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Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the Engineers’ Week 2019 Conference, hosted by the Jamaica Institution of Engineers (JIE), on Tuesday (September 17), at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in Kingston.
Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the Engineers’ Week 2019 Conference, hosted by the Jamaica Institution of Engineers (JIE), on Tuesday (September 17), at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in Kingston.

Paradise Park Solar Plant To Be Officially Commissioned Soon

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, has announced that the 50-Megawatt solar plant, Paradise Park, in Westmoreland, is to be officially commissioned shortly. Speaking at the Engineers’ Week 2019 Conference, hosted by the Jamaica Institution of Engineers (JIE)...
(FILE)Communication and Customer Services Manager at the National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw.
(FILE)Communication and Customer Services Manager at the National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw.

Hagley Park Road Project 85 Per Cent Complete
Parish Health, Promotion and Education Officer at the St. James Public Health Services, Julian Grandison Mullings.
Parish Health, Promotion and Education Officer at the St. James Public Health Services, Julian Grandison Mullings.

St James Health Services Intensifies Vector Control Public Education Campaign
Westmoreland public health workers participate in a march in support of breastfeeding in Darliston on Tuesday (September 17).
Westmoreland public health workers participate in a march in support of breastfeeding in Darliston on Tuesday (September 17).

Gov’t to Review Laws That Support Breastfeeding
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, delivers a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 17).
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, delivers a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 17).

Decision to Subsume PCJ Into Energy Ministry Will Improve Efficiency and Oversight

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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, who is also the Leader of Government Business in the Senate, leads debate on the Law Reform (Amendment of Penalties Act), in the Upper House on Friday (September 13).
Senate

Senate Approves Bill To Increase Outdated Fines

The Senate, on Friday (September 13), approved the Law Reform (Amendment of Penalties Act), which will update low outdated monetary fines for a range of offences. Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, said the amendments will ensure that fines are more in keeping with the gravity of offences and that Jamaica is regarded...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks at the Monthly Meeting of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation in Falmouth, on September 12.
Local Government

Trelawny Municipal Corporation To Get $25 Million To Rehabilitate Roads

The Government is to allocate $25 million to the Trelawny Municipal Corporation for road rehabilitation throughout the parish. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the announcement at the Corporation’s monthly meeting on September 12. The Minister emphasised that the funds should not be “splintered” but be spent in ways that reflect “real value”. “So, you...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe (right); and National Librarian, National Library of Jamaica (NLJ), Beverley Lashley (second right), receive the special Miss Lou storyboard from Special Projects Officer, Fontana Pharmacy, Stephanie Smith. Occasion was the Unlocking the Miss Lou Archives on Thursday, September 12 at the NLJ, East Street in Kingston. The event formed part of national activities to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of cultural icon, Hon. Dr. Louise Bennett Coverley.
Culture

NLJ To Stage Several Activities To Remember Miss Lou

The National Library of Jamaica (NLJ) will be staging a series of activities between September 1 and December 10 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the late cultural icon, Hon. Dr. Louise Bennett Coverley, affectionately called ‘Miss Lou’. These events are being hosted as part of the 100 days of celebration to honour Miss Lou, who is...
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In an effort to keep young women comfortably occupied in the evenings at the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) facility in Spanish Town, International Game Technology (IGT) donated a new air-conditioning unit to the facility’s After School Advantage Centre. Here, Technology Manager, IGT Jamaica, Rohan Williams (left) and Account Development Representative, IGT, Shana Forbes (second left), discuss with WCJF team members, Sheron Williams (second right) and Hughton McLeggan, how they can better assist the facility through an ongoing partnership, after the handover of the air-conditioning unit, recently.
CommunityGender Affairs

PHOTO: Donation To Women’s Centre In Spanish Town

In an effort to keep young women comfortably occupied in the evenings at the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) facility in Spanish Town, International Game Technology (IGT) donated a new air-conditioning unit to the facility’s After School Advantage Centre. Here, Technology Manager, IGT Jamaica, Rohan Williams (left) and Account Development Representative, IGT, Shana Forbes (second left), discuss with WCJF...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right), hands out dengue awareness pamphlets to residents on Great Georges Street in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on September 13.
Health & Wellness

Health Minister Says Dengue Is A Global Problem

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the dengue epidemic is not just unique to Jamaica but is a global and regional problem. In an interview with JIS News following a vector control programme tour of sections of Westmoreland and St. Elizabeth on September 13, Dr. Tufton said that in Latin America and the Caribbean, there...
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