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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

Rock Hall Primary School in rural St. Andrew has benefited from a donation of cartridge-free printer and printing paper by the Usain Bolt Foundation, which will better enable the institution to meet the learning needs of students during the coronavirus...
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
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.
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.

Noranda Constructs Reservoir To Provide Water To Wet Roads
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).
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).

NIDS Will Be Fully Operational This Year – PM
Board Chairman, University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), James Moss-Solomon,
Board Chairman, University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), James Moss-Solomon,

Death Has Robbed us of a True Businessman – PM Holness

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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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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague speaks with JIS News while on a tour of the Tinson Pen-based Aeronautical School of the West Indies (ASWI) in St. Andrew, on December 29.
TransportWorks / Construction

Flooding Of Tinson Pen To Be Addressed

The Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) has set aside funds to end the continuous flooding of the Tinson Pen Aerodrome, and a section of the Marcus Garvey Drive, in St. Andrew. According to Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, the AAJ’s engineering department did a study on the area and discovered that a major drain is blocked. “So,...
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Health & Wellness

Exercise Caution with Medicinal Plants and Herbs

For centuries, Jamaicans, especially in rural communities have been using herbal remedies to maintain health and to prevent diseases. However, there is need to be careful when administering herbal medicines and to get guidance from the herbal experts. Research Officer of the African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank (ACIJ/JMB) Chelsea Stephenson, made these comments while delivering a lecture titled...
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