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Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) Chairman, Kent Gammon, addresses journalists at the CAC’s quarterly media briefing at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, in New Kingston, on July 5.

CAC to Complete Verification of Bad Gas Claims by July 31

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is hoping to complete verification of the 382 claims submitted by motorists who were affected by contaminated gasolene in late 2015, by the end of July. Chairman, Kent Gammon, says a special Technical Committee established...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), cuts the ribbon to officially reopen the Hagley Park Health Centre at 118 Hagley Park Road in St. Andrew on July 4. Others (from left) are Chief Executive Officer, National Health Fund, Everton Anderson; Regional Director, South East Regional Health Authority, Maureen Golding; and former Prime Minister/Member of Parliament for the area, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller.

Community Members Pleased with Reopening of Hagley Park Health Centre

(FILE) Executive Director, Transformation Implementation Unit, Office of the Prime Minister, Maria Thompson-Walters (at podium), addresses participants in a recent forum on public-sector transformation, hosted by the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), at its Kingston campus.

Transformation of Public Sector to Present Opportunities

Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) carry the urn bearing the remains of the Ambassador the Hon. Carlyle Dunkley, at the official thanksgiving service held at the University Chapel, University of the West Indies, Mona, on Wednesday (July 5).

Hundreds Pay Final Respects to Carlyle Dunkley

P.M. arrives at the open ceremony of the 38th regular meeting of the heads of government of CARICOM held at the Grenada Trade Centre, Grand Anse, St. George's

PHOTOS: Prime Minister attends CARICOM 38

Director of Citizenship at the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Carol Hammond.

Photo courtesy of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency

9 years ago Jamaican Diaspora

Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference to Feature the ‘Gov’t at Your Service’

Visiting participants in the upcoming Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference, slated for July 23 to 26 in Kingston, will experience the benefits of the ‘Government at Your Service’ one-stop shop facility, which will be utilised at the event. This provision will see 11 State agencies collaborating to provide their services to attendees. They include the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency; Registrar...

Home constructed under the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) Sandhill Vista housing development programme in Hellshire, St. Catherine, which were handed over to beneficiaries in 2015 (FILE)

9 years ago Community

Improved Benefits to NHT Contributors Take Effect

Effective July 1, 2017, some new National Housing Trust (NHT) loan applicants began benefitting from improvements in Home Grants and financing for NHT scheme solutions. There are also special benefits for persons with disabilities. These include reduced interest rates and a special grant to assist with retrofitting their houses. The policy changes were announced by Prime Minister the Most. Hon....

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Lieutenant Colonel Oral Khan (left), shares in light conversation with (from 2nd left): Policy Advisor, Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment, Government of Netherlands, Arthur Eijis; Executive Director, Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association, Patricia Aquing; and Head, Caribbean Sub-Regional Office, United Nations Environment, Vincent Sweeney. Occasion was the opening ceremony for the Caribbean Waste Management Conference held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston on July 4.

9 years ago Local Government

Gov’t to Launch Four-Year Waste-Management Programme

The Government is embarking on a four-year programme aimed at enhancing the legislative framework to reduce the pollution of the environment. The national sustainable consumption and production programme, to be implemented through the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), will be formally launched on Wednesday (July 5) at The Knutsford Court Hotel starting at 6:00 p.m. It is being undertaken...

Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Manager, Paulette Sutherland.

9 years ago Culture

JCDC KSA Talent Search Under Way

The annual Big Stage talent competition put on by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is in full swing in Kingston and St. Andrew (KSA) JCDC’s KSA Parish Manager, Paulette Sutherland, told JIS News that four auditions have already been held in Olympic Gardens, August Town, McGregor Gully, and Red Hills Square. Others are scheduled for the Trench Town Community...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (right), hands over keys to Deputy Commissioner of Police, Clifford Blake (centre), for some of the 30 vehicles that the Government has acquired for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), today (July 3), at the Office of the Police Commissioner, in St. Andrew. At left is Assistant Commissioner of Police, Devon Watkis.

9 years ago National Security and Peace

Fewer Guns and Ammunition Coming Into Island

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, says intelligence is showing that there is a reduction in guns and ammunition coming into the island, due to the two ships and surveillance plane acquired by the Government. According to Mr. Montague, the Government is equipping the security forces so that criminal elements will have no cover from the law. Earlier this...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dean-Roy Bernard (left), listens to United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director, Maura Barry Boyle, at a grant agreement signing ceremony for a Safety and Security in Schools Project, at the Ministry in Kingston, on July 3.

9 years ago Education

USAID Provides US$3 Million for Safety and Security In Schools Project

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has partnered with the Education, Youth and Information Ministry to provide grant funding in the sum of US$3 million for a Safety and Security in Schools Project. Under the partnership, the USAID will provide the funds over two years. The National Education Trust (NET) will act as coordinator for the project. The...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), shares a laugh with Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right); and Karisma Hotels and Resorts Chairman, Rafael Feliz at the official opening of the Azul Beach Resort Sensatori Jamaica on June 29 in Negril, Westmoreland.

9 years ago Prime MinisterTourism

PM Welcomes US$1-Billion Investment by Karisma Hotels

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has welcomed the investment by Karisma Hotels and Resorts in the country’s tourism sector. The company has indicated that it intends to pump US$1 billion in a ‘Sugar Cane Jamaica’ hotel development outside of Ocho Rios, St. Ann, over the next decade. The Prime Minister said he is looking forward to the company’s...