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Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby, addresses today’s (June 11) meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), at 24 Church Street in downtown Kingston.
Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby, addresses today’s (June 11) meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), at 24 Church Street in downtown Kingston.

Work Continues to Improve Cross Roads Market

Work continues to improve the sanitary conditions at the Cross Roads Market in Kingston, says Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby. “The KSAMC (Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation) has embarked on a massive cleanup of the Cross Roads Market....
Chief Executive Officer of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr.
Chief Executive Officer of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr.

NPSC Announces Latest Initiative to Promote Fatherhood
Director General of the International Centre for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences, Professor Charles Grant.
Director General of the International Centre for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences, Professor Charles Grant.

Workshop on Nuclear Energy in Progress
Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, speaks at a JIS Think Tank on June 6.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, speaks at a JIS Think Tank on June 6.

Police Commissioner to Give ‘Riverside Chat’ at Diaspora Conference
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), looks on while new homeowner Cassandra Pryce (second right) proudly displays the keys to her new house in Bartons, St. Catherine, on Friday (June 7), which was provided under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Sharing the moment (from left) are Member of Parliament for St. Catherine South Western, Everald Warmington; and Chairperson of the NSHP Oversight Committee, Judith Robb Walters.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), looks on while new homeowner Cassandra Pryce (second right) proudly displays the keys to her new house in Bartons, St. Catherine, on Friday (June 7), which was provided under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Sharing the moment (from left) are Member of Parliament for St. Catherine South Western, Everald Warmington; and Chairperson of the NSHP Oversight Committee, Judith Robb Walters.

NSHP Transforming Lives – PM

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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with Responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Morgan (foreground), highlights aspects of work along a segment of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP), between Harbour View, St. Andrew and Golden Grove, St. Thomas, to National Works Agency (NWA) Senior Director for Project Implementation, Varden Downer (left), and St. Thomas Western Member of Parliament, James Robertson, during a tour on Friday (June 7).
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentWorks / Construction

Gov’t Working Towards Completing the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project This Year

The Government is working towards completing the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) by the end of fiscal year 2024/25. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with Responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Morgan, who toured the Harbour View, St. Andrew to Golden Grove, St. Thomas segment on Friday (June 7), said he was pleased...
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses the Caribbean Association of Forensic Sciences (CAFS) Conference at the AC Marriot Hotel in Kingston, on June 10.
National Security

Government Will Continue to Strengthen Forensic Science Services

The Government will continue to strengthen the country’s forensic science services as a vital part of the criminal justice system. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, reiterated the Government’s commitment during the Caribbean Association of Forensic Sciences (CAFS) Conference at the AC Marriot Hotel in Kingston, on June 10. He said the merging of...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green.
AgricultureRural Development

Jamaica’s Food Security Remains a Key Gov’t Priority

The Government has been instituting the necessary measures to ensure food security remains a top priority, says Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green. Minister Green, who was addressing local farmers and other stakeholders during a recent Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) agricultural show in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, said it is against this backdrop that significant financing...
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Executive Director, National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, gives remarks during the Agency’s National Solid Waste Day event at Green Pond High School in St. James on June 7.
Environment

NSWMA Head Urges Responsible Solid Waste Disposal Practices

MONTEGO BAY, June 9 (JIS): Citizens are being reminded that they are responsible for the proper disposal of solid waste they generate. This was reiterated by Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, while addressing an event at Green Pond High School in St. James on June 7 to mark the agency’s observance of National...
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License Processing and Registration Manager, Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Sheryl Lewis.
IndustryTourism

TPDCo 2024 Licensing Expo Kicks Off In Montego Bay On June 11

KINGSTON, June 9 (JIS): The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) will be staging its 2024 Licensing Expo across the six resort areas, beginning Tuesday, June 11 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. Other locations include the Board Walk Shopping Village in Negril, Westmoreland, on June 20; Hibiscus Lodge in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on July 4; Hotel...
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