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Director of Cross-Sectoral Coordination at the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Michelle Campbell, addresses a JIS Think Tank on May 15.
Director of Cross-Sectoral Coordination at the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Michelle Campbell, addresses a JIS Think Tank on May 15.

ECC Hosts Annual PDI from May 20-24

The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) will host its fifth annual Professional Development Institute (PDI), from May 20 to 24, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. This year's theme, ‘A Place to Belong, a Child's Right to Quality Early Childhood...
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), ‘adjudicates’ in a ‘dance-off’ involving Councillor for the Rocky Point Division in Clarendon, Winston Maragh (right), and two residents of the parish capital, May Pen, during the Health Ministry’s #KnowYourNumbers campaign roadshow on Friday (May 17). The event was held at Bargain Village Plaza in May Pen.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), ‘adjudicates’ in a ‘dance-off’ involving Councillor for the Rocky Point Division in Clarendon, Winston Maragh (right), and two residents of the parish capital, May Pen, during the Health Ministry’s #KnowYourNumbers campaign roadshow on Friday (May 17). The event was held at Bargain Village Plaza in May Pen.

Jamaicans Buying into Health Ministry’s #KnowYourNumbers Campaign – Dr. Tufton
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre); National Water Commission (NWC) Regional Manager for Manchester and St. Elizabeth, Jermaine Jackson (right), and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth North Eastern, Delroy Slowley, view several newly installed waterpipes for the Greater Mandeville Water Supply Improvement Project during a visit to the wellsite in Pepper, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (May 17).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre); National Water Commission (NWC) Regional Manager for Manchester and St. Elizabeth, Jermaine Jackson (right), and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth North Eastern, Delroy Slowley, view several newly installed waterpipes for the Greater Mandeville Water Supply Improvement Project during a visit to the wellsite in Pepper, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (May 17).

Prime Minister Visits Greater Mandeville Water Supply Improvement Project Wellsite
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), converses with National Housing Trust (NHT) Chairman, Linval Freeman, during the official handover of titles for residential service lots under phase one of the NHT’s Friendship Oaks development in Goshen, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (May 17).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), converses with National Housing Trust (NHT) Chairman, Linval Freeman, during the official handover of titles for residential service lots under phase one of the NHT’s Friendship Oaks development in Goshen, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (May 17).

Prime Minister Holness Hands Over 106 Titles To Beneficiaries Of Serviced Lots In Friendship Oaks Phase One
An aerial view of the Winns Morass in Falmouth, Trelawny.
An aerial view of the Winns Morass in Falmouth, Trelawny.

NEPA Engaging Rock Community on Wetlands Tour to Mark International Day for Biodiversity

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Acting Director General for the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson (left), greets United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative, Kishan Khoday, during Friday’s (May 17) UNDP Disaster Risk Resilience Knowledge Exchange. The session was held at the UNDP’s Lady Musgrave Road offices in Kingston.
Disaster ReliefForeign AffairsLocal Government

ODPEM Underscores Importance of Community Emergency Response to Disasters

As Jamaica approaches the start of the 2024 hurricane season, Acting Director General for the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, has underscored the importance of Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT). “If something happens to you, who is the first person that will come to your aid? It’s your neighbour, if you’re neighbourly, which everyone should...
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Mathematics Coordinator for the Education Ministry
EducationYouth

Educators Who Need Support with Mathematics Urged to Reach Out to the Ministry

Educators who need additional support with Mathematics in their schools are being urged to reach out to the Ministry of Education and Youth for assistance and intervention. In an interview with JIS News, Mathematics Coordinator for the Education Ministry's Region Six, Camae Johnson-Burrell, said the Ministry stands ready to provide whatever aid is needed. “There is a regional Maths Coordinator...
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Postmaster General, Post and Telecommunications Department, Lincoln Allen.
CARICOM

Jamaica Post Collaborates with UPU to Host Workshops for CARICOM Postal Operators

Postal operators across Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states are set to benefit from a three-day comprehensive training event aimed at bolstering efficiency and innovation within the region’s postal sector. The event, which features two workshops slated for May 21 to 23 in Kingston, will be held by the Post and Telecommunications Department (Jamaica Post) in collaboration with the Universal Postal...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (second left), cuts the ribbon to officially commission the Hellshire Phase 3 Booster Pump Station, today May 17. Sharing the moment (from left) are Regional Manager at the National Water Commission (NWC), Gawaine Johnson; Director at the Ministry, Janet Coleman Howlett, and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine Southern, Fitz Jackson.
Rural DevelopmentWater

Improved Water Supply to Residents of Fort Hill in Hellshire

More than 400 residents of Fort Hill in Hellshire, Portmore, St. Catherine, now have access to an improved supply of potable water, following an investment of over $8 million to boost the system. The Fort Hill area was impacted by infrequent water supply, hence the construction of the Hellshire phase 3 booster pump station, through a collaboration between the National...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.
Foreign Affairs

Minister Johnson Smith Highlights Benefits to Be Derived from Migration

The extent of benefits to be derived from formal pathways for migration has been highlighted by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. “By creating legal avenues for safe and orderly migration, we can reduce the incidence of irregular migration, combat human trafficking and smuggling while harnessing the potential of migrants as contributors to...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, held on May 16 at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
Labour Day 2024

Reach Out and Help the Vulnerable on Labour Day

Jamaicans are being encouraged to show love and touch the lives of persons who need attention and care, on Labour Day. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the appeal at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, held on May 16 at the agency’s head office in Kingston. Labour Day 2024 will be observed on...
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