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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), announces the States of Public Emergency (SOEs) for the parishes of St. James, Hanover and Westmoreland during a press conference on Tuesday (April 30), at the Office of the Prime Minister. With the Prime Minister (from left) are Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson; Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte; and Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Rocky Meade.

States of Public Emergency Declared in St. James, Westmoreland and Hanover

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced States of Public Emergency (SOEs) for the parishes of Westmoreland, Hanover and St. James. “After careful consideration and review of the crime statistics, in particular violent crimes which have been committed...

Stakeholders in attendance at the Realtors Association of Jamaica (RAJ) Symposium, which was held on Friday (April 26) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.

Amendments to Rent Restriction Act to Ensure Equity for Tenants and Landlords

Decline in Mosquito Breeding Sites in Trelawny

President of the Jamaica Film and Television Association (JAFTA), Analisa Chapman, at a JIS Think Tank.

Film Association Reports Increased Demand for Local Content

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks at the recent launch of the Food For the Poor fifth annual Walk/Run at the Spanish Court Hotel, in New Kingston.

Companies Register for Corporate Challenge 2019

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second left), shares a joke with Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), at a meeting with Christopher Blackwell, Businessman (left), at Golden Eye in Oracabessa, St. Mary, on April 25. At second right is Strategic Adviser in the Tourism Ministry, Delano Seiveright.

7 years ago Tourism

Stakeholders Say Filming of Bond Movie Will be Major Boost for Tourism

Buoyed by the positive feedback emanating from news that the latest in the James Bond iconic franchise will be filmed in Jamaica, local officials and stakeholders are calling it “a massive publicity boost for the island”. “It’s not a stretch to say we get filmed all the time,” said Chief Strategist and Advisor in the Ministry of Tourism, Delano Seiveright....

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (seated left); Custos St. James, Bishop, the Hon. Conrad Pitkin (seated centre) and Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Homer Davis (seated right), with Justices of the Peace awarded for excellence in service at the Inaugural Custos Awards banquet, held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa, in St. James, on Saturday (April 27).

7 years ago Governor General

G-G Says Priority Must be Placed on Rescuing Misguided Males

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, says priority must be given to rescuing misguided males in the Jamaican society. Speaking at the inaugural Custos Awards banquet, hosted by Custos of St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin, at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa, in St. James, on April 27, the Governor-General said for a long...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. (FILE)

7 years ago National Security and Peace

Security Minister Says Injustice Must Not be Condoned

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says incidents like what happened in Coral Gardens, St. James, in 1963, where members of the Rastafarian community suffered injustice at the hands of the State should never be repeated. Dr. Chang, who was addressing the 56th Commemoration of the Coral Gardens Atrocities at the Pitfour Nyahbinghi Centre in Granville, St. James...

The REDTRAC building at Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, that is being expanded.

7 years ago National Security and Peace

REDTRAC to Double Capacity

The Regional Drug Law Enforcement Training Centre (REDTRAC) is expected to double its capacity, following completion of its expansion project in October this year. Director Principal, REDTRAC, Major George Benson, told JIS News that the organisation which is based at the National Police College in Twickenham Park, St Catherine, is expanding to meet the demand for additional space for training....

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), breaks ground for a new female ward at the Manchester Infirmary at Royal Flat, on April 25. Also participating (from second left) are: Acting Secretary, Board of Supervision, Treka Lewis and Mayor of Mandeville, Councillor Donovan Mitchell.

7 years ago Local Government

New Female Ward to be Built at Manchester Infirmary

A new $40 million female ward is to be constructed at the Manchester Infirmary, located at Royal Flat. Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, broke ground for the building on Thursday, April 25. It is expected to be completed by year end. Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. McKenzie said a solar water heating system and an energy...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), hands over a tablet computer to St. Elizabeth Poor Relief Department’s Inspector of Poor, Catherine Blake-Williams, during a special meeting of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, in Black River, on Friday (April 26).

7 years ago Local Government

Councillors in St. Elizabeth Receive Tablets

Staff of the Poor Relief Department and Councillors in St. Elizabeth were presented with 18 computer tablets by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, on April 26. The presentations were made during a special council meeting of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, in Black River. In addition, the Poor Relief Department received new computers and a...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), cuts the ribbon to officially open the St. Elizabeth Drop-In Centre on High Street, in Black River, on Friday (April 26). Sharing in the moment are (from left): Acting Secretary of the Board of Supervision in the Ministry, Treka Lewis; St. Elizabeth Poor Relief Department Inspector of Poor, Catherine Blake-Williams; Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Agriculture, Hon. Floyd Green (partially hidden); Mayor of Black River, Councillor Derrick Sangster; and Poor Relief Chairperson, Councillor Withney Smith.

7 years ago Local Government

Drop-In Centre Opens in Black River, St. Elizabeth

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, officially opened the new St. Elizabeth Drop-In Centre, on High Street, in Black River, on Friday (April 26). The facility was built at a cost of $12 million and will be used to cater to the needs of homeless persons in the parish. It is equipped with a doctor’s office,...