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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaking at the opening of the Top Hill Water Shop in St. Elizabeth on October 3.

Municipal Corporations To Get New Water Trucks

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says that municipal corporations will be equipped with new water trucks during financial year 2020/2021. “We are going to be providing right across the country, in the new financial year...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the media at her Ministry’s Press Briefing, held at Eden Gardens Wellness Resort & Spa in St. Andrew on Tuesday (October 8).

Ministry Aims To Add 1,500 MW Of New Generation Capacity

: Arriving passengers enter the immigration hall of the Sangster International Airport.

Jamaica Receives Aviation Security Award

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the House of Representatives in September, after tabling the first 2019/20 Supplementary Estimates and Fiscal Policy Paper Interim Report.

Revenue Up For April To July

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaking at the opening of the Retirement Water Shop in Malvern, St. Elizabeth, on October 3.

Talks Under Way For Renovation Of Santa Cruz Market

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, speaking at a cremony for the presentation of an Aerodrome Operator Certificate to the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) at the Ministry’s office in Kingston on Tuesday (October 8). Seated beside him is Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Dr. Janine Dawkins.

6 years ago Transport

Jamaica And South Africa Sign Air Service Agreement

Jamaicans will soon be able to travel directly to South Africa following the recent signing of an air service agreement with the country. Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, said that the arrangement comes after many years of trying to secure the deal, with “several stops and starts”. “Many persons have spoken about it and we have finally...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Multisectoral Workshop to ‘Promote the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products’, at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort, Montego Bay, on October 8.

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Minister Highlights Negative Effects Of Illicit Trade In Tobacco Products

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the growing illicit trade in tobacco products is a clear and present danger to public health in the Caribbean and the rest of the world. Dr. Tufton, who was speaking at the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Multisectoral Workshop to ‘Promote the Protocol to...

Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (right), cuts the ribbon at the commissioning of the new community access point (CAP) at the Caribbean Christian Centre for the Deaf (CCCD) at Cassia Park Road in Kingston, on Tuesday (October 8). It was developed by the USF at a cost of approximately $7.6 million. Sharing the moment (from left) are Executive Director, CCCD, Tashi Widmer; Principal, CCCD, Earl Daley; and Chief Technical Director, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Wahkeen Murray.

6 years ago Technology

CAP Established At Centre For The Deaf

Students of the Caribbean Christian Centre for the Deaf (CCCD) now have the benefit of a Community Access Point (CAP), with the provision of Internet and other computer-related services. The commissioning of the CAP was held at the school’s Cassia Park Road address in Kingston, on Tuesday (October 8). It was developed by the Universal Service Fund (USF) at a...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, addressing a press briefing held at Eden Gardens Wellness Resort & Spa in St. Andrew on Tuesday (October 8).

6 years ago Energy

HR Manager Vacancy At Petrojam To Be Filled Shortly – Minister Williams

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the human resource manager vacancy at the State-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, will soon be filled. “Over the last eight months at Petrojam, there has been a transparent recruitment process for a new human resource manager. We expect that [the manager] will be starting in short order,” she said. Mrs. Williams...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (fourth left); and Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility Segregated Portfolio Company (CCRIF SPC), (formerly the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility), Isaac Anthony (third left), with members of the Jamaican and CCRIF delegation at the Ministry, Hagley Park Road, on October 8. Discussions centred around new programmes and policies offered by the Facility and how it can strengthen its engagement with member governments, like Jamaica. CCRIF SPC was created to limit the financial impact of catastrophic hurricanes, earthquakes and excess rainfall. From left are Co-leader of the CCRIF Risk Management Specialist Team, Dr. Mario Ordaz; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Marsha Henry-Martin; Head of the Technical Assistance Programme, Corporate Communications and the Strategic Planning Team, CCRIF, Elizabeth Emanuel; and Acting Director of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson.

6 years ago Local Government

PHOTOS: CCRIF Meeting At the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development Office

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (fourth left); and Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility Segregated Portfolio Company (CCRIF SPC), (formerly the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility), Isaac Anthony (third left), with members of the Jamaican and CCRIF delegation at the Ministry, Hagley Park Road, on October 8. Discussions centred around new...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague speaking at a ceremony for the presentation of an Aerodrome Operator Certificate to the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) at the Ministry’s office in Kingston on Tuesday (October 8). Seated beside him is Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Dr. Janine Dawkins.

6 years ago Transport

Gov’t Officially Hands Over Management Of NMIA Wednesday

The Government will officially hand over the management of the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston to Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico S.A.B. de C.V. (GAP) on Wednesday (October 9). Last October, the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), which owns the NMIA, signed a 25-year concession agreement with the Mexican firm and its local subsidiary, PAC Kingston, for the operation...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addresses today’s (October 8) sitting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), at the Council’s Chambers, at 24 Church Street, downtown Kingston.

6 years ago Local Government

Delegation From KSAMC To Visit Yantai In China

A delegation from the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is to visit the city of Yantai, China, from October 12 to 16. The party will comprise Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, Councillors Duane Smith and Audrey Smith-Facey, a member of the Corporation’s engineering department as well as a representative from the Port Authority of Jamaica. Speaking...