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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks at a digital t​own hall, held at the Ministry on July 30.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks at a digital t​own hall, held at the Ministry on July 30.

Minister Advises Party Promoters To Get The Necessary Permits

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has advised party promoters to seek the necessary permits before hosting events and warns that a lack of compliance could force the Government to take action against the entertainment sector....
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks on Thursday (July 30) at the weekly virtual COVID Conversations press briefing from the Ministry’s head office in Kingston.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks on Thursday (July 30) at the weekly virtual COVID Conversations press briefing from the Ministry’s head office in Kingston.

Eight New Cases Of COVID-19
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, highlights a matter while making his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 28).
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, highlights a matter while making his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 28).

Education Ministry To Establish Learning Management System
Actress, Screenwriter and Behaviour Change Specialist, Dahlia Harris, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held Thursday (July 30), at the JIS head office in Kingston.
Actress, Screenwriter and Behaviour Change Specialist, Dahlia Harris, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held Thursday (July 30), at the JIS head office in Kingston.

Citizens Need To Appreciate Beauty Of Jamaican Language
Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams​. (FILE)
Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams​. (FILE)

Jamaica Looking To Attract Investments To Supply Five-Year Energy Needs

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Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Janet Dyer, speaks at the recent launch of the World Skills Jamaica Shanghai 2021 competition, at The Jamaica Pegasus.
Education

HEART/NSTA Trust To Offer New Optoelectronics Programme

The HEART/NSTA Trust will be adding a new course – Optoelectronics Technology – to its list of programmes accessible to Jamaicans. The course, which is expected to become available early next year, will equip trainees with the necessary skills to become optoelectronic technicians, a new field of study that combines components of electronic and photon technologies. Optoelectronic technology, which can...
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A U-drain constructed by the National Works Agency (NWA) as part of repairs to the Clark
Works / Construction

NWA Undertaking Road Improvements In Western Jamaica

The National Works Agency (NWA) is undertaking a number of road projects in western Jamaica as part of a programme aimed at improving the island’s road network. Community Relations Officer at the agency’s Western Office, Janel Ricketts, told JIS News that the projects include rehabilitating the Hampden to Adelphi roadway in St. James at a cost of $22.7 million. Work...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, highlights a matter while making his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 28).
EducationSectoral Debate 2020/2021

Government Procuring Laptops And Tablets For PATH Students

The Government is in the process of procuring 100,000 laptops and tablets for the country’s most vulnerable students, for use in the upcoming academic year. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, who said that the devices are being provided for Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) students. “We have commenced the...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point as he delivers a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 28).
Coronavirus

Controlled Re-Entry Has Served Jamaica Well – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the controlled re-entry programme has served Jamaica well, enabling effective management of the number of persons coming into the island. In a statement to Parliament on Tuesday (July 28), Mr. Holness informed that a total of 82,000 applications for re-entry into Jamaica have been processed – 31,000 via the https://jamcovid19.moh.gov.jm website, which...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (third right); Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (centre); and Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (third left), lead in celebrating the official opening of the rehabilitated Guava Ridge to Content Gap road in the area on Wednesday (July 29). Others (from left) are Pastor of the Mount Lebanon Church of God of Prophecy, Bernice Small; Senior Director at the National Works Agency (NWA), Varden Downer; and Councillor for the Mavis Bank Division, Alvin Francis.
Works / Construction

Hundreds Benefit From Rehabilitation Of Guava Ridge To Content Gap Roadway

Hundreds of residents from several communities in East Rural St. Andrew are now benefiting from improved road conditions and more reliable access to potable water, following rehabilitation of the Guava Ridge to Content Gap roadway. The $253-million road improvement project was undertaken by the National Works Agency (NWA) in collaboration with the National Water Commission (NWC), and Rural Water Supply...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking on Wednesday (July 29), at the ceremony for the commissioning into service of the HMJS Nanny of the Maroons vessel at the Coast Guard headquarters in Port Royal, Kingston.
National SecurityPrime Minister

PM Commissions HMJS Nanny Of The Maroons Into Service

The Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Wednesday (July 29) commissioned into service the HMJS Nanny of the Maroons at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Coast Guard Headquarters in Port Royal, Kingston. He said the acquisition of the offshore patrol vessel is in keeping with the Government’s commitment to a comprehensive and strategic approach to making Jamaica a...
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Director of Juvenile Services at South Camp Juvenile Remand and Correctional Centre, Claudette Hamilton (left); Technical Advisor to the Minister of National Security, Alexander Causwell (centre) and Superintendent in Charge of South Camp Juvenile Remand and Correctional Centre, Maulette White, on their way to tour the new multipurpose classroom established at the South Camp Juvenile Remand and Correctional Centre, Kingston, on Wednesday (July 29).
EducationNational SecurityYouth

Wards Benefit From New Multipurpose Classroom

Director of Juvenile Services at South Camp Juvenile Remand and Correctional Centre, Claudette Hamilton, says the newly established multipurpose classroom has been contributing significantly to the rehabilitation of wards being housed at the institution. The Director was speaking with JIS News during a tour of the multipurpose facility by key members of the Ministry of National Security and the Department...
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