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Member of the National Council on Reparation (NCR), Frank Phipps Q.C. (left); Director of the Institute for Gender and Development Studies, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Professor Opal Palmer Adisa (second left); Chairman of the NCR, Laleta Davis-Mattis (third left) and Principal Director of Culture and Creative Industries at the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Jo-Anne Archibald (right), at the Zong Monument in Black River, St Elizabeth. Occasion was a wreath laying ceremony held on Sunday, December 22, to commemorate the memory of those who lost their lives in the Zong Massacre of 1781. The event was organised by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, in collaboration with the NCR.
Member of the National Council on Reparation (NCR), Frank Phipps Q.C. (left); Director of the Institute for Gender and Development Studies, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Professor Opal Palmer Adisa (second left); Chairman of the NCR, Laleta Davis-Mattis (third left) and Principal Director of Culture and Creative Industries at the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Jo-Anne Archibald (right), at the Zong Monument in Black River, St Elizabeth. Occasion was a wreath laying ceremony held on Sunday, December 22, to commemorate the memory of those who lost their lives in the Zong Massacre of 1781. The event was organised by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, in collaboration with the NCR.

Enslaved Africans Of The Zong Massacre Remembered

A wreath laying ceremony was held on Sunday (December 22), at the Zong Monument in Black River, St Elizabeth, to remember those who lost their lives in the Zong Massacre of 1781. Earlier, a memorial service was held for the...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the ribbon cutting ceremony at the re-opening of the recently upgraded Kingston air traffic control centre, in Kingston, on Wednesday, December 18
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the ribbon cutting ceremony at the re-opening of the recently upgraded Kingston air traffic control centre, in Kingston, on Wednesday, December 18

Increased Revenue Expected From Overflight Services
Captains of the Makoz Aquatic Racers Swim Club, Jahi Bennett (3rd left) and Damaris Rowe (fourth left), hand over clothing items and toiletries to Director, Mt. Olivet Boys’ Home, Patrick Newman (third right), when they accompanied the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) team to the Home on December 14. Also sharing the moment are other members of the club. December marks the 10th year since the JIS adopted the Home in 2009.
Captains of the Makoz Aquatic Racers Swim Club, Jahi Bennett (3rd left) and Damaris Rowe (fourth left), hand over clothing items and toiletries to Director, Mt. Olivet Boys’ Home, Patrick Newman (third right), when they accompanied the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) team to the Home on December 14. Also sharing the moment are other members of the club. December marks the 10th year since the JIS adopted the Home in 2009.

JIS Celebrates 10 Years With Mt. Olivet Boys’ Home
Head of the Community Safety and Security Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Ealan Powell (centre), emphasises a point during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, on Wednesday, December 18. With ACP Powell are Head of the Constabulary Communications Unit, Senior Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay (left) and Superintendent Courtney Coubrie of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch.
Head of the Community Safety and Security Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Ealan Powell (centre), emphasises a point during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, on Wednesday, December 18. With ACP Powell are Head of the Constabulary Communications Unit, Senior Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay (left) and Superintendent Courtney Coubrie of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch.

Parents Urged To Supervise Children During Holiday Season
Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emeleo Ebanks.
Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emeleo Ebanks.

Jamaica Fire Brigade Calls On Motorists To Slow Down

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

Davis Cove Bridge In Hanover Repaired

The National Works Agency (NWA) has completed rehabilitation of the Davis Cove Bridge in Hanover at a cost of $16 million. Community Relations Officer for the NWA’s Western Region, Janel Ricketts, told JIS News that repairs were undertaken on the bridge approaches, which had sunk, resulting in an uneven road surface that posed a danger to motorists. Sections of the...
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Parish Manager for St. James Public Health Services, Lennox Wallace.
Health & Wellness

More Than 60 Per Cent Reduction In Aedes Index For St. James

St. James Public Health Services is reporting a more than 60 per cent reduction in the parish’s aedes index since the start of vector control activities in January. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Parish Manager, Lennox Wallace, told JIS News that vector--control workers and aides have been working feverishly to eradicate mosquito breeding sites in the parish. “When...
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Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh (centre), and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), engage with a teen mother during a visit to the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation
Gender AffairsYouth

Miss World Encourages Teen Mothers To Pursue Their Dreams

Newly crowned Miss World, Toni-Ann Singh, is encouraging teen mothers not to let anything deter them from realising their dreams and that they have the capability within them to achieve greatness. “I want you to know that you are so important, you are so loved, there is no title, there is no label, there is nothing that can hold you back,...
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A limestone pit being mined in Clarendon.
Mining

Persons Encouraged To Invest In Limestone Mining

Principal Director, Minerals Policy Planning and Development Division in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Dr. Oral Rainford, is encouraging persons to invest in limestone mining. In an interview with JIS News, Dr. Rainford explained that the Ministry is intent on educating the public about how increasing limestone mining would redound to the country’s benefit. “I don’t think enough is...
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