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

Christmas Message 2016 from Prime Minister, The Most Hon. Andrew Holness

Fellow Jamaicans: I bring you greetings of peace, hope and goodwill on this Christmas day. Christmas fills a deep yearning in the human spirit: A yearning for togetherness, harmony, peace, love and unity. Human beings were designed for fellowship and...

Leader of the Opposition, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, O.N, M.P

Christmas Message 2016 Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller ON, MP Leader of the Opposition

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the launch of an initiative to extend the hours of surgery at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), held on the compound of the hospital in Papine, St. Andrew, on December 21.

Health Sector Public-Private Partnership Policy for Cabinet

Head of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon.

Householders Assured That Garbage Will Be Picked Up

A very happy first-time mother Serenia with her son, Omani, after he successfully underwent urgent heart surgery at the Harley Street Clinic in London.

Bright Christmas for Mother and Baby

Commissioner of Police, Dr. Carl Williams

9 years ago National Security and Peace

Police Commissioner to demit office January 6

The Ministry of National Security confirms the resignation of Commissioner of Police, Dr. Carl Williams as of January 6, 2017. Dr. Williams indicated his desire to retire from the Jamaica Constabulary Force from October 18, 2016. Numerous efforts were made by members of the administration, the Police Services Commission, and the Minister of National Security to have the Commissioner extend...

President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hah-R-Mony Entertainment Limited, Ho-Chi-Min Castillo (left), and Executive Director and business partner, Garth Ramsey (right), display some of the presents that will be distributed to some 2,000 children at a Christmas concert at the Old Hospital Park, Gloucester Avenue, Montego Bay on December 25.

9 years ago Tourism

Free Christmas Concert for Montego Bay Residents

Residents of Montego Bay will be fêted at a free concert being organised by Hah-R-Mony Entertainment Limited in collaboration with the St. James Parish Council. The concert will be held on December 25 at the Old Hospital Park on Gloucester Avenue. The event will include the presentation of gifts to more than 2,000 children. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), in discussion with Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Fayval Williams, at a press conference at his National Heroes Circle offices, today (December 21), where he provided details on an initiative for small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) operators to access $2.4 billion in loan funds, using non-traditional collateral.

9 years ago Finance & Public Service

Easier Access to Loans by SME Operators

The Government has made it easier for small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) operators to access $2.4 billion in loan funds, by using non-traditional collateral. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, says a policy decision by the administration has allowed the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), to reduce risks associated with loans issued by deposit-taking institutions that are...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), converses with National Epidemiologist, Dr. Karen Webster-Kerr, during a town hall meeting to discuss concerns surrounding development on the cholera cemetery at the Mayfair Hotel in St. Andrew on December 21.

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Government Considers Memorial Site for Cholera Victims

The Government is looking at establishing a memorial site for victims of the 1860 cholera epidemic. “I am making a commitment here that we are going to take it up and have discussions, find an appropriate place to memorialise that particular issue in the interest of history and public safety going forward,” said Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton....

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon

9 years ago Local Government

NSWMA Looking at Public-Private Arrangement for Garbage Collection

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is looking to enter public-private arrangements for the collection of garbage. Executive Director of the entity, Audley Gordon, said the move is aimed at improving efficiency in garbage collection by putting more units on the streets. He said an investor has indicated an interest in bringing in trucks for the removal of garbage....

Director of the African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank (ACIJ/JMB), Bernard Jankee.

9 years ago Culture

IOJ Hosts Lecture on Massacre of Africans Aboard Zong Slave Ship

The Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) will present a commemorative lecture on the Zong massacre, in which 133 enslaved Africans were murdered while being transported to Jamaica. Political Ombudsman and Attorney-at-Law, Donna Parchment Brown will deliver the lecture, titled ‘Politics of the Zong, 1781: Politics for Democracy and Development in Jamaica 2016 and Beyond’. It will take place at the IOJ...

Minister of Health and Member of Parliament for West Central St. Catherine, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton (left), takes part in the breaking of ground for the $49-million expansion of the Brown’s Hall Primary School in the parish on December 20. The $49-million project is being undertaken by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). Principal of the school, Barrington Mighton (centre); and Managing Director of JSIF, Omar Sweeney, also participate in the ground breaking.

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Ground Broken for $49 Million Expansion of Brown’s Hall Primary School

Work is set to commence on the $49-million expansion of the Brown’s Hall Primary School in St. Catherine, which will create much-needed space for the more than 350 students at the institution. Under the project, financed by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), 12 new classrooms will be built, a multipurpose court, kitchen and tuck shop, paved driveway, and disability...