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Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (right), (from left): Acting Chief Executive Officer, Child Development Agency, Rosalee Gage-Grey; and Children’s Adviser in the Ministry, Sadie Keating. FILE

Youth Minister Condemns Brutal Killing of 8-Year-Old Celena Edmond

Minister of Youth and Culture, the Hon. Lisa Hanna condemns the brutal murder of eight-year-old Celena Edmond, in Top Hill, St. Thomas and is asking members of the public to be more aware of their surroundings. The Minister says far...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson (right), is in light conversation with Trinidad and Tobago High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Rev. Dr. Iva Gloudon, during Diplomatic Week activities held last year at Jamaica House.

Foreign Minister Reaffirms Country’s Commitment to Regional Integration

Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, Hon. Damion Crawford, who is also State Minister in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment.

State Agencies to Intervene in Bayshore Park

State Minister in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Damion Crawford, delivering the keynote address at the Jose Marti Technical High School, 2014 Boys’ Day, at Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, on February 4.

Students Urged to Get Rid of Bling Culture

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (seated, centre), with members of the Diplomatic Corps, following her address to them on February 4, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, as part of activities for Diplomatic Week.

PM Emphasises Importance of Engaging Int’l Partners

Executive Director, National Blood Transfusion Service, Dr. Angela Scott.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Blood Collection Resumes on Saturdays

The Kiwanis Blood Collection Centre at the National Chest Hospital, in Kingston, will resume opening on Saturdays, as of February 8, to facilitate blood collection on weekends. Blood Donor Organiser at the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS), Igol Allen, told JIS News that currently, no blood collection facility is open on weekends anywhere in the island. “The centre will be...

State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (centre) and Chairman of the Jamaica Automobile Association (JAA), Earl Jarrett (left), listen to Project Manager, Transport Unit,United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Elisa Dumitrescu, at the Cleaner Fuels and More Efficient Vehicles Conference for the Caribbean, held on February 3, at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston.

12 years ago Technology

Jamaica Takes Action to Eliminate Harmful Vehicle Emissions

Jamaica is among the leading countries taking concrete steps to eliminate harmful vehicle emissions. According to State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, this is being achieved through several measures, including the implementation of Jamaica’s National Energy Policy (NEP). The policy aims to facilitate the establishment of a comprehensive programme of efficiency improvement and energy diversification...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), about to accept a gift basket from student at the Cross Keys High School, in Manchester, Amoy Woolry, at the recent launch of a Scholarship Fund, at the school, recently. The fund is geared at assisting a past student each year with a $300,000 tuition grant.

12 years ago Education

Cross Keys High to Help Past Students

Cross Keys High School, in Manchester, has launched a crisis scholarship fund to support past students who are desirous of pursuing tertiary education. Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, who delivered the keynote address at the recent launch, held at the school, noted that the vision by a high school to support its past students was novel, and the...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, looks at yam on display at Choice Packers and Belle Tropicals, in Manchester, recently.

12 years ago Agriculture

Exporters to Pay More for Yam

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, has successfully mediated between yam farmers and exporters for a price increase, with the farmers to receive $40 per pound, up from the previous $35. “The exporters have decided that they will pay forty dollars, for now, and the farmers who were at the meeting seemed satisfied,” the Minister told JIS News,...

12 years ago Culture

Minister Hanna: Bunny Rugs a true Reggae Ambassador

The Minister of Youth and Culture, the Honourable Lisa Hanna, MP has paid tribute to Bunny Rugs the late former lead singer of the Reggae band, Third World. Bunny Rugs, whose real name was William Clarke, passed away on February 3 after illness. Minister Hanna said the singer was “a true Reggae Ambassador”. Miss Hanna said: “I am sad that Bunny...

State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (left), and property owner, Constance Miller (centre), of Riverside district, Troy, Trelawny, view at aspects of the completed reinforcement works, carried out along a section of the Hector

12 years ago Transport

Trelawny Residents Welcome Completion of Hector’s River Project

Residents of Riverside district, in Troy, Trelawny, are now breathing collective sighs of relief consequent on the completion of reinforcement and protective works along a section of the Hector’s River, which runs through the community. The work, implemented by the National Works Agency (NWA) at a cost of $13.8 million, became necessary after residents, some with properties adjacent to the...

The historical 177 year old Montego Bay landmark, “The Dome”.

12 years ago Local Government

$9M Renovation for Montego Bay’s Dome

One of Montego Bay’s historic landmarks, the 177 year old Creek Dome, is being refurbished at a cost of $9 million. The project, which started in December 2013, is being spearheaded by the St. James Parish Council, through its Roads and Works Department, with funding from the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF). The project involves replacement of the wooden windows, rails...