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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses residents of Rocky Point, Clarendon, on July 7 at the first of a series of disaster preparedness Town Halls.
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses residents of Rocky Point, Clarendon, on July 7 at the first of a series of disaster preparedness Town Halls.

Clarendon Ready for Disaster-Related Incidents

The parish of Clarendon is in a state of readiness for disaster-related eventualities, says Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. Addressing a Town Hall at the Rocky Point Community Centre in Clarendon on July 7, the...
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses journalists at a media briefing, held at Gordon House in downtown Kingston, on Tuesday (July 5).
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses journalists at a media briefing, held at Gordon House in downtown Kingston, on Tuesday (July 5).

Collaboration Integral to Tourism Recovery in The Region – Bartlett
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams

Parents Urged to Ensure Children Attend National Summer School
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton (right), shares a light moment with Member of Parliament for Kingston East and Port Royal, Phillip Paulwell (left) and President of Fraser Fontaine and Kong Insurance Brokers Ltd. (FFK), Gerard Fontaine, at the adoption ceremony for the Port Royal Health Centre on July 7.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton (right), shares a light moment with Member of Parliament for Kingston East and Port Royal, Phillip Paulwell (left) and President of Fraser Fontaine and Kong Insurance Brokers Ltd. (FFK), Gerard Fontaine, at the adoption ceremony for the Port Royal Health Centre on July 7.

Port Royal Health Centre Adopted
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey, addressing the closing ceremony for the agency’s Capacity Building Workshop for its Residential Child Care Sector programme, held at the Chinese Benevolent Association in St. Andrew on July 7.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey, addressing the closing ceremony for the agency’s Capacity Building Workshop for its Residential Child Care Sector programme, held at the Chinese Benevolent Association in St. Andrew on July 7.

170 Caregivers at Residential Facilities Benefit from Training

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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams
Education

Work Progressing on Education Policies

Work has been progressing strategically on the policies and institutions that fall under the Ministry of Education and Youth, since the start of 2022. Most of the work is aligned with the recommendations from the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC) report. Among them is the Higher Education Policy, which Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said “has never been closer to...
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Executive Director of the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), Dr. Olive-Jean Burrowes, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Thursday (July 7).
ScienceTechnology

NCST Renews Calls for Applications for National Innovation Competition

The National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST) has renewed calls for the submission of applications for the National Innovation Competition. With a fast-approaching deadline of July 31, persons are being encouraged to express their interest in one of eight categories. These are education and popularisation of science, technology and innovation; agriculture, food and agro-processing; energy and energy efficiency; information...
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Parish Coordinator for Disaster Preparedness at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Ornella Lewis (standing), gives a presentation during a shelter management refresher course at the Black River Methodist Church Hall in the parish, on Thursday, July 7.
Local Government

Shelter Managers Take Part in Refresher Course

Shelter managers in the town of Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, took part in a refresher course at the St. Matthew’s Anglican Church, on Tuesday, July 6. This was the second in a series of sensitisation activities planned for the parish for the month of July, as the country prepares for the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season that runs from June 1...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams
Education

Student Attendance Back at Pre-Pandemic Levels

Student attendance is back to pre-pandemic levels, says Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams. At the end of the 2021/22 school year on July 1, the daily absentee rate was at 20 to 25 per cent, which was the case before the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Mrs. Williams said that efforts to find students who are still...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses the inaugural ‘Farming as a Business’ Conference, staged by the Jamaica Organic Agriculture Movement (JOAM), at the University of Technology, in Kingston, on Thursday (July 7).
Agriculture

$50 Million to Boost Production of Organic Fertiliser

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., has announced a sum of $50 million to be put towards strengthening the collaboration between local producers of organic fertilisers and the Ministry. Speaking at the inaugural ‘Farming as a Business’ conference, staged by the Jamaica Organic Agriculture Movement (JOAM), at the University of Technology in Kingston on July 7, Mr. Charles...
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Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie
Health & Wellness

CMO Urges Adherence to Safety Protocols

Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, is appealing to Jamaicans, particularly partygoers, to adhere to the protocols that have been established to minimise the spread of infectious diseases such as coronavirus (COVID-19) and monkeypox. She made the appeal at an online emergency press conference on Wednesday (July 6), to announce a positive case of monkeypox in the island. “So, for...
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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, says the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is strategically forging relationships with other cities.
Local Government

Rehabilitation Work to Begin Soon on Maverley Park

Rehabilitation work is expected to begin on the Maverley Park in St. Andrew in August. The park, located at the intersection of Molynes Road and Washington Boulevard, is one of several facilities being upgraded by the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC). Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, told JIS News that Phase One will begin in August....
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