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Chairman of the Transport Authority, Owen Ellington, addresses a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica house, today (August 30).
Chairman of the Transport Authority, Owen Ellington, addresses a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica house, today (August 30).

Arrangement for Coaster Buses in Half-Way Tree Being Modified

Plans are being put in place to relocate the coaster buses that normally set down passengers in the lanes close to the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre. Chairman of the Transport Authority, Owen Ellington, said discussions are being held today (August...
Farmers examining crops under cultivation.
Farmers examining crops under cultivation.

Farmers Receiving Assistance Under Gov’t’s $200M Drought Mitigation Programme
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter, speaks at a JIS Think Tank on August 30.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter, speaks at a JIS Think Tank on August 30.

Incoming Travellers Must Fill Out Immigration Form Online
A student of Jessie Ripoll Primary School in Kingston practises the ‘Kerb Drill’, which teaches children to raise their hand while crossing the road and observing their surroundings to ensure it is safe to do so.
A student of Jessie Ripoll Primary School in Kingston practises the ‘Kerb Drill’, which teaches children to raise their hand while crossing the road and observing their surroundings to ensure it is safe to do so.

Help Us Keep Our Children Safe as They Return to School
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addresses a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday (July 5).
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addresses a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday (July 5).

PPV Steering Committee to Put Together Proposal to Fine-Tune Fare Adjustments

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Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, speaks at a post-Cabinet press briefing, held today (August 30), at Jamaica House.  
Transport

New JUTC Buses to Be Sent to Depots This Weekend for New School Year

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is in the process of licensing the 50 new buses that arrived in the island recently. This will enable the buses to go out over the weekend to the various depots to be available in time for the new school year, which starts on Monday (September 4). Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport,...
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Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Rear Admiral (retd.) Peter Brady and Director General, Marine Safety and Security at Transport Canada, Joanna Manger, sign a Reciprocal Recognition Agreement to enable seafarers from Jamaica and Canada to work on ships sailing under the Jamaican or Canadian flags, at the International Maritime Organization Headquarters, in London, recently.  Witnessing the signing are Alternate Permanent Representative to the International Maritime Organization, Michelle Toering Sanders (left, standing) and Acting Jamaican High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Patrice Laird Grant.  
EnergyScienceTechnology

Jamaica and Canada Sign Reciprocal Agreement for Employment of Seafarers

Jamaica and Canada have signed a Reciprocal Recognition Agreement to enable seafarers from both countries to work on ships sailing under the Jamaican or Canadian flags. The agreement was signed recently at the London headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) by Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Rear Admiral (retd.) Peter Brady and Director General, Marine Safety...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, brings remarks at the commissioning ceremony for rainwater harvesting and upgraded irrigation systems, at the Forestry Department in Kingston, today (August 29).
Water

Rural Water Resilience Programme to Be Launched in September

Come next month, the Government will launch a rural water resilience programme as it moves to ramp up rainwater harvesting among Jamaicans, where and when appropriate. The announcement was made today (August 29) by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, at the commissioning ceremony for rainwater harvesting and upgraded...
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The Office of the Prime Minister’s Housing and Land Town Hall flyer.
Office of the Prime Minister

PM to Address Housing and Land Town Hall on August 31

Residents of St. James and neighbouring parishes are being invited to attend a Town Hall on Thursday, August 31, at the Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, will address the meeting, being held under the theme ‘Housing and Land: Building Jamaica’. The town hall is the second in a...
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Corporal Kayla Keane of the JCF’s Corporate Communications Unit says the Police have deployed additional members of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB) to handle the busy back-to-school shopping period.
National Security

JCF Deploys Additional Members of PSTEB in Major Town Centres

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has deployed additional members of its Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB) in major town centres to manage back-to-school shopping. A member of the JCF’s Corporate Communications Network, Corporal Kayla Keane, told JIS News that the police will be on hand to maintain order. “During this time, a larger number of police officers from...
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