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St. Catherine Parish Court Administrative Office Closed Due to Fire

The Judiciary of Jamaica wishes to advise the public that the St. Catherine Parish Court’s administrative office is closed until further notice following a fire earlier today (Sunday, July 24, 2022). His Honour Mr. Chester Crooks, Chief Judge of the...

Monkeypox Declared a Global Emergency: Jamaica Strengthens Response for Prevention and Spread

State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (right), converses with Medical Officer of Health, St. Catherine Health Department, Dr. Pauline Weir (right), while Regional Director, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Errol Greene, looks on. The occasion was the St. Catherine Health Services Workers’ Appreciation Church Service at Phillippo Baptist Church in Spanish Town, on Sunday (July 24). The service was held for workers attached to the parish’s health centres, the St. Catherine Health Department, and the Spanish Town and Linstead Hospitals.

PHOTOS: Church Service Held for St. Catherine Health Services Workers

Their Excellencies, Governor-General, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (third left) and Lady Allen second (left); Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Executive Officer, Brigadier Markland Lloyd (left); and other congregants stand in observance of the JDF’s Standard Presentation. The procession was held during the JDF’s National Drumhead Church Service at Curphey Barracks, Up Park Camp, St. Andrew, on Sunday (July 24).

PHOTOS: Governor-General and Lady Allen Attend Jamaica Defence Force Drumhead Church Service

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses the commissioning ceremony for 40 Justices of the Peace in St. Thomas on Thursday (July 21) at the Yallahs Baptist Church.

NIDS Cards to Include Verification Feature for Justices of the Peace

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, clarifies a matter while addressing the Senate during its sitting on Friday (July 22). Beside her is Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill.

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Senate Approves Additional Road Traffic Act Amendments

Motorists will now have to ensure their contact information is accurate and up to date, in keeping with the amended 2018 Road Traffic Act. This stipulation is one of two additional amendments to the Act which were approved by the Senate during its sitting on Friday (July 22). The Bill was passed with no amendments in the House of Representatives...

Senior Technical Officer with Responsibility for Mitigation, Climate Change Division, Omar Alcock (right); Principal Director, Bureau of Gender Affairs, Sharon Coburn-Robinson (second right); Programme Coordination, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Climate Change Division, Schmoi McLean (second left) and Regional Manager, Caribbean Country Programme Division, Green Climate Fund (GCF), Orville Grey, peruse Jamaica’s Gender and Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (GCCSAP) which was officially launched during a gender and climate change symposium at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on July 22.

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Jamaica Develops Gender and Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan

Jamaica now has a Gender and Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (GCCSAP). The Plan’s development was guided by a national gender and climate change assessment, which provided an overview of the policy and institutional contexts for gender-responsive climate action. The assessment also facilitated an analysis of the practical gender and climate change linkages in Jamaica and recommendations for action....

President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Lenworth Fulton.

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Small Businesses to Feature at Denbigh Show

A small business village will be a major new addition to this year’s staging of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show in Clarendon, slated for July 30 - August 1. The highly anticipated show, back after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is being used as a platform to drive the growth of micro, small and medium...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), greets United States (US) Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency, N. Nick Perry, during a courtesy call by the Ambassador at the Minister’s Maxfield office in St. Andrew, on Wednesday (July 20). Mr. Perry is the first Jamaican-born person to be Ambassador to Jamaica.

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PHOTOS: US Ambassador Makes Courtesy Call on Minister of Transport and Mining

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), greets United States (US) Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency, N. Nick Perry, during a courtesy call by the Ambassador at the Minister’s Maxfield office in St. Andrew, on Wednesday (July 20). Mr. Perry is the first Jamaican-born person to be Ambassador to Jamaica.

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.

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Public Education on How to Respond to Threat of Flooding for Vulnerable Communities

Two agencies of the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development will be conducting a sensitisation exercise targetting residents in communities prone to flooding. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) and the Social Development Commission (SDC) will spearhead a comprehensive programme of visits to those areas. They will aim to educate...

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JAS President Expects More than 60,000 Patrons to Attend Denbigh Show

President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Lenworth Fulton, says he expects more than 60,000 patrons to attend the Denbigh Agricultural and Industrial Show, from July 30 to August 1. “We are also expecting a strong delegation from the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, Barbados and visitors [from] Africa,” Mr. Fulton told JIS News. The 68th staging of the show is...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), pauses for a photo with ILAH’s Lemon-Aid Stand For Kids Foundation Founder, Imani-Leigh Hall (centre) and Sagicor Bank Manchester, Branch Manager, Kavon Walker, during a visit to the Foundation’s summer camp at Manchester High School, on Friday (July 22). A donation of $3.5 million from Sagicor has helped the Foundation to stage a three-week literacy and numeracy programme, benefitting over 100 students.

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PHOTOS: Minister Williams Visits ILAH’s Lemon-Aid Stand for Kids Foundation Summer Camp

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), pauses for a photo with ILAH’s Lemon-Aid Stand For Kids Foundation Founder, Imani-Leigh Hall (centre) and Sagicor Bank Manchester, Branch Manager, Kavon Walker, during a visit to the Foundation’s summer camp at Manchester High School, on Friday (July 22). A donation of $3.5 million from Sagicor has helped the Foundation to...