over the last month, the number of confirmed cases in the parish has moved from 245 to 460. In the last...