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Regional Director for the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Dr. Richard N. Amenyah (second left), and Director of Health Connect Jamaica (HCJ), Geoffrey Barrow (fifth right), share a moment with key stakeholders at the HCJ’s inaugural dinner and awards banquet held recently at the AC Marriott Hotel in New Kingston.
Regional Director for the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Dr. Richard N. Amenyah (second left), and Director of Health Connect Jamaica (HCJ), Geoffrey Barrow (fifth right), share a moment with key stakeholders at the HCJ’s inaugural dinner and awards banquet held recently at the AC Marriott Hotel in New Kingston.

Jamaica Lauded for Strides in Combatting HIV/AIDS

Jamaica has been lauded for its work in combating HIV/AIDS by Regional Director of the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Dr. Richard N. Amenyah. Speaking at Health Connect Jamaica’s (HCJ) inaugural dinner and awards banquet at the AC Marriott...
Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council, Dr. Charah Watson.
Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council, Dr. Charah Watson.

SRC Assists to Improve Nutritional Content of Processed Foods
Member of Parliament for St Mary Western, Robert Montague, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives, on Wednesday (September 14).
Member of Parliament for St Mary Western, Robert Montague, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives, on Wednesday (September 14).

Parliamentarian Proposes $20 Billion Infrastructure Development Programme
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, speaking in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (September 14).
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, speaking in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (September 14).

Community Interventions to Identify Operation Birthright Beneficiaries
Councillor for the Lucea Division, Easton Edwards (left), points out to Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, areas on the Riley River that contributed to the flooding of Lucea during recent rains. Councillor Edwards and the Hanover Parish Development Committee (HPDC) will coordinate the clearing of bamboo and other debris from the Riley River on International Coastal Clean-up Day, Saturday, September 17.
Councillor for the Lucea Division, Easton Edwards (left), points out to Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, areas on the Riley River that contributed to the flooding of Lucea during recent rains. Councillor Edwards and the Hanover Parish Development Committee (HPDC) will coordinate the clearing of bamboo and other debris from the Riley River on International Coastal Clean-up Day, Saturday, September 17.

Stakeholders to Clean Lucea Fisherman’s Beach Sept. 17

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Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), makes a point to Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gary McKenzie (right), during a ceremony on Wednesday (September 14) to handover three dialysis machines to the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine. Sharing the conversation is President, National Council of Taxi Associations, Allan Blair.
Transport

Several Bus Stops Along Constant Spring Road to be Restored

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, has given an undertaking to restore several bus stops that were shifted during upgrading works along a section of Constant Spring Road in St. Andrew. The affected area covers the stretch between Manor Park and Phil’s Hardware. “Before the road was fixed, there were either three or four bus stops. The road...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (second left), looks on as Senior Medical Officer, Spanish Town Hospital, Dr. Jacqueline Wright James (left), highlights the features of one of three dialysis machines donated to the St. Catherine-based institution on Wednesday (September 14), by the Transport Authority and the National Health Fund (NHF). The hospital’s Chief Executive Officer, Jacqueline Ellis (second right), and Transport Authority Managing Director, Willard Hylton, also observe.
Health & WellnessTransport

Public Transport Operators Encouraged to Take Care of Their Health

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, is encouraging the island’s public transport operators to take care of their health and wellbeing. Speaking at the handover of three dialysis machines to the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine on Wednesday (September 14), for the benefit of patients with renal failure, Minister Shaw pointed out that “operators in the public...
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Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), in conversation with Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gary McKenzie (right), and President, National Council of Taxi Associations, Allan Blair. Occasion was a handover ceremony for three dialysis machines to the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine, on Wednesday (September 14).
Transport

Concerns of St Andrew West Rural Public Transport Operators to be Addressed

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the concerns of public transport operators in St. Andrew West Rural, who withdrew their services earlier this week, will be addressed. “We hear your concerns… and we are working on all fronts to ensure that the issues are addressed as best as possible,” the Minister said. He informed that a meeting...
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Acting Coordinator for the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Social Intervention Programme, Sylvester Anderson.
Labour

Labour Ministry to Host Recruitment and Job Opportunity Fair

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Jamaica Labour Market Information System and Social Intervention Propramme (SIP) will host a recruitment and job opportunity fair on Friday (September 16). The event is slated for the Webster Memorial United Church Hall, Half-Way-Tree Road, Kingston, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Acting Coordinator for the SIP, Sylvester Anderson, told JIS News that...
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Senior Public Education and Community Outreach Officer with the National Environment and Planning Agency, Ava Tomlinson.
Environment

Keep Waterways and Coastlines Garbage Free – NEPA

As Jamaica prepares to observe International Coastal Clean-up Day (ICCD) on Saturday (September 17), the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is urging persons to keep waterways and coastlines free of garbage. “Of course, we don’t want to have persons swimming in garbage; and so, we encourage them, please keep our coastal areas clean,” pleaded NEPA’s Senior Public Education and...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), presents Woman Constable Mitcheika Bryan, with the award for Highest Mark Obtained during Wednesday’s (September 14) Passing Out Parade and Awards Ceremony at the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ) in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine. They are flanked by (from left) Police Inspector Dave Foreman; and Constables Kevaughnie Nelson and Daniel Whyte.
National Security

328 New Constables Join The Police Force

The Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) manpower has been further expanded with the addition of 328 new constables who graduated from the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ) in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, on Wednesday (September 14). Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who attended the Passing Out Parade and Awards Ceremony for batches 137, 138 and 140, commended the...
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.
National Security

Minister Chang Urges Peaceful Conflict Resolution

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, is calling on Jamaicans to utilise non-violent methods to resolve conflicts. “The inability to resolve conflicts without violence is at a critical stage. We have seen lives lost, families ripped apart and society suffers as a result,” he said. “I strongly urge all Jamaicans to not allow anger...
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