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Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager, addresses the monthly meeting of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation, in Falmouth, on Thursday (July 9).
Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager, addresses the monthly meeting of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation, in Falmouth, on Thursday (July 9).

Mayor Commends Health Ministry

Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager, has commended the Ministry of Health and Wellness for its handling of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak across the island. Addressing the monthly meeting of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation in Falmouth, on Thursday (July 9),...
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addresses a virtual briefing held on Wednesday (July 8) to provide an update on the Government’s water initiatives and drought management response.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addresses a virtual briefing held on Wednesday (July 8) to provide an update on the Government’s water initiatives and drought management response.

45,000 Citizens To Benefit From $528-Million Water Projects
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), cuts a ribbon to open the rehabilitated bridge along Liguanea Avenue in St. Andrew, on Thursday (July 9). Sharing the moment are (from left) Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck; Chief Executive Officer, National Works Agency, Everton Hunter; and Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Winston Ennis.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), cuts a ribbon to open the rehabilitated bridge along Liguanea Avenue in St. Andrew, on Thursday (July 9). Sharing the moment are (from left) Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck; Chief Executive Officer, National Works Agency, Everton Hunter; and Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Winston Ennis.

Prime Minister Commissions Rehabilitated Bridge On Liguanea Avenue
Operations Manager at Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company, Kenny Wilkinson.
Operations Manager at Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company, Kenny Wilkinson.

JPS To Conduct All-Island Simulation
Director of Pure Chocolate Company, Rennae Johnson (centre) proudly discusses her artisanal chocolate with the Tourism Linkages Network’s Analyst of Productive Sectors, Tisheecka Clarke (right) and Assistant Manager of Marketing Services at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation, Vivette McFarlane. The occasion was an assessment session for the Christmas in July Tradeshow on July 08, 2020 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel.
Director of Pure Chocolate Company, Rennae Johnson (centre) proudly discusses her artisanal chocolate with the Tourism Linkages Network’s Analyst of Productive Sectors, Tisheecka Clarke (right) and Assistant Manager of Marketing Services at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation, Vivette McFarlane. The occasion was an assessment session for the Christmas in July Tradeshow on July 08, 2020 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel.

183 Local Producers Apply to Participate in Virtual Christmas in July Tradeshow

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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, the Hon. Senator Matthew Samuda. (FILE)
National Security

Enhanced Measures for Contraband Detection – Senator Samuda

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, the Hon. Senator Matthew Samuda, says the Ministry is reviewing procedural and technological strategies to strengthen its contraband prevention methods in light of reports of the importation and exportation of contraband within correctional facilities. “I don’t know if there is a prison in the world that doesn’t have contraband issues. However,...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the weekly virtual COVID Conversation press briefing from the Ministry’s head office in New Kingston on Thursday (July 9).
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Two New Positive COVID-19 Cases

Jamaica has recorded two more positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 753, to date. “The new cases include one male and one female, aged 44 and 55 years (respectively). One case is a tourist who stayed in St. Ann and was repatriated. The other is a Jamaican citizen of a...
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Medical Officer of Health for Trelawny, Dr. Diahann Dale, addresses the monthly meeting of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation in Falmouth on Thursday, July 9.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Trelawny Help Services Cracks Down On Quarantine Breaches

Trelawny Public Health Services has been working closely with the police to crack down on Jamaicans returning to the island who fail to comply with the quarantine orders. Speaking at the monthly meeting of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation in Falmouth on Thursday (July 9), Medical Officer of Health for the parish, Dr. Diahann Dale, said that some persons returning to...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), speaks with students and teachers at Balcombe Drive Primary School in Kingston, on Thursday (July 9), after handing over tablets to teachers at the institution.
EducationTechnology

Computers Presented To Balcombe Drive Primary

Balcombe Drive Primary School in Kingston, on Thursday (July 9), formally received computers under the Government’s ‘Tablets for Teachers Programme’, so its teachers can use them while working from home. Distribution of the tablets results from the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) and the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) Heads of Agreement of May 2018, which aimed to provide teachers islandwide with...
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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (right); and High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters (centre), show off T-shirts presented to them by Business Consultant and Co-Founder, SheLeadsIt, Bridget Lewis, during a Collision Conference debriefing session at the Canadian High Commission in St. Andrew on July 8.
Technology

More E-Participation Apps To Be Rolled Out

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, says that more e-participation software applications (apps) will be rolled out this fiscal year. The apps are aimed at fostering civic engagement and open participatory governance through the use of information and communications technology (ICT). “Just as an example, we have been working with the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company on...
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Consultant with the Ministry of Justice, National Child Diversion Programme, Ruth Carey, speaks at the Ministry’s ‘Access Justice Live’ virtual Town Hall, recently.
Justice

Mentors Needed For National Child Diversion Programme

The Ministry of Justice is calling on Jamaicans to sign up as mentors for the National Child Diversion Programme. The Programme focuses on diverting children who have come in conflict with the law away from the criminal justice system and using a combination of psychosocial support for rehabilitation. So far, there have been 37 referrals and 27 cautions issued from...
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A Kingston and St. Andrew pepper farmer (left), prepares her produce for display, while a customer leaves with her purchase of peppers, at the recently held Social Development Commission Business Fair and Farmers’ Market in Duhaney Park, St. Andrew.
Community

Farmers’ Market And Business Fair In Bull Bay July 11

Residents of Kingston and St. Andrew are to benefit from yet another Social Development Commission (SDC) business fair and farmers’ market, on Saturday, July 11. The event will be held at St. Benedict’s Primary School, 7 Miles, Bull Bay, from 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. “This event was designed in response to the effect that the global pandemic of COVID-19...
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