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Acting Assistant Commissioner and Chief Fire Prevention Officer, Julian Davis-Buckle (right), in dialogue with Political Ombudsman, Donna Parchment Brown (centre) and Acting Deputy Commissioner, Sean Martin, at the launch of Fire and Life Safety Awareness Week, on October 19 at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston.

JFB Takes Fire Prevention Message Islandwide

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is taking fire safety and prevention information to communities islandwide, through its ‘Pon Di Corna’ sessions. Acting Assistant Commissioner and Chief Fire Prevention Officer, Julian Davis-Buckle, told JIS News that the ‘Pon Di Corna’ sessions...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), presents the Badge of Honour for Long and Faithful Service to Councillor for the Gordon Town Division (East Rural St Andrew), Neville Whittaker Snr. (right), at the National Honours and Awards Ceremony, held on the lawns of King’s House on October 15.

Councillor Awarded for Long and Faithful Service

Late former Member of Parliament for North East Westmoreland and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Headley Cunningham.

Official Funeral for Headley Cunningham

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), converses with Custos Rotulorum for St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin (centre), and Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Homer Davis, during the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Invest MoBay Breakfast Forum, held at the Sea Gardens Beach Resort Friday (October 19)

UDC To Commence State of the Art Mobay Beach Project in January 2019

Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska (second left), Canada's High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters (stooping), and EU employees and other volunteers display bags of debris that were picked up off the Y-Knot Beach in Port Royal, Kingston, during the EU’s clean-up exercise on Saturday (Oct. 20).

EU Delegation Head Welcomes Proposed Ban on Some Plastic Material, and Polystyrene Containers

A police officer attached to the newly established Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB) of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), directs traffic onto Constant Spring Road from West King’s House Road as he assists with clearing a traffic jam at the intersection of the thoroughfares.

8 years ago National Security and Peace

Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch – Redefining Policing

It was around 9 o’clock on a Tuesday morning and traffic was gridlocked at the intersection of West King’s House Road and Constant Spring Road. Seeing the congestion first-hand, police officers from the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) newly formed Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB) quickly sprang into action, to clear the snarl. “I hate seeing traffic jams”, declares...

Great Shape! Inc.’s 1000 Smiles volunteers perform dental procedures during a free clinic at the Eltham community centre in Ocho Rios, St. Ann.

8 years ago Health & Wellness

Thousands of Jamaicans’ Vision and Oral Health in ‘great Shape!’

Great Shape! Inc, a United States (US)-based non-profit organisation, continues to give thousands of Jamaicans brighter smiles and clearer vision through its free optical and oral health programmes. Over 200,000 persons have benefitted from the organisation’s ‘iCare’ and ‘1,000 Smiles’ programmes, since the commencement of these in Jamaica. The iCare project is in its 10th year, while 1000 Smiles volunteers...

Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), presents former chief financial officer of the West Indies Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Pastor Aston Barnes, with the Order of Distinction - Officer Class (OD), for invaluable contribution to the ministerial fraternity, social development, welfare and philanthropy, at the 2018 National Honours and Awards ceremony held at King’s House on National Heroes Day, Monday, October 15.

8 years ago Community

National Honour for Distinguished Clergyman – Pastor Aston Barnes

‘A man of many trades and master of them all’ aptly characterizes Pastor Aston Archibald Barnes, who has given invaluable service and countless support to the West Indies Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists and communities in south Manchester. He has worn many hats, serving as pastor; financial controller and advisor; auditor; community activist; author; philanthropist; teacher; and businessman and, in...

Executive Director of the Montego Bay Marine Park Trust, Hugh Shim, demonstrates how the Seabin operates, following the facility’s launch at the Pier 1 Restaurant in Montego Bay, St. James on Friday (October 19).

8 years ago Environment

Caribbean’s First Seabin Installed in Montego Bay Marine Park

Jamaica’s and the Caribbean’s first seabin, a submersible receptacle that collects ocean pollutants such as debris and oil slicks, has been installed in the Montego Bay Marine Park in St. James. The undertaking is a collaboration involving the Montego Bay Marine Park Trust, National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Jamaica Energy Partners (JEP), and Finland-based entity, Wartsila, which manufactures the...

Firefighter of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Andrade Stoddart (left), shares fire safety tips with students of the Ensom City Primary School - Jazmyne Treasure (centre) and Zhalia Smith. The girls, who are members of their school’s Fire Wardens Club, were in attendance at the launch of Fire and Life Safety Awareness Week at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Friday (Oct. 19).

8 years ago CommunityLocal Government

JFB to Conduct Follow-up Fire Safety Assessments of Children’s Homes

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) will be conducting further assessments of the island’s child care facilities to ensure they are up to the stipulated JFB safety standards. All of the homes were initially assessed and provided with recommendations for improving fire safety practices, which are being implemented by the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA). The follow-up inspections will...

8 years ago

Correctional Services Week Being Observed From October 22 to 25

‘Transforming Lives - Restoring Hope for a Better Jamaica” is the theme for the Department of Correctional Services’ (DCS) Week, to be observed from October 22 to 25. The DCS’ Director of Corporate Communication and Public Relations, Dexter Thompson, told JIS News that the activities will kick off with a thanksgiving service at Webster Memorial United Church in St. Andrew...

He tells JIS News that in preparing for earthquakes “there are four areas that we must get right. One is land management, the other is how we build to manage seismic hazard, third is public education and sensitsation about earthquakes and last, individual response during an earthquake”.

8 years ago

Earthquake Preparations Major Component of Disaster Management

Earthquakes and tsunamis are an ever-present threat to Jamaica. The country’s location on multiple geological faults subjects it to up to an average of 200 earthquakes per year. This natural disposition, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) Director General, Major Clive Davis, tells JIS News, is the reason earthquake and tsunami preparations are critical components of the entity’s...