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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left) discusses plans for the Morant Bay Urban Centre project with, from left, Mayor of Morant Bay, Councillor Michael Hue; Architect, Bryan Morris; Kencasa Project Management group representative, Claire-Ann Kennedy; and Chairman of the Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ), Lyttleton Shirley. The Prime Minister toured the site on Thursday (July 14) where he observed preparation work underway on the project.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left) discusses plans for the Morant Bay Urban Centre project with, from left, Mayor of Morant Bay, Councillor Michael Hue; Architect, Bryan Morris; Kencasa Project Management group representative, Claire-Ann Kennedy; and Chairman of the Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ), Lyttleton Shirley. The Prime Minister toured the site on Thursday (July 14) where he observed preparation work underway on the project.

Work Underway on Morant Bay Urban Centre

Preparation work on the $6 billion Morant Bay Urban Centre project in St. Thomas has now commenced and is expected to advance in the coming month. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, toured the site on Thursday (July 14)...
Deputy Registrar, National Children’s Registry (NCR), Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Warren Thompson. (JIS File Photo)
Deputy Registrar, National Children’s Registry (NCR), Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Warren Thompson. (JIS File Photo)

CPFSA’s Transitional Living Week July 18-22
State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (left), admires decorative pillows made by wards of the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre in St. Catherine, during a tour of the facility on Thursday (July 14). Also pictured (from second left) are: Commissioner of Corrections, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Gary Rowe; Tailoring Instructor, Carmen Williams; and Director of Juvenile Services, Department of Correctional Services, Claudeth Hamilton.
State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (left), admires decorative pillows made by wards of the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre in St. Catherine, during a tour of the facility on Thursday (July 14). Also pictured (from second left) are: Commissioner of Corrections, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Gary Rowe; Tailoring Instructor, Carmen Williams; and Director of Juvenile Services, Department of Correctional Services, Claudeth Hamilton.

State Minister Hails Rio Cobre Correctional Centre Rehabilitation Programme
The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development will be undertaking electrification and water supply projects in Chamber’s Pen, Hanover. “In another couple of weeks, I will be signing the contract for [electrical] installation of 150 households in Chamber’s Pen and another 150 [communities] between the Corporate Area and Portland,” portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, told JIS News. The installation works will be undertaken as part of the Ministry’s Rural Electrification Programme (REP) being spearheaded by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). The programme aims to extend electricity to rural Jamaica as part of measures to stimulate economic and social activity, and improve the quality of life in rural communities. So far, several rural areas across the island have been benefiting from the project. Chamber’s Pen will also be the focus of a major water supply project. “An extensive amount of work [will be done] to bring water to the community… and that will be done by Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL),” Minister McKenzie said, while addressing a water supply commissioning ceremony in Top Aberdeen in St. Elizabeth, recently. Chamber’s Pen is the pilot community under the Ministry’s $650-million Rural Development Programme. The programme, which will create temporary and permanent employment opportunities across the country, includes the installation of water, electricity, Internet access, roads, sidewalks, community parks and indigent housing. -30-
The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development will be undertaking electrification and water supply projects in Chamber’s Pen, Hanover. “In another couple of weeks, I will be signing the contract for [electrical] installation of 150 households in Chamber’s Pen and another 150 [communities] between the Corporate Area and Portland,” portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, told JIS News. The installation works will be undertaken as part of the Ministry’s Rural Electrification Programme (REP) being spearheaded by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). The programme aims to extend electricity to rural Jamaica as part of measures to stimulate economic and social activity, and improve the quality of life in rural communities. So far, several rural areas across the island have been benefiting from the project. Chamber’s Pen will also be the focus of a major water supply project. “An extensive amount of work [will be done] to bring water to the community… and that will be done by Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL),” Minister McKenzie said, while addressing a water supply commissioning ceremony in Top Aberdeen in St. Elizabeth, recently. Chamber’s Pen is the pilot community under the Ministry’s $650-million Rural Development Programme. The programme, which will create temporary and permanent employment opportunities across the country, includes the installation of water, electricity, Internet access, roads, sidewalks, community parks and indigent housing. -30-

Improved Access to Water Supply for Westmoreland Communities
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right) presents a plaque to senior lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of the West Indies, Mona, Dr. Winklet Gallimore (centre), during the official launch of the Scientific Research Council’s (SRC) Science & Technology XXtrordineers JA programme at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on July 14. At right is Executive Director, SRC, Dr. Charah T. Watson.
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right) presents a plaque to senior lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of the West Indies, Mona, Dr. Winklet Gallimore (centre), during the official launch of the Scientific Research Council’s (SRC) Science & Technology XXtrordineers JA programme at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on July 14. At right is Executive Director, SRC, Dr. Charah T. Watson.

SRC Honours Nine Women as ‘Science & Technology Xxtrordineers’

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Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Homer Davis, reads a bible lesson at the Official Funeral of late former Minister of Tourism, Francis Tulloch, held at the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in St. James on Thursday (July 14). Mr. Davis represented Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness at the funeral.
Tourism

Jamaicans Pay Final Respects to Francis Tulloch

Members of government and the opposition joined family, friends and well-wishers at the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Montego Bay, St. James on Thursday (July 14) for the official funeral of the late former Minister of Tourism, Francis Tulloch. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, in his tribute, read by Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, David Dobson, said that Mr....
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses journalists during a recent media briefing at Gordon House in downtown Kingston.
Tourism

Jamaica Expected to Earn US$5 Billion from Hotel Rooms to be Constructed

Jamaica is projected to earn more than US$5 billion in direct foreign exchange inflows from visitor occupancy of approximately 8,000 rooms slated for construction over the next two to five years. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says over 24,000 new jobs are also expected to be generated by the developments, valued approximately US$2 billion, which are either underway or slated...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaking during the recent ‘Christmas in July’ trade show at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in new Kingston.
Tourism

Govt Targets Tourist Markets in Africa and Middle East

Jamaica’s source markets for tourists are being further expanded and diversified to include several countries in Africa and the Middle East. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said that the Government has engaged counterpart officials and airline executives in those regions regarding flight arrangements. He said that the market diversification is in recognition that traditional locations like the United States, Canada,...
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Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) Regional Coordinator, Camille Beckford-Palmer.
Local Government

ODPEM Reminds Citizens to be Prepared for Hurricane Season

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is reminding citizens to have a plan of action and be prepared this hurricane season. Addressing a disaster preparedness town hall hosted by the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, in Rocky Point, Clarendon, on July 7, ODPEM Regional Coordinator, Camille Beckford-Palmer, cited preparedness work done in the parish and...
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Water

NWC Adds 9,071 New Connections

The National Water Commission (NWC) added 9,071 new connections to its network in 2021. According to the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s Economic and Social Survey Jamaica, 2021, the number of connections to the NWC’s network increased to 527,270 from 518,199, due mainly to an expansion in housing and commercial building stocks. “This increase in connections resulted from a higher number...
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