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Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emeleo Ebanks.

Fire Brigade Offers Safety Tips For The Festive Season

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is urging Jamaicans to exercise caution during the festive season in order to prevent fires. Acting Assistant Commissioner and Public Relations Officer, Emeleo Ebanks, said that cooking should not be left unattended, and persons should...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right); and wife, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, spread Christmas cheer to children as they present them with gifts during the Prime Minister’s annual treat for children, which was held on the grounds of the Office of the Prime Minister on Sunday (December 15).

Prime Minister Holness Fetes 2,000 Children At Christmas Treat

Minister of Transport and Mining Hon. Robert Montague (fourth right), with the recipients to the Aviation Trailblazer Awards for 2019 – retired Chief Air Traffic Controller, Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Randolph Jones (third left); former Commanding Officer for the Jamaica Defence Force Air Wing Reserves, Major Dudley Beek (Ret’d) (fourth left); and Leroy Lindsay (third right) who received on behalf of Retired Air Jamaica Senior Vice President, Maintenance and Technical Services, Captain Lloyd Tai. Others (from left) are JCAA Deputy Director General for Regulatory Affairs, Rohan Campbell; JCAA Chairman, Phillip Henriques; General Manager of Aeronautical Telecommunications Ltd. (AEROYEL), Howard Armstrong; and President of Airports Authority of Jamaica and Chief Executive Officer of NMIA Airports Ltd., Audley Deidrick The occasion was the International Civil Aviation Day (ICAD) Awards Ceremony, which was hosted jointly by JCAA, AAJ and AEROTEL on December 7.

Aviation Industry Stalwarts Recognised For 150 Years Of Service

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses the Ministry’s town hall held at the Trelawny Municipal Corporation’s Council Chamber in the parish on Thursday (December 12).

Minister Mckenzie Warns Persons Who Impede Vector-Control Workers

Workers plant hemp at Organic Growth Holdings Incorporated’s craft medicinal hemp farm at Long Pond Estate in Trelawny.

Residents Welcome Organic Growth Holdings’ Investment In Trelawny

Minister of Local Government and Community Development , Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses staff and residents of the St. James Infirmary, during the Ministry’s Christmas Dinner at the institution on Friday (December 13).

6 years ago Health & WellnessLocal Government

Recruitment Of Dieticians And Physiotherapists At Infirmaries To Commence In 2020

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has announced that the proposed recruitment of dietitians and physiotherapists at infirmaries islandwide, is set to commence next year. Speaking during the Ministry’s Christmas Dinner at the St. James Infirmary in Montego Bay on Friday (December 13), Mr. McKenzie advised that the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service has...

Chairman of the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) Independent Oversight Committee, Professor Archibald McDonald, speaking at during a press briefing at the Grand-A-View Restaurant and Event Place in Montego Bay, St. James, last Thursday (December 12).

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Cornwall Regional Hospital Renovations Slated For Completion In 2020

Chairman of the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) Independent Oversight Committee, Professor Archibald McDonald, says renovation of the facility’s main building is now slated for completion by the end of 2020. Professor McDonald, who provided an update during a press briefing at the Grand-A-View Restaurant and Event Place in Montego Bay, St. James, last Thursday (December 12), said while slight challenges...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses the Ministry’s Christmas Dinner, which was held at the St. James Infirmary in Montego Bay, on December 13.

6 years ago Local Government

Gov’t Acquiring Ambulances For Portland And St. Elizabeth Infirmaries

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Government will be acquiring two ambulances for two infirmaries next year. Mr. McKenzie advised that one each will be assigned to the Portland Infirmary and the St. Elizabeth Infirmary. He was speaking at the Ministry’s Christmas Dinner for residents of the St. James Infirmary, which was held at...

Acting Craft Coordinator at the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Cheryl Lewis (right), examines jewellery produced by local artisan, Brianna Leigh-An Johnson, during TPDCo’s craft fair at Emancipation Park in New Kingston, on December 13.

6 years ago Tourism

TPDCo Stages Fourth Annual Craft Fair

A wide variety of unique handmade jewellery, sculptures, pottery, natural products and clothing were on display at this year’s Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) Craft Fair, at Emancipation Park in New Kingston, last Friday (December 13). The event, organized by TPDCo’s Craft Unit under the theme: ‘Crafting for Christmas: Give a Craft that Counts’, featured 33 booth displays by local...

reaction of the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport to Toni-Ann Singh winning Miss World 2019

6 years ago CultureEntertainment

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Reaction to Toni-Ann Singh winning Miss World 2019

https://youtu.be/YBpmBHRQWUk Toni-Ann won the title in London today. Minister Grange said Toni-Ann is a most deserving winner. Minister Grange: “I am so happy for Toni-Ann. She is an outstanding young woman with a wonderful personality, a beautiful soul, and extraordinary talent. She represented Jamaica so well during this competition and now we all have an amazing new Miss World. Toni-Ann...

Members of the St. James Senior Citizens’ Association participate in a race during the Western Regional Health Authority’s (WRHA) Senior Wellness Session, which was held at the St. John’s Methodist Church Action Centre in Montego Bay recently.

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Western Regional Health Authority Stages Wellness Session For Senior Citizens

Participants in the Western Regional Health Authority’s (WRHA) recent wellness session for senior citizens, have lauded the administration for staging the event. The session, which focused on healthy aging, was held at the St. John’s Methodist Church Action Centre in Montego Bay, in collaboration with the St. James Senior Citizens Association. Association member, Pauline Jackson Grant, told JIS News that...

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addressing Justices of the Peace (JPs) from Kingston and St. Andrew during the final JPs sensitization session for 2019, at the AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston on Friday (December 13).

6 years ago National Security and Peace

Justice Ministry Concludes 2019 JPs Sensitization Series

The Ministry of Justice, on Friday (December 13), concluded the 2019 series of sensitization sessions for Justices of the Peace (JP), with the final forum at the AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, who spoke at Friday’s session, underscored the importance of the forums, noting that they are geared towards highlighting issues within the justice sector...