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‘Buyers Beware of Scammers’ – Warns Jamaica Customs

The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) is reminding persons interested in purchasing goods on auction, including motor vehicles, to comply with the Agency’s standard operating procedures, in order to prevent being scammed by persons purporting to be able to sell vehicles...
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses a digital t​own hall, hosted by the Ministry on July 30.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses a digital t​own hall, hosted by the Ministry on July 30.

Participants Encouraged To Make Use Of The Youth Summer Employment Programme
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre); Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left) and Custos of Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller, recite the National Pledge, at the Emancipation and Independence Church Service, held at the Portmore Church of God in Edgewater, St Catherine, on Sunday (August 3)
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre); Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left) and Custos of Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller, recite the National Pledge, at the Emancipation and Independence Church Service, held at the Portmore Church of God in Edgewater, St Catherine, on Sunday (August 3)

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Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, and Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, addresses the recent ceremony to officially open the Guava Ridge to Content Gap roadway in the constituency, following its rehabilitation at a cost of $253 million. With Mrs. Holness (from left) are Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green; and Councillor for the Mavis Bank Division, Alvin Francis.
Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, and Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, addresses the recent ceremony to officially open the Guava Ridge to Content Gap roadway in the constituency, following its rehabilitation at a cost of $253 million. With Mrs. Holness (from left) are Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green; and Councillor for the Mavis Bank Division, Alvin Francis.

Work In Progress On Retaining Walls And Drains In East Rural St. Andrew

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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (seated right), along with Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Peter Phillips (seated left) sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the National Consensus on Crime at the crime consensus summit held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston on August 3. Others observing (from left standing) are Member of Parliament for Northern Clarendon, Horace Dalley; Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; Member of Parliament for South East St. Andrew, Julian Robinson; Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke; Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte; Opposition Spokesperson on National Security, Fitz Jackson; Chair, Working Group, National Consensus of Crime, Lloyd Distant; and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Matthew Samuda.
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Country’s Leaders Sign National Consensus On Crime

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness; Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Peter Phillips; and other key leaders across a wide cross section of Jamaica’s society today (August 3), signed the National Consensus on Crime Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU outlines the steps that must be taken for a sustainable reduction in crime, inclusive of milestones and agreements on...
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Chairman of the MistyBlue Cancer Care Foundation in Westmoreland, Dorothy Satchwell, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’m at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office in St. James, on August 3.
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MistyBlue Cancer Care Foundation To Make Persons More Aware Of Cancers

Westmoreland-based MistyBlue Cancer Care Foundation will spearhead several teleconferences to highlight statistics and trends relating to cancer in the parish. These will be streamed on various social media platforms during the second Wednesday of each month from August to December, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s Regional Office...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second left), cuts the ribbon symbolising the handover of an ambulance by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) to the Negril Fire Station in Westmoreland,on on Friday (July 31). Sharing the moment are (from left) Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith; Deputy Commissioner in Charge of Operations at the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Kevin Haughton; Member of Parliament for Western Westmoreland, Dr. Wykeham McNeill; Chairman of the TEF, Godfrey Dyer; and Executive Director of the TEF, Dr. Carey Wallace.
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TEF Donates Ambulance To Negril Fire Department

The Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) has donated an ambulance to the Negril Fire Department in Westmoreland, which was procured at a cost of $18 million. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, in his remarks at the handover ceremony held on Friday (July 31) emphasised that fire departments are important in ensuring visitor safety on the island. “Safety enables a feeling...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at the Emancipation and Independence Thanksgiving Church Service, held on August 2 at the Portmore Church of God, Edgewater, in St Catherine.
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PM Commends Churches For Maintaining Protocol

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has commended churches for maintaining the protocol to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking at the Emancipation and Independence Thanksgiving Church Service, held on Sunday (August 2) at the Portmore Church of God, Edgewater, St. Catherine, Mr. Holness said that the churches have done “exceptionally well” in maintaining the protocol. The...
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Jamaica Records Two New COVID-19-Related Deaths

Regrettably, Jamaica recorded two new COVID-19-related deaths as at Sunday (August 2). One of the decease is a 64 year old male from Clarendon and the other is a 73 year old female from St. Thomas. The two deaths are being reported among the new cases for today. The total number of COVID-19-related deaths is now 12 (1.3%). At the...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (2nd left) and Member of Parliament for Eastern Portland, Ann-Marie Vaz, unveil a plaque commemorating the adoption of the Port Antonio Health Centre in Portland, by members of Southern United States (US) Diaspora group, on Friday (July 31). Sharing the moment (from left) are: Jamaica
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Southern US Diaspora Group Adopts Port Antonio Health Centre

The Port Antonio Health Centre is the latest primary health care facility to benefit under the Minister of Health and Wellness’ Adopt-a- Clinic programme. The Southern United States (US) Diaspora group has pledged over $3 million to support some of the critical needs of the facility, as part of efforts to enhance the delivery of health care. Portfolio Minister, Dr....
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