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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) engaged on conversation with winners in the Low - Cost Housing Design competition virtual award ceremony held on Tuesday (November 23). Others pictured from left are: Fitzroy McIntosh; Roni-Kaye McLaren and Suzette Adams–Rickards representing Matandara Clarke Architects; and Zane Finnikin.

Affordable Housing Solutions A Priority For Government

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness says the thrust to provide innovative and affordable housing solutions for Jamaicans continues to be a priority for the government. “The government has a role to stimulate the emergence of a community of...

Governor-General His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), presents newly installed Custos of St. Catherine Hon. Icylin M. Golding with the Grand Commission, at an installation ceremony held today, Tuesday (November 23), at the National Police College of Jamaica, in Twickenham Park, in the parish.

New Custos For St Catherine Installed

Holland America’s Nieuw Statendam will be making stops in Ocho Rios and Port Royal this week.

Holland America Cruise Vessel To Visit Ocho Rios And Port Royal

Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne. (JIS File Photo)

JPC Actively Engaged In Building Awareness About Productivity

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (second right), in conversation with (from left) National Coordinator, Governor General's Programme for Excellence, Abrahim Simmonds; President, Jamaica Union of Tertiary Students , Christina Simmonds and Associate Development Coordination Officer, United Nations Resident Coordinator's Office, Maxsalia Salmon. Occasion was a courtesy call and presentation of the “Call to Action” document, which highlights key outputs of the recently concluded 2021 National Youth Consultative Conference.

PHOTOS: Robert Nesta Morgan Accepts Call To Action Document

Pastor of the Constant Spring Road Church of God, Reverend Winston George Lewis, speaks at a church service held at the Constant Spring Road Church of God, in Kingston, on November 21, to mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (IDEVAW).

4 years ago Gender Affairs

Men And Boys Must Be Retrained To Respect And Protect Women And Girls – Pastor

Pastor of the Constant Spring Road Church of God, Reverend Winston George Lewis, has emphasised that men and boys must be retrained to respect and protect women and girls. “If we are going to have safer spaces for our women and girls, there must be a retraining of our men and boys in a general way. Retrain them how to...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking at the NCBJ Certificate Handover Ceremony that was held at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica headquarters in Kingston recently.

4 years ago Industry

Minister Shaw Calls On Companies To Aim For Quality Certification

The National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ) has approved six companies for certification. The six are the Scientific Research Council – Food Pilot Plant; Newport-Fersan (Jamaica) Limited; IGL Limited; Caribbean Depot; the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited – System Protection and Control Department and Ket’s Organic Gourmet Farm. The NCBJ is the body responsible for ISO 9001:2015 Certification, Hazard Analysis...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), is accompanied by members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force during a tour of Westmoreland on November 18.

4 years ago National Security and Peace

PM Says SOEs Provide For Better Use Of Resources To Fight Crime

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the States of Public Emergency (SOEs) provide for a better use of resources to fight crime. “What the SOE does is to give us the ability to have the police force and the military deployed. People will say 'well, you can deploy the police and the military generally'. The difference with the...

4 years ago Information

PSA | Nonfunctioning traffic lights at Spanish Town Road/Weymouth Drive and Spanish Town Road/Penwood Road Kingston

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising the public that traffic signals at two critical intersections in Kingston are currently out of operation. The affected locations are the intersections of Spanish Town Road/Weymouth Drive and Spanish Town Road/Penwood Road. Manager, Communication and Customer Service at the NWA Stephen Shaw, says the outage is due to traffic signal cables and underground...

4 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

COVID-19 Update for Monday, November 22, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 48 90,855 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 25 51,676 Males 23 39,176 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 3 months to 97 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF CASES Clarendon 2 4,895 Hanover 6 2,942 Kingston & St. Andrew 11 22,451 Manchester 0 5,951...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses congregants at the Local Government Month 2021 National Church Service at Abundant Life Ministries in Green Park, Trelawny, on Sunday (November 21).

4 years ago COVID-19 VaccinationLocal Government

Jamaicans Need To See Urgency In Getting Vaccinated – McKenzie

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says all well-thinking Jamaicans need to see the urgency in getting vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking at the Local Government and Community Month National Church Service at Abundant Life Ministries in Green Park, Trelawny, on Sunday (November 21), the Minister argued that the country would not be able to...

Chief Executive Officer of the Police Civilian Oversight Authority, Otarah Byfield-Nugent

4 years ago National Security and Peace

Top Station In Area 4 To Be Named On Nov. 25

The public will find out on Thursday, November 25 who will win the Top Station Award for the Transforming Our Police Service (TOPS) Competition. The TOPS competition is an initiative of the Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA). Thirty-one police stations in Area 4 will be vying for the coveted award at a ceremony that will be live-streamed at 10:00 a.m....