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Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie (right), along with member of the Ministry of Health and Wellness Emergency Management team, Shirley Marshal Davis, engages in a physical activity during yesterday’s (June 1) Caribbean Nutrition Day, held at the St. William Grant Park in downtown Kingston.

Renewed Calls for Persons to Eat Healthy Foods

There are renewed calls for the population to eat healthy foods for sustainable health and well-being and to pay careful attention to labels on food packages. Leading the charge at the Caribbean Nutrition Day, held at the St. William Grant...

Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington, makes his contribution to the 2023/24 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (May 31).

70 Projects Approved Under the Urban Renewal and Development Programme in 2022/23

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

House Approves First Supplementary Estimates

Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Paulette Spencer Smith (left), addresses the World No Tobacco Day Youth Forum on Wednesday (May 31), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingstown. Listening (from second left) are PAHO/WHO Country Representative, Ian Stein; Executive Director, Physical Therapy Solutions, Dr. Bernadette Bryan Frankson; Executive Director, National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Michael Tucker and Executive Director, Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Deborah Chen.

PHOTOS: World No Tobacco Day Youth Forum

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addressing the National Disaster Risk Management Council meeting at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on June 1.

Local Government Ministry Providing $10 Million for Musgrave Market Clean-Up

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre) shares in light conversation with President, Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC), Michael McMorris (right) and Immediate Past President, JCC, Ian Neita, at the organisation’s 38th annual Dinner and Awards Banquet held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on May 31.

3 years ago Foreign Affairs

PHOTOS: JCC Dinner and Awards Banquet

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), converses with Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie and Senior Director (Acting), Mitigation Planning and Research Division, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Anna Tucker Abrahams, on his arrival at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on June 1 for the National Disaster Risk Management Council meeting.

3 years ago Local Government

PM Urges Jamaicans to Take Precautions As Hurricane Season Begins

With the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season now under way, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is urging Jamaicans to take the necessary precautions to protect life and property. He said that persons should listen for and adhere to warnings issued by the relevant authorities and ensure that they are accessing information from credible sources. “More and more, the infodemic...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), addresses the opening ceremony of the national seminar, ‘Tackling the Presence of Firearms in Schools’, held on June 1 at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston. Also pictured is Director of the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), Soledad Urruela.

3 years ago EducationYouth

Education Ministry Receives Support from UNLIREC to Combat Violence in Schools

The Ministry of Education and Youth is receiving support from the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), to ramp up efforts to stamp out violence in schools. A National Seminar, ‘Tackling the Presence of Firearms in Schools’, was held today to discuss the issue and measures to combat the problem....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing the National Disaster Risk Management Council meeting at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on June 1.

3 years ago Local Government

Gov’t Building Financial Resilience Against Disasters

The Government is placing focus on disaster risk financing to strengthen the country’s financial capacity to respond to and recover from disasters. “This Administration has taken a different approach to disaster risk management, particularly on the financial side of things and, in fact, we have developed a National Natural Disaster Risk Financing Policy,” said Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew...

Contestants in the 2023 Jamaica Cultural Development Commission St Mary Festival Queen Competition who will vie for the title on Saturday, June 3. The entrants (from left) are Sherai Campbell, Kimaria Henry, Kevaughna Brown, Dexanie Wood, and Tadwaine Wilson.

3 years ago Culture

St Mary Festival Queen Coronation on June 3

Persons are being encouraged to come out and support the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) St Mary Festival Queen Coronation on Saturday (June 3).The event is slated for the St Mary Anglican Church Hall in Port Maria, St Mary, beginning at 8 p.m. Admission is free. However, persons attending are required to have tickets to enter the venue. These are...

3 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentSectoral Debate 2023/24

15 Wastewater Treatment Plants to be Upgraded

Over the next three years, 15 wastewater treatment plants in St. Thomas, Portland, St. Mary, St. Catherine, and Clarendon will be upgraded to ensure safe public health conditions. Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington, made the disclosure during his 2023/24 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (May...

(FILE Photo) A workman lays pipes during a recent water improvement project.

3 years ago Sectoral Debate 2023/24Water

Improved Water Distribution in Several Rural Communities

The Government has boosted water and service reliability in several rural communities. To this end, several water-supply systems were commissioned at a cost of $437 million, cumulatively benefiting more than 52,000 Jamaicans living in rural communities. Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington, made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2023/24...