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Traffic Lights Installed At Three Miles To Improve Flow

Motorists travelling along the recently upgraded Three Miles corridor in St. Andrew should experience improvement in the flow of traffic, following the commissioning of traffic signals earlier this week. The National Works Agency (NWA) says the lights will remain a...

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (2nd right), engages with six-year-old Alex Dormer during a visit to the Bustamante Hospital for Children's paediatric cardiac centre on Wednesday (January 8). The Minister spent time with young patients undergoing corrective surgery for various cardiac complications. Looking on are Alex's parents, Diana Johnson (left) and Warren Dormer (2nd left) and Intensivist with Chains of Hope, Dr. Intikhab Zafurallah.

10 Children Benefit From Life-Saving Heart Surgeries

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), addresses a stakeholder meeting on the development of Port Royal, at Jamaica House, in St. Andrew, on January 8. Listening keenly (from left) are: Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett; Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator Pearnel Charles Jr.; and Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Audrey Sewell. The meeting brought together representatives from the Port Authority of Jamaica, the Urban Development Corporation, the security forces and other stakeholders regarding the development of Port Royal.

PM Says Port Royal Will Be Safe And Hassle-Free For Tourists

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), greets Chief Coordinator of the ‘Heal the Family, Heal the Nation’ 15th Annual National Gathering, Bishop Dr. Delford Davis (left), and President of the Jamaica Umbrella Group of Churches, Bishop Conrad Pitkin, on Wednesday (January 8), at the National Arena in Kingston.

Prime Minister Calls On All Jamaicans To Give Information To The Security Forces

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness (right), and Opposition Leader, Dr. Peter Phillips, share a symbolic handshake for peace for Jamaica, at the 15th annual ‘Heal the Family, Heal the Nation’ service at the National Arena in Kingston on Wednesday (January 8).

PM Calls On Support Of Church As Gov’t Works To Curtail Crime And Violence

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at podium), addresses heads of agencies with responsibility for the water, housing and infrastructure portfolios of the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, during a meeting at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (January 8).

6 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentPrime Minister

Prime Minister Holness Urges Agency Heads To Pursue Growth-Inducing Projects

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has urged the heads of agencies under the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation to focus on developing fresh, innovative projects guaranteed to generate higher levels of sustainable inclusive economic growth for Jamaica. “We need to now start thinking of game-changing innovative and large projects. Let’s look at projects that could solve...

Coordinator for Disaster Preparedness in Westmoreland, Hilma Tate, speaking at a flood simulation exercise in the town of Savanna-la-Mar on Tuesday (January 7).

6 years ago Local Government

Disaster Plans Being Prepared For Flood-Prone Areas In Savanna-La-Mar

Coordinator for Disaster Preparedness in Westmoreland, Hilma Tate, says Community Disaster Plans are being prepared for several flood-prone areas in Savanna-la-Mar. She explained that the plans are being drafted out of a need to improve disaster risk management in the town, particularly at Hudson Street, Cooke Street and Llandilo. Ms. Tate told JIS News that the plans will outline the...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second right), breaks ground for the construction of a house for a needy family in Anchovy, Portland, on Tuesday (January 7). Others (from left) are Councillor for the Port Antonio Division, Dexter Rowland; Mayor of Port Antonio, Councillor Paul Thompson; and Member of Parliament for Eastern Portland, Ann-Marie Vaz.

6 years ago Local Government

35 Houses To Be Built For Needy Families By March 31

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says that 35 houses will be delivered to indigent persons by the end of the financial year on March 31. “We are making a difference; we will continue to improve the infrastructure for those who are in need,” the Minister said, adding that the Poor Relief Department is being strengthened...

Director of Tourism, Donovan White addresses a function.

6 years ago Tourism

Jamaica To Target New Tourism Markets

Director of Tourism, Donovan White, says Jamaica will be targeting new markets for 2020. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Mr. White said focus will be placed on the Asian market, notably India, Japan and China. “The Indian market is huge and we believe that our newly crowned Miss World –Toni-Ann Singh – can play a major role in...

Emergency Medical Services Staff of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Corporal Taneisha Drummond (left), provides healthcare to Cooke Street resident, Tyreke Johnson, at a relief shelter during the flood-simulation exercise in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on January 7.

6 years ago Local Government

Flood Simulation Exercise Undertaken In Westmoreland

Residents of Savanna-la-Mar in Westmoreland are better prepared to respond to flooding and other natural disasters, following a flood-simulation exercise on January 7. The exercise was carried out across several sections of the town to include Hudson Street, Cooke Street and Llandilo. The initiative was organised by the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation and is a part of the Climate Change Adaptation...

Community Relations Officer of the National Works Agency’s (NWA) Western Office, Janel Ricketts.

6 years ago Local Government

Somerton Road In St. James Rehabilitated

Community Relations Officer at the National Works Agency (NWA) Western Office, Janel Ricketts, says the rehabilitation of the Somerton to Virgin Valley roadway in St. James is now complete. The 800-metre stretch of roadway was repaired at a cost of $21.8 million. Work commenced on the project on April 15 of last year. “As part of the project, we completed...

Operations Director at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Aretha McFarlane (left), presents a Certificate of Commendation to NSWMA Supervisor, Dennis Williams, on Tuesday (January 7), at the Courtleigh Hotel in Kingston, during the NSWMA Directors/Managers meeting.

6 years ago Local Government

NSWMA Workers Recognised

A Supervisor at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), whose quick and decisive action calmed an incident involving a sanitation worker and a resident, was among two employees publicly recognised on Tuesday (January 7), for their exemplary action and presented with certificates of commendation. The supervisor, Dennis Williams, and sanitation worker, Earlston Ellis, were commended by Executive Director of...