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The Portland Municipal Corporation Building in Port Antonio.

Portland Municipal Corporation Heightens Hurricane Season Preparedness

Portland’s over 100 emergency shelters have been inspected and declared ready by the parish’s Municipal Corporation as the entity heightens its preparedness for the 2023 hurricane season. Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Megan Henry-Bromwell, told JIS News that this is...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), and Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport and Portland Western Member of Parliament, Hon. Daryl Vaz, tour the Buff Bay market in Portland on June 16. The market is to be renovated to provide an upgraded facility for vendors to ply their wares.

Renovations Totaling Over $175M Being Programmed for Musgrave and Buff Bay Markets

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter (left), receives a piece of watermelon from a farmer in St. Thomas while Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Parish Agricultural Manager, Bevene Martin-Dickenson (second left) looks on. Occasion was the 22nd staging of the parish agricultural show at Rudolf Elder Park in Morant Bay on Friday (June 23). The event was organised by RADA)’s St. Thomas parish office.

RADA St. Thomas Hosts 22nd Parish Agricultural Show

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.

Increased Diaspora Youth Engagement Being Prioritised by State Minister Alando Terrelonge

State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Hon. Franklin Witter, delivers the keynote address during the St. Thomas agricultural show on Friday (June 23). The event was staged by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority’s (RADA) St. Thomas office at the Rudolf Elder Park in Morant Bay.

Agriculture Ministry to Continue Scaling up Onion Production in St. Thomas

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second right), presents a certificate and tablet to Lacovia High School student, Kwan Bailey, for his honourable achievement in the Universal Service Fund’s (USF) 2022 Essay Competition. Also sharing in the presentation (from left) are USF Chief Executive Officer, Daniel Dawes and Flow’s Director of Corporate Communications and Stakeholder Management, Kayon Mitchell. The occasion was a Project Funding Agreement signing ceremony to provide digital literacy and skills training to over 1,500 PATH households, at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium in Kingston, on Friday (June 23). The USF and Flow have partnered to undertake the engagement.

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Over 1,500 PATH Households to Benefit from Digital Literacy and Skills Training Project

Over 1,500 households on the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) will benefit from digital literacy and skills training under a partnership between the Universal Service Fund (USF) and telecommunications firm, Flow. Representatives of the entities, on Friday (June 23), signed a Project Funding Agreement at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium in Kingston to facilitate pilot...

Kingston’s Mayor, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (right) and Chief Executive Officer, Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Robert Hill (second left), are joined by several stakeholders in laying flowers at the ‘Secret Gardens’ Monument on Friday (June 23) in observance of the National Day of Mourning for Jamaica’s Children who have been victims of violence and abuse. The Monument, which is located at the intersection of Church and Tower Streets in downtown Kingston, was erected by the KSAMC.

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PHOTOS: KSAMC Wreath-Laying Ceremony at ‘Secret Gardens’ Monument

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Significant Improvements in PEP Exam Results

The Ministry of Education and Youth is reporting a significant improvement in student performance in the Mathematics component of this year’s Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations, compared to pre-pandemic results in 2019. Figures from the Ministry show that 57 per cent of students were categorised as ‘proficient’ or ‘highly proficient’ this year, according to the National Standards Curriculum, as against...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), and New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Georgette Moving (second right), sign the social housing contract outlining her responsibilities as a homeowner under the initiative. Sharing the moment (from left) are Chair, Oversight Committee, NSHP, Judith Robb Walters; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation and Member of Parliament, St. Catherine Southwest, Hon. Everald Warmington and (from left, standing) Ms. Moving’s daughter, Janelle Evans and Councillor, Old Harbour North, Keith Knight. Ms. Moving’s new home, which is located in Bamboo Ridge, St. Catherine Southwest, was handed over on Friday (June 23).

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Prime Minister Urges Public’s Assistance with Investigations into Youngster’s Demise

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is again appealing to persons with information regarding the abduction and death of young Danielle Rowe to share it with the authorities. “There must be somebody who, on that road, would have seen something. It may not, at the time, be anything that would raise an alarm, but it may have registered in...

Custos Rotulorum for St James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin (right), interacts with students of Barracks Road Primary during a devotional exercise at the Corinaldi Primary School in Montego Bay, St James, on Friday (June 23), in observance of the National Day of Mourning for Children who have been victims of violence.

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Call Made for Collaboration and Transformation to Safeguard Jamaica’s Children

Custos Rotulorum for St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin, has emphasised the need for societal transformation and cross-sector collaboration to ensure the safety and well-being of Jamaica’s children. “Many of our children experience insidious forms of violence and abuse, and it doesn’t matter the circumstances – every child has a right to be protected from any form of violent...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second right), listens to a point being made by Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Western, James Robertson (right), while Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Wade Marrs (left) and Reggae Falls CEO, Antonio Porter, look on. Occasion was a destination assurance tour of St. Thomas on Thursday (June 22).

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Hillside in St. Thomas to Receive Attention from Tourism Ministry

The Hillside community in St. Thomas, which is home to the renowned Reggae Falls, is to receive some attention from the Ministry of Tourism to continue to develop its potential. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, led a Destination Assurance tour of the site and others in the parish on Thursday (June 22), alongside key Ministry personnel, other stakeholders, and Member...

Wife of the Prime Minister, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.

3 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Constituency Development Fund’s Importance Highlighted

The Constituency Development Fund (CDF) has been pivotal in the delivery of key provisions to citizens islandwide by parliamentary representatives. Its main thrust is to promote human and infrastructure development at the community and constituency levels through the establishment of sustainable projects. These include infrastructure development, education assistance and cultural and sporting activities, economic enablement, disaster mitigation, as well as...