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Director of Safety and Security in Schools in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Coleridge Minto.
Director of Safety and Security in Schools in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Coleridge Minto.

Human Trafficking Added to School Curriculum

Human trafficking is now being taught in the nation’s schools. The curriculum was rolled out in more than 500 primary and secondary institutions at the start of the new academic year in September, following the success of the pilot introduced...
Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right) is in conversation with Jamaica’s Consul General-designate to New York, Trudy Deans, during a courtesy call at King’s House on September 29.
Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right) is in conversation with Jamaica’s Consul General-designate to New York, Trudy Deans, during a courtesy call at King’s House on September 29.

PHOTOS: GG Meets New York Consul General-Designate
Medical Officer of Health at the Kingston and St. Andrew Health Department, Dr. Audré McIntosh (right), speaks with longstanding client of the Glen Vincent Memorial Clinic, Audria Chambers, who brought her grand-niece to the facility for a routine health check.
Medical Officer of Health at the Kingston and St. Andrew Health Department, Dr. Audré McIntosh (right), speaks with longstanding client of the Glen Vincent Memorial Clinic, Audria Chambers, who brought her grand-niece to the facility for a routine health check.

Glen Vincent Clinic – A Family Affair
Acting Principal of the Montego Bay Community College, in St. James, Dr. Maureen Nelson.
Acting Principal of the Montego Bay Community College, in St. James, Dr. Maureen Nelson.

Montego Bay Community College in Safe Hands
Operations Officer, World Bank, Karlene Francis, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank, where she provided information on funding opportunities for climate change innovators.
Operations Officer, World Bank, Karlene Francis, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank, where she provided information on funding opportunities for climate change innovators.

Funding Available for Climate Change Innovators

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JUTC Buses
Transport

JUTC Resumes Service on Phased Basis

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has resumed service on a phased basis in the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region (KMTR), following the threat of Hurricane Matthew. The company resumed operations at 5:00 a.m. today (October 4) and steadily increased the number of buses dispatched in the Corporate Area from 100 at 6:00 a.m. to 157 at 8:00 a.m. Deputy Managing...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), addresses a press briefing held today (October 4) at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODEPM) in New Kingston. Also pictured (from left) are: Director General, ODPEM, Major Clive Davis; and Head of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson.
Local Government

We are Back to Normal – Minister McKenzie

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says that normal operations have returned to the country and the emergency systems set up in response to the threat of Hurricane Matthew have been deactivated. “The weather department (Meteorological Service) has discontinued the warnings, but we are still leaving in place certain response mechanisms, just in case it becomes...
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Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP
Office of the Prime Minister

Prime Minister Thanks Jamaicans

Prime Minister Andrew Holness is expressing profound gratitude to disaster preparedness officials and all Jamaicans for the level of preparation and response as the country braced for a possible impact from Hurricane Matthew. Jamaica was placed on high alert as then Category 4 Hurricane Matthew moved menacingly toward the island. Prime Minister Holness said government ministries, agencies, private sector, the...
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Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management
Local Government

Hurricane Matthew – NEOC Scales Down Activities to Level 1

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management is reporting that the National Emergency Operations Centre has scaled down activities to Level 1 Activation (Monitoring Phase), in light of the reduction in the threat level of Hurricane Matthew. The Office of Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management is also recommending a return to routine operations where possible. •The public transportation system...
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Norman Manley International Airport .
Transport

Norman Manley Airport Reopens at Midday Today

PRESS RELEASE- This serves to advise that NMIA Airports Limited (NMIAL), operators of the Norman Manley International Airport, continues to monitor the movement of Hurricane Matthew. Based on the latest information available regarding the projected path of the hurricane, the decision has been made to reopen the airport for full operations at 12:00 noon today. Airlines are now making arrangements...
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