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Managing Director of the Water Resources Authority (WRA), Peter Clarke (left); Senior Librarian and Acting Public Education Officer at the WRA, Roshelle Archer-James and Senior Hydrogeologist at the WRA, Kevin Chambers, take part in an interview with JIS News.
Managing Director of the Water Resources Authority (WRA), Peter Clarke (left); Senior Librarian and Acting Public Education Officer at the WRA, Roshelle Archer-James and Senior Hydrogeologist at the WRA, Kevin Chambers, take part in an interview with JIS News.

Water Resources Authority Says Sources Are Not Critically Low

Managing Director of the Water Resources Authority (WRA), Peter Clarke, says that despite the ongoing dry spell, the nation’s water sources are not critically low. “The dry spell has been having some impact on our rivers and streams (surface water...
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held at the St. James Municipal Corporation offices in Montego Bay on Thursday (July 25).
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held at the St. James Municipal Corporation offices in Montego Bay on Thursday (July 25).

Multistorey Car Parks for Montego Bay Being Explored
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), holds cheque for the Community Outreach through Partnership for Empowerment (COPE) Initiative signing ceremony at The Knutsford Court Hotel on Friday (July 26). Also holding the cheque are (from left) Chairman, Men of God Against Violence and Abuse (MOGAVA), Reverend Courtney Morrison; Representative, Jamaica Household Workers’ Union, Valda Foote; Executive Director, Woman Inc, Joyce Hewett; Youth for Arts and Recreational Development (YARD) Empire, Iris Salmon; former Acting Commissioner of Police, Novelette Grant; President, Jamaica Women Political Caucus, Merline Daley; President, Jamaica Network of Rural Women Producers, Tamisha Lee; and President, Good News Jamaica Communications Limited, Charles Hyatt.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), holds cheque for the Community Outreach through Partnership for Empowerment (COPE) Initiative signing ceremony at The Knutsford Court Hotel on Friday (July 26). Also holding the cheque are (from left) Chairman, Men of God Against Violence and Abuse (MOGAVA), Reverend Courtney Morrison; Representative, Jamaica Household Workers’ Union, Valda Foote; Executive Director, Woman Inc, Joyce Hewett; Youth for Arts and Recreational Development (YARD) Empire, Iris Salmon; former Acting Commissioner of Police, Novelette Grant; President, Jamaica Women Political Caucus, Merline Daley; President, Jamaica Network of Rural Women Producers, Tamisha Lee; and President, Good News Jamaica Communications Limited, Charles Hyatt.

PHOTOS: Community Outreach Through Partnership for Empowerment (COPE) Initiative Signing Ceremony
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), makes a point to Head of the South St. Andrew Police Division, Superintendent Gary Francis (2nd left), while on a tour of communities in the area on July 26. Also listening are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dianne McIntosh (2nd right), and Member of Parliament for South West St. Andrew, Dr. Angela Brown Burke.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), makes a point to Head of the South St. Andrew Police Division, Superintendent Gary Francis (2nd left), while on a tour of communities in the area on July 26. Also listening are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dianne McIntosh (2nd right), and Member of Parliament for South West St. Andrew, Dr. Angela Brown Burke.

Significant Reduction in Murders in St. Andrew South Division – Dr. Chang
The Ministers Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), and Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon Olivia Grange (2nd right), and General Manager of the Jamaica Association of Composers, Authors and Publishers (JACAP), Lydia Rose (right), with the proud winner of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) 2019 Festival Song Competition, Raldene Dyer, who topped the finalists with his entry - ‘Big Up Jamaica’. He also copped the awards for ‘Best Performer’ and ‘Best Song Writer’. The presentation of prizes was made during the grand final at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in Kingston, on Saturday (July 27).
The Ministers Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), and Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon Olivia Grange (2nd right), and General Manager of the Jamaica Association of Composers, Authors and Publishers (JACAP), Lydia Rose (right), with the proud winner of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) 2019 Festival Song Competition, Raldene Dyer, who topped the finalists with his entry - ‘Big Up Jamaica’. He also copped the awards for ‘Best Performer’ and ‘Best Song Writer’. The presentation of prizes was made during the grand final at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in Kingston, on Saturday (July 27).

PHOTOS: Minister Grange, et al, at 2019 Jamaica Festival Song Final

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), is greeted by Pastor of Faith Deliverance Cathedral in Kingston, Bishop Herro Blair, on his arrival at the church for the National Emancipation and Independence Thanksgiving Service on Sunday (July 28). The service was part of celebratory activities being held under the theme:
CultureIndependence

PHOTOS: National Emancipation and Independence Church Service

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), is greeted by Pastor of Faith Deliverance Cathedral in Kingston, Bishop Herro Blair, on his arrival at the church for the National Emancipation and Independence Thanksgiving Service on Sunday (July 28). The service was part of celebratory activities being held under the theme: 'One Nation... One People'. Looking on is Minister of...
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(FILE Photo) Government Senator Kerensia Morrison (standing) highlights a point while opening the State of the Nation debate in the Senate on Friday (October 26). Other Government Senators pictured (seated from left, second row) are: Matthew Samuda; and Dr. Saphire Longmore. In the front row is Senator Ransford Braham.
Health & WellnessSenate

Gov’t Senator Calls for Consultations on Surrogacy

Government Senator, Kerensia Morrison, has called for consultations with relevant stakeholders aimed at crafting an appropriate policy and legislation concerning surrogacy. Surrogacy is an arrangement, often supported by a legal agreement, whereby a woman (the surrogate) agrees to become pregnant and give birth to a child for another person(s) who is or will become the parent(s) of the child. Senator Morrison,...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
Tourism

Minister Bartlett Urges Collective Regional Response to Curtail Growing Sargassum Threats

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says a strong collective regional effort is needed to curtail the rapidly growing threats posed by the influx of sargassum seaweed in the Caribbean. Among the interventions he is proposing, is the development of a comprehensive scientific initiative to devise the most efficient way to collect sargassum in the open sea without harming the ecosystem....
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The Heights Marching Band performing at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Foundation ‘Summer Camp Ablaze’ closing ceremony at the Farm Heights United Church in St. James on Friday (July 26). Some 105 children from Farm Heights participated in the two-week event.
CommunityYouth

JPS Foundation Stages ‘Summer Camp Ablaze’ Youth Programme in Farm Heights, St. James

The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Foundation recently concluded its ‘Summer Camp Ablaze’ programme, which exposed some 105 children in Farm Heights, St. James, to tools and best practices tailored to enhance their growth and development. The two-week initiative, which was held for the second year, climaxed with a reading competition and awards ceremony at the Farm Heights United Church on Friday...
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Film Commissioner at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Renee Robinson.
Entertainment

Jamaica’s Film Industry Scores Big in 2018/19

Jamaica’s Film Commissioner, Renee Robinson, is reporting major success in the Commission’s delivery of signature talent programmes and initiatives during the 2018/19 financial year. These productions resulted in increased demand for local film professionals, heightened exposure in international markets, and continued development of the creative economy. Miss Robinson informed that the ‘Propella’ initiative, an undertaking which identifies and assists up...
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Minister with Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.
National Security and Peace

Senate Approves 90-day Extension of States of Public Emergency in Three Western Parishes

The Senate, on Friday (July 26), approved a 90-day extension of the States of Public Emergency (SOEs) in St. James, Westmoreland and Hanover, until October 28, 2019. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., who piloted the matter, noted that the enhanced security measures have been yielding positive outcomes...
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