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Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams, addresses the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in St. James, on Thursday (November 12).

Citizen Proactivity Urged to Minimise the Impact of Natural Disasters

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams, is urging citizens to take proactive steps to prepare for and mitigate the impact of natural disasters, including flooding. Addressing the St. James Municipal Corporation’s monthly meeting at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre...

Kingston Mayor, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams.

KSAMC Exploring Alternative Routes to Access Communities Along Gordon Town Road

The design for the new Houses of Parliament building, titled ‘Out of Many, One People’.

No Dislocation Of Communities To Facilitate New Parliament Building – Minister Mckenzie

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (left), speaking with youth farmer Venroy Wint at the launch of the Youth in Agriculture Roadmap at the Ministry in Kingston, on Thursday (November 12).

Youth In Agriculture Policy Development Slated For Completion In 2021

Gordon Town Road Closed

Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, speaking at the Ministry of Health and Wellness

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CMO Encouraging Men With COVID Symptoms To Seek Medical Attention

Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, is calling on Jamaican men to seek medical attention if they are not feeling well and suspect that they have been infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19). She said that most of the deaths related to the virus in the island, to date, are that of males at 123, compared to 102 females. “There is...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking at the weekly virtual COVID Conversations press conference on Thursday (November 12).

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Vaccine Must Be Part Of Jamaica’s COVID-19 Fight – Minister Tufton

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, says that with more than 9,600 infections and 225 deaths related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jamaica, the use of a vaccine has to form a part of the country’s fight against the virus. “It is for this reason that Jamaica is among the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states on...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw (left); presents Chief Executive Officer of the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ), Judith Ramlogan, with the document officially certifying the COJ as ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System-compliant. The presentation was made during a ceremony hosted by the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ) at its offices at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Winchester Road, St. Andrew, on Thursday (November 12). Sharing the moment are State Minister in the Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (second right); and the COJ’s Corporate Planner and Quality Monitoring Officer and ISO Project Manager, Cyleena Gray.

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Companies Office Of Jamaica Attains ISO 9001:2015 Certification

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, has lauded the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) on becoming ISO 9001:2015-certified, which demonstrates the agency’s commitment to significantly improving its quality of service. “This certification will allow the COJ to operate based on international best practices. While this does not guarantee that its service will always be perfect, it means...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (2nd left) tours the new state-of-the-art St. Ann parish office of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security in St. Ann

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PM Opens Labour Ministry’s St. Ann Parish Office

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Thursday (November 12), officially opened the St. Ann parish office of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, located at 4 Windsor Road in St. Ann’s Bay. The new two-storey, state-of-the-art facility, built at a cost of more than $500 million, is designed to enhance service delivery to the people of St....

Board Member, Usain Bolt Foundation, Stephen Shaw (left); and Chairman of the Foundation, Winsome Wilkins (2nd left); look at one of the items donated by the Foundation to 21 Early Childhood Institutions (ECI) across five parishes, at the Early Childhood Commission

5 years ago Education

21 Rural Basic Schools Get Donation Of Supplies From Usain Bolt Foundation

Twenty-one early-childhood institutions (ECIs) in Trelawny, St. Ann, St. James, St. Elizabeth and Clarendon have benefited from a donation of supplies valued at $2.2 million from the Usain Bolt Foundation. Each institution has received one laserjet printer with four print cartridges and five reams of paper, one handwashing station, one thermometer, one storage bin for learning resources, one step-on/non-touch garbage...

Principal of Moneague Primary and Junior High, Patricia Allen (left), speaks with Education Officer, Millicent DaCosta, about the progress of the face-to-face pilot at the institution, which got under way on Tuesday (November 10).

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Education Officer Pleased With Face-To-Face Classes At Moneague Primary And Junior High

Education Officer, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Millicent DaCosta, says she is pleased with the progress of face-to-face classes at Moneague Primary and Junior High. The St. Ann-based institution is among 17 primary and secondary schools across the island that are participating in the two-week pilot programme, which got under way on Tuesday (November 10). School plants have been...

Minister: Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, speaks about the ‘Youth in Agriculture Roadmap’, at the launch on Thursday (November 12), at the Ministry in Kingston.

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Agricultural Booklet Launched To Guide Youth

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, in partnership with Jamaica 4-H Clubs, today (November 12) launched an agricultural booklet, ‘Youth in Agriculture, A Roadmap to Your Success’, to guide youth on a successful path in the industry. The roadmap, which was created by the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, offers a comprehensive guide to farmers and youth who are interested in farming...