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Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickergill (3rd right) is assisted by Member of Parliament for South St. James, Hon. Derrick Kellier (4th right), in unveiling the sign at site of the Mahoe Ridge to Horse Guard Water Supply System, which was officially commissioned into service by Minister Pickersgill on Friday (October 30). Others (from left) are: Councillor for the Catadupa Division, Gladstone Bent; Managing Director of the Water Resources Authority, Basil Fernandez; General Manager, Rural Water Supply Limited, Douglas Wilson; Mayor of Montego Bay and Councillor for the Maroon Town Division, Glendon Harris; and Councillor for the Welcome Hall Division, Martin Kellier.

Hundreds to Benefit from Mahoe Ridge/Horse Guard Water Supply System

Hundreds of residents of five farming communities in South St. James will now have improved access to potable water following completion of the Mahoe Ridge to Horse Guard Water Supply System. Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon....

Director, Spatial Planning Division, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Leonard Francis, provides details about activities for World Town Planning Day 2015.

Jamaica to Mark World Town Planning Day

Chief Economist, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Everton McFarlane addressing the Audit Committee Conference staged by the Government’s Audit Commission in collaboration with the Ministry at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on October 29.

Auditors Urged To Carry Out Duties Effectively

Minister with responsibility for the Public Service, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley (left) embraces 2015/16 Lasco Nurse of the Year, Treveen Palmer-Miller, during Friday’s (October 30) launch of the ‘Team Jamaica Valucard for government workers, at the Super Shoppers Fair complex, Washington Boulevard, St. Andrew

Over 100,000 Public Sector Workers To Benefit From Cash Back Programme

Executive Director of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Dr. Patrece Charles-Freeman.

Poor Parenting Is To Blame

11 years ago Culture

Govt Preparing Residents To Tap Into Economic Value Of World Heritage Site

The Government is preparing residents living in and around the Blue and John Crow Mountains World Heritage Site, to tap into the economic value of the area. “For example, we are exploring partnership with the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) to develop craft industries by strengthening the product and marketing capabilities of the local communities,” said Prime Minister, the Most...

Director of Health Promotion and Prevention at the National Family Planning Board (NFPB), Andrea Campbell, speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Major Decline In STDs Among Sex Workers

The National Family Planning Board (NFPB) is reporting a significant decline in the prevalence rate of Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) among sex workers. A recent sex worker survey done by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) showed that the rate has dropped from 12 per cent to 2.9 per cent. Director of Health Promotion and Prevention at the NFPB, Andrea...

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Paula Llewellyn. (FILE)

11 years ago Justice

Report Child Abuse In Your Family, Community – DPP

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Paula Llewellyn, is calling on Jamaicans to be vigilant in looking out for signs of child abuse, even within in their own families, and to be courageous in reporting any such incident. She made the call, while responding to questions at a human rights forum held on October 29, at the University of Technology’s (UTech)...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (4th left), and Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (4th right), unveil a plaque declaring the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) an energy efficient entity. Occasion was the official handing over of energy efficient retrofits to the JIS on Thursday, October 29. Others (from left ) are: Director of Corporate Services at the JIS, Errol Gardner; Project Manager for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programme in the Ministry, Wayne Williams; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Hillary Alexander; Chief Executive Officer of the JIS, Donna-Marie Rowe; JIS Advisory Board Chair, Fae Ellington; and Deputy CEO of the JIS, Ian Boyne.

11 years ago Technology

Govt Aiming to make Jamaica Regional Leader for Renewable Energy

The Government is aiming to make Jamaica the leading country in the Caribbean in the use of renewable energy, while significantly reducing energy use across the public and private sectors. Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, cited the Wigton Wind Farm expansion project in Manchester, work underway in Clarendon to create the largest solar facility in...

11 years ago Transport

Another Cashless Option For JUTC Commuters

Commuters who travel on the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses now have another cashless and convenient option to pay their fares. The new device dubbed, ‘Prepaid Smarter Card’, is intended to be an alternative to cash and the Smarter Cards will be sold in values of $300, $600, $900 and $1,800. The prepaid card will be distributed by Transaction...

Senior Superintendent for the St. James Fire Department, Dolfin Doeman (right), and General Manager of the Spanish Jamaican Foundation (SJF), Karen Donaldson (stooping front), share a moment with some of the 30 new fire wardens from Cambridge and surrounding communities in St. James, who were presented with their certificates during a ceremony held at the Cambridge Gospel Chapel on October 27.

11 years ago Local Government

30 St. James Residents Trained as Fire Warden

Thirty residents of Cambridge and surrounding areas in Southern St. James have been trained and certified as fire wardens. The community volunteers successfully completed a course in the proper management of fires, conducted by the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), through funding from the Spanish Jamaica Foundation (SJF). In addition to increasing fire safety knowledge among community members, the wardens will...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller.

11 years ago Prime Minister

PM Thanks Nurses for Supporting Government’s Economic Programme and Accepting Wage Offer

Hailing the country’s nurses as ‘God’s angels on earth’, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller expressed gratitude to them for continuing to support the ongoing Economic Reform Programme and accepting the Government’s wage offer. The Prime Minister was speaking at the Signing of the Heads of Agreement for the Contract Period 2015-2017 between the Government of Jamaica and the Nurses Association...