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Daughter of the late Parliamentarian and Cabinet Minister, Dr. Paul Robertson, Damali Robertson (centre), pays tribute to her father at the official funeral held on Saturday (March 12), at the University Chapel in Mona, St. Andrew. Also pictured are granddaughter, Nilaja Robertson Thompson (left), and grandson, Osaze Robertson Stewart (right).
Daughter of the late Parliamentarian and Cabinet Minister, Dr. Paul Robertson, Damali Robertson (centre), pays tribute to her father at the official funeral held on Saturday (March 12), at the University Chapel in Mona, St. Andrew. Also pictured are granddaughter, Nilaja Robertson Thompson (left), and grandson, Osaze Robertson Stewart (right).

Dr. Robertson Remembered As A Gentleman And Patriot

Late former Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament, Dr. Paul Douglas Robertson, has been eulogised as a decent gentlemen and patriot, who served the country with kindness and integrity. At an official funeral held on Saturday (March 12) at the...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (eight left), and Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace (seventh left), symbolically hand over 20 water storage tanks to small farmers from St. James, at the Barrett Town Primary School in the parish on Friday (March 11)
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (eight left), and Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace (seventh left), symbolically hand over 20 water storage tanks to small farmers from St. James, at the Barrett Town Primary School in the parish on Friday (March 11)

St. James Small Farmers Get Water Tanks from TEF
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), is joined by Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace (left); Councillor for the Rose Hall Division, Anthony Murray; and Registered Midwife of the Barrett Town Health Centre, Noreen Roper, in commissioning into service, two 650-gallon water storage tanks, at the Barrett Town Health Centre in St. James on Friday (March 11).
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), is joined by Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace (left); Councillor for the Rose Hall Division, Anthony Murray; and Registered Midwife of the Barrett Town Health Centre, Noreen Roper, in commissioning into service, two 650-gallon water storage tanks, at the Barrett Town Health Centre in St. James on Friday (March 11).

Barrett Town Health Centre Gets Water Tanks
Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham
Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham

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Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham.
Health & Wellness

Westmoreland Residents Urged to Maintain Vigilance Against Dengue

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, says citizens in the parish must continue to protect themselves from dengue fever by keeping their surroundings free of mosquito breeding sites. Dr. Graham, who was addressing the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation in Savanna-la-Mar on March 10, encouraged residents to take responsibility for their health by destroying mosquito...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second left), looks on as Superintendent of Police, Sherika Service (second right), points out features of a renovated bathroom at Harman Barracks in Kingston, during a tour, recently. He is joined by (from left): Head of the Specialised Operations Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Warren Clarke; and Senior General Manager at the National Housing Trust (NHT), Donald Moore.
National Security

Police Making Inroads in Dismantling Gangs – Dr. Chang

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, is commending the police for making inroads in disrupting criminal gang activity and enhancing public safety. “They are [tackling] the criminal gangs across the country, very effectively,” he said, during a recent tour of the renovated Harman Barracks in Kingston. Dr. Chang credits the strides being made to the ongoing investment in...
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Chairman of the National Fisheries Authority Board (NFA), Lieutenant Commander George Overton.
Agriculture

Avenues Being Explored to Supply Quality Tilapia Fish Feed

The National Fisheries Authority (NFA) is exploring ways to supply tilapia farmers will quality fish feed including manufacturing the produce locally. Tilapia are considered top and middle feeders, meaning that they eat food that floats on the surface of the water or at mid-level. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Chairman of the NFA Board, Lieutenant Commander George Overton,...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, (front row, centre) is photographed with some recent graduates of the Hospitality and Tourism Management Programme (HTMP), after a press briefing held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Friday (March 11).
EducationTourism

177 Students Have Graduated from Hospitality and Tourism Management Programme

Approximately 177 students have completed the Hospitality and Tourism Management Programme (HTMP) to date, says Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. The programme, which was launched in 2018, facilitates two years of training, free of cost, for students in grades 11, 12 and 13, enabling them to gain entry level certification for the tourism industry. Students graduate with an Occupational...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), hands over the keys to a new one-bedroom house, built under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), to beneficiary Mary Gentles, during a ceremony held in Mike Town, North Western Manchester on Friday (March 11). Sharing the moment is Member of Parliament for the area, Mikael Phillips.
HousingPrime Minister

315 More Units To Be Built Under Social Housing Programme

Another 315 dwelling units will be delivered to indigent families across the island under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), by the end 2022/23. The Government has targeted the construction of five units per year, across each of the island’s 63 constituencies, under the programme. “We are going to complete the 315 that we had originally allocated…and then we will...
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Chief Executive Officer at the National Fisheries Authority (NFA), Dr. Gavin Bellamy, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.
Agriculture

Tilapia Farming Being Encouraged

Greater take-up of tilapia farming is being encouraged as part of efforts to boost local fish production and to relieve the stress on reef fish. Chief Executive Officer at the National Fisheries Authority (NFA), Dr. Gavin Bellamy, in making the call, said that improving tilapia production “will allow us to improve the blue protein, which is protein from fisheries stock.”...
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