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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right) and Mayor of Falmouth, Colin Gager (left), prepare to plant a tree on the grounds of the Trelawny Infirmary in Falmouth, during a recent visit to the facility by the Minister and his team as a part of Local Government Month activities in November.
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right) and Mayor of Falmouth, Colin Gager (left), prepare to plant a tree on the grounds of the Trelawny Infirmary in Falmouth, during a recent visit to the facility by the Minister and his team as a part of Local Government Month activities in November.

Gov’t Considers Vaccine Requirement for New Admissions to Infirmaries

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Government is considering a vaccine requirement for new entrants to the island’s infirmaries, once admissions resume. “What we are looking to do is that once we start to...
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Principal of the St. Ann's Bay Primary School in St. Ann, Trevor Cole

St. Ann’s Bay Primary Keeping Students Connected During Covid-19
Custos of Manchester, Garfield Green, addresses the launch of the Manchester Beliefs, Values, and Attitudes initiative, at the Church Teachers’ College in Mandeville, recently.
Custos of Manchester, Garfield Green, addresses the launch of the Manchester Beliefs, Values, and Attitudes initiative, at the Church Teachers’ College in Mandeville, recently.

Manchester Custos Launches ‘Beliefs, Values, And Attitudes’ Initiative
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), and National Housing Trust (NHT) Board member, Nesta-Claire Hunter (third left), with new homeowners of the NHT’s Twickenham Glades development in St. Catherine, following the handover ceremony on Wednesday (December 1).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), and National Housing Trust (NHT) Board member, Nesta-Claire Hunter (third left), with new homeowners of the NHT’s Twickenham Glades development in St. Catherine, following the handover ceremony on Wednesday (December 1).

PM Pleased With Diversity Of Housing Beneficiaries At Twickenham Glades
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

Minister Bartlett Elected Chair Of Inter-American Committee On Tourism

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), and Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., plant trees at the newly opened Twickenham Glades housing development in St. Catherine, during a handover ceremony on Wednesday (December 1). Looking on are Twickenham Glades homeowner Dwight Bailey (centre); Board member of the National Housing Trust (NHT), which undertook the development, Nesta-Claire Hunter (second right), who represented Board Chairman, Lennox Channer; and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine Eastern, where the development is located, Denise Daley.
Housing

PM Hands Over 110 Housing Units In St Catherine

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says nearly 22,000 new housing solutions are guaranteed to be provided over the next two to three years by the National Housing Trust (NHT). He noted that the entity currently has 12,019 units under construction, costing upwards of $100 billon. Additionally, the Prime Minister said the NHT has another 9,641 units in the...
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), points to the sign dedicating the rehabilitated Orchid Road in Quarry, St. James, at the official commissioning on Wednesday (December 1). He is joined by (from second left) Stakeholder Relations Manager at Carib Cement Company Limited (CCCL), Balfour Denniston; the company’s Managing Director, Yago Castro; Building Manager, Andre Nelson; and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams. The project was undertaken by CCCL at a cost of $40 million.
Transport

Dr. Chang Opens Rehabilitated Orchid Road In St. James

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, on Wednesday (December 1), officially commissioned into service the Orchid Road in Quarry, St. James, which was rehabilitated by Carib Cement Company Limited (CCCL) at a cost of $40 million. The month-and-one-half-long project was undertaken through collaboration with community stakeholders and included redoing the formerly asphalted road with concrete and...
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Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaking during the sitting of the House of Representatives on November 30.
Climate Change

MPs To Get $1 Million For Resilience Building

The Government has allocated $1 million to each Member of Parliament to support resilience building efforts in constituencies across Jamaica. Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., made the disclosure during the sitting of the House of Representatives on November 30. He said that the Ministry will be working with all Members of Parliament...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (December 1).
Works / Construction

Cabinet Approves Expenditure For Montego Bay Perimeter Road Project

Cabinet has approved the US$274.51-million expenditure for the Montego Bay Perimeter Road Project. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure at Wednesday’s (December 1) virtual post-Cabinet press briefing. The project, for which a contract was signed on November 24, involves construction of the Montego Bay Bypass road, rehabilitation of Barnett Street and West Green Avenue, construction...
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