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Acting Chief Public Health Inspector for St. James, Sherika Lewis, addresses the monthly meeting of the parish’s municipal corporation on Thursday (January 11).  
Acting Chief Public Health Inspector for St. James, Sherika Lewis, addresses the monthly meeting of the parish’s municipal corporation on Thursday (January 11).  

Paradise Norwood Residents Commended for Reduction in Mosquito Population

Residents of Paradise Norwood have been commended by the St. James Public Health Department for their proactive efforts in achieving a below five per cent Aedes aegypti index. The reduction, from a 17 per cent index, followed a late December...
Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, cuts the ribbon to officially hand over a two-bedroom unit to beneficiary under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), Woodsie Gordon (second right), during a ceremony held on January 12 in Kirkvine, Manchester. Others (from left) are Chairperson for the Oversight Committee of the NSHP, Judith Robb Walters; and Member of Parliament for Manchester Central, Rhoda Moy Crawford.  
Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, cuts the ribbon to officially hand over a two-bedroom unit to beneficiary under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), Woodsie Gordon (second right), during a ceremony held on January 12 in Kirkvine, Manchester. Others (from left) are Chairperson for the Oversight Committee of the NSHP, Judith Robb Walters; and Member of Parliament for Manchester Central, Rhoda Moy Crawford.  

PHOTOS: PM Hands Over House in Manchester
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses congregants worshipping at the Waltham Park New Testament Church of God in Kingston during Sunday’s (January 14) special service to pray for the education sector.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses congregants worshipping at the Waltham Park New Testament Church of God in Kingston during Sunday’s (January 14) special service to pray for the education sector.

PHOTOS: Minister Fayval Williams Attends Church Service Held to Pray for the Education Sector
The luxurious Montego Bay, St. James-based S Hotel, which was named USA TODAY’s 2023 Readers’ Choice Awards number one hotel in the Caribbean.
The luxurious Montego Bay, St. James-based S Hotel, which was named USA TODAY’s 2023 Readers’ Choice Awards number one hotel in the Caribbean.

S Hotel’s Top Caribbean Ranking Another Feather in Jamaica’s Cap – Minister Bartlett
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), cuts the ribbon to formally hand over a one-bedroom unit under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) to beneficiary, Wellesly McKenzie (second left) of Lacovia in St. Elizabeth on Friday (January 12). Looking on are (from left) Chair, Oversight Committee, NSHP, Judith Robb; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport and St. Elizabeth North Western Member of Parliament, Hon. William James Charles (J.C.) Hutchinson.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), cuts the ribbon to formally hand over a one-bedroom unit under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) to beneficiary, Wellesly McKenzie (second left) of Lacovia in St. Elizabeth on Friday (January 12). Looking on are (from left) Chair, Oversight Committee, NSHP, Judith Robb; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport and St. Elizabeth North Western Member of Parliament, Hon. William James Charles (J.C.) Hutchinson.

180 New Social Housing Programme Units Already Handed Over

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Community Relations Officer, WPM Waste Management Limited, Sharnon Williams, speaks during the St. James Municipal Corporation’s monthly meeting on Thursday,( January 11).
Local Government

Persons Urged Not to Engage in Illegal Burning at the Retirement Disposal Site

WPM Waste Management Limited is urging persons not to engage in the practice of illegal burning at the Retirement disposal site in St. James. The entity’s Community Relations Officer, Sharnon Williams, advised that one person was arrested in December in relation to arson at the facility. Speaking during the St. James Municipal Corporation’s monthly meeting on Thursday (January 11), Ms....
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Minister Without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, and Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central, Hon. Robert Morgan (fifth right, back row); and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Dr. Daniel Dawes (right, back row), interact with students of the Beckford Kraal Basic School during the launch USF’s community wi-fi programme in Beckford Kraal, Clarendon on Friday (January 12).
TechnologyYouth

PHOTOS: USF Launches Community Wi-Fi Service in Beckford Kraal, Clarendon

Minister Without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, and Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central, Hon. Robert Morgan (fifth right, back row); and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Dr. Daniel Dawes (right, back row), interact with students of the Beckford Kraal Basic School during the launch USF’s community wi-fi programme in...
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Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses sixth form students and their teachers during his visit to Manchester High School in Mandeville on Friday (January 12).
EducationPrime MinisterYouth

Prime Minister Holness Proposes Incorporating Conflict Management in Schools’ Curricula

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says conflict management should form a part of the curricula at schools as a means of reducing violence in the society. Addressing students and teachers at Manchester High School in Mandeville on Friday (January 12), Prime Minister Holness said the principles of conflict resolution and management are critical to violence reduction and prevention,...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon Floyd Green, addressing the New Face of Food stakeholder engagement at Kendal Conference Centre in Manchester on Thursday, January 11.
AgricultureFisheries

Essex Valley Agricultural Development Moving Apace

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, says work is “moving apace” on the Essex Valley Agricultural Development Project (EVADP), which will expand the irrigation and farm road network in sections of Manchester and St. Elizabeth. He was speaking at Thursday’s (January 11) stakeholder engagement under the New FACE of Food programme, held at the Kendal Conference Centre...
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Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, addresses the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation held in Savanna-la-Mar on Thursday (January 11).
Health & Wellness

No New Covid-19 Variants in Jamaica

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, says there is no evidence of new COVID-19 variants on the island. “We do not have any evidence of those new strains in Jamaica, but it is something that we are monitoring because we are a global village and most diseases are only a plane flight away,” she noted. “These variants...
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Acting Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson.
EducationLocal GovernmentYouth

Schools to Conduct Earthquake Safety Drills January 17

Schools across Jamaica are expected to conduct earthquake safety drills on Wednesday, January 17, which will be observed as Earthquake Awareness Day in Schools. A bulletin issued by the Ministry of Education and Youth (MoEY) stated that the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) will launch the Earthquake Awareness Campaign on January 14, 2024, under the theme ‘Drop,...
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