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Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP — Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP

Plan Secure Jamaica is in Full Effect – PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness is reassuring the Jamaican public that Plan Secure Jamaica is in full effect. The Prime Minister has declared that the plans to reclaim control of Jamaica’s security and safety followed a series of intense consultations with...

Students at the Clarendon-based Mocho Primary and Infant School, at the official opening of the state-of-the-art resource centre at the institution, recently.

Mocho Primary and Infant Gets State-Of-The-Art Resource Centre

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks at a ceremony to officially open the Montego Bay Fireboat Station and hand over two new fire units and a fireboat, at Freeport in Montego Bay, St. James, on Friday, December 28.

Jamaica Fire Brigade to Get Mini Fire Trucks

Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Councillor Michael Belnavis (right) presents co-founders of MK’s Delect, Kayann Vanhorne (left) and Jamilee Black, with the prize for having the best booth at the Social Development Commission's (SDC) economic fair, held recently in Ocho Rios, St. Ann. Sharing the moment is Parish Manager of the SDC St. Ann Division, Hillary McBaine. The presentation was made during the Ocho Rios clock lighting ceremony, which followed the staging of the fair.

Small Entrepreneurs in St. Ann Get Help Through LEDSP

'Fireworks on the Waterfront' in downtown Kingston at the 17th staging of the Urban Development Corporation’s annual event celebrating the start of the New Year.

PHOTOS : Fireworks on the Waterfront in Downtown Kingston Celebrating the New Year.

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Honourable Daryl Vaz

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEnvironment

Remarks by the Hon. Daryl Vaz At a Press Briefing on the Single Use Plastics Ban on December 31, 2018

I wish to start by thanking members of the media who have made themselves available this morning. We appreciate your interest in this issue and thank you for partnering with us to give the public important information on this matter. January 1st, 2019 represents an important date in Jamaica’s fight against environmental degradation, and against the scourge of plastic pollution...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, the Hon. Desmond McKenzie (3rd right) cuts the ribbon symbolizing the official opening of the new Montego Bay fireboat station during a ceremony held at Freeport in St. James on December 28. Sharing in the moment (from left) are: Custos Rotulorum of St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrod Pitkin; Mayor of Montgeo Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Homer Davis; Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Stewart Beckford and Deputy Chairman of the Jamaica Fire Brigade Board of Directors, Dr. Keith Amiel.

7 years ago Local Government

Montego Bay Fireboat Station Opens

The capacity of the St. James Fire Department to respond to a fire at sea has been significantly boosted, with the official opening of the Montego Bay Fireboat station and the handover of a fireboat on Friday (December 28). The new fireboat station, which will house 34 firefighters, is the second such station to be constructed in Jamaica and was...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (2nd right) is assisted by Councillor, Gregory Park Division, Joy Brown (right) to place a cover on a drum for a resident of the Gregory Park community in St. Catherine on Friday (December 28). At left is Larvicidal Worker with the Ministry of Health, Robert Plummer.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Minister Tours Gregory Park Community

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton and other officials toured sections of the Gregory Park Community in Portmore, St. Catherine, which is being targeted as part of increased vector control and surveillance initiatives. The Ministry is reporting that the community has a high population of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which is the vector for dengue. During the tour on...

National Water Commission (NWC) President, Mark Barnett, emphasises a point while addressing journalists during a press conference at the NWC’s Corporate Office in New Kingston on Friday (December 28), to outline details of planned scheduling of water supplied to residents in sections of the Kingston Metropolitan Area, whose service has been affected.

7 years ago Local GovernmentWater

NWC Implements Water Schedule for Corporate Area and Sections of St. Catherine

The National Water Commission (NWC) has instituted a series of schedules to regulate water supplied to customers in sections of the Corporate Area and South East St. Catherine. This is in a bid to improve the distribution of water to areas being impacted by unrepairable breaks on the NWC’s Ferry/ Mandela transmission pipeline, and a combination of other issues on...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) presents Founder of the Mustard Seed Communities, Father Gregory Ramkissoon with a cheque valued at $1 million, during a visit to the facility in his West Central St. Andrew constituency on December 28.

7 years ago CommunityPrime Minister

PM Donates $1 Million to Mustard Seed Communities

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness has donated $1 million to the Mustard Seed Communities, which will go towards supporting the organisation’s various programmes. The Funds are from the Prime Minister’s Positive Jamaica Foundation and were handed over to the Founder of the Mustard Seed Communities, Father Gregory Ramkissoon while on a tour of the charity’s acre-and-a half property...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, plays with young Mustard Seed Communities resident, Daniellia Wright, during his visit to the facility in his West Central St. Andrew constituency on December 28.

7 years ago CommunityPrime Minister

PM Donates $500,000 to Support Child with Down’s Syndrome

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has donated $500,000 to support the educational well-being of a young resident of the Mustard Seed Communities. The funds are from the Prime Minister’s Positive Jamaica Foundation and will assist three-year-old Daniellia Wright, who has Down’s syndrome and was abandoned at a hospital at birth. Mr. Holness made the donation after becoming enamoured...

Accident Analyst Statistician in the Road Safety Unit, Ministry of Transport and Mining, Francine White.

7 years ago Transport

Jamaicans Urged to Exercise Caution on the Roads as they Ring in New Year

As Jamaicans prepare to ring in the New Year, the Ministry of Transport and Mining is imploring road users to exercise caution on the nation’s roads. Accident Analyst Statistician in the Road Safety Unit, Francine White, noted that typically, there is increased alcohol consumption during the celebrations and is, therefore, advising persons to arrange to have a designated driver to...