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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), fields questions from journalists during a press conference convened at Jamaica House on Wednesday (December 11), to discuss the Noise Abatement (Temporary Amendment) Act, which was passed in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 10). Also pictured (from second left) are Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; and Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams.

Entertainers Warned Not To Exceed Acceptable Noise Level

Entertainers staging events, particularly during the festive period, are being reminded that if they exceed the acceptable noise level, the police have the authority to lock down the sound system. This was emphasised by Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr....

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses the House of Representatives on December 10. With the Minister are Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (left), and Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer.

SOEs Extended In Five Parishes And St. Andrew South Police Division

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses the House of Representatives on December 10. Seated at left is Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague.

ZOSOs Extended In Denham Town And Mt. Salem

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, addressing a town hall at the Zorn Moravian Church in Christiana, Manchester, on December 9.

Dr. Tufton Calls For Increased Vigilance Against Dengue

State Minister for Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, (second right), oversees the signing of memoranda of understanding (MOUs) to facilitate the third instalment of the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) export development programme, Export Max III, which will provide 48 exporters and export-ready firms with capacity building and export promotion support. Beneficiaries under the programme signing (seated, from left) are Chief Executive Officer (CEO), R.E. Construction Project Management Svc, Rudolph Edwards; Managing Director, Liquid Light Digital, Adrian Lopez; CEO, CNC Wellness Company Limited, Janet Rankin Henry; and General Manager, Medicanja Limited, Andray McKenzie. Also witnessing the process (standing, from left) are President, Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters’ Association (JMEA), Richard Pandohie; CEO, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira; President, JAMPRO, Diane Edwards; and Manager, Sales and Promotions Support Unit, JAMPRO, Ricardo Durant. The signing took place at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Wednesday (December 10).

Action Being Taken To Make The Export Of Goods And Services Easier

Optometrist, Stephanie Yee (left), examines the eyes of patient, Daphne Bernard, at the Don Daly Medical Mission in Flanker, St. James, on Tuesday (December 10). Simultaneous clinics were held in Negril and Ketto in Westmoreland.

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Hundreds In Western Jamaica Receive Free Health Services

Hundreds of residents of western parishes turned out to access free health services on Tuesday (December 10) during the annual Don Daly Medical Mission. A team of 85 medical professionals and volunteers from Nova Southeastern University (NSU) in the United States administered a range of services at three clinics set up in Negril and Ketto in Westmoreland and Flanker in...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses real estate stakeholders during the Realtors Association of Jamaica (RAJ) International Realtors Conference and Expo 2019, which was held recently at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay.

6 years ago DevelopmentIndustry

Infrastructure Development Increasing Real Estate Demand – Mr. Shaw

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, is encouraging real estate professionals to prepare to meet the growing demand for realtor services in the coming years. He noted that several infrastructural developments now under way, including the buildout of roads and highways, and other projects to come on stream, are creating increased demand for commercial and residential...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), addresses a sitting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) council meeting, at its Church Street offices in downtown Kingston, on December 10. With the Minister is Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams.

6 years ago CommunityCultureLocal Government

Culture Ministry And KSAMC Partner To Do Murals In Kingston

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) have partnered on a multidimensional mural project titled, ‘Paint Up Yu Creative Space’. The project, which will be undertaken in three phases, aims to promote the international designations Kingston has received and highlight opportunities for Kingston to showcase, in creative ways, the essence...

A peace mural mounted on Downer Avenue in the Swallowfield community on Saturday (December 7), under the Ministry of National Security

6 years ago National Security and Peace

Peace Murals Mounted In Swallowfield

The Ministry of National Security has partnered with the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts to mount peace murals in the Swallowfield community in St. Andrew. On Saturday (December 7), students from the institution painted pieces of artwork with words and images advocating peace, on walls on Downer Avenue and Old Henry Lane. The murals are an...

Sixth-form supervisor at Oberin High School in St. Andrew, Everton Leslie (centre), interacting with the school’s head girl, Shanique Bennett and sixth-form student, Rochaun Edwards, at the Stand Up! Talk Up! Youth Conference at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Monday (December 9).

6 years ago EducationYouth

Teacher Calls For Increased Measures To Address Bullying

Sixth-form Supervisor at Oberlin High School in St. Andrew, Everton Leslie, is highlighting the need for increased measures to effectively address bullying in schools. He suggested the staging of fora where students from across the island can be sensitised about the issue, while giving victims an avenue to speak up about what they have suffered. Mr. Leslie, who was addressing...

United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Donald Tapia, addresses a cybercrime and cybersecurity workshop at the Hilton Resort and Spa in St. James, recently.

6 years ago Cybersecurity

US Ambassador Calls On Nations To Unite In Fighting Cybercrime

United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Donald Tapia, is calling for a united approach among nations in combatting the growing problem of cybercrime. Addressing a cybersecurity workshop for Latin American and Caribbean countries in Montego Bay recently, he noted that while the Internet has changed lives, ushered in new industries and provided for greater connectivity at lower costs, it has also...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey, speaks at the agency’s eighth annual Educational Achievement Awards Ceremony, held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew, recently.

6 years ago Youth

CPFSA Seeks To Place Wards Of The State In Meaningful Jobs

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) is seeking to have 50 wards of the State engaged in meaningful work by March 2020, under its Transition to Work Programme for children in State care. This was noted by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the CPFSA, Rosalee Gage-Grey, at the agency’s eighth annual Educational Achievement Awards Ceremony, held at the...