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Executive Director of the National Council on Drug Abuse, Michael Tucker, addresses a World No Tobacco Day Youth Forum at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on World No Tobacco Day, Wednesday, May 31.
Executive Director of the National Council on Drug Abuse, Michael Tucker, addresses a World No Tobacco Day Youth Forum at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on World No Tobacco Day, Wednesday, May 31.

NCDA Head Highlights Impact of Tobacco Use

Seventy-one per cent of the deaths of Jamaicans from cancer of the trachea, bronchus or lungs are attributable to smoking. This was disclosed by Executive Director of the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Michael Tucker, as he addressed a...
Government Senator, Abka Fitz-Henley, makes his presentation during the 2023/24 State of the Nation Debate in the Senate recently.
Government Senator, Abka Fitz-Henley, makes his presentation during the 2023/24 State of the Nation Debate in the Senate recently.

Gov’t Hailed for Management of Jamaica’s Economy
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), listens to a point being made by craft vendor, Kathlene Henry (right). Looking on (from left) are Mayor of Port Antonio, Councillor Paul Thompson and Member of Parliament, Portland Eastern, Ann-Marie Vaz. Occasion was a brief address to the Portland Municipal Corporation on Friday (June 16) following Minister McKenzie’s tour of the fire-ravaged Musgrave Market in Port Antonio.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), listens to a point being made by craft vendor, Kathlene Henry (right). Looking on (from left) are Mayor of Port Antonio, Councillor Paul Thompson and Member of Parliament, Portland Eastern, Ann-Marie Vaz. Occasion was a brief address to the Portland Municipal Corporation on Friday (June 16) following Minister McKenzie’s tour of the fire-ravaged Musgrave Market in Port Antonio.

Minister McKenzie Urges Compassion for Displaced Musgrave Market Vendors
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), makes a point to Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Dwight Wilson (left), during a tour of the site for a homeless shelter in Port Antonio, on June 16. Also pictured (from third left) are Member of Parliament for Portland Eastern, Ann-Marie Vaz and Mayor or Port Antonio, Councillor Paul Thompson. The homeless shelter will be built on the compound of the parish’s poor relief office.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), makes a point to Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Dwight Wilson (left), during a tour of the site for a homeless shelter in Port Antonio, on June 16. Also pictured (from third left) are Member of Parliament for Portland Eastern, Ann-Marie Vaz and Mayor or Port Antonio, Councillor Paul Thompson. The homeless shelter will be built on the compound of the parish’s poor relief office.

Site Identified for Homeless Shelter In Portland
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transportation (MSETT), Hon. Daryl Vaz, addresses the recent SalesCon360 Conference and Technology Expo, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transportation (MSETT), Hon. Daryl Vaz, addresses the recent SalesCon360 Conference and Technology Expo, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

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Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining , Hon. Franklin Witter (right) and Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Winston Simpson, examine tomatoes at the Gayle Town Farm in Ballards Valley, St. Elizabeth. Occasion was a tour of farms and farm roads that were damaged by the recent heavy rainfall on Friday ( June 16).
Agriculture

More Than $60 Million Damage to Crops In St. Elizabeth

The recent heavy rains have caused an estimated $63 million in crop damage in St. Elizabeth, notes Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter. Speaking to JIS News after a tour of several farms and roadways in St. Elizabeth Southern, which were affected by the recent heavy rainfall, on Friday June 16, Mr....
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (seated left), and Japan
Education

PHOTOS: Education Minister attends Japanese Speech Contest

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (seated left), and Japan's Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi (seated, second left), listen to Kristian Coke, as he delivers his speech at the Japanese Speech Contest 2023, held today (June 17), at University of the West Indies, Mona Campus.
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, views a section of the Musgrave Market in Portland, which was destroyed by fire on May 28. The Minister toured the facility on Friday (June 16).
Fire Safety

Musgrave Market to be Rebuilt with Fire Safety Features

The fire-ravaged Musgrave Market in Portland is to be rebuilt with fire safety features, to aid in preventing a reoccurrence of the May 28 event that displaced several vendors and their businesses. Speaking during a tour of the market on Friday (June 16), Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said that the Jamaica Fire Brigade “will ensure...
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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), along with one of the beneficiaries of the housing project at St. Paul’s Lane, Patricia Clarke, tour the development located in the St. Andrew West Central Constituency, on June 16.
Housing

PM Tours St. Paul’s Lane Housing Development

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness says the multimillion-dollar housing development currently being undertaken at St. Paul’s Lane in St. Andrew West Central, is a model for how informal settlements can be transformed across Jamaica. Mr. Holness, who is Member of Parliament for the area, conducted a site visit on Friday (June 16) to see the progress being made...
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Managing Director of the Transport Authority, Ralston Smith, addresses the Transport Authority’s Transportation Conference 2023 on June 15 at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters on the Mona Campus, St. Andrew.
Transport

Transport Authority Head Calls for Sector Collaboration

Managing Director of the Transport Authority, Mr. Ralston Smith is calling for greater collaboration within the transportation sector, to find the most efficient and productive model for service delivery. “Among the things that we should do, is to accelerate the decarbonisation of the entire transport sector to reduce our carbon footprint and promote efficiency that supports climate change,” Mr. Smith...
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Government Senator, Dr. Saphire Longmore, addressing the sitting of the Senate on June 16.
Health & Wellness

Senator Calls for Mobile Units to Address Mental Health Needs

Government Senator, Dr. Saphire Longmore is calling for adequately resourced mobile units to be put in place, to respond to the needs of individuals who have been impacted by traumatic circumstances. “Mental health care is on everybody’s mind and what this has brought to the fore is the need… for a mobile response unit in these circumstances. The demand is...
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