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President of the Senate, Tom Tavares-Finson, brings greetings at the National Heritage Week church service held on Sunday (Oct.15), at the Bethel Temple Apostolic Church in May Pen, Clarendon.
President of the Senate, Tom Tavares-Finson, brings greetings at the National Heritage Week church service held on Sunday (Oct.15), at the Bethel Temple Apostolic Church in May Pen, Clarendon.

PHOTOS: National Heritage Week Church Service

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), greets recipient of the Order of Jamaica (OJ), Anglican Archbishop of the West Indies, His Grace, the Most Reverend Howard Gregory (second left), during the Ceremony of Investiture and Presentation of National Honours and Awards, held on the lawns of King’s House on Monday (October 16). Sharing in the moment is fellow OJ recipient and reggae songbird, Marcia Griffiths (left). 
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), greets recipient of the Order of Jamaica (OJ), Anglican Archbishop of the West Indies, His Grace, the Most Reverend Howard Gregory (second left), during the Ceremony of Investiture and Presentation of National Honours and Awards, held on the lawns of King’s House on Monday (October 16). Sharing in the moment is fellow OJ recipient and reggae songbird, Marcia Griffiths (left). 

OJ Recipients Grateful for National Honour
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett

Jamaica to Highlight Issues of Tourism-Dependent Nations at UNWTO Meeting
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the official opening of the 31st Annual General Meeting and Conference of the Association of Principals and Vice Principals (APVP) and the launch of the Jamaica Association of Chairmen of Secondary Institutions (JACSI) at the Hilton Resort and Spa, Rose Hall, S. James on Friday (October 13).  
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the official opening of the 31st Annual General Meeting and Conference of the Association of Principals and Vice Principals (APVP) and the launch of the Jamaica Association of Chairmen of Secondary Institutions (JACSI) at the Hilton Resort and Spa, Rose Hall, S. James on Friday (October 13).  

Gov’t Halfway in Connecting Schools to Internet
Chairman of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Black River, Councillor Derrick Sangster (left), and Minority Leader and Councillor of the Braize River Division, Donovan Pagon (right), shake hands with grade 11 B.B. Coke High School student, Daejuan Gordon, at the Corporation’s monthly meeting on Thursday, October 12. During the meeting, Daejuan received a standing ovation and words of commendation on behalf of his peers Garry Bartley, Dejuan Powell, Leon Barnes, and Khari Green, for acting swiftly in getting injured schoolmate, Jaheim Powell, to a medical facility on September 28.
Chairman of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Black River, Councillor Derrick Sangster (left), and Minority Leader and Councillor of the Braize River Division, Donovan Pagon (right), shake hands with grade 11 B.B. Coke High School student, Daejuan Gordon, at the Corporation’s monthly meeting on Thursday, October 12. During the meeting, Daejuan received a standing ovation and words of commendation on behalf of his peers Garry Bartley, Dejuan Powell, Leon Barnes, and Khari Green, for acting swiftly in getting injured schoolmate, Jaheim Powell, to a medical facility on September 28.

Schoolboy Heroes Celebrated by St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation

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Chairman of the Board at the Barrett Town Primary School in St. James, Bertram Wright (left), receives a donation of musical instruments from Dr. Doreen Miller Diagne (second left), daughter of late Barrett Town community stalwarts, Dudley and Iris Miller. The handover ceremony was held in the community recently. Sharing the moment are daughter, Sandra Miller Hall (third left); Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon (fourth left); daughter, Sheila Forte-Trammell (second right); Councillor for the Rose Hall Division, Anthony Murray (right), and students of Barrett Town Primary School.
EducationYouth

Miller Family from Barrett Town Donates to St. James Schools

The Miller family from Barret Town in St. James has made contributions to two primary schools in the parish in honour of their late parents, Dudley and Iris Miller. The institutions are John Rollins Success Primary, where ground was broken for the construction of a fence for the early-childhood play area and Barrett Town Primary, which has received  instruments to...
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The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will be hosting a World Food Day ceremony and exposition at the Newell High School in St. Elizabeth on Thursday, October 19, 2023.
AgricultureEnvironmentFisheriesForeign AffairsYouth

World Food Day Exhibition at Newell High School

Jamaica will observe World Food Day with a ceremony and exposition at the Newell High School in St. Elizabeth on Thursday, October 19 commencing at 10:30 a.m. The event involves collaboration between the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The exposition aims to raise awareness about the importance of managing water...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addressing Friday’s (October 13) sitting of the Senate.
EnvironmentParliamentWater

Gov’t’s Black Tanks Project to Be Rolled Out Shortly

The Government’s black tanks project, which aims to improve the water resilience of thousands of vulnerable households, will be rolled out shortly. The project, which also includes a water-harvesting component, was announced by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during his 2023/24 Budget Debate presentation earlier this year. Under the initiative, 50,000 black tanks will be provided to residents...
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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams.
DevelopmentLocal Government

Confidence in Downtown Kingston’s Transformation Growing

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, says confidence among Jamaicans about the transformation of downtown Kingston is growing. “There is transformation taking place and renovations in a lot of the streets downtown. If you look at Water Lane and other streets, a lot of property owners are investing in the renovation of their properties and they are putting them...
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Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second right), addresses a Press Conference at the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport on October 12.  With the Minister are (from left) Director General of the Island Traffic Authority, Col. Daniel Pryce; Managing Director of the Transport Authority, Ralston Smith and Chairman of the Transport Authority, Owen Ellington. The Press Conference was called to update the public on matters pertaining to the fare adjustment for public passenger vehicles, which will take effect on Sunday, October 15.
Transport

Transport Minister Explains Fare Adjustment Mechanism

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon Daryl Vaz, says the Government utilises an existing fare review structure to determine the adjustments granted to public passenger vehicle (PPV) operators. Speaking at a Press Conference on October 12 to update the public on matters pertaining to the transport sector, Minister Vaz explained that the formula is called the Fare Adjustment...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, with Mammogram specialists (from left): Sharifa Williams, Camille Waite Kerr, Elissa McKoy, Carlene Ricketts and Sanecia Grant at the unveiling of a mammogram machine at the Cornwall Regional Hospital, St. James, on October 12.
Health & Wellness

Women Should Adhere to Screening Guidelines of Jamaica Cancer Society – Health Minister

Women should adhere to the screening guidelines as stipulated by the Jamaica Cancer Society and conduct monthly breast self-examinations, annual clinical breast examinations, and annual mammograms. This has been emphasised by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, who said that while breast cancer affects men and women across the social and economic spectrum, it is females...
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