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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (3rd left), cuts the ribbon to officially open the Poor Relief Offices in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, on August 5. Observing (from left) are: Member of Parliament for North East St. Elizabeth, Mr. Raymond Pryce; Member of Parliament for South West St. Elizabeth, Mr. Hugh Buchanan; Mayor of Black River, Councillor Everton Fisher; Superintendent of Roads and Works at the St. Elizabeth Parish Council, Mr. Kenneth Mullings and Inspector of Poor in St. Elizabeth, Ms. Marlene Lynch.

Professional Care For The Poor

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott, says the Ministry is moving to institute a professional approach as to how care is provided for the poor, particularly in the infirmaries. To this end, Mr. Arscott announced that a...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, addresses the congregation at the Princess Margaret Hospital’s 60th Anniversary Service, held at the Christ Chapel Pentecostal Church in Morant Bay, St. Thomas.

Health Minister Lauds Service Provided By Princess Margaret Hospital

Traffic Changes for Independence Gala

Technical Director of Archaeology, Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), Dorrick Gray, in a recent interview with JIS News.

Heritage Sites Must Be Preserved

State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing and Member of Parliament for North West Clarendon (left seated), observes as State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (centre, seated), and Organization of American States (OAS) Country Representative, Jeanelle van Glannen Weygel (right, seated), sign copies of an agreement for $15 million (US$130,000) in grant funding by the OAS for the Peckham Bamboo Pre-processing Project in the constituency. The signing took place at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), in New Kingston, on August 4.

OAS Grants $15 Million to Bamboo Project

President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant, having a light conversation with Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier, while on a tour of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show in May Pen, Clarendon on Saturday (August 1).

11 years ago Agriculture

JAS To Receive 500 Breadfruit Trees From Dr. Garvey

The Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) will be receiving a donation of 500 breadfruit trees from Dr. Julius Garvey, son of National Hero, the Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey. The trees are to be distributed to farmers and will also be planted at the Denbigh Showground in May Pen, Clarendon. This was announced by JAS President, Senator Norman Grant, at the...

National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting (second right), presents one of ten keys to Police Commissioner, Dr. Carl Williams (left), for new police vehicles, at his office on Old Hope Road in St Andrew on August 4, while accepting a gas card from Assistant Commissioner of Police, Leon Rose (right). Looking on are Andrea Moore (second left) of the Portland Resort Board and Minister of Tourism, Dr. Wykeham McNeill (third left). The police vehicles will be distributed to the resort areas across the island, and form part of police crime fighting efforts.

11 years ago National Security and PeaceTourism

Fleet Management System to Be Implemented By JCF

Police Commissioner, Dr. Carl Williams, says a fleet management system will be implemented by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to manage their vehicles, in short order. The system will be established in an attempt to care for those vehicles already in service as well as those newly added. Approximately $35 million will also be spent on vehicle upgrade. “We are...

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (2nd left) and Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (2nd right), examine the new drum cover developed by the Ministry of Health, to prevent mosquito breeding. The drum covers were introduced during a meeting with local government officials recently, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston. Others (from left) are: the Mayor of Port Maria, Councillor Levan A. Freeman (left) and Director of the Environmental Health Unit in the Ministry of Health, Everton Baker.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaicans Urged Not To Relax Against the Mosquito

The Ministry of Health is urging members of the public to take precautionary measures to prevent vector borne diseases by adopting several simple practices to reduce the mosquito population. Due to the drought conditions being experienced across the island, the widespread use of water storage containers act as breeding sites that have the potential to increase the mosquito population. Health...

Founder of Branditise.com, Mr. Wayne Marsh, making a presentation about his products to persons from the micro-finance industry, at a quarterly meeting of the Jamaica Association of Micro-Financing (JAMFIN), on July 22, at the New Kingston offices of the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce.

11 years ago Commerce

National Medal Winner Encourages Jamaicans to Create Businesses in ICT Industry

Founder of digital marketing company, Branditise.com, Wayne Marsh, is encouraging Jamaicans to be innovative in creating businesses in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry. “With the knowledge revolution, there is no reason a Jamaican couldn’t have come up with the selfie-stick or Uber app, for example. There is nothing stopping us really, other than the fact that we need...

Charge d’Affaires of the Embassy of Jamaica, in Washington, D.C., Mrs. Marsha Coore-Lobban, delivers Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson-Miller’s message at the annual Service of Thanksgiving commemorating Jamaica’s 53rd year of independence, at the Dumbarton Chapel, Howard University School of Law, on Sunday, August 2.

11 years ago Culture

Jamaicans Attend Independence Service in Washington

Jamaicans and friends of Jamaica turned out in large numbers on Sunday, August 2, at Howard University’s Dumbarton Chapel for a service of Thanksgiving, in celebration of Jamaica’s 53rd anniversary of independence. The annual church service, which is the centrepiece of the Embassy of Jamaica’s commemorative activities, was attended by a capacity audience, which included members of the Jamaican community...

Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Peter Phillips.

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

PetroCaribe Debt Buy Back A Positive for Jamaica

On July 23, 2015 Jamaica raised two billion (US$2bn) United States dollars on the international capital market – the highest amount it has ever raised during a single transaction window - at the lowest rates it has ever been able to access from that market. A third of that money, US$650 million, has a term of thirty years while the...

Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, addressing a recent parenting workshop, hosted by the Sligoville Police Youth Club, at the James Mountain Community Centre in St. Catherine.

11 years ago Sport

Parents Encouraged to Safeguard Children’s Welfare

Minister with Responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, is encouraging parents to be more involved in safeguarding their children’s welfare. This, in order to preserve their growth and development, by preventing them from deviating towards behavioural traits deemed unhealthy. “We have to guide our children with values that we want (them) to hold on to,” she told participants attending...