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A section of the $41-million Treasure Beach Drainage Improvement Project.

Work on Treasure Beach Drainage Improvement Project Well Advanced

Another phase of the $41-million Treasure Beach Drainage Improvement Project in St. Elizabeth has been completed. The project, which was undertaken by the National Works Agency (NWA), aims to ensure that excess storm-water flows from the Great Pond will enter...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), dances with the Charles Town Maroons group during the annual staging of the Emancipation Jubilee at the Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann on Monday (July 31) into Tuesday (August 1).

‘Reparations Now, Reparations are a Must’ – Minister Grange

Official logo for the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce’s MSME Business Roadshow.

Industry Ministry to Engage MSMEs at Business Roadshows

Minister Grange Special Guest on ‘Let’s Connect With Ambassador Marks’ Thursday

Senior Pastor at the Webster Memorial United Church in St. Andrew, Rev. Astor Carlyle, delivers the sermon at a thanksgiving service to mark Jamaica’s Emancipation and Independence, at the Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church in Takoma Park, Maryland, on Sunday (July 30). Listening are Rev. Dr. Bertram Melbourne (second right), Dean of Howard University School of Divinity and Rev Dr. Kortright Davis.

Jamaica’s Independence Day Proclaimed in Maryland

Custos Rotulorum for St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin (second left), lights a flame during the Emancipation vigil at Jarrett Park in Montego Bay at midnight (August 1). The act symbolised the igniting of the flames of freedom by plantation slaves in Kensington, St. James, and other parts of Jamaica. Also participating in the exercise are (from left) Government Senator, Charles Sinclair; Councillor, Maroon Town Division, Everes Coke; and Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon.

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PHOTOS: Emancipation Vigil Staged in St. James

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), speaks with Anglican Archbishop of the West Indies and Lord Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, His Grace, the Most Rev. Dr. Howard Gregory, during Sunday’s (July 30) ecumenical National Independence Church Service. The service was held at the Waltham Park New Testament Church of God in Kingston. At right is Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

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Anglican Archbishop Urges Jamaicans to Embrace the Spirit of Emancipation and Independence

Anglican Archbishop of the West Indies, His Grace, the Most Rev. Dr. Howard Gregory, is calling on Jamaicans to embrace the spirit of Independence and Emancipation, in charting a course for the future. Dr. Gregory, who is also Lord Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, encouraged persons to remain steadfast to the ideals which charted the course for Jamaica’s...

The Manchioneal Cultural Group performs during the Emancipation Day event, ‘Augus Mawnin Market’, on Tuesday (August 1). The event kicked off the week-long slate of activities being staged at the ‘Independence Village’ at the National Arena in Kingston from August 1 to 6.

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‘Augus’ Mawnin Market’ Kicks Off Week-Long Emancipation and Independence Celebrations

The flagship Emancipation Day event, ‘Augus Mawnin Market’, kicked off the week-long slate of activities being staged at the ‘Independence Village’ at the National Arena in Kingston, from August 1 to 6. On Tuesday, August 1, which is celebrated as Emancipation Day, the Village came alive with the sounds of popular festival songs, ‘Land of My Birth’, ‘Cherry Oh! Baby’,...

Commissioner, Jamaica Fire Brigade, Stewart Beckford.

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JFB Urges Persons Not to Leave Cooking Unattended

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is urging persons not to leave cooking unattended, in order to prevent fires. JFB Commissioner, Stewart Beckford, told JIS News that within recent years, “cooking left unattended” has been among the causes of fires across the island. He pointed out that the JFB has had cases where persons fall asleep while cooking. Mr. Beckford noted...

Revellers in Half-Way Tree, St. Andrew, on Emancipation Day 2022.

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Jamaicans Urged to Take Covid-19 Precautions During ‘Emancipendence’ Celebrations

Jamaicans are being encouraged to take the necessary precautions against COVID-19 as they participate in festivities to mark Emancipation and Independence. The Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, recently announced that there has been an uptick in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and urged persons, especially the most vulnerable, “to employ infection-prevention-and-control mechanisms”. Speaking at...

Regional Operations Manager, WPM Waste Management Limited, Dramaine Jones.

3 years ago Local Government

WPM Waste Management Limited Heightens Garbage Collection in Downtown Montego Bay

WPM Waste Management Limited has heightened its collection schedule to tackle the increased volume of debris accumulating in downtown Montego Bay. “This area has a lot of people [either engaged in commercial activities or] travelling through [Montego Bay] daily, and because of that it generates a lot of waste. [So], we have a night shift [crew] that [cleans] the major...

Senior Livestock specialist at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Maxine Brown.

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Rada Partners With US Universities to Improve Small Ruminant Nutrition

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is partnering with United States (US)-based universities to improve small ruminant nutrition. Speaking with JIS News recently, Senior Livestock Specialist with RADA, Maxine Brown, said that providing quality feed for small livestock, such as goats, is critical to the development of the industry. “We’ve reached out to international partners because we know sometimes locally...