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Acting Regional Operations Manager of the NSWMA/Western Parks and Markets (WPM) Waste Management Limited, Dramaine Jones (left), and Councillor for the Flanker Division in St. James, Senator Charles Sinclair (second left), at a ceremony where garbage drums were handed out to residents of Flanker, on December 7. Residents (from third left) are Shirley Robinson and Catherine Cunningham.

Residents Of Flanker Get Garbage Drums

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA)/Western Parks and Markets (WPM) Waste Management Limited, on Tuesday (December 7) distributed 20 garbage drums in the communities of Flanker and Providence Heights in St. James. They were donated under the entity’s ‘Drum...

Executive Director of the Council of Community Colleges in Jamaica (CCCJ), Dr. Donna Powell-Wilson speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

CCCJ Act Amended

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at the opening session of the Sixth Meeting of Ministers and High Authorities of Science and Technology, from the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew, on December 7. The session is being held under the theme 'Harnessing the Power of Transformative Science and Technnologies to Drive Our Communities Forward’. The virtual Meeting will end on December 8.

STEM Academies Will Equip Youth With Skills For New Digital Economy Jobs – PM

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), and Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic, display a cheque of $3,075,000, donated to the Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA), from a gift of $21 million to causes of women empowerment, at a handover ceremony held at the High Commission of Canada in St. Andrew yesterday (December 6).

Canada Gives JA$21M To Support Women Empowerment

PSA | Clarity Regarding $5,000 Banknotes

4 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

COVID-19 Update for Monday, December 6, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 18 91,554 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 11 52,097 Males 7 39,454 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 4 months to 91 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF CASES Clarendon 0 4,930 Hanover 3 2,973 Kingston & St. Andrew 1 22,615 Manchester 1 5,972...

The new Montego Bay Fire Station in St. James.

4 years ago Local Government

Official Opening In Sight For Montego Bay Fire Station

Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney, says the Montego Bay Fire Station in St. James has reached “practical completion”. “We were able to achieve practical completion on the fire station about two weeks ago, so the contractor has been working on clearing the defects, because some defects were identified and those are being [dealt] with...

Vendors at the Pineapple Craft Market in St. Ann, display their vaccination cards in front of the facility on Sunday, November 28.

4 years ago COVID-19 Vaccination

Big Take-Up Of Vaccines By Vendors At Pineapple Craft Market

Vendors at the Pineapple Craft Market in St. Ann are almost 100 per cent vaccinated and should be getting some business from both cruise and stopover arrivals in the coming months, tourism officials say. President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Clifton Reader, and Chairman of the island’s Resilient Corridors Committee, John Byles, are currently in discussions with...

President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Janet Silvera, speaking at the St. James Municipal Corporation’s Multi-Sectorial Forum held recently at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre. Seated is Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams.

4 years ago Local Government

MBCCI To Host Crime Summit

The Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) will be collaborating with stakeholders in St. James to host a major crime summit in February 2022. MBCCI’s President, Janet Silvera, made the disclosure while addressing the St. James Municipal Corporation’s Multi-Sectorial Forum held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre recently. She stated that the event will be centred around devising counteractive...

4 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

COVID-19 Update for Sunday, December 5, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 67 91,536 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 46 52,086 Males 21 39,447 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 1 day to 92 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF CASES Clarendon 1 4,930 Hanover 6 2,970 Kingston & St. Andrew 11 22,614 Manchester 1 5,971...

Civil Servant of the Year 2020/2021 Marie Hall, speaking at the recently held 2021/2022 Civil Servant of the Year awards ceremony at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston

4 years ago Civil Servants of the Year

Outgoing “Civil Servant of the Year” Passes the Baton

Top Civil Servants of the Year 2020/21, say they were able to improve lives of vulnerable persons and it left them feeling “a sense of achievement and pride,” as they gave to the development of children. Speaking on behalf of the two other 2020/21 Civil Servants of the Year, Marie Hall reported that the $150,000 awarded to them for a...

The Mount Salem Primary and Infant School in St. James

4 years ago Education

Rehabilitation Work Underway at Mt Salem Primary and Infant School

Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney, says that rehabilitation work on the Mount Salem Primary and Infant School in St. James is well underway. The rehabilitation work at the school is in the region of $30 million and is being funded by the Caribbean Development Bank. Work is being done on one of the main...