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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), greets Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes, during the semi-virtual $120 million Clarendon Parish Court Renovation Project contract signing ceremony at the Ministry’s offices in St. Andrew on December 10.

Judiciary To Get New Facilities

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says the Government is looking to utilise a public-private partnership (PPP) arrangement to develop a proposed corporate headquarters for the local judiciary. He was responding to a suggestion from Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes, who...

Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gary McKenzie, addresses a JIS Think Tank on Dec.10.

No Permits Granted For Parties – JCF

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation, in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, recently.

More Hours For Businesses

Members of the Jamaica Delegation to the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 32nd Assembly in London, England where Jamaica was elected to serve a seventh term on the IMO Council. They are (left to right) High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), His Excellency Seth George Ramocan; Director of Legal Affairs at the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Bertrand Smith; and Counsellor, Political and Economic Affairs, Jamaican High Commission, UK, Renee Lloyd.

Jamaica Re-Elected To IMO Council

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (2nd right), points to an image of the Greater Portmore Health Centre, in St. Catherine, which is slated for expansion under the Government’s multi-billion improvement project for the health sector. Occasion was a forum dubbed: ‘Open House and Exhibition for the Rehabilitation of Jamaica’s Public Health Facilities’, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston, recently. Observing (from left) are: Consultant Project Architect, Garfield Wood; State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, and Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

Greater Portmore Health Centre Among Several To Be Expanded

Acting Regional Operations Manager of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA)/Western Parks and Markets (WPM) Waste Management Limited, Dramaine Jones.

5 years ago Local Government

Western Jamaica Residents Encouraged To Practise Proper Waste Disposal

Acting Regional Operations Manager of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA)/Western Parks and Markets (WPM) Waste Management Limited, Dramaine Jones, is encouraging persons in Western Jamaica to practise proper solid waste disposal this holiday season. “I want to encourage persons within the region and across Jamaica to ensure that you bag your wastes. Whatever can be recycled in terms...

St. Elizabeth’s Chief Public Health Inspector, Everod Lewis. (File Photo)

5 years ago Health & Wellness

St. Elizabeth Health Dept. Persistent In Fight To Curtail Mosquito-Borne Diseases

Chief Public Health Inspector for St. Elizabeth, Everod Lewis, says the parish’s public health department has been persistent in its fight to curtail mosquito-borne diseases, such as dengue. Addressing the monthly meeting of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation in Black River, on December 9, Mr. Lewis said the Aedes index is at 20.8 per cent, noting that the parish has...

5 years ago Transport

Major Traffic Changes for Lucea, Hanover for the Holiday Season

The National Works Agency (NWA) is announcing that effective, Wednesday December 15, 2021, Willie Delisser Drive, in Lucea, Hanover will be temporarily converted from a one-way corridor to a two-way system. The change will be in effect between the hours of 8:00 am and 7:00 pm daily, until Friday January 7, 2022. Community Relations Officer for the NWA’s Western Region,...

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Clinical Management Summary for Monday, December 13, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 41 91,843 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 19 52,259 Males 22 39,581 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 2 years to =94 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF CASES Clarendon 1 4,938 Hanover 1 2,996 KSA 4 22,655 Manchester 1 5,982 Portland 0 2,522 St. Ann 9...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (left), communicates by sign language with student of Lister Mair Gilby High School for the Deaf-May Pen Unit, Dillanno Lawrence. Occasion was the presentation of eight tablets, donated by First Heritage Co-operative (FHC) Credit Union to students of the school, at the credit union’s May Pen Branch office in Clarendon on Monday (December 13).

5 years ago EducationSocial SecurityTechnology

PHOTOS: Tablets handed over to students of Lister Mair Gilby High School for the Deaf-May Pen Unit

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda.

5 years ago Social Security

360,000 Beneficiaries To Receive One-Off $10,000 Grant December

Hundreds of thousands of Jamaicans, who are beneficiaries of the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) and the Social Pension Programme will receive a one-off $10,000 grant this month. This is being facilitated through an allocation of $1.9 billion under the Social and Economic Recovery and Vaccine (SERVE) Jamaica Programme. Some pensioners under the National Insurance Scheme (NIS)...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett delivering remarks via video at the Tourism Product Development Company’s (TPDCo) HIV Awareness Webinar held recently. .

5 years ago Tourism

Tourism Workers Urged To Take Charge Of Health

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is urging workers in the industry to take charge of their health and that of those around them. He made the call in a video message at the Tourism Product Development Company’s (TPDCo) HIV Awareness Webinar, held recently. The Minister noted that the webinar was held to increase awareness about HIV, AIDS, and other Sexually...