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Member of Parliament for St. Andrew West Rural, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, speaks with JIS News while at the Half-Way Tree Teen Hub in St. Andrew on Monday (April 25).
Member of Parliament for St. Andrew West Rural, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, speaks with JIS News while at the Half-Way Tree Teen Hub in St. Andrew on Monday (April 25).

Plans In Place For Road Repairs In St. Andrew West Rural

More than 10 roadways in St. Andrew West Rural are going through the procurement process for rehabilitation, according to Member of Parliament for the constituency, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn. In an interview with JIS News, the Member of Parliament reported that...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), gives the keynote address at the Installation Ceremony for the 2021/23 National Youth Advisory Council of Jamaica. It was held at Jamaica House in Kingston on April 22. Seated (at right) is Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), gives the keynote address at the Installation Ceremony for the 2021/23 National Youth Advisory Council of Jamaica. It was held at Jamaica House in Kingston on April 22. Seated (at right) is Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.

Youth Advisory Council Urged To Advocate For Remedial Programmes To Train Unattached Young Persons
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), examines crabs prepared by Makeisha Walker (second right) following the official opening of the renovated space for crab vendors at National Heroes Circle in Kingston on Thursday (April 21). Sharing in the moment from left are Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams and Director Channel and Customer Marketing, J. Wray and Nephew, Leleika-Dee Barnes.
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), examines crabs prepared by Makeisha Walker (second right) following the official opening of the renovated space for crab vendors at National Heroes Circle in Kingston on Thursday (April 21). Sharing in the moment from left are Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams and Director Channel and Customer Marketing, J. Wray and Nephew, Leleika-Dee Barnes.

New Look For Popular Vending Spot, Crab Circle
Minister of National Security , Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre), comforts Kamoill Williams Sr. (right), the grieving father of three-year-old Kamoill Williams Jr., of Cascade in Hanover. Occasion was a visit by the Minister to the families of Kamoill and 27-year-old Tavares Stevens, on Saturday (April 23). Both were slain in a drive-by shooting incident on April 20. Looking on is Head of the Area One Police, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Clifford Chambers.
Minister of National Security , Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre), comforts Kamoill Williams Sr. (right), the grieving father of three-year-old Kamoill Williams Jr., of Cascade in Hanover. Occasion was a visit by the Minister to the families of Kamoill and 27-year-old Tavares Stevens, on Saturday (April 23). Both were slain in a drive-by shooting incident on April 20. Looking on is Head of the Area One Police, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Clifford Chambers.

Strategies To Be Developed To Deal With Contract Killings
Custos of St. James, Bishop the Hon Conrad Pitkin (background), instructs the newly appointed Justices of the Peace for St. James as they take the Oath of Office during their commissioning ceremony, which was held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Rose Hall, in the parish on Thursday (April 21).
Custos of St. James, Bishop the Hon Conrad Pitkin (background), instructs the newly appointed Justices of the Peace for St. James as they take the Oath of Office during their commissioning ceremony, which was held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Rose Hall, in the parish on Thursday (April 21).

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Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Audley Gordon (left), commends Chamber’s Pen, Hanover resident and winner of the composting competition in the community, Howard Burnett, on a job well done. Occasion was an awards ceremony held in the community on Friday (April 22). The competition formed part of the agency’s western arm, Western Parks and Market’s solid waste reduction pilot project in the community. Mr. Burnett walked away with a tank, a weekend for two at Grand Palladium Resort, a deep freezer, chickens, chicken feed, farm tools and a gift basket.
Local Government

NSWMA Says Composting is Best for the Soil

On Friday (April 22), the western regional arm of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Western Parks and Markets Limited, awarded residents of Chamber’s Pen, Hanover for their participation in a composting and plastic bottle separation competition. The contest formed part of the agency’s solid waste reduction pilot project which was launched in the community in November last year....
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Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland , Dr. Marcia Graham.
Health & Wellness

#getallyourshots for Vaccination Week April 23-30

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland Dr. Marcia Graham, says that the parish’s health department will be promoting various vaccines during Vaccination Week, which is being observed April 23-30. Dr. Graham was speaking to journalists in an interview at the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation offices recently. She also reminded that April is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month “so in Vaccination Week we...
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Minister of Education and Youth Hon. Fayval Williams (right) conversing with President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), One-on-One Educational Services, Ricardo Allen who is a former beneficiary of the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH). Occasion was the 20th anniversary church service for PATH at the Church of Transfiguration, in Meadowbrook, St. Andrew on Sunday (April 24).
Social Security

PATH Celebrates 20 Years of Social Support

In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH), the government has reaffirmed its commitment to providing social support to vulnerable Jamaicans. PATH is the government’s flagship social protection programme and is administered through the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. Approximately 130,000 families are currently enrolled. Addressing the 20th anniversary church service...
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President of the Heart and Soul Cancer Foundation of Jamaica Limited, Sonia Morris (standing centre) is flanked by (from left) Resource Mobilisation Officer at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) Rochelle Sukharan; JN Bank Representative Marshalee Walcott-Lawrence; Friends of Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) member Monica Caine; Business Relationship and Sales Manager at JN Bank in Falmouth, Trelawny Nina Peters; Consultant Haematologist and Oncologist at the Cornwall Regional Hospital Dr. Harvey Crawford; Radiation Oncologist Consultant CRH Dr. Raveen Sharma; Vice President, Heart and Soul Cancer Foundation of Jamaica Limited Errol Richards; Manager, Department of Nursing at CRH Noela Hutchinson Livingston; Senior Medical Officer at CRH Dr. Derek Harvey; Director of Nursing Services at CRH Gillian Ledgister and Chief Executive Officer at CRH Charmaine Williams-Beckford, following a ceremony to hand over three chemotherapy infusion chairs to the hospital on Wednesday (April 20).
Health & Wellness

Cancer Care Centre at CRH GETS $500K Gift

The Heart and Soul Cancer Foundation of Jamaica Limited in Trelawny, has donated three chemotherapy infusion chairs to Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in St. James. The chairs which were handed over on Wednesday (April 20) will allow patients to rest in comfort as they receive treatment at the hospital’s Cancer Care Centre. The chairs, which cost approximately $500,000, were obtained...
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Director-General, Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy.
Commerce

STATIN Reports Increased Earnings from Exports

Jamaica earned just over US$1.4 billion from exports in 2021. Data from the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) show that this was 15.2 per cent higher than the 2020 outturn. Director-General of STATIN Carol Coy, said the increase was largely spurred by higher exports of mineral fuels, up 75.5 per cent. She was speaking during STATIN’s digital quarterly media briefing...
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