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

Several residents of Trelawny have welcomed the employment opportunities afforded them by Organic Growth Holdings (OGH) Incorporated’s craft medicinal hemp farm at Long Pond Estate in the parish. At least 30 residents from the communities of Jackson Town, Clarks Town...
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).
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).

Recruitment Of Dieticians And Physiotherapists At Infirmaries To Commence In 2020
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).
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).

Cornwall Regional Hospital Renovations Slated For Completion In 2020
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.
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.

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

TPDCo Stages Fourth Annual Craft Fair

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reaction of the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport to Toni-Ann Singh winning Miss World 2019
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...
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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.
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...
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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).
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...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, emphasizes a point while moving three motions relating to a 30-day extension of States of Public Emergency (SOEs) in six parishes, during the Senate’s sitting at Gordon House on Friday (December 13).
National Security and PeaceSenate

Senate Approves 30-day Extension of States of Public Emergency in Six Parishes

Ongoing security operations under States of Public Emergency (SOEs) in six police divisions will be intensified over the coming months. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., at Friday’s (December 13) sitting of the Senate, during which a 30-day extension of SOEs in St. James, Hanover,...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), inspects computer equipment donated to the Court Management Services by the Ministry as part of measures to further streamline the Traffic Ticket Management System (TTMS). The occasion was a handing over ceremony at the Supreme Court in downtown Kingston on Friday (December 13). Looking on (from 2nd left) are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Dianne McIntosh; Director, Court Administration Division, Tricia Cameron-Anglin; Chief Judge of the Parish Courts, Chester Crooks (partly hidden); and Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes.
Transport

Equipment Provided to Bolster Traffic Ticket Management System

The Ministry of National Security, on Friday (December 13), handed over equipment to the Court Management Services as part of measures to further streamline the Traffic Ticket Management System (TTMS). The provision includes: 13 laptop and three desktop computers, and three printers. The TTMS is a centralised web-based platform, designed to improve traffic ticket management from the point of issuance...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), is greeted by President of Alliance Francaise de la Jamaique,Pierre Lemaire, at the recent launch of the Integrate French as a Language of Exchange/Intégrer le Français comme Langue d
EducationYouth

Jamaica Integrating French as Language of Exchange

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, has welcomed the opportunity for local teachers to be better trained in the delivery of French to their students. “We recognise that if our youth are truly to move forward… if they are to continue to lead, inspire and transform their world, then they must be able to speak in...
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