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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.

Gov’t Bolstering Capacity To Secure Borders

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is bolstering its capacity to control the country’s territorial waters in order to curtail the entry of illegal firearms. The Prime Minister was addressing the National Day of Prayer event...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (Jan. 5).
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (Jan. 5).

Education Minister Reports Smooth Start To Easter School Term
Poison Information Coordinator at the Caribbean Poison Information Network, Sherika Whitelocke-Ballingsingh, addresses a JIS Think Tank on January 5.
Poison Information Coordinator at the Caribbean Poison Information Network, Sherika Whitelocke-Ballingsingh, addresses a JIS Think Tank on January 5.

CARPIN Hails Move To Protect Jamaicans From Lead Paint Exposure
Member of Parliament for St. Andrew West Rural, the Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (left), and Minister of Education, Youth and Information, the Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), hands over a cartridge-free Epson printer to the Acting Principal of Rock Hall Primary School, Keisha Mehabear, during a visit to the school in rural St. Andrew on Tuesday (January 4). The printer, along with printing paper, was donated by the Usain Bolt Foundation.
Member of Parliament for St. Andrew West Rural, the Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (left), and Minister of Education, Youth and Information, the Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), hands over a cartridge-free Epson printer to the Acting Principal of Rock Hall Primary School, Keisha Mehabear, during a visit to the school in rural St. Andrew on Tuesday (January 4). The printer, along with printing paper, was donated by the Usain Bolt Foundation.

Rock Hall Primary Gets Printer From Usain Bolt Foundation
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, CD, MP
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, CD, MP

Statement from the Honorable Audley Shaw on the passing of James Moss-Solomon

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The Belle Tierre Reservoir in St. Ann that was constructed by Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners at a cost of US$800,000 for road wetting activities.
Water

Noranda Constructs Reservoir To Provide Water To Wet Roads

Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, on December 21, officially commissioned into service the Belle Tierre Reservoir in St. Ann, which was constructed by Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners, at a cost of US$800,000. The rainwater harvesting facility is situated on Noranda’s mining lands and can hold approximately 17 million gallons of water to be used to wet the roads...
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Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness (left), displays a sample of the national identification system (NIDS) card, which was printed at the NIDS card centre at the Post and Telecommunication Department on South Camp Road in Kingston on January 4. Among those looking on are Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister, Audrey Sewell (centre), and Project Manager, PBS Consortium, Jorge Rueda (right).
Office of the Prime Minister

NIDS Will Be Fully Operational This Year – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the national identification system (NIDS) will be fully operational this year. “I’m hoping that by the end of the year, we will have a significant portion, if not the majority of the population properly identified in the national identification system,” Mr. Holness said. He was speaking during a tour of the NIDS...
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Board Chairman, University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), James Moss-Solomon,
Gender AffairsOffice of the Prime Minister

Death Has Robbed us of a True Businessman – PM Holness

I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of prominent businessman and philanthropist James Moss-Solomon, CD. Death has robbed this nation yet again of an astute business leader whose contribution to the business community was revered. James Moss-Solomon was a former President of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce, and former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the University...
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Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police Gary McKenzie, speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.
National SecurityTransport

JCF Reminds Public of Crash Hotspots

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reminding the public of some of the crash hotspots across the country, and is appealing to motorists to exercise extra care when traversing these roadways. Head of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gary McKenzie, told JIS News that the JCF has worked with its stakeholders in...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, interacts with students at the Rock Hall Primary School in St. Andrew, today (January 4), during a handover ceremony for the presentation of a cartridge-free printer and reams of paper, donated by the Usain Bolt Foundation.
CoronavirusEducationHealth & WellnessInformationYouth

Government Will Continue To Facilitate Face-To-Face Classes

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Government will continue to facilitate the resumption of face-to-face classes, which began yesterday (January 3), while being guided by the Ministry of Health and Wellness. “That’s where the expertise lies. They’ve been guiding us through the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic; and so we look to them from the education sector,”...
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Head of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB) of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Assistant Commissioner of Police, Gary McKenzie, addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Transport

Head Of PSTEB Calls On Motorists To Obey Rules Of the Road

Head of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB) of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gary McKenzie, is appealing to motorists to obey the rules of the road, in order to reduce traffic crashes. In an interview with JIS News, ACP McKenzie said that in many fatal accidents which occur in Jamaica, numerous factors...
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