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Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda (right), greets Project Manager, Tri- Star Engineering Company Limited, Orville Callum. The occasion was a tour of the Christel House Jamaica tuition-free school project site in Spanish Town, St. Catherine on Friday (January 10). Looking on is Project Manager, Christel House International, Jeremy Brown.
Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda (right), greets Project Manager, Tri- Star Engineering Company Limited, Orville Callum. The occasion was a tour of the Christel House Jamaica tuition-free school project site in Spanish Town, St. Catherine on Friday (January 10). Looking on is Project Manager, Christel House International, Jeremy Brown.

Phase One Construction of Tuition-Free School in St. Catherine to be Completed in June

Phase one construction of the tuition-free school, being spearheaded by charity organization, Christel House Jamaica, is slated for completion by June. The institution is being built in St. Catherine at a cost of US$10 million with funding support from the...
Regional Operations Manager at Western Parks and Market (WPM) Waste Management Limited, Garnet Edmondson
Regional Operations Manager at Western Parks and Market (WPM) Waste Management Limited, Garnet Edmondson

Western Parks and Markets to Undertake Plastic Bottle Recycling Project
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, preparatory activities in the project site for the Western Children’s Hospital, being built on the compound of the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, St. James, during a tour on Friday (January 10).
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, preparatory activities in the project site for the Western Children’s Hospital, being built on the compound of the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, St. James, during a tour on Friday (January 10).

Dr. Tufton Satisfied with Progress of Cornwall Regional Hospital Rehabilitation
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing a town hall meeting on Thursday (January 9) at the Errol Flynn Marina in Port Antonio.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing a town hall meeting on Thursday (January 9) at the Errol Flynn Marina in Port Antonio.

Health Ministry To Step Up Mosquito Eradication Activities In Portland
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks at a Town Hall Meeting, held on Thursday (January 9), at the Errol Flynn Marina in Port Antonio, Portland.  
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks at a Town Hall Meeting, held on Thursday (January 9), at the Errol Flynn Marina in Port Antonio, Portland.  

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Students from New Day Primary and Junior High in Kingston (from left), Nyonah Sturridge and Deandra Smith, are animated in their performance at the launch of the Kiwanis Club of North St. Andrew
EducationYouth

Primary-School Students To Benefit From Digital Literacy Project

Students from 10 primary schools in the Corporate Area are to benefit from a new digital literacy project. The Kiwanis Club of North St. Andrew is undertaking the initiative in partnership with the Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT) in the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology as well as the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC). It is targeted at members...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the audience at a Town Hall Meeting, held on Thursday (January 9) at the Errol Flynn Marina in Port Antonio, Portland.
Health & Wellness

Jamaicans Encouraged To Take Part In National Clean-Up Days

The Government is calling on households across the island to participate in the upcoming national clean-up days later this month, geared towards eradicating mosquito breeding sites and beautifying communities. At a Town Hall Meeting hosted by the Government at the Errol Flynn Marina in Port Antonio, Portland, on Thursday (January 9), Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), highlights a point while addressing the first evaluation and planning meeting of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) for the year, at the Office of the Prime Minister, on Thursday (January 9). Also pictured (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Sancia Bennett Templer; Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck; and Minister of National Security, Hon. Horace Chang. Prime Minister Holness is Chairman of the NRSC.
Prime MinisterTransport

PM Says Government Committed To Preserving Lives Of Jamaicans

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government remains committed to putting in place the necessary policies, infrastructure and systems to preserve the lives of Jamaicans on the nation’s roads. “We have a vested interest in ensuring that we develop safe road practices in terms of public awareness, public education, legislative framework and our ability to enforce, and...
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Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) Vice President, Mariame McIntosh, addresses journalists during Thursday’s (January 9) launch of the PSOJ’s 2020-2022 Strategy, at the organisation’s head office in Kingston.
Climate ChangeEnvironment

PSOJ Supports Gov’t’s Tree-Planting Project

The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) is looking to facilitate the planting of at least 500,000 trees over the next two years. The move is in support of the Government’s initiative, launched last October, for the planting of three million trees over three years as part of measures to mitigate the effects of climate change. It is also in...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), speaking with Mayor of Port Antonio, Councillor Paul Thompson (left) and Member of Parliament for Portland Eastern, Hon. Ann-Marie Vaz, after the Portland Municipal Corporation’s monthly meeting in Port Antonio on Thursday (January 9).
Local Government

Lands For New Public Cemetery In Portland Being Identified

The Portland Municipal Corporation is looking to identify lands for the establishment of a new cemetery for the parish. Speaking to JIS News after the Corporation’s monthly meeting at its Chambers in Port Antonio on Thursday (January 9), Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said that the objective is to meet the growing demand for public...
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