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Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, addresses the opening ceremony for the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training programme at the Verney House Resort in Montego Bay, St. James on September 12. The training is part sponsored by the Organization of American States (OAS).
Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, addresses the opening ceremony for the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training programme at the Verney House Resort in Montego Bay, St. James on September 12. The training is part sponsored by the Organization of American States (OAS).

Montego Bay Residents Being Trained as Emergency Responders

Residents of several communities in and around Montego Bay are being trained to provide quick response during a disaster. A total of 20 persons are participating in the six-day Basic Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) Programme, which got underway on...
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan speaking during the sitting of the House of Representatives on September 13.
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan speaking during the sitting of the House of Representatives on September 13.

Jamaica to Benefit from Bilateral Talks Held During Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (left); Commissioner of Corrections; Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Gary Rowe (second left) and other participants observe work being done at the Richmond Farm Adult Correctional Centre during a tour of the facility recently.
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (left); Commissioner of Corrections; Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Gary Rowe (second left) and other participants observe work being done at the Richmond Farm Adult Correctional Centre during a tour of the facility recently.

Renovations Underway at Richmond Farm Adult Correctional Centre
Head of the Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team (JaCirt), Lieutenant Colonel Godphey Sterling.
Head of the Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team (JaCirt), Lieutenant Colonel Godphey Sterling.

Parents Urged to Watch out for Cyberbullying
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (fourth right) and Chief Education Officer (Acting) in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe (right), dance alongside students from York Castle High School, in St. Ann, at the official launch of the 2022/23 academic year, held at Cedar Grove Academy, in St. Catherine, on Tuesday, September 13.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (fourth right) and Chief Education Officer (Acting) in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe (right), dance alongside students from York Castle High School, in St. Ann, at the official launch of the 2022/23 academic year, held at Cedar Grove Academy, in St. Catherine, on Tuesday, September 13.

Full Implementation of Initiatives for Recovery of Education Sector

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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addressing Tuesday
Community

City of Kingston Sign to be Erected at the Downtown Waterfront

Plans are advanced for the erection of a city of Kingston sign in the vicinity of the Waterfront, downtown Kingston. Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, made the disclosure during Tuesday’s (Sept. 13) meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) at the entity’s Church Street offices. The sign is intended to promote the city as a...
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Custos of St. James, Bishop Conrad Pitkin, observes as his wife Deverly Pitkin, signs the condolence book for Her Majesty, The Queen, at the St. James Parish Church on September 13.
Community

St. James Residents, Visitors Sign Condolence Book for the Queen

Residents, local officials, visitors and members of the security forces, streamed into the hallowed halls of the St. James Parish Church on September 13, to sign the condolence book in honour of Her Majesty, The Queen. Custos of the parish, Bishop Conrad Pitkin and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams, were on hand to welcome persons, who lined up...
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Commissioner of Customs/Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), Velma Ricketts Walker (third left), cuts the ribbon at the recent commissioning of the JCA’s newly acquired patrol boat, the ‘Enforcer I’, at the agency’s Port Royal base. Also participating in the proceedings (from left, foreground) are Manager, JCA Sufferance Wharves, Nashwell Thomas; Senior Director, Operations, JCA, Janice Walker; Deputy Commissioner, Operations, JCA, Selena Clarke-Graham; Deputy Commissioner, Border Security, JCA, Marlon Lowe; and Lieutenant Commander, Leonard Wynter of the Jamaica Defence Force. In the background are Superintendent, Marine Police Division, Jamaica Constabulary Force, Robert Walker, and Lieutenant, Junior Grade, JDF, Sydia Burke.
National Security

Jamaica Customs Agency Acquires New Patrol Boat

The Jamaica Customs Agency’s (JCA) efforts to combat illicit trade in the country’s marine space, have been significantly boosted with the acquisition of a new purpose-built maritime patrol vessel. The craft, an Eduardono 320 patrol boat named ‘Enforcer I’, which is equipped with navigation, communication and safety apparatus, is 37 feet long with two 300 horsepower engines, enabling it to...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), consults with Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, during the question and answer session at Friday’s (September 9) town hall at Jamaica College, in St. Andrew. The meeting was organised by the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM).
EducationPrime Minister

Ministry to Expand Application-Based Education

The Ministry of Education and Youth is looking to expand application-based education, to better equip students for careers of the future. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure during an education town hall meeting at Jamaica College in St. Andrew, on September 9. The event was hosted by the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM). Mr. Holness...
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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (centre, background), and other members of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), observe a minute’s silence for the United Kingdom
Senate

KSAMC Observes Minute’s Silence for the Queen

Members of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) observed a minute’s silence on Tuesday (September 13) in memory of the United Kingdom’s (UK) late Monarch, Her Majesty, The Queen. Buckingham Palace announced that The Queen demised peacefully at Balmoral Castle on September 8. She was 96 years old. “We will start Council by observing a minute of silence...
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The Consumer Affairs Commission’s (CAC) Director of Research, Racquel White, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, on (Tuesday) September 13.
CommerceEducationIndustryInvestment

Average 8.51 Per Cent Increase in Textbook Prices – CAC

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) has reported the findings of this year’s annual school textbook survey, which was conducted between August 8 and 12. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (September 13), the CAC’s Director of Research, Racquel White, said the findings revealed that there was an average 8.51 per cent increase in textbook prices. “In the Greater Kingston...
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