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Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (JIS File Photo).
Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (JIS File Photo).

Jamaica Lead Authority For Caribbean Climate Change Project

Jamaica has been designated the lead national authority among seven Caribbean countries for the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) project, which is being undertaken through a US$1.2-million grant. “The initiative seeks to build on a number of...
Health Promotion and Education Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Gerald Miller.
Health Promotion and Education Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Gerald Miller.

Westmoreland Health Department to Conduct Screening for COVID-19 on November 30
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre) interacts with grade five students at the Bryce Primary School (from left) Shyler Baker and Veniece Dixon after they received tablets donated by the Sandals Foundation during a ceremony held at the Bryce United Church on November 27.
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre) interacts with grade five students at the Bryce Primary School (from left) Shyler Baker and Veniece Dixon after they received tablets donated by the Sandals Foundation during a ceremony held at the Bryce United Church on November 27.

Manpower and Maintenance Services Limited Donates Tablets to Bryce Primary School
Member of Parliament for North East Manchester and Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left) along with Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (background right) join students from Christiana Leased Primary School and other stakeholders in displaying devices they received under the Tablets in Schools programme, during a presentation ceremony held at the school on Friday (Nov. 27). Also sharing in the occasion (from second left, front row) are Chairman of the Board, Christiana Leased Primary School, Derrick Sinclair; grade five students, Silandre Pusey and Julianna Maragh and Education Officer for Region Five, Dr. Nadine Leachman. In the background is Principal, Christiana Leased Primary School, Aldayne Porter.
Member of Parliament for North East Manchester and Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left) along with Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (background right) join students from Christiana Leased Primary School and other stakeholders in displaying devices they received under the Tablets in Schools programme, during a presentation ceremony held at the school on Friday (Nov. 27). Also sharing in the occasion (from second left, front row) are Chairman of the Board, Christiana Leased Primary School, Derrick Sinclair; grade five students, Silandre Pusey and Julianna Maragh and Education Officer for Region Five, Dr. Nadine Leachman. In the background is Principal, Christiana Leased Primary School, Aldayne Porter.

Tablets Handed Over to Christiana Leased Primary School
Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.
Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

Youth Urged to Help Find Solutions to Climate Change

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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness , gives the keynote address during the official handing over and renaming ceremony of the Cornwall Automotive Training Institute (CATI) on Friday (November 27). The facility was officially renamed the Caribbean Military Academy (CMA) –Montego Bay.
Education

CATI Renamed the Caribbean Military Academy

The Cornwall Automotive Training Institute (CATI) in Flanker, St. James was on Friday (November 27), officially renamed the Caribbean Military Academy (CMA) –Montego Bay. The academy, which is the academic institutional arm of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), will have training for the local personnel who will be doing both the military and technical skills through the Jamaica National Service...
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Assistant Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)
Coronavirus

Adhere to Guidance from National Health Authorities Regarding Christmas Celebrations-PAHO

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) member countries are being encouraged to adhere to guidance from their national health authorities regarding Christmas celebrations, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. PAHO’s Assistant Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, says decisions relating to public and private engagements should be based on the most up-to-date COVID-19 information, particularly data indicating whether the virus is spreading and...
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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the ground breaking ceremony for the new Mount Salem police station in St. James on Friday (November 27).
National Security

Gov’t to Call Out National Reserves to Assist With Crime Fighting

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness has disclosed that the National Reserves will be called out to support the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) in curbing crime across the island. Mr. Holness said the decision was taken during a National Security Council meeting on Thursday (November 26). “We have decided that in order to support the JCF in their efforts,...
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Leader of Government Business in the Senate and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith makes a presentation during the sitting of the Senate on Friday (November 27).
Local Government

Local Government Elections Postponed

The postponement of the local government elections has been sanctioned by members of the Senate. Government and Opposition Senators have approved amendments to temporarily modify the Representation of the People Act (ROPA), to allow the local government elections to be pushed back to a date no later than February 27, 2022. Piloting the Bill in the Upper House, during its...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), looks on while Sergeant Garfield Wallace (left) of the Above Rocks Police Station in St. Catherine, receives the Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA) Transforming Our Police Service (TOPS) award for Top Station in Area 5, from Chairman of the PCOA, Jacquiline Hickson (centre). Occasion was the 2020 awards ceremony, held at the Office of the Police Commissioner, St. Andrew, on Wednesday (November 25).
National Security

TOPS Awards Showcasing Excellence In Policing – Dr. Chang

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has hailed the Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA) Transforming Our Police Service (TOPS) awards programme for showcasing excellence in policing in the country. The initiative, which is in its second year, judges police stations in terms of compliance with specific Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) standard operating procedures, including records management, station administration,...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), leads a team of healthcare workers attached to the St. James Public Health Services through the streets of Montego Bay on Thursday (November 26), following the launch of the Ministry’s ‘Mask Up before You Talk Up’ public education campaign at Sam Sharpe Square.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

‘Mask Up Before You Talk Up’ This Christmas

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has taken its 'Mask Up Before You Talk Up', coronavirus (COVID-19)-prevention campaign to Montego Bay The campaign, which is focused on getting members of the public to wear the protective gear during the upcoming festive season, is the latest component of the Government’s response programme, aimed at curtailing the spread of the virus. Speaking...
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