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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right) and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left), join star sprinter, Asafa Powell (second right), at the unveiling of his statue at Statue Park, National Stadium, in Kingston, on Sunday (February 9). Sharing the moment are Mr. Powell’s wife, Alyshia Powell (centre) and Sculptor, Basil Watson.

Prime Minister Commends Asafa Powell

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has commended star sprinter Asafa Powell for heralding the modern era of Jamaica’s sprint dominance by the male athletes, when he first broke the 100-metre world record in June 2005. The Prime Minister...

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking at the Ministry’s St. James Town Hall Meeting at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre on February 6.

CRH And Western Children’s Hospital Poised To Be The Caribbean’s Best Public Health Facilities

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), views an artist's impression of the new police station to be constructed in Port Maria, St. Mary, during the ground-breaking ceremony on Friday (February 7). Also looking on (from second left): are Mayor of Port Maria, Councillor Richard Creary; Member of Parliament for Central St. Mary, Dr. Morais Guy; Transport and Mining Minister and Western St. Mary Member of Parliament, Hon. Robert Montague; and Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson.

Ground Broken For New Multi-Million Dollar Port Maria Police Station

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Anti-Human Trafficking Forum Slated For Manchester On Feb. 12

Chief Executive Officer for First Heritage Cooperative Credit Union Limited (FHC), Roxann Linton (right), presents Past President and Acting Executive Director for the Woman Inc. Crisis Centre, Joyce Hewett (2nd right), and her colleagues (from left): Public Relations Coordinator, Tatiana Answer, and Public Education Coordinator, Angela Clarke, with a cheque in the sum of $350,000 during a handover ceremony at the Ministry of Finance and Public Service in Kingston on Friday (February 7). The donation represents part proceeds from the 2019 Civil Service Week (CSW)/FHC 5K Walk/Run in Kingston. Woman Inc. also received a donation of $150,000 from Cuna Caribbean Jamaica Insurance Limited.

Civil Service Week Steering Committee And Partners Donate $500,000 To Woman INC.

Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, speaking at the official opening of a satellite office and retrofitted examination depot for the Transport Authority and Island Traffic Authority in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on Thursday (February 6).

6 years ago TechnologyTransport

Persons Encouraged To Use The Transport Ministry’s ‘Drive Safe’ Mobile App

Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, is encouraging the public to utilize the Ministry’s recently launched ‘Drive Safe’ mobile application (app) to report motorists who continue to commit road traffic violations, particularly public passenger vehicle (PPV) operators. The app, which launched in December 2019, allows users to upload videos and photos of offences. Uploads include date, time and location...

Government Senator, Dr. Saphire Longmore, making her contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Upper House on Thursday (February 6).

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Society Encouraged To Be Compassionate Towards Mentally Ill Persons

Government Senator, Dr. Saphire Longmore, is encouraging Jamaicans to be more compassionate towards mentally ill persons, by trying to help them rather than mistreating or shunning. “Mental health and the care of the mental capacity of our people are paramount,” she said during her contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on Thursday (February 6). Emphasizing...

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (centre), converses with Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska (left), and Canada’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters. The occasion was the opening ceremony of the 11th annual Restorative Justice Conference at the AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston on Friday (February 7).

6 years ago Justice

Four Additional Family Courts Being Established

Four additional Family Courts are to be established as part of the Government’s focus on increasing citizens’ access to legal and judicial services. These will be opened in St. Ann; St. Thomas; and Spanish Town and Portmore in St. Catherine. They will be in addition to two which were recently established in Chapleton, Clarendon, and Trelawny. Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), addresses persons attending the Ministry’s St. James Town Hall Meeting at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in Sam Sharpe Square on Thursday (February 6).

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

EU And IDB To Fund Major Upgrades At Several Public Health Facilities

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says several public health facilities are to be upgraded with funding support from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and European Union (EU). He indicated that the IDB has provided a loan of US$50 million, while the EU has offered grant support of €10 million. The funds will be used to further...

HEART Trust/NTA’s Senior Director for Technical Vocation Education and Training (TVET) Development and Support Systems, and Chair of the National Career Awareness Development Week Organizing Committee, Dr. Marcia Rowe Amonde.

6 years ago DevelopmentHealth & Wellness

National Career Awareness Development Week Being Observed From Feb. 9-14

National Career Awareness Development Week will be observed from February 9-14 under the theme: ‘Career Development: The Vehicle that Leads to Success’. The scheduled activities get underway with the national church service on Sunday (February 9) at the Boulevard Open Bible Church, 12 Washington Boulevard, Kingston 20, commencing at 10:30 a.m. On February 11, a Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and...

Parliamentary Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Robert Morgan, making his contribution to the 2019/20 State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on February 7.

6 years ago 2019/20 State of the Nation DebateSenate

Gov’t Spending $1.9B To Establish Goat Islands Wildlife Sanctuary

The Government will be spending $1.9 billion to establish the Goat Islands wildlife sanctuary, just off Jamaica’s south coast. Parliamentary Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Robert Morgan, who made the announcement, said this forms part of measures to safeguard Jamaica’s biodiversity and natural history. He was speaking during the 2019/20 State of the Nation Debate in...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), engages in a discussion with Chairman of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) Godfrey Dyer (L); and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councilor Homer Davis, at the ceremony to break ground for the Canaan/Adelphi Water Supply System in Somerton, St. James, on February 5.

6 years ago CommunityLocal GovernmentTourism

70,000 Residents To Benefit From Caanan/Adelphi Water Supply System

More than 70,000 residents of several communities in deep rural St. James will benefit from the establishment of the Caanan/Adelphi Water Supply System. The $300-million project is being undertaken by the National Water Commission (NWC) through partnership with Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL), with funding from the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF). It will include installation of a 300,000-gallon storage tank,...