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The $10 million two-bedroom housing unit built under the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development’s Indigent Housing Programme. The unit was handed over to a family of four in Moreland Hill, Westmoreland, on Friday, December 9.
The $10 million two-bedroom housing unit built under the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development’s Indigent Housing Programme. The unit was handed over to a family of four in Moreland Hill, Westmoreland, on Friday, December 9.

Christmas Comes Early for Indigent Family

Christmas came early for an indigent family in Moreland Hill, Westmoreland, who received the keys to a $10 million two-bedroom housing unit built under the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development’s Indigent Housing Programme. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie,...
Research Analyst at the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Uki Atkinson.
Research Analyst at the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Uki Atkinson.

NCDA Warns of Effects of Drug Use on the Young Brain
Acting Country Representative, United Nations Children
Acting Country Representative, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica, Vicente Teran (centre) addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’ held on December 9. Others (from left) are Social Protection Specialist, UNICEF Jamaica, Andre Miller, and Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Dr. Christine Hendricks.

Findings of Socio-Economic Impact of Disability on Children and Access to Safety Nets Study Now Available
Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses Jamaicans in the diaspora concerning matters of security and other key issues. He was the main guest on the monthly series ‘Let’s Connect with Ambassador Marks’, at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC, on Thursday, December 8. Prime Minister Holness is flanked by Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (left) and Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Audrey P. Marks.
Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses Jamaicans in the diaspora concerning matters of security and other key issues. He was the main guest on the monthly series ‘Let’s Connect with Ambassador Marks’, at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC, on Thursday, December 8. Prime Minister Holness is flanked by Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (left) and Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Audrey P. Marks.

PHOTOS: PM Visits Jamaican Embassy in Washington DC
Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA), Director General, Colonel Desmond Edwards (right), makes a point during the launch of 888-MOCA TIP, Jamaica’s first anti-corruption tip line, at MOCA’s Oxford Road headquarters in Kingston on Friday (December 9). Looking on is Chairperson, National Crime Prevention Fund, Sandra Glasgow.
Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA), Director General, Colonel Desmond Edwards (right), makes a point during the launch of 888-MOCA TIP, Jamaica’s first anti-corruption tip line, at MOCA’s Oxford Road headquarters in Kingston on Friday (December 9). Looking on is Chairperson, National Crime Prevention Fund, Sandra Glasgow.

Jamaica’s First Anti-Corruption Tip Line Launched

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(FILE) Government Senator Kavan Gayle makes his contribution to the debate.
Senate

Gov’t Encouraged to Expand Efforts to Boost Workforce Productivity

The Government is being encouraged to expand existing efforts to boost workforce productivity. This, by investing more in and incentivising research and development as well as innovation to this end. Government Senator, Kavan Gayle, made this proposal while making his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on Friday (December 9). He suggested several recommendations, which...
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Public Cleansing Officer at the Western Parks and Market (WPM) Waste Management Limited, Patrick Gilchrist, addresses the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation on Thursday (December 8).
Local GovernmentSenate

WPM Promises A Clean Christmas for Western Jamaica

Residents of Western Jamaica are being assured of significant improvement in solid waste collection in the region over the Christmas season. Public Cleansing Officer at Western Parks and Market (WPM) Waste Management Limited, Patrick Gilchrist, gave the commitment during the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation in Montego Bay on Thursday (Dec.7). Mr. Gilchrist said that the recent...
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Member of Parliament for St. Catherine West Central, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left), shares a moment with Acting Principal of the Paul Mountain Primary School, Nordia McFarlane Fisher (left); Principal of the Kitson Town Primary School, Dr. Donna Mitchell-Jarrett (second right), and students from the two schools, at the unveiling of free secured Wi-Fi hotspots in Kitson Town, St. Catherine, on Wednesday (December 7).
CommunityTechnology

Thousands in Frazer’s Content and Kitson Town Get Free Wi-Fi Service

Thousands of residents of Frazer’s Content and Kitson Town in rural St. Catherine are benefiting from free secured Internet service as the Universal Service Fund (USF) continues to expand connectivity across the island. The facilities were commissioned into service during separate ceremonies on Wednesday (December 7). Minister of Health and Wellness and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine West Central,...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.
Health & Wellness

State Minister Says Persons Must Still Protect Themselves Against COVID-19

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, is reminding that persons are still being impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19), and caution and vaccination are crucial. The State Minister said since the virus was discovered in Jamaica in March 2020, 717,212 persons have received a first dose; 616,974 received a second dose; 124,397 received the...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), along with Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (second right), participates in a meeting in Washington DC on December 8 involving senior United States Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officials and other stakeholders, to discuss tackling organised crime and illegal guns.
National SecurityPrime Minister

Jamaica Targets US-Based Crime Enablers

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has called on the assistance of the United States (US) in identifying and prosecuting individuals who fund criminal operations in Jamaica. “We intend to use the relationship to try and tackle a part of the problem for which we have no reach, and that is the Jamaicans who have migrated to the United...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), exchanges pleasantries with Co-founders of Tech Beach, Kirk-Anthony Hamilton (centre) and Kyle Maloney, at the Iberostar Resort in Lilliput St. James, on December 8.
Tourism

Tourism Minister Emphasises Significance of Innovation In Sector

To enhance tourism’s competitiveness and reform in Jamaica, innovation will have to be a major focal point says Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. Delivering the keynote address at a Tech Beach Retreat at the Iberostar Resort in Lilliput, St. James, on December 8, Mr. Bartlett said it is against this background that the Ministry of Tourism and its public...
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Research and Development Manager, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Gleasia Reid Smith.
Health & Wellness

CPFSA Hosts Second Workshop on Bullying December 12

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) will host the second in a series of workshops dealing with issues relating to bullying, on Monday, December 12. The theme of the workshop is ‘Victims to Systems, Consequences of Bullying and Cyberbullying’. Research and Development Manager at the CPFSA, Gleasia Reid Smith, told JIS News that the objective of this second...
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