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Former student of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Withy Smith, speaking at the official opening of the WCJF’s new offices in Denbigh, Clarendon, on January 13.

Teenage Mother Lauds Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation

Possessing enormous perseverance, strength, and courage, 19 year-old Withy Smith has refused to allow the stigma associated with teenage pregnancy to characterise her or curtail her growth and development. A few years ago, after dropping out of high school due...

Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley (2nd left), shakes hands with Chairman of the Issa Trust Foundation, Paul Issa (2nd right), during a ceremony for the handing over of pharmaceutical and medical items by the Foundation to the health sector. The ceremony was held on Friday, January 15 at the Kingston Public Hospital, downtown Kingston. Others (from left) are: Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kevin Harvey; and President and Chief Executive Officer, Issa Trust Foundation, Diane Pollard.

ISSA Foundation Donates US $2 Million Worth of Supplies to Health Sector

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), has a light moment with Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (right), and Chairman of the Earthquake Monument Restoration Committee, and Chief Executive Officer, Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, W. Billy Heaven. Occasion was the commemoration ceremony and official opening of a memorial park in honour of victims of the 1907 earthquake on January 14. The area, which is Jamaica’s newest heritage tourist attraction, is located at Little Eighth Street in Greenwich Town, St. Andrew.

PM Opens Memorial Park in Honour of 1907 Earthquake Victims

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier, addresses a ceremony for the handing over of thousands of banana and plantain suckers and corms to farmers from Portland and St. Mary, held at the Orange River Agricultural Research Station in Highgate on Thursday, January 14.

Agriculture Ministry Distributes Planting Material to Banana and Plantain Farmers

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (right), hands over
a bag of fertilizer to farmer, Ernest Dennis (left), following a tour of
several farms in East Rural St. Andrew which were affected by fires in May
2015. The provision is part of the Government — Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (right), hands over a bag of fertilizer to farmer, Ernest Dennis (left), following a tour of several farms in East Rural St. Andrew which were affected by fires in May 2015. The provision is part of the Government's $25 million mitigation and rehabilitation intervention. At centre is Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) officer, Ricardo Thomas.

Agriculture Ministry Provides $3 Million Relief for Coffee Farmers Affected by Fires

Minister of Health, Hon Horace Dalley (2nd right) discusses some of the items donated by Issa Trust Foundation and Direct Relief with Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kevin Harvey (right), Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse (centre), Chairman of the Issa Trust Foundation, Paul Issa (left) and CEO of the Issa Trust Foundation, Dianne Pollard (2nd left) during the handing over of US$2 million worth of pharmaceuticals held at the Kingston Public Hospital on Friday, January 15, 2016.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Ministry of Health Receives Donation of US$2 Million Worth of Pharmaceuticals

The Ministry of Health on Friday (January 15, 2015) received a donation of pharmaceuticals valued at US$2 million from the Issa Trust Foundation and Direct Relief. The items which will be distributed across public health facilities island-wide were officially handed over at a ceremony held at the Kingston Public Hospital. Speaking at the event, Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley...

Mosquitoes are known to spread diseases including Zika virus infection.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Ministry of Health Remains on High Alert for the Introduction of the Zika Virus

Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley says given that the zika virus has been confirmed in Haiti, the Ministry of Health has heightened its alert and will further scale up its vector control activities starting this weekend. The Ministry has so far investigated twelve (12) suspected cases of the zika virus and all have returned negative results on the samples....

10 years ago National Security and Peace

Police College Stages Fundraising Concert

The National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ) will be staging a gospel concert this Saturday (January 16), to raise funds to refurbish a section of the Twickenham Park-based police training institution. The event involves collaboration with Remnant Praise and the Police Area Six Sports Club. “The aim of this fundraiser is to renovate a section of the college. Currently, it...

Acting President and CEO of the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Audley Deidrick (centre) and Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority, Nari Williams-Singh(left), listen keenly to the AAJ’s Senior Director, Airport Operations, Lieutenant Commander John McFarlane, at a recent Stakeholders reception, hosted by Norman Manley International Airport at the Kingston facility.

10 years ago Transport

Norman Manley Intl. Airport Ranked Number 3 in Region

The Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) has been rated by the Airport Council International (ACI) as the number three ranked airport in Latin America and the Caribbean region. This was disclosed by Acting President and Chief Executive Officer of Airports Authority of Jamaica, Audley Deidrick, at an appreciation reception for the stakeholders of the Norman Manley International Airport, held at...

Commissioner of Customs, Major Richard Reese.

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

Presentations on ASYCUDA for International Customs Week

Presentations on the Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA) World Project and the Charities Act will form part of the week-long events by the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), in recognition of International Customs Week to be observed from January 24 to January 29. Church services at the Bethel Baptist Church in Kingston, the Calvary Baptist Church in Montego Bay, St....

Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), Major Richard Reese.

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

Private Bonded Warehouses for Motor Vehicles Must Use ASYCUDA as of January 18

As of Monday, January 18, all private bonded warehouses for motor vehicles will be mandated by the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) to do their import entries through the Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA). In an interview with JIS News, Commissioner of Customs, Major Richard Reese, said the ASYCUDA World Customs project has now completed implementation with respect to all...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke.

10 years ago Local Government

KSAC to Stage Public Education Sessions about Local Governance Legislation

In a bid to encourage greater participation by the public in local governance, the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) will be staging a series of public education sessions in the Corporate Area, to sensitize persons about legislation which will entrench Local Government in the Constitution. Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor, Dr. Angella Brown Burke, said the campaign will serve...