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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses journalists during a press briefing, on Thursday (March 9) at the Ministry in Kingston.
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses journalists during a press briefing, on Thursday (March 9) at the Ministry in Kingston.

Fines Under the Country Fires Act to be Revised

Fines under the Country Fires Act are to be revised as part of measures to stem increasing incidents of bush fires islandwide, resulting from human activity. This was disclosed by Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie,...
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda , delivers the keynote address at the closing ceremony for Research Week 2023 at Northern Caribbean University in Mandeville, Manchester, on Thursday (March 9).
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda , delivers the keynote address at the closing ceremony for Research Week 2023 at Northern Caribbean University in Mandeville, Manchester, on Thursday (March 9).

Greater Mandeville Water Project to Bring Relief to Thousands
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), greets ambulance drivers, Donovan Daley (centre), who is attached to the Princess Margaret Hospital in St. Thomas, and William Smith, who is based at the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston, during Thursday’s (March 9) handover ceremony at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) for equipment and vehicles donated by the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund. The entity provided 10 new hemodialysis machines and two ambulances, valued approximately $63 million, for the KPH, Linstead Public Hospital, and Princess Margaret Hospital.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), greets ambulance drivers, Donovan Daley (centre), who is attached to the Princess Margaret Hospital in St. Thomas, and William Smith, who is based at the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston, during Thursday’s (March 9) handover ceremony at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) for equipment and vehicles donated by the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund. The entity provided 10 new hemodialysis machines and two ambulances, valued approximately $63 million, for the KPH, Linstead Public Hospital, and Princess Margaret Hospital.

CHASE Fund Donates Equipment and Vehicles to Hospitals
Acting Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Marjorie Leyden-Kirton, makes a point at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, today (March 10) at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
Acting Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Marjorie Leyden-Kirton, makes a point at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, today (March 10) at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

JCDC Accepting Entries for Jamaica Festival Song Competition
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Commerce

Multibillion-Dollar Road Improvement Project to Commence in 2023/24

The Government is to implement a $40-billion road improvement project to modernise 2,000 roads across the island, says Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke. Opening the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on March 7, Minister Clarke said repairs of the road networks will commence during the upcoming financial year, and phased...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), presents a citation to former Custos for Manchester, Sally Porteous during the Governor- General’s Medal of Honour presentation ceremony and luncheon for current and former Custodes held on Tuesday (March 7) at King’s House.
National Honours and Awards

34 Custodes Receive G-G’s Medal of Honour

Thirty-four current and former Custodes have been awarded the Governor- General’s Medal of Honour in recognition of their outstanding service to the office. Gold, silver and bronze medals were presented based on length of time served, during a ceremony held on Tuesday (March 7) at King’s House. Persons who have given nine years or more of service received the gold...
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Medical Officer of Health, St. Elizabeth Health Department, Dr. Tonia Dawkins-Beharie.
Health & Wellness

Parents Urged to Ensure Children are Immunised

Parents in St. Elizabeth and across the island are being urged to take advantage of the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ ‘mop up/catch up’ campaign to get their children immunised. Medical Officer of Health, St. Elizabeth Health Department, Dr. Tonia Dawkins-Beharie, said health professionals in the parish have been visiting schools and communities since the launch of the initiative in...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), converses with (from left) Director, Meteorological Service (MET Office), Evan Thompson; Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) Stewart Beckford and Managing Director, National Water Resource Authority (NRA), Peter Clarke, at a press conference held on Thursday (March 9) at the Ministry in Kingston.
Fire Safety

Fire Brigade Urges Vigilance to Prevent Bushfires

Members of the public are being urged to exercise greater vigilance to prevent bushfires. Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Stewart Beckford, who made the appeal, said persons should desist from lighting fires to burn garbage or clear land for planting and ensure that cigarettes are properly extinguished before discarding them. He said that open flames, particularly given the...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), shares in the symbolic cheque handover of $15.1 million by the Seprod Group to Netball Jamaica. Holding the cheque are: Head of Supply Chain, Seprod, Marilyn Golding-Anderson (third left); Board President, Netball Jamaica, Tricia Robinson (centre); and Chief Financial Officer, Seprod Group, Damion Dodd. Also sharing in the moment are Business Development Manager, Serge Island Industries, Sheridan Cohen (left); and Captain of the Sunshine Girls Netball Team, Shanice Beckford. Seprod Group will be providing yearlong sponsorship in support of Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls’ journey to the 2023 Netball World Cup to be held in South Africa. The ceremony was held on Wednesday (March 8), at the National Indoor Sports Centre, Kingston.
Finance & Public ServiceSport

Seprod Provides $15.1 million to Netball Jamaica

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), shares in the symbolic cheque handover of $15.1 million by the Seprod Group to Netball Jamaica. Holding the cheque are: Head of Supply Chain, Seprod, Marilyn Golding-Anderson (third left); Board President, Netball Jamaica, Tricia Robinson (centre); and Chief Financial Officer, Seprod Group, Damion Dodd. Also sharing in the moment...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness and Member of Parliament (MP) for St. Andrew West Rural, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (right), shakes hands with Speaker of the House of Parliament of the Cayman Islands, Katherine Ebanks-Wilks (left). Looking on (from second left) are: Speaker of the House of Representatives, Marisa Dalrymple Philibert; Minister of Education and Youth and MP for St. Andrew Eastern, Hon. Fayval Williams; and MP for Trelawny Northern, Tova Hamilton. Ms. Ebanks-Wilks met with female Parliamentarians at Gordon House on March 9.
Foreign Affairs

PHOTOS: Cayman Islands’ House of Parliament Speaker meets with female MPs

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness and Member of Parliament (MP) for St. Andrew West Rural, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (right), shakes hands with Speaker of the House of Parliament of the Cayman Islands, Katherine Ebanks-Wilks (left). Looking on (from second left) are: Speaker of the House of Representatives, Marisa Dalrymple Philibert; Minister of Education and...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), officially commissions the Watermount water system in St. Catherine into operation on Wednesday (March 8). Others (from left) are Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott (left); and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine West Central, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton.
Local Government

Additional $60 Million to Assist Drought-Affected Communities

The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development is providing $60 million to improve access to potable water for residents in several communities across the island that are being severely impacted by the current dry conditions. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, in making the disclosure, said that the sum is in addition to the $100 million recently announced by Prime...
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