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Director of The Open Heart Charitable Mission, Robert Claire (2nd left) accepts a cheque for $210,000 from Valerie Lewis O’Brian, JP (2nd right). The cheque represents a donation from the latest cohort of 33 Justices of the Peace who were installed in St. James last December. Sharing the occasion (from left) are: Marline Stephenson Dalley, JP and Custos of St. James, Hon. Ewan Corrodus. The presentation took place at the Custos’ office in Montego Bay on February 17.

Charities in Mo-Bay Receive Donations from New JPs

Three charity organizations in Montego Bay have received donations totaling $500,000 from the latest cohort of Justices of the Peace (JPs) for the parish of St. James. The charities are: The Committee for the Upliftment of the Mentally Ill (CUMI)...

Member of Parliament for North Central St. Catherine, and Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (second right), engages in discussions regarding the proposed site for a new $5million modern bathroom facility to be built at the St. Mary’s All-Age School in Above Rocks, St. Catherine. Participating in the discussions with (from left) are: Immediate Past Principal of the school, Doreen Rowe; Acting Principal of St. Mary’s All-Age School, Melbourne Thompson; and Project Officer, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Gerald Murray. The Minister was conducting a site visit of the school on Tuesday (February 17). Scheduled to get underway within three months, the project is being implemented by JSIF through funding by the PetroCaribe Fund.

St. Mary’s All-Age School to Benefit From Modern Sanitation Facility

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (3rd right) presents the International Organization for Standards (ISO) certificate to General Manager of AMG Packaging and Paper Company, Michael Chin (2nd left) on Tuesday (February 17) at the company’s offices in Kingston. With the Minister are Quality Assurance Manager, AMG Packaging and Paper Company, Sheldon Taylor (left), Chairman of the Standards Council, Bureau of Standards Jamaica, Professor Winston Davidson (2nd right) and Manager of the National Certification Body of Jamaica, Jacqueline Scott-Brown (right).

Businesses Urged to Become Globally Competitive Through ISO Certification

Agriculture, Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (left) plants a mango tree seedling, during Tuesday’s (February 17) launch of SCJ Holdings Limited’s “Navel String” tree planting project at the National Water Commission’s (NWC) artificial groundwater facility, at Innswood, St. Catherine. One million trees are earmarked to be planted over the next four years under the initiative., at a cost of over $25 million. Assisting Mr. Kellier is Chief Executive Officer, Forestry Department, and Conservator of Forests in Jamaica, Marilyn Headley (2nd left), while Executive Director, Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Ronald Blake (3rd left), and pupils of Clifton Basic School in Portmore, St. Catherine, observe the proceedings.

Agriculture Ministry Supports Navel String Project

Administration Officer at the Traffic and Highway Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Deputy Superintendent Gary McKenzie informs a JIS ‘Think Tank’ about the number of road fatalities since the start of the year.

Pedestrians Urged to be More Careful on the Roads

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (right) is apprised of the progress of work on the Negril Dual (Shared) Pathway Project, by National Works Agency (NWA) Major Projects Manager, Horace Cotterell (2nd left), during a tour on Friday, (February 13). Also present are Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) Executive Director, Clyde Harrison (2nd right); and Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) Regional Manager, Kenya Keddo-Laing (left).

11 years ago Tourism

Tourism Minister Pleased with Negril Dual Pathway Project

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, is giving the thumbs up to road improvement and beautification works being carried out in Negril, Westmoreland. Following a tour of phase two of the $145 million Dual Purpose Pathway Project on Friday, (February 13), Minister McNeill said he is pleased with the quality of the work being done and the...

Former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. PJ Patterson (right), is in light conversation with Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (centre), and his wife, Dr. Rose Davies. Occasion was a recent function to honour Dr. Davies for his 21 years as Member of Parliament for South St. Andrew, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.

11 years ago Works / Construction

Dr. Davies Hailed for Strengthening Financial System

Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies has been hailed for strengthening regulation of the financial sector and improving the Jamaica’s economic competitiveness. Former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson said Dr. Davies brought stability to the country’s financial system by strengthening and restructuring the banking and insurance industries. “The regulation of the financial sector, protecting customers, who needed financial services,...

Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (seated second right), interacts with students of Mona Heights Primary during the launch of a road safety campaign at the Transport Centre in Kingston, today (February 17). Others (from left) are: Executive Director, National Road Safety Council, Paula Fletcher; Senior Superintendent of Police, Fitz Bailey; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Audrey Sewell; and Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson.

11 years ago Works / Construction

Safety Audit to be Done on All New Road Projects

A safety audit will be conducted on all new road projects to be undertaken in the island. Speaking at the launch of a road safety campaign at the Transport Centre in Kingston, today (February 17), Minister with responsibility for Housing in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, said the outcome from the audit will be...

State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (second right), discuss work plan with Director, Regional Implementation and Special Projects at the National Works Agency (NWA), Varden Downer (right); Parish Manager, NWA, Vurjhon Nelson (left); and Regional Manager, NWA, Sadeke Mahabeer, during a tour of sections of West Rural St. Andrew on February 16.

11 years ago Transport

$280 Million Being Spent to Repair Roads in West Rural St. Andrew

Government is spending $280 million to repair roads in sections of West Rural St. Andrew, under the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP). This was disclosed by State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan, following a tour of National Works Agency (NWA) projects in the area on February 16. Mr. Azan, who was accompanied by representatives from his...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, addressing the recent launch of the National Cyber Security Strategy, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston.

11 years ago Technology

Wide Support for National Cyber Security Strategy

Jamaica’s implementation of a National Cyber Security Strategy to make the country safe for business operation, and to provide security for persons using the Internet, has received international commendation. Lauding the move, United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Luis G. Moreno, says cyber crime is a global challenge, and the fact that Jamaica was able to garner the skills from the...

Attorney General and Member of Parliament for North Trelawny, Hon. Partick Atkinson, addresses the commissioning into service of the upgraded Martha Brae facility treatment plant, held on Friday (Feb.13) in Trelawny.

11 years ago Environment

Atkinson Welcomes Upgrading of Martha Brae Treatment Plant

Attorney General and Member of Parliament for Northern Trelawny, Hon. Patrick Atkinson, has welcomed the completion of upgrading work at the Martha Brae treatment plant, which will benefit approximately 200,000 residents of Trelawny and neighbouring parishes. The project, undertaken at a cost of $1.6 billion (US $14 million), has improved the delivery of potable water from six million gallons per...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left) and Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, and Member of Parliament for South East St. Andrew, Hon. Julian Robinson, enjoy the performance of students of the Nannyville Early Childhood Institution, at the opening of the newly refurbished Nannyville Health Centre, in Kingston, recently.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

More Public Education Programmes to Reduce NCDs

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says the Government will be investing more in public education programmes to reduce the effects of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among the population. Speaking at the opening of the Nannyville Health Centre, in Kingston, recently, the Minister said the Government recognises the critical importance of health, and investing in public health programmes will “inform,...