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Deputy Mayor of Lucea and Chairman of the Hanover Municipal Corporation’s Public and Civic Affairs Committee, Councillor Andria Dehaney-Grant, provides details about the parish project for Labour Day 2024, during a recent meeting of the committee in Lucea.
Deputy Mayor of Lucea and Chairman of the Hanover Municipal Corporation’s Public and Civic Affairs Committee, Councillor Andria Dehaney-Grant, provides details about the parish project for Labour Day 2024, during a recent meeting of the committee in Lucea.

Hanover Municipal Corporation to Build House for Indigent Resident on Labour Day

The Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) will be building a house for an indigent resident on Labour Day, May 23. The undertaking, which is the parish project, is in keeping with the Labour Day focus on persons with disabilities, the elderly...
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthert-Flynn (second right), engages in a discussion with (from left) Pro-Vice Chancellor Global Affairs, University of the West Indies, Sandrea Maynard; Children
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthert-Flynn (second right), engages in a discussion with (from left) Pro-Vice Chancellor Global Affairs, University of the West Indies, Sandrea Maynard; Children's Advocate & National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Diahann Gordon Harrison; and Social Historian and Director of the Centre for Reparation Research at UWI, Professor Verene Shepherd, at the 2024 Freedom from Slavery Caribbean Regional Forum at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on May 20.

Multisector Collaboration Needed against Human Trafficking – Cuthbert-Flynn
Director of Children and Family Programmes at the Child Protection and Family Service Agency (CPFSA), Dr. Warren Thompson.
Director of Children and Family Programmes at the Child Protection and Family Service Agency (CPFSA), Dr. Warren Thompson.

CPFSA Implements Centralised PBX Telephone System
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, presents land title to beneficiary, Shashana Atkinson, during the official handover of residential serviced lots at the new Friendship Oaks Phase 1 development in Goshen, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (May 17).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, presents land title to beneficiary, Shashana Atkinson, during the official handover of residential serviced lots at the new Friendship Oaks Phase 1 development in Goshen, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (May 17).

Prime Minister Outlines Plan for 4,108 Housing Solutions in St. Elizabeth
Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (second right), presents a gift basket to 103-year-old, Mercella Wan (seated), during a visit to her home in Liguanea, St. Andrew, in observance of Centenarians’ Day on Monday (May 20). Others (from left) are caregivers Enid Lyn and Andrea Lyn; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts Risden.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (second right), presents a gift basket to 103-year-old, Mercella Wan (seated), during a visit to her home in Liguanea, St. Andrew, in observance of Centenarians’ Day on Monday (May 20). Others (from left) are caregivers Enid Lyn and Andrea Lyn; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts Risden.

PHOTOS: Centenarians’ Day

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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), visits with Jamaica’s second oldest living person on record, 109-year-old Uton Samuels (second right), at his residence in Green Island, Hanover, on May 17. The occasion of Mr. Charles visit was to present Mr. Samuels with a gift basket as part of the Ministry’s activities to mark Centenarians’ Day on Monday (May 20). Sharing the moment are (from left) Manager for the Ministry’s Hanover parish office, Devon Malcolm, and Mr. Samuels’ grandson, Everton Neil.
LabourSocial Security

PHOTOS: Minister Charles and State Minister Dunn Visit Jamaica’s Oldest Citizens

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), visits with Jamaica’s second oldest living person on record, 109-year-old Uton Samuels (second right), at his residence in Green Island, Hanover, on May 17. The occasion of Mr. Charles visit was to present Mr. Samuels with a gift basket as part of the Ministry’s activities to mark Centenarians’ Day...
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Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz.
Gender AffairsTransport

Minister Vaz Commits to Creating an Empowering Maritime Career Environment for Women

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has committed to creating an environment that empowers women to thrive in maritime careers. “We recognise the need for comprehensive support systems, including access to education, training, mentorship and networking opportunities to enable women to overcome barriers and reach their full potential in this traditionally male-dominated field,” Mr. Vaz said...
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Acting Manager, Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Montego Bay Regional Office, Nickieta Sterling (centre) and Special Projects Manager, Sharon Earle (fifth right), are flanked by the 2024 contestants in the Miss Hanover Festival Queen Pageant, during a courtesy call on at the JIS office in St. James on May 15. The competition, organised by the Hanover office of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), will be held on June 1 at the Rusea’s High School in Lucea.
Culture

PHOTO: Hanover Festival Queens Call at JIS Regional Office

Acting Manager, Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Montego Bay Regional Office, Nickieta Sterling (centre) and Special Projects Manager, Sharon Earle (fifth right), are flanked by the 2024 contestants in the Miss Hanover Festival Queen Pageant, during a courtesy call on at the JIS office in St. James on May 15. The competition, organised by the Hanover office of the Jamaica Cultural...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, at one of the new Caribbean Broilers (CB) Group solar plants, at the Peninsula Hatchery Farms in Linstead, St. Catherine, recently.
Agriculture

Solar-Powered Cooling Systems for Dairy Farmers

In a move to reduce energy costs, the Government will soon commence distributing solar-powered cooling systems to dairy farmers, according to Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green. “This is to reduce the cost of producing water, to get more water to our farmers, especially in times of drought,” the Minister said, while speaking at the recent commissioning...
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General Manager, Banana Board, Janet Conie.
Agriculture

Banana Board Urges Vigilance to Prevent TR4 Disease from Entering Island

Jamaicans travelling to countries where Tropical Race 4 (TR4) is present are urged to be cautious in their movements to prevent transmission of the disease. TR4 disease of banana or fusarium wilt is a deadly disease of bananas and plantains. Currently in Venezuela, the disease is soil borne and can spread rapidly, potentially devastating the local banana sector if brought...
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