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Water Supply To Queensborough Areas Further Disrupted By Broken Main

The National Water Commission is advising its customers that water supply to the St. Andrew communities of Queensborough, Queensbury and its Environs is now further impacted by a secondary pipeline break. The Company is further indicating that the leak has...
Grade-three teacher, Nadine Wallace-Thomas (standing left), executes a lesson as students return to full resumption of face-to-face classes at the Farm Primary and Infant school in St. James on Monday (March 7).
Grade-three teacher, Nadine Wallace-Thomas (standing left), executes a lesson as students return to full resumption of face-to-face classes at the Farm Primary and Infant school in St. James on Monday (March 7).

Seamless Return To Full In-Person Classes At Farm And Glendevon Primary And Infant
Mayor of May Pen, His Worship Councillor Winston Maragh (centre) in conversation with Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Wade Mars (right) and Corporate Communications and Community Awareness Coordinator, TPDCo, Marline Stephenson Dalley (left), during a tour of the Salt River Mineral Spa in Clarendon on Friday (March 4).
Mayor of May Pen, His Worship Councillor Winston Maragh (centre) in conversation with Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Wade Mars (right) and Corporate Communications and Community Awareness Coordinator, TPDCo, Marline Stephenson Dalley (left), during a tour of the Salt River Mineral Spa in Clarendon on Friday (March 4).

TPDCO Tours Possible Attractions In Clarendon
Mangroves provide a habitat for many species and offer storm surge protection.
Mangroves provide a habitat for many species and offer storm surge protection.

Jamaicans Encouraged To Learn About The Value Of Wetlands
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (third right), listens to a comment from Head Boy at the St. Catherine-based Old Harbour High School, Demario Golding (second left), while on a visit to the institution on Monday (March 7) to mark the full resumption of face-to face classes. Sharing in the conversation (from left) are Principal of the school, Lynton Weir; Vice President of the students’ council, Grena Bernard; Head Girl Claudia Mendez; and Chairman of the school board, Icylin Golding.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (third right), listens to a comment from Head Boy at the St. Catherine-based Old Harbour High School, Demario Golding (second left), while on a visit to the institution on Monday (March 7) to mark the full resumption of face-to face classes. Sharing in the conversation (from left) are Principal of the school, Lynton Weir; Vice President of the students’ council, Grena Bernard; Head Girl Claudia Mendez; and Chairman of the school board, Icylin Golding.

Education Minister Urges Students To Make Good Use Of Time Back In Classroom

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Health & Wellness

Genome Sequencer To Improve Tracking Of HIV Transmission

The new genome sequencer should improve the tracking of HIV transmission networks on the island. Tracking seeks to establish how the virus moves among different groups within a population and can prove critical for preventing the spread of the virus. Chairman of the Department of Microbiology, University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), Professor John Lindo, explains that data from...
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Restorative Justice Coordinator, Andriene Lindsay.
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Make Restorative Justice First Choice In Conflict Resolution

Jamaicans are being encouraged to use restorative justice (RJ) as their first option in resolving conflicts. RJ Coordinator in the Ministry of Justice, Andriene Lindsay, who was speaking in a recent interview with JIS News, said that the alternative dispute resolution method can be used as an early intervention tool in preventing crime. “When I hear about a lot of...
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Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe, delivers message from Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, at the International Women’s Day Church Service, held on Sunday (March 6) at the Boulevard Baptist Church in Kingston.
Gender Affairs

Minister Calls For Removal Of Barriers To Women’s Empowerment

Jamaicans have been encouraged to help break the barriers to women’s empowerment and equality. The call came from Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, in an International Women’s Day message, read by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe, at a church service held on Sunday (March 6) at the Boulevard Baptist Church in Kingston. International...
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Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Dairy Development Board, Devon Sayers.
Agriculture

Livestock Genetic Improvement And Breeding Programme To Begin Insemination

Artificial insemination of animals is scheduled to begin this month under the National Livestock Genetic Improvement and Breeding Technology Programme. Launched in November of last year by the Jamaica Dairy Development Board (JDDB), the programme is aimed at expanding production in the livestock industry through the provision of high-quality stock and reducing Jamaica's importation of beef and milk. Chief Executive...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, who will open the 2022/23 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on March 8.
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Finance Minister Opens Budget Debate March 8

The 2022/23 Budget Debate begins on Tuesday, March 8 in the House of Representatives, with Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, making his presentation. Dr. Clarke will inform the nation how the $912-billion Budget for the new fiscal year, which he tabled in the House on February 10, will be funded. The Budget Debate...
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Principal Director in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Sharon Coburn Robinson.
Gender Affairs

Banner Event To Mark Int’l Women’s Day March 8

The Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA), an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, will be hosting a banner event to mark International Women’s Day (IWD), which will be observed on Tuesday, March 8. The event, scheduled to take place at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, will be held under the IWD’s theme, ‘Gender Equality Today...
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