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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left) and Member of Parliament for Manchester North Western, Mikael Phillips (second left), walk along the newly rehabilitated Mount Prospect farm road, after the official opening of the roadway on Wednesday (February 23). They are joined by farmers and residents of the area.

Mount Prospect Farm Road Rehabilitated

Approximately 100 registered farmers in Mount Prospect, Manchester, are now better able to transport their produce to market, following the rehabilitation of a 300-metre stretch of roadway in the community. The farm road, which was officially opened on Wednesday (February...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (February 23).

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), cuts the ribbon to officially hand over a social housing unit in Flagaman, St. Elizabeth, after a ceremony held on Wednesday (February 23). Sharing the occasion are (from left) Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth Southwestern, Hon. Floyd Green; Councillor for the Pedro Plains Division, Jeremy Palmer; recipient of the housing unit , Shelly-Ann Russell, and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Robert Montague.

Two Social Housing Units Handed Over To Residents In St. Elizabeth

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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), is presented with a book authored by Pat Chin, entitled ‘Miss Pat – My Reggae Music Journey’, and a doll dressed in the Jamaican colours by proprietor of Island Dolls, Beverly Robotham. The representation was made at the Ministry in Kingston on Tuesday (February 22). Ms. Robotham also presented a letter of undertaking to donate five per cent of all doll sales for this year towards the purchase of tablets for students, under the ‘Own Your Own Device’ initiative.

PHOTOS: Education Minister Presented With Book And Jamaican Doll

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (fourth left), officially turns on the Top Aberdeen St. Elizabeth water supply, during a ceremony held in the community recently. Sharing in the moment (from left) are Deputy Chairman of Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL) Peter Clarke; Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth Northeastern, Delroy Sloley; Acting Regional Manager for the National Water Commission (NWC) - Manchester and St. Elizabeth, Caudel Daley; and Councillor of the Siloah Division, Audie Myers.

4 years ago Water

Joy In Top Aberdeen As Residents Welcome Water Supply Project

Shouts of celebration rippled among residents gathered in Top Aberdeen, St. Elizabeth, as Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, officially commissioned the community’s water supply into service. The project, spearheaded by the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development through Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL), was completed at a cost of $110 million, funded by the...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (Water, Environment and Climate Change), Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (left), and Commissioner of Mines in the Mines and Geology Division of the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Roy Nicholson (right), listen as Senior Manager of the Environmental Sub-Division of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Richard Nelson (centre), outlines the dangers of illegal sand mining. Occasion was a recent visit by the Minister to the community of Great Bay in St. Elizabeth, in the wake of illegal sand-mining concerns by residents.

4 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

PHOTOS: Minister Samuda Visits Great Bay To Look At Extent Of Damage To Sand Dunes

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (Water, Environment and Climate Change), Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (left), and Commissioner of Mines in the Mines and Geology Division of the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Roy Nicholson (right), listen as Senior Manager of the Environmental Sub-Division of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Richard...

4 years ago Tourism

Register For TPDCo Tour Guide Training

Persons interested in working as tour guides in the tourism industry are being encouraged to take advantage of the training programme being offered by the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo). The training is comprehensive, covering the role of the tour guide, the communication skills required, how to conduct a tour group – whether it is a walking or bus tour...

Chairman of the Hanover Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Lucea, Councillor, Sheridan Samuels.

4 years ago Local Government

Road And Drain Rehabilitation Programme For Lucea

The Hanover Municipal Corporation will be undertaking a road and drain rehabilitation programme in the town of Lucea. Speaking with JIS News, Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Sheridan Samuels, said that five roadways are scheduled for improvement works to ease traffic congestion in the parish capital. “The street that runs behind [the Corporation’s office], we intend to rehabilitate it to allow...

Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.

4 years ago CoronavirusCOVID-19 VaccinationHealth & Wellness

More Than 21 Million Caribbean Residents Fully Vaccinated

More than 21 million of the nearly 700 million residents of the Americas who have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19) are from the Caribbean, reports Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne. The region is home to more than 44 million people. Addressing PAHO’s weekly COVID-19 digital briefing on Wednesday (February 23), Dr. Etienne highlighted the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness, addressing a ceremony to hand over certificates of title to 35 residents of St. Elizabeth under the National Land Agency (NLA) Systematic Land Registration (SLR) programme. The presentation took place on Wednesday (February 23) at Newell High School in the parish.

4 years ago HousingPrime Minister

35 St. Elizabeth Residents Receive Land Titles

Thirty-five residents of St. Elizabeth became proud landowners today (February 23) when they were presented with certificates of title for property that they have occupied for several years. The titles, provided under the National Land Agency (NLA) inaugural Systematic Land Registration (SLR) programme, were handed over by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during a ceremony held at the...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (centre), speaks with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica Country Representative, Mariko Kagoshima (left), during Wednesday’s (February 23) launch of the Government’s Public Expenditure Review (PER) for Jamaica’s Education Sector. The launch took place at the Finance Ministry in Kingston. Listening (from second left) are Minister of Education and Youth, Hon Fayval Williams, and the World Bank’s Caribbean Country Director, Lilia Buruncuic, and Human Development Programme Leader for the Caribbean, Timothy Johnston. The PER was jointly undertaken by UNICEF and the World Bank.

4 years ago EducationFinance & Public Service

Public Expenditure Review Of Education Sector Launched

The Government, on Wednesday (February 23), launched the Public Expenditure Review (PER) for Jamaica’s education sector. Piloted by the Ministries of Finance and the Public Service, and Education and Youth on behalf of the Government, the PER was jointly undertaken by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Bank. The report highlights that while Jamaica’s expenditure on education,...