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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), turns on the main water valve in Claremont, Hanover, to officially commission into service the $400 million Claremont to Jericho Water Supply System, on Saturday, August 8. Sharing in the moment are (from left): Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; Councillor Caretaker for Sandy Bay Division, Maverine Brown; President of the National Water Commission, Mark Barnett; and Member of Parliament for Hanover Eastern, Dave Brown.

Claremont To Jericho Water Supply System Commissioned Into Service

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Saturday (August 8) officially commissioned into service the $400 million Claremont to Jericho Water Supply System in Hanover, ending 48 years of water scarcity in the area. Approximately 8000 persons will now...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing the congregation during a church service at the Lucea Seventh Day Adventist Church in Hanover, on August 8.

Proactive Approach By The Church Helped In Containing The Initial Spread Of COVID-19

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking at the Jamaica Defence Force Burke Barracks in St. James on August 7.

Instil Positive Values in Children – PM

Jamaica’s COVID-19 cases reach 1,003

More Opportunities Needed For Unattached Youth – PM

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses residents at a ceremony to commission into service the Flower Hill Water Supply System in St. James on Friday, August 7.

6 years ago Water

PM Commissions Flower Hill Water Supply System Into Service

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Friday (August 7), commissioned into service, the $110-million Flower Hill Water Supply System in Montego Bay, St. James, bringing potable water to residents, after 30 years without access to the commodity. The project, executed by the Rural Water Supply Limited was funded through the Government’s Cap A programme. The new system consist...

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

PHOTOS: Minister Tufton tours quarantined St. Thomas community

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Hon. Christopher Tufton (foreground, left), along with Member of Parliament for South East Clarendon, Pearnel Charles Jnr. (foreground, second left) accompanied by health officials, tour sections of the recently quarantined Sandy Bay community in Clarendon on Friday (April 7). The Government imposed a 14-day quarantine in the community following a recent increase in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. A public health team is in the area conducting contact tracing, sampling of persons and public education. The quarantine became effective at 6:00 am on Thursday (August 6) and will run until 6:00 a.m. on Thursday (August 20). The Church Corner community in St. Thomas was also placed under a 14-day quarantine on August 6.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

PHOTOS: Minister Tufton tours Sandy Bay, Clarendon

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (2nd right) unveils the recently constructed welcome sign to the Barrett Town community in St. James, following a tour of the area on Friday (August 7). Sharing in the moment (from left) are: World Bank Resident Representative, Ozan Sevimli; European Union Ambassador to Jamaica, Malgorzata Wasilewska; Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeny and Tourism Minister and Member of Parliament for St. James East Central, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

6 years ago CommunityPrime Minister

PM Hands Over Several Projects In Barrett Town

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, officially handed over several infrastructure projects in the Barrett Town community in St. James on Friday (August 7), which were completed under the European Union (EU) funded Poverty Reduction Programme (PRP) and the World Bank funded Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP). The projects, which primarily seek to promote public safety and crime reduction,...

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

One More Death, 29 New COVID-19 Cases

Regrettably, as at Friday (August 7), a 13th COVID-19 patient has died. The deceased is an 88-year-old female from Clarendon, who was admitted to a public health facility in the parish on Tuesday, August 4. Confirmation of her COVID-19 positive status came today. The mode of transmission is currently under investigation. At the same time, 29 new samples have tested...

Regional Medical Epidemiologist for the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr. Maung Aung, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay, St. James, recently.

6 years ago Health & WellnessJIS Think Tank

Epidemiologist Says Smoking Ban Has Helped To Reduce Lung Cancer Deaths

Regional Medical Epidemiologist for the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr. Maung Aung, says the Government must be credited for introducing legislation to ban smoking in public places, noting that the measure has helped to slow lung cancer-related deaths in Jamaica. Dr. Aung, who was speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the agency’s Regional Office in...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, speaking at a virtual press briefing on Thursday (August 6), at the Office of the Prime Minister Media Centre in Kingston.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

No Case Of COVID-19 In Penal System

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says no case of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has been recorded in the country’s penal system. “We have not had any case of COVID in those institutions and I suspect that this is because of the protocols that we have in place, the alertness of those who are involved and the...