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Director of Emergency, Disaster Management and Special Services, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse. (FILE)
Director of Emergency, Disaster Management and Special Services, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse. (FILE)

Persons Experiencing Chikungunya Symptoms Urged to Seek Medical Care

Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse is urging persons at greater risk for more severe symptoms of Chikungunya to seek medical treatment immediately at a health centre or their doctor if they experience symptoms of the disease. Symptoms...
Students of the Rollington Town Primary School in Kingston show off the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) workbooks, which were presented to them on Friday, September 19, by Mayor of Kingston, Senator Angela Brown Burke (back row, 3rd left), during a ceremony at the institution. Principal of the school, Dr. Margaret Bailey (back row, 2nd left), and teachers, share with the students.
Students of the Rollington Town Primary School in Kingston show off the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) workbooks, which were presented to them on Friday, September 19, by Mayor of Kingston, Senator Angela Brown Burke (back row, 3rd left), during a ceremony at the institution. Principal of the school, Dr. Margaret Bailey (back row, 2nd left), and teachers, share with the students.

Mayor Presents GSAT Workbooks to Rollington Town Primary
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, addesses participants in the inaugural Youth Climate Change Conference on September 19, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, addesses participants in the inaugural Youth Climate Change Conference on September 19, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

Minister Pickersgill Stresses Need to Manage Water Use
Events production assistant at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Kemar Rose.
Events production assistant at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Kemar Rose.

Student Gains Valuable Work Experience
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson.

Minister of Foreign Affairs And Foreign Trade to Attend 69th UN General Assembly

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The rehabilitated access road to the Fantasy Beach in Priory, St. Ann. The road was repaired at a cost of $4.5 million, provided through the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP).
Local GovernmentTransport

Access Road to Fantasy Beach Rehabilitated

A sum of $4.5 million has been spent to rehabilitate the access road to the Fantasy beach in Priory, St. Ann, in a bid to ensure the safety of visitors who use the beach. In an interview with JIS News, Secretary/Manager, St. Ann Parish Council, Alfred Graham, noted that 300 metres of roadway were resurfaced, to enable smoother access for...
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Chief Justice, Hon. Zalia McCalla (left), has the attention of (from 2nd left) Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer; Executive Director of the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Michael Tucker; Representative of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Jamaica, Jeanelle Van GlaanenWeygel; and Director of Mental Health and Substance Abuse in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Maureen Irons-Morgan. Occasion was the opening ceremony of the Drug Treatment Court training workshop on September 18, at the Hilton Rose Hall Hotel in Montego Bay.
Justice

Drug Court Offers Second Chance to Offenders

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer, has hailed the drug court programme, noting that it offers drug offenders “a second chance,” while reducing stress on the prison system. “I believe that everyone deserves another chance. It is therefore essential that strategies are executed, which are aimed at restoring the lives of those who are affected (by drugs),”...
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Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Garth Wilkinson, addresses Justices of the Peace, at a meeting in Falmouth, Trelawny, recently.
Local Government

Mayor Calls for Renewed Energy Among JPs

Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Garth Wilkinson, is calling for renewed energy among Justices of the Peace (JPs), in the parish of Trelawny. Addressing a recent meeting of the Trelawny Association of Lay Magistrates at the Retreat Heights Community Centre in Falmouth, Mayor Wilkinson said several  JPs from the  parish have migrated, passed on or may be ailing,  which has led...
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Regional Director, Ministry of Education Region 3, Maxine Headlam (right), receives a Ma’afala breadfruit plant from Director of the Trees That Feed Foundation, Cathy Lyn (left). Occasion was the national launch of the Trees That Feed in Schools programme on Friday (September 19), at the Ocho Rios High School, St. Ann.
AgricultureEducation

Thousands of Breadfruit Trees to be Planted in Schools

Thousands of breadfruit trees are to be planted at schools across the island under a project aimed at boosting the school feeding programme, while aiding in reforestation. The project dubbed: ‘Trees That Feed in Schools,’ was officially launched on Friday (September 19) at the Ocho Rios High School, where a number of trees were handed over for planting. Approximately 5,000...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Dr. Alwin Hales (right) and Director General in the Ministry, Dr. Sharon Crooks (centre), are being informed about the work of First Heritage Cooperative Credit Union, by Business Development Representative, Aaron Minott. Occasion was a tour of booths prior to the start of the Ministry’s retirement exposition today (September 19), at the Half-Way-Tree Road offices of the Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP).
Finance & Public Service

Jamaicans Urged to Plan for Retirement

Jamaicans are being encouraged to effectively plan for retirement to ensure that they can adequately take care of their financial needs after they have stopped working. The advice came from Director General in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Dr. Sharon Crooks, at a retirement exposition today (Sept. 19), at the Half-Way-Tree Road offices of the Land...
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Mr. Lecksley Johnson, an employee at Jamaican Teas Limited, performs his duty as a Documentation Officer.
Community

Company Offers Opportunity to the Disabled

Living with his disability has always been a challenge  for 26 year-old Lecksley Johnson, but he has learned to overcome through steady concentration on his goals. At first glance, one may not notice that he suffers from a foot deformity, which he calls a “weakness of the leg.” Each day presents new challenges for him, but with each challenge he...
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