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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second right), joins Mayor of Kingston, Senator the Hon. Delroy Williams (right); and Custos of Kingston, Steadman Fuller (third right); at the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation’s annual Christmas Tree-Lighting Ceremony and Concert at St. William Grant Park in downtown Kingston on December 20. Sharing the moment (from left) are Minority Leader, Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, Andrew Swaby; Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2022, Velonique Bowen; and Youth Mayor for Kingston, Khijani Williams.
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second right), joins Mayor of Kingston, Senator the Hon. Delroy Williams (right); and Custos of Kingston, Steadman Fuller (third right); at the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation’s annual Christmas Tree-Lighting Ceremony and Concert at St. William Grant Park in downtown Kingston on December 20. Sharing the moment (from left) are Minority Leader, Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, Andrew Swaby; Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2022, Velonique Bowen; and Youth Mayor for Kingston, Khijani Williams.

PHOTOS: KSAMC Christmas Tree-Lighting Ceremony

Jonkonnu dancers perform during the media launch of the Jonkonnu Road March Competition and Party on Tuesday (December 20), at the Courtyard at the Louise Bennet Garden Theatre, Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, Kingston.
Jonkonnu dancers perform during the media launch of the Jonkonnu Road March Competition and Party on Tuesday (December 20), at the Courtyard at the Louise Bennet Garden Theatre, Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, Kingston.

PHOTOS: Launch of Jonkonnu Road March Competition
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), speaks with 16-year-old Ne-Sean Blair, a victim of gun violence, which left him paralysed since March 30, 2021, and his mother, Kedine Wilson-Blair, during a visit to their home in Manchester, on Monday, December 19.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), speaks with 16-year-old Ne-Sean Blair, a victim of gun violence, which left him paralysed since March 30, 2021, and his mother, Kedine Wilson-Blair, during a visit to their home in Manchester, on Monday, December 19.

PM Says More Support Will Be Mobilised for Young Gun Victim
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), addresses a press conference held at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle Office on December 21. Listening (at right) is Deputy Financial Secretary, Strategic Human Resources, Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Wayne Jones.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), addresses a press conference held at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle Office on December 21. Listening (at right) is Deputy Financial Secretary, Strategic Human Resources, Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Wayne Jones.

47 MDAs Get Clearance for Payment of Salaries Under New Compensation System
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), presents the Chairman’s Award to Commercial Manager, Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) Limited, Kaydian Dawes-Wynter. Occasion was an appreciation ceremony for the NMIA team on Tuesday (December 20), at the NMIA in Kingston.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), presents the Chairman’s Award to Commercial Manager, Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) Limited, Kaydian Dawes-Wynter. Occasion was an appreciation ceremony for the NMIA team on Tuesday (December 20), at the NMIA in Kingston.

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Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank.
Commerce

Consumers Urged to Avoid Buyer’s Remorse

As consumers go out to shop this Yuletide season, they are being urged to protect themselves against buyer’s remorse. This is a feeling of regret or anxiety after a purchase is made. Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, informed that the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) speaks to the change of mind after a purchase is made and...
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Acting Senior Director in the Agricultural Land Management Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Pamella McKenzie.
Agriculture

Farmers Invited to Become Soil Doctors

Local farmers are being invited to join the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries’ ‘Global Soil Doctors Programme’ to increase agricultural output. Soil Doctors are farmers who are provided with technical knowledge and resources to train others in their community. The programme, which was launched at a World Soil Day Technical Forum at the HEART/NSTA’s Ebony Park Academy in Clarendon earlier...
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Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), receives a box of compressor nebulisers from Managing Director of appliance and manufacturing company BlackPoint, Gul Mansukhani, at a handover ceremony held at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices, Kingston.
Education

PHOTOS: Education Minister Gets Nebulisers

Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), receives a box of compressor nebulisers from Managing Director of appliance and manufacturing company BlackPoint, Gul Mansukhani, at a handover ceremony held at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices, Kingston.
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Director of Communications, Consumer Affairs Commission, Latoya Halstead, speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’ in Kingston.
Commerce

Consumers Advised Not to Accept Cash Register Tapes as Receipts

As consumers continue to shop during the Yuletide season, the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is advising shoppers not to accept poorly documented cash register tapes as substitutes for receipts from vendors. Cash register tapes vary from store to store but generally contain the merchant’s details, including a GCT number, store’s refund or exchange policy and limited information about the items...
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Regional Dietitian for the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Rosalee Brown.
Health & Wellness

How to Have A Merry, Healthy Holiday Season

Maintaining a healthy diet during the Christmas season is a challenge for many persons, including those with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) who want to partake in the festivities without compromising their health. Speaking with JIS News, Regional Dietitian for the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Rosalee Brown, said that while some persons will choose to “feast or fast” this is not...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), greets Sales Associate, Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA), Monique Thorpe, during an appreciation ceremony for the NMIA team on Tuesday (December 20) at the NMIA in Kingston.
Tourism

More Than 1.4 Million Visitors Expected for Winter Season

For this winter season, more than 1.4 million visitors are expected, generating close to US$1.5 billion in revenue. This was noted by Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, who pointed out that arrivals to the island are close to pre-pandemic levels in 2019. The winter tourist season will last from December 15, 2022 to April 30, 2023. “We are at 97...
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Pauline Forbes (seated) is all smiles as she sits in the new wheelchair she received from the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) and Food For the Poor Jamaica, today (December 20). Surrounding her are (from left) RGD Parish Officer for Kingston, Tamar Blake; Geriatric Nurse, Georgia Currie-Taylor; her husband, Hubert Forbes; Chief Executive Officer of the RGD, Charlton McFarlane and Marketing and Planning Manager at the RGD, Nicole Whyte.
Office of the Prime Minister

80-Year-Old Receives New Wheelchair from RGD and Food for the Poor

Christmas came early for 80-year-old Pauline Forbes who received a new wheelchair from the Registrar General's Department (RGD) and Food For the Poor (FFP) Jamaica, today (December 20). Mrs. Forbes, who is an amputee living in the community of Brandon Hill, St. Andrew, expressed gratitude for the generous donation, exclaiming “I feel good! Thank you for the chair.” She told...
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