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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), with clients and staff of the Desmond McKenzie Transitional Centre for the Homeless. Minister McKenzie visited the shelter located on King Street in Kingston during a ceremony to commemorate World Homeless Day on Tuesday (October 10). Others (from left) are Town Clerk, Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Robert Hill; Mayor of Kingston and KSAMC Chairman, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams; and Inspector of Poor, Kingston and St. Andrew, Mavis Farquharson.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), with clients and staff of the Desmond McKenzie Transitional Centre for the Homeless. Minister McKenzie visited the shelter located on King Street in Kingston during a ceremony to commemorate World Homeless Day on Tuesday (October 10). Others (from left) are Town Clerk, Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Robert Hill; Mayor of Kingston and KSAMC Chairman, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams; and Inspector of Poor, Kingston and St. Andrew, Mavis Farquharson.

Phase Two of Desmond Mckenzie Transitional Centre Development to Be Completed in January

Phase-two development of the Desmond McKenzie Transitional Centre for the Homeless in downtown Kingston, which is now under way, is slated for completion in January 2024. The addition, which will increase the facility’s occupancy capacity from 40 to 100, is...
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addressing Tuesday’s (October 10) monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) at the council’s office in downtown Kingston.
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addressing Tuesday’s (October 10) monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) at the council’s office in downtown Kingston.

Training Programme to Be Hosted for Corporate Area Food Vendors
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, makes a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 10).
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, makes a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 10).

October 11 to Be Observed as Paul Bogle Day
Southwest Airlines inaugural flight from Kansas City, Missouri in the United States (US) arrives at the Sangster International Airport (SIA) in Montego Bay on Saturday (October 7) . The flight carried some 114 passengers and six crew members.
Southwest Airlines inaugural flight from Kansas City, Missouri in the United States (US) arrives at the Sangster International Airport (SIA) in Montego Bay on Saturday (October 7) . The flight carried some 114 passengers and six crew members.

Southwest to Bring Once-Weekly Flight into Montego Bay from Kansas City
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, delivers remarks at the United Nations Partnership Forum 2023, which was held at the University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters on Tuesday (October 10) under the theme ‘Partnership for Peace, Planet and Prosperity - for Youth, with Youth, by Youth’.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, delivers remarks at the United Nations Partnership Forum 2023, which was held at the University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters on Tuesday (October 10) under the theme ‘Partnership for Peace, Planet and Prosperity - for Youth, with Youth, by Youth’.

PHOTOS: UN Partnership Forum 2023

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Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, makes a statement in the House of Representatives today (October 10).
Transport

Public Passengers to Pay 19 Per Cent More as of October 15

There will be a 19 per cent increase in public passenger fares effective this Sunday, October 15. The announcement was made by Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, in a statement to the House of Representatives, today (October 10). The Minister informed that a subcommittee of the Public Transport Operators Steering Committee “had meticulously integrated a...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (left), and Deputy Secretary General for Economic and Global Affairs at the European Union, Helena Konig (right), display documents during the Digital Jamaica Exchange of Documents Ceremony held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in downtown Kingston on Tuesday (October 10).
Office of the Prime Minister

Programme to Advance Jamaica’s Transition to Digital Society Launched

Digital Jamaica, a €9.5-million programme aimed at increasing access to and use of information and communications technologies (ICT) to support the country’s transition to a digital economy and society was launched on Tuesday (October 10). An initiative of the Government of Jamaica in partnership with the European Union (EU), Digital Jamaica will be implemented by the Office of the Prime...
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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addresses today’s (October 10) council meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, at its 24 Church Street location in downtown Kingston.
Health & WellnessLocal Government

KSAMC Finalises Programme to Combat Dengue

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is finalising a programme of action in the fight against dengue fever. Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne disease that is usually a mild illness in which a person may get a fever, headache, joint and muscle pains. Jamaica declared an outbreak of the disease on September 23. Persons experiencing fever, vomiting, severe...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the National Mental Health Conference, held today (October 10) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.
Health & Wellness

Minister Says ‘All Society’ Approach Needed to Deal with Mental Health

To effectively deal with mental health, an “all society” approach is needed, as ignorance poses the biggest hindrance to wellness, says Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. The Minister, who was addressing the opening ceremony for the National Mental Health Conference held today (October 10) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, said with improved...
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Principal Director of the Legal and Forest Enforcement Services Division at the Forestry Department, Philip Cross.
Environment

Forestry Department Takes Action to Protect Forest Reserves

Over the past two years, the Forestry Department took action against 12 persons who committed offences under the Forestry Act. The breaches included conducting commercial activities in forest management and protected areas without having the proper licences and permits, as well as felling trees and attempting to remove lumber from a forest reserve or forest estate. In an interview with...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
Foreign AffairsHealth & Wellness

Health Minister Lauds Support from US to Fight Spread Of Dengue

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the US$500,000 pledged by the United States (US) in support of Jamaica’s dengue response will go a far way in quelling the spread of the disease. Addressing students, teachers, dignitaries (including US Ambassador Nickolas Perry) and other stakeholders at the Flanker Primary and Junior High School, St. James, on...
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Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), is in conversation with Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gary McKenzie (right) and Chairman of the Transport Authority (TA), Owen Ellington. Occasion was a tour of sections of the Corporate Area on Monday (October 9), as part of activities under ‘Operation Streamline,’ which aims to  rid the streets of rogue taxi drivers.
Transport

PPV Operator Certification and Registry to Roll Out in 2024/25

The Transport Authority (TA) will implement the public passenger vehicle (PPV) operator certification programme and PPV registry during the new financial year. Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, who made the disclosure, said that the measures are intended to formalise the sector as well as ensure safety on the roadways. “The TA is looking to pool...
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