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Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, addressing a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on Tuesday (December 6), where Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, announced States of Public Emergency (SOEs) in several parishes and police divisions islandwide.
Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, addressing a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on Tuesday (December 6), where Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, announced States of Public Emergency (SOEs) in several parishes and police divisions islandwide.

SOEs Work!

The States of Public Emergency (SOE) have been hailed as an effective crime-fighting tool by Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson. He noted that the enhanced security measures have an immediate impact on the reduction of homicides. The Police...
Commanding Officer, St. Elizabeth Police Division, Superintendent Kenneth Chin.
Commanding Officer, St. Elizabeth Police Division, Superintendent Kenneth Chin.

Police Develop Strategies to Combat Crime in St. Elizabeth
Medical Officer of Health, St. Elizabeth Health Services, Dr. Tonia Dawkins-Beharie.
Medical Officer of Health, St. Elizabeth Health Services, Dr. Tonia Dawkins-Beharie.

Jamaicans Urged to Protect Themselves Against Dengue Fever
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (at podium), speaking during telecommunications firm, FLOW’s press conference at the Courtleigh Auditorium and Suites in Kingston, on Thursday (December 8). Listening is FLOW’s Vice President and General Manager, Stephen Price.
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (at podium), speaking during telecommunications firm, FLOW’s press conference at the Courtleigh Auditorium and Suites in Kingston, on Thursday (December 8). Listening is FLOW’s Vice President and General Manager, Stephen Price.

Gov’t and Private Sector Partner to Curb ICT Infrastructure Vandalism and Theft
Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon (right) and Hardware and Lumber (H&L) Managing Director, Marcus Richards, sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the provision of garbage trucks to communities islandwide under the waste collection agency’s ‘Drum A Di Gate’ initiative. The signing took place at the NSWMA’s headquarters on Half-Way-Tree Road on December 7.
Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon (right) and Hardware and Lumber (H&L) Managing Director, Marcus Richards, sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the provision of garbage trucks to communities islandwide under the waste collection agency’s ‘Drum A Di Gate’ initiative. The signing took place at the NSWMA’s headquarters on Half-Way-Tree Road on December 7.

NSWMA, H&L Sign MOU for ‘Drum A Di Gate’ Initiative

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), at the media launch of the liquid medical oxygen (LOX) expansion project at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston, on December 8. The Kingston Public and Annotto Bay Hospitals will benefit from the undertaking. Sharing the occasion (from left) are Chairman, Southeast Regional Health Authority, Wentworth Charles; Director, Maintenance and Operations, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Marlon Jones; Country Representative, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Alex Gainer; Senior Programme Officer, Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC), Sue-Ann Wallace Brown and Senior Medical Officer, Kingston Public Hospital, Dr. Natalie Whylie.
Health & Wellness

Patients in Hospitals to Benefit from Oxygen Project

The Kingston Public and Annotto Bay Hospitals will be retrofitted with the infrastructure required to better support oxygen delivery to patients who use the facilities, through a US$2-million project. The project, which will provide lifesaving oxygen to the bedsides of patients in need of respiratory support, is being funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented...
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Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, provides several tips for shopping during the Christmas season, while addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, today (December 8).
CommerceIndustryInvestment

CAC Urges Consumers to Shop Smart This Christmas

Consumers are urged to “be smart” in their approach as they go shopping this Christmas season. The advice was given by Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (Thursday), where several tips for shopping during the Yuletide season were shared. “We encourage our consumers that while we shop, we have a...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), looks on as Simulator Instructor, Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Derrick McLennon (right), explains the features of the stimulator used in maritime training, during a tour of the university in Kingston on Tuesday (December 6). Others (from left) are former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Pearnel Charles; President, CMU, Professor Andrew Spencer; Chairman, CMU, Professor Gordon Shirley; and Manager, Corporate Communication and Public Relations, Ministry of Education and Youth, Sheryl Bromfield.
Education

PHOTOS: Minister Williams Tours CMU

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), looks on as Simulator Instructor, Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Derrick McLennon (right), explains the features of the stimulator used in maritime training, during a tour of the university in Kingston on Tuesday (December 6). Others (from left) are former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Pearnel Charles; President, CMU, Professor...
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From left: Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell; Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Masaya Fujiwara; Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn; and Deputy Representative of the United Nations Children
Health & Wellness

Jamaica Gets Vaccine Cold Chain Equipment Valued at US$1.2 Million from Japan

Jamaica has received of donation of Cold Chain Equipment (CCE) and supplies valued at US$1.2 million from the Government of Japan, through the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). The items include a refrigerator, two refrigerated Land Cruiser vehicles, and igloos. They were provided under Japan’s Emergency Grant Aid to support UNICEF’s efforts to build the capacity of health workers to...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, presents the keynote address during a swearing-in ceremony for six American volunteers, who will work in the island for two years under the Peace Corps Jamaica programme. The ceremony was held at the United States Embassy in Kingston on Wednesday (December 7).
Foreign Affairs

New US Peace Corps Volunteers Commissioned

Six American volunteers are set to work in the agriculture and education sectors for two years, under the Peace Corps Jamaica (PCJ) Programme. They are Julia DaMour and Denise Hampson, who will serve in the education sector, and Joseph Lee, Celia Limon, Hoan Mai and Rosemary Rehm, who have been assigned to the agriculture industry. All six completed 10 weeks...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the House of Representatives on Wednesday (December 7).
Finance & Public Service

House Approves Second Supplementary Estimates

The House of Representatives on Wednesday (December 7) approved the Second Supplementary Estimates for fiscal year 2022/23. It will primarily address the allocation of amounts previously captured under the contingencies in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service Head across other ministries, departments and agencies to facilitate implementation of the new compensation system. The Second Supplementary Estimates facilitated the...
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