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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), and Member of Parliament for East Portland, Ann Marie Vaz (left), with the beneficiaries of an indigent house, Everald Gibson (second left) and his wife ,Hazel, at a handover ceremony held on July 10 in Long Road, Portland.

Gov’t To Deliver 100 Houses For The Indigent

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Government will be delivering some 100 indigent housing solutions in 12 months for persons in need across the island. He informed that over the last year, 32 houses...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, tHon. Audley Shaw (left) and Board Chairman, Hardware & Lumber (H&L), Erwin Burton, greet each other by knocking elbows. Occasion was a ceremony for the handover of agricultural inputs by H&L Agro to small farmers, held May 21 at the the H&L outlet located along Spanish Town Road, Kingston.

H&L Agro Donates $2 Million In Agricultural Inputs To Farmers

Five More Recoveries, No New Cases

Five new COVID-19 cases, 10 more recoveries for Jamaica

The late Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson.

Tributes Continue to Flow for the Late Hon. Shahine Robinson

Immediate Past President of the Rotary Club of St. Andrew North (RCSAN), Ann-Marie Curtis (fourth left) presents Chief Executive Officer of the University Hospital of the West Indies, Mr. Kevin Alllen (fourth right), with face shields which were a part of a donation of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that was recently handed over by the club to the hospital, to assist in the fight against COVID-19. Also present were (from left): RCSAN Director of Projects, Ainsley Harris; RCSAN Director of Foundation, Joscelyn Jolly; RCSAN Past President, Lori Chuck; Senior Director, Nursing Administration UHWI, Mrs. Helena Thomson; Consultant, Occupational Health UHWI, Dr Sharon East-Miles and Executive Director of the Health for Life and Wellness Foundation, Courtney Cephas.

6 years ago Health & Wellness

UHWI Receives PPE From Rotary Club of St. Andrew North

The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) has received a donation of personal protective equipment (PPE) from the Rotary Club of St. Andrew North, to assist frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at a handover ceremony held recently at the hospital, Chief Executive Officer at the UHWI, Kevin Allen thanked the Rotary Club of St. Andrew North for...

Leader of Government Business in the Upper House and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addressing Friday

6 years ago Senate

Senate Approves Report of Committee Reviewing Sexual Offences Act and Related Legislation

It is being proposed that a new offence of predatory sexual assault be created and incorporated into existing legislation in order to broaden the protection of the nation’s most vulnerable. This is to penalise any adult who engages in sexual intercourse or anything amounting to grievous sexual assault with a vulnerable victim such as a child under the age of...

Chairman of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Councillor Derrick Sangster, addresses a shelter management forum held at the St. Matthew

6 years ago Community

Shelter Managers in St. Elizabeth Prepare for Hurricane Season

Shelter managers in St. Elizabeth recently underwent a refresher course, as part of a shelter management forum held to better prepare them for the 2020 hurricane season and other disasters. The forum was held at the St. Matthew's Anglican Church in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (July 10), where new shelter management guidelines were outlined for an active hurricane...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton addresses health care workers at the Norwood Basic School in Montego Bay, St. James on Friday (July 10) prior to a coronavirus (COVID-19) sensitization walk in the community.

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Ministry of Health and Wellness Stages Sensitisation Walk in Norwood

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, led a team of public health officials from St. James on a coronavirus (COVID-19) sensitization walk, through sections of the Norwood community on Friday (July 10). The health team, which consisted of senior health officials, public health inspectors, community health aides and vector control workers, distributed masks and pamphlets, as...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) along with Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (right) cut the ribbon to officially open the Gayle Police Station and Multi-Purpose Centre in St. Mary on Friday (July 10). Looking on is Assistant Commissioner of Police, Area Two Police Division, Elbert Nelson.

6 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

PM Opens Gayle Police Station and Multi-Purpose Centre

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness on Friday (July 10) officially opened the Gayle Police Station and multi- purpose centre in St. Mary. The rehabilitation and expansion of the Gayle multi-purpose centre, which was undertaken at a cost of $85 million, is a project under the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP). The CSJP is a multifaceted crime and...

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Two New Recoveries, No New COVID-19 Cases

Two more COVID-19 patients have recovered and have been released from care as at Friday (July 10). Recoveries now stand at 605 (80% Recovery Rate). At the same time, no new cases of COVID-19 were recorded today. The island’s cumulative number remains at 753. There are 119 (16%) active cases currently under observation in Jamaica, while 19 cases have been...

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green. (FILE)

6 years ago CommerceIndustry

National Craft Policy To Amplify Brand Jamaica

State Minister for Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon, Floyd Green, says the launch of the National Craft Policy will further amplify brand Jamaica in the international space. “Craft is an industry that can stand on its own and this [policy] signals to the world that Jamaica has a strong and viable industry. The policy will ensure that there is proper...