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Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (left), presents maternal care supplies to Rhianna Davis during a handover ceremony at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital, downtown Kingston, on March 29. The items include snuggle nests as well as diapers and skincare and hygiene products. The presentation falls under the Start Right initiative, targeted at vulnerable mothers and their newborns, and involves collaboration among the Ministry, the American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ), and the Jamaicans Abroad Helping Jamaicans at Home (JAHJAH) Foundation. A total of 60 mothers at the facility benefited from the support.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (left), presents maternal care supplies to Rhianna Davis during a handover ceremony at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital, downtown Kingston, on March 29. The items include snuggle nests as well as diapers and skincare and hygiene products. The presentation falls under the Start Right initiative, targeted at vulnerable mothers and their newborns, and involves collaboration among the Ministry, the American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ), and the Jamaicans Abroad Helping Jamaicans at Home (JAHJAH) Foundation. A total of 60 mothers at the facility benefited from the support.

PHOTOS: Mothers Receive Maternal Care Supplies

Eighteen new Justices of the Peace (JPs) for Manchester take the oath of office during a commissioning ceremony held on Thursday (March 30) at Church Teachers’ College in the parish. Custos Rotulorum of Manchester, Lt. Col. Hon. Garfield Green (left, at podium) presides over the ceremony.
Eighteen new Justices of the Peace (JPs) for Manchester take the oath of office during a commissioning ceremony held on Thursday (March 30) at Church Teachers’ College in the parish. Custos Rotulorum of Manchester, Lt. Col. Hon. Garfield Green (left, at podium) presides over the ceremony.

PHOTOS: New JPs for Manchester
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (second right); Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (second left) and Director of Public Prosecutions, Paula Llewellyn (left), in dialogue with United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Nick Perry, during the opening session for the Advanced Counter-Gang Training Exercise at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in Mona, St. Andrew, on Thursday (March 30).
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (second right); Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (second left) and Director of Public Prosecutions, Paula Llewellyn (left), in dialogue with United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Nick Perry, during the opening session for the Advanced Counter-Gang Training Exercise at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in Mona, St. Andrew, on Thursday (March 30).

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Chargé D’Affaires, Embassy of Venezuela, José Antonio Sánchez-Vegas (centre) leads a workshop with students and representatives from the Spanish-Jamaican Foundation, on the festivities of San Pedro the Apostle, whose Saint Day is celebrated in the Spanish-speaking country. Occasion was Spanish Immersion Day activities at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library on March 29.
Chargé D’Affaires, Embassy of Venezuela, José Antonio Sánchez-Vegas (centre) leads a workshop with students and representatives from the Spanish-Jamaican Foundation, on the festivities of San Pedro the Apostle, whose Saint Day is celebrated in the Spanish-speaking country. Occasion was Spanish Immersion Day activities at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library on March 29.

PHOTOS: Spanish Emersion Day on March 29
Interim Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Kelli-Dawn Hamilton.
Interim Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Kelli-Dawn Hamilton.

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second right), listens to a point from Acting Country Representative, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Alex Gainer (left), during the USAID FHI360 Local Partner Development (LPD) Closeout Ceremony. Others sharing in the conversation are Chief of Party, LPD, Morana Smodlaka Krajnovic and Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIAJ), Dr. Wayne Henry. The ceremony was held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on Wednesday (March 29).
Social Security

Students Benefiting from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Students from the Denham Town and Tivoli Gardens High schools in Kingston are engaged in weekly Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) as part of a pilot programme by the Ministry of Education and Youth to reduce violence in schools. The two schools are the first of nine that are targeted islandwide for the intervention, which is aimed at testing the use...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left) and Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (third right), lead the unveiling of a sign during the official launch of a neighbourhood watch programme for communities in Hellshire, Portmore, St. Catherine. The event took place at the Hellshire Park Shopping Centre on March 25. Sharing the moment (at right) is Mayor of Portmore, Councillor Leon Thomas.
National Security

Neighbourhood Watch Groups Launched in Portmore Communities

Residents in the Seafort, Hellshire Park Estate and Fort Hill Estate communities in Portmore, St. Catherine, are now being served by Neighbourhood Watch groups to help ensure public safety. The groups were launched during a ceremony at the Hellshire Park shopping centre, on March 25. It was attended by Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; Commissioner of Police,...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green (right), shows students from the Mountainside Primary School in St. Elizabeth how to access free Wi-Fi service in the community, at the commissioning ceremony by the Universal Service Fund (USF), on Wednesday (March 29).
Community

Treasure Beach and Mountainside Get Free Wi-Fi Service

The communities of Treasure Beach and Mountainside, in St. Elizabeth, have been provided with free Wi-Fi service by the Universal Service Fund (USF). Commissioned on March 29, the service has been made available as part of the USF’s Community Wi-Fi Programme, which aims to increase access to the Internet across Jamaica’s 63 constituencies and allow for greater digital inclusion. Minister...
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Acting Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson.
Disaster ReliefWeather

Companies Should Have Business Continuity Planning Procedures in Place – ODPEM

It is important for companies to have their ‘Business Continuity Planning Procedures’ in place, in the event the country experiences a major earthquake, advises the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM). “Your team should be trained in terms of your general emergency requirements, how you treat with staff, and how you ensure that persons are safe during or...
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Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen.
CommerceIndustryInvestment

Debt Collectors Urged to Act Professionally

Debt collectors are being urged to carry out their duties in a professional manner. A debt collector is a person or organisation that is in the business of recovering money owed on delinquent accounts. Addressing a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the agency’s head office in Kingston, Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, said...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left) and Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (second right), unveil a sign during the official launch of a neighbourhood watch programme for communities in Hellshire, St. Catherine. The event took place at the Hellshire Park Shopping Centre on March 25. Looking on at right is Mayor of Portmore, Leon Thomas.
Community

PHOTOS: Neighbourhood Watch Programme Launched for Communities in Hellshire

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left) and Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (second right), unveil a sign during the official launch of a neighbourhood watch programme for communities in Hellshire, St. Catherine. The event took place at the Hellshire Park Shopping Centre on March 25. Looking on at right is Mayor of Portmore, Leon Thomas.
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