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Parish Manager, St. James Health Department, Lennox Wallace.
Parish Manager, St. James Health Department, Lennox Wallace.

Four Additional Health Centres To Be Built In St. James

MONTEGO BAY, Sept. 21 (JIS): Residents of St. James are to benefit from the construction of four additional health centres in the parish. The project, to be funded by the National Health Fund (NHF) at a cost of $500 million,...
Local Economic Development Coordinator at the Social Development Commission (SDC), Tamiqua Silvera (left), with beneficiaries of the SDC business clinic, which took place on September 18 and 19 at the agency’s parish office in Kingston.
Local Economic Development Coordinator at the Social Development Commission (SDC), Tamiqua Silvera (left), with beneficiaries of the SDC business clinic, which took place on September 18 and 19 at the agency’s parish office in Kingston.

SDC Hosts Business Empowerment Clinic For Grassroots Entrepreneurs
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, is greeted by Chair of the Jamaica Prefects’ Association and student of Wolmer’s Boys, Aimar Sterling (left), during the launch of the Music and Arts for Change Competition at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on Wednesday (September 18). Looking on is Project Advisor, United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, Fayola Fraser.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, is greeted by Chair of the Jamaica Prefects’ Association and student of Wolmer’s Boys, Aimar Sterling (left), during the launch of the Music and Arts for Change Competition at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on Wednesday (September 18). Looking on is Project Advisor, United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, Fayola Fraser.

Music And Arts For Change Competition Launch (PHOTOS)
Teacher at Robin’s Bay Primary School in St. Mary, Judith Stubbs, participates in a clean-up of Robin’s Bay Beach on September 12.
Teacher at Robin’s Bay Primary School in St. Mary, Judith Stubbs, participates in a clean-up of Robin’s Bay Beach on September 12.

Robin’s Bay Beach In St. Mary Gets Cleaned Up
Sergeant Andrew Williams of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Community Safety and Security Branch (CSSB), presents grade-11 student at Denham Town High School in Kingston, Kaydon Blair, with a ‘Liv Gud’ branded bag during an interactive session which members of the Ministry of National Security’s ‘Liv Gud’ team had with youngsters at the institution on Friday (September 20).
Sergeant Andrew Williams of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Community Safety and Security Branch (CSSB), presents grade-11 student at Denham Town High School in Kingston, Kaydon Blair, with a ‘Liv Gud’ branded bag during an interactive session which members of the Ministry of National Security’s ‘Liv Gud’ team had with youngsters at the institution on Friday (September 20).

Students Encouraged To ‘liv Gud’ By Making The Right Choices

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Sherika-Lewis Acting Chief Public Health Inspector, Sherika Lewis
Health & Wellness

Reduction In Aedes Index In St. James

MONTEGO BAY September 20 (JIS): The St. James Environmental Health Department is reporting a two-percentage point decrease in the Aedes Index for August, reflecting the success of the ongoing mosquito-control measures. The index represents the percentage of premises within a specific area where Aedes aegypti mosquito breeding is detected, based on the total number of premises inspected. Acting Chief Public...
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Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central, Hon. Robert Morgan (third left, back row), along with (from left) Mayor of May Pen, Councillor Joel Williams; Councillor for the Chapelton Division, Hershell Brown, and Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Andrew McRae, with students who received tablet computers at yesterday’s (September 19), official installation of a free Wi-Fi hotspot in the community of Wood Hall.
CommunityDevelopment

Residents In Wood Hall Welcome Wi-Fi Hotspot

KINGSTON, September 20 (JIS): Residents, including school children, in Wood Hall, Clarendon, have welcomed the free Wi-Fi hotspot to their community, under the Universal Service Fund (USF) initiative to increase internet access. The system was officially commissioned into service on September 19, by officials of the USF and Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central, Hon. Robert Morgan, at a...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre), is in light conversation with Mexican Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Juan Jose Gonzalez Mijares (centre) and Industry and Investment Minister, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill. Occasion was a reception to mark the 214th Anniversary of Mexico’s independence, hosted by the Ambassador at his official residence in Kingston on Friday (Sept. 13).
Foreign Affairs

PHOTOS: Mexico’s 214th Anniversary of Independence Reception

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre), is in light conversation with Mexican Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Juan Jose Gonzalez Mijares (centre) and Industry and Investment Minister, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill. Occasion was a reception to mark the 214th Anniversary of Mexico’s independence, hosted by the Ambassador at his official residence...
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