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Head, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Corporate Communications Unit, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Stephanie Lindsay.

Police Urge Caution During Christmas

As Christmas holiday activities heighten, the police are urging business operators and citizens to be vigilant and adapt safe practices when conducting business and traversing public spaces. The advice comes from Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Corporate Communications...

Custos Rotulorum for St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin (second left), presents a nebuliser to Head of the Paediatrics Department, Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH), Dr. Carlene Grant-Davis, on behalf of V. Mansukhani Foundation, on Thursday (December 22). Sharing the moment (from left) are V. Mansukhani Foundation representatives, Gabrielle Lee, and Deepak Mirpuri; CRH Senior Medical Officer, Dr. Derek Harvey, and Acting Chief Executive Officer, Lennox Wallace.

20 Nebulisers Donated to Cornwall Regional Hospital

Member of Parliament for St. Catherine West Central, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), displays one of 30 knapsack sprayers presented to farmers, during a farmers’ market on Wednesday (December 21), at the Green Acres Commercial Complex in St. Catherine. Looking on (from left) are: Deputy Parish Manager for the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Bryan Samuels; and farmer Amy Williams.

St. Catherine West Central Farmers Get Knapsack Sprayers

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), engages in conversation with Rebel Salute conceptualiser, Tony Rebel (left); and Group Chief Executive Officer, JMMB, Keith Duncan. They were at the 2023 Rebel Salute media launch on Wednesday (December 21), at the ROK Hotel, downtown Kingston.

Gov’t to Provide Health Insurance for Cultural and Entertainment Practitioners

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), enjoys a performance by Jonkonnu characters, Belly Woman (centre) and Horse Head from the Excelsior Performing Arts Society at the Excelsior Community College. Occasion was the media launch of the Jonkonnu Road March and Competition on Tuesday (December 20) at the Courtyard, Louise Bennett Garden Theatre in Kingston.

Culture Ministry Seeking to Revive Jonkonnu

4 years ago Finance & Public Service

The 2022 Census to be Extended Into the New Year

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) wishes to advise the public that the data collection for the 2022 Population and Housing Census which was previously scheduled to end in December 2022, will be extended into the first quarter of 2023 to ensure maximum coverage of the Jamaican population. Data collection commenced in September 2022 on a phased basis. Since then,...

Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Corporate Communications Unit, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Stephanie Lindsay, speaking in an interview with JIS News.

4 years ago National Security and Peace

Be Careful When Partying Over the Festive Season

Partygoers are being implored to exercise caution when attending events over the festive season. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Corporate Communications Unit, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Stephanie Lindsay, said that “If you know that there is gang conflict and other things happening in [a] space and you see an event...

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.

4 years ago Local Government

PHOTOS: KSAMC Christmas Tree-Lighting Ceremony

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)...

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.

4 years ago Culture

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.

4 years ago Youth

PM Says More Support Will Be Mobilised for Young Gun Victim

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says more support will be mobilised to assist with the medical treatment and welfare of 16-year-old Ne-Sean Blair, who is paralysed after suffering from a stray bullet last year. He said this includes providing financial aid to cover a few months of physiotherapy sessions, a tablet and a family vacation to celebrate the...

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.

4 years ago Finance & Public Service

47 MDAs Get Clearance for Payment of Salaries Under New Compensation System

Forty-seven of 52 ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) have received clearance for the payment of salaries under the new compensation system for public-sector workers. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, made the disclosure during a press conference held at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle Office, on December 21. Dr. Clarke, however, informed that there are...

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.

4 years ago Tourism

Hub and Spoke Model Being Examined to Address Regional Air Transportation Challenges

Jamaica is examining the hub and spoke model to address regional air transportation challenges. “The Caribbean is having a destination crisis, an air transportation crisis. There is no question about it, and Jamaica is going to have to play a critical role in enabling solutions [to] that problem by providing the hub-and-spoke arrangement,” Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett said....