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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (left); Minister of Tourism and Member of Parliament for East Central St. James, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre) and Acting Vice President of Operations at the National Water Commission (NWC), Herman Fagan (right) wash their hands, following the official commissioning of the Cedar Hill Tank and Somerton Water Supply Project on December 14. Also taking part is (background right) Councillor for the Somerton Division, Mark McGann.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (left); Minister of Tourism and Member of Parliament for East Central St. James, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre) and Acting Vice President of Operations at the National Water Commission (NWC), Herman Fagan (right) wash their hands, following the official commissioning of the Cedar Hill Tank and Somerton Water Supply Project on December 14. Also taking part is (background right) Councillor for the Somerton Division, Mark McGann.

Cedar Hill Tank and Somerton Water Supply Project Commissioned into Service

The Cedar Hill Tank and Somerton Water Supply project was commissioned into service in the community of Somerton, St. James on December 14. The project was funded by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) at a cost of over $169 million...
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Programme Manager at the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU), Luke Jackson.
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Programme Manager at the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU), Luke Jackson.

Data Centre Upgrade Project Near Completion
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right) along with (from left) Minority Leader in the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Councillor Andrew Swaby; Deputy Mayor, Councillor Winston Ennis; and Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, participate in the KSAMC
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right) along with (from left) Minority Leader in the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Councillor Andrew Swaby; Deputy Mayor, Councillor Winston Ennis; and Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, participate in the KSAMC's annual Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony and concert at the St. William Grant Park, downtown Kingston on December 14.

PHOTOS: KSAMC Christmas Tree-Lighting Ceremony
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, pilots the Agricultural Produce (Amendment) Act, 2023 in the Senate on December 15.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, pilots the Agricultural Produce (Amendment) Act, 2023 in the Senate on December 15.

Senate Passes Amendments to Agricultural Produce Act
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), cuts the ribbon to mark the handover of a two-bedroom house, built under the New Social Housing Programme (NHSP), to Bridget Brown (second right) in Morgan’s Forrest, Clarendon on Friday (December 15). Looking on (from left) are Chairperson for the Oversight Committee of the NSHP, Judith Robb Walters; and Member of Parliament for Clarendon Northern, Dwight Sibblies.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), cuts the ribbon to mark the handover of a two-bedroom house, built under the New Social Housing Programme (NHSP), to Bridget Brown (second right) in Morgan’s Forrest, Clarendon on Friday (December 15). Looking on (from left) are Chairperson for the Oversight Committee of the NSHP, Judith Robb Walters; and Member of Parliament for Clarendon Northern, Dwight Sibblies.

PHOTOS: PM Hands Over Housing Units in North Clarendon

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Prime Minister the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness (right) cuts the ribbon to mark the handover of a two-bedroom house, built under the New Social Housing Programme (NHSP), to Rhoel Clarke (centre), in James Hill, Clarendon on Friday (December 15). Looking on is Chairperson for the Oversight Committee of the NSHP, Judith Robb Walters (left).
HousingPrime Minister

PHOTOS: PM Hands Over House in North Clarendon

Prime Minister the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness (right) cuts the ribbon to mark the handover of a two-bedroom house, built under the New Social Housing Programme (NHSP), to Rhoel Clarke (centre), in James Hill, Clarendon on Friday (December 15). Looking on is Chairperson for the Oversight Committee of the NSHP, Judith Robb Walters (left).
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), cuts the ribbon to mark the handover of a two-bedroom house, built under the New Social Housing Programme (NHSP), to Merlin Smart, (second right) in Greenvale, Manchester on Friday (December 15). Others (from left) are the beneficiary’s daughter, Charmaine Smart; great grandson, Uzair Brown; and Member of Parliament for Manchester North Western, Mikael Phillips.
HousingPrime Minister

PHOTOS: PM Hands Over House in Manchester

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), cuts the ribbon to mark the handover of a two-bedroom house, built under the New Social Housing Programme (NHSP), to Merlin Smart, (second right) in Greenvale, Manchester on Friday (December 15). Others (from left) are the beneficiary’s daughter, Charmaine Smart; great grandson, Uzair Brown; and Member of Parliament for Manchester North Western,...
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Head of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Acting Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gary McKenzie, speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Thursday, December 14.
National Security

Motorists Urged to Exercise Caution on the Roads This Holiday Season

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is urging motorists to exercise caution and sound judgement as they traverse the nation’s roadways this festive season. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Thursday (December 14), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gary McKenzie, said that many dangerous driving practices become more commonplace during the Yuletide season, creating an unsafe traffic environment. “Vehicles are...
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Director of Communications, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Latoya Halstead, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on Thursday (December 14).
CommerceIndustryInvestment

Online Holiday Shoppers Urged to Be Vigilant for Suspicious Activities

Consumers are being urged to be vigilant over the festive season for online fraud involving fictitious e-commerce stores, in light of reports surfacing of multiple incidents occurring. Director of Communications at the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Latoya Halstead, says consumers must ensure they undertake due diligence when shopping virtually. “You must look to see whether there is a physical address....
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), is surrounded by the Clarendon participants in the Government’s Learning and Investment for Transformation (LIFT) Programme as well as Members of Parliament for the parish and HEART NSTA/Trust executives. Occasion was the Social Advancement ceremony for the first cohort of participants in the programme, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on December 15. The officials are (from left) Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information and Member of Parliament (MP) for Clarendon North Central, Hon. Robert Morgan; Chairman of the Board of Directors, HEART NSTA/Trust, Professor Alvin Wint; Managing Director of the HEART NSTA/Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton; Minister of Labour and Social Security and MP for Clarendon South Eastern, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.; Clarendon Northern MP, Dwight Sibbles; and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.
Office of the Prime MinisterYouth

509 Young People Being ‘LIFTed’ into Jobs

Five hundred and nine young Jamaicans have been ‘LIFTed’ into the next step of their personal and professional lives, thanks to the Government’s Learning and Investment for Transformation (LIFT) programme. The cohort is the first set of participants in the programme, which was announced by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, in his Budget presentation earlier this year, and...
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Cars in vehicular traffic.
Press ReleaseWorks / Construction

Traffic Changes for Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth

Effective Monday, December 18, 2023, the National Works Agency (NWA) will be making traffic changes in the town of Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth. A one-way system will be implemented for a period of three weeks, ending on January 8, 2024. Community Relations Officer for NWA’s Central Region, Howard Hendriks says the one-way system will operate between the hours of 7:00...
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