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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), tours the Porus Market in Manchester on June 23 with Mayor of Mandeville, His Worship Donovan Mitchell (right) and Councillor for the Porus division Claudia Morant Bake (in the background).
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), tours the Porus Market in Manchester on June 23 with Mayor of Mandeville, His Worship Donovan Mitchell (right) and Councillor for the Porus division Claudia Morant Bake (in the background).

Minister McKenzie Looking At Measures To Revitalise Porus Market

Local Government and Rural Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says that the Ministry will be exploring ways to breathe new life into the Porus Market in Manchester. The facility has experienced a decline in economic activity since the closure of...
The new Adelphi Health Centre being built in St. James.
The new Adelphi Health Centre being built in St. James.

Residents Of Adelphi Await Completion Of New Health Centre
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COVID-19 Update for Monday, July 26, 2021
Customer Relations Officer at North Eastern Parks and Markets (NEPM) Waste Management Limited, Donasha Biggs (right), helping workmen to load 35 bags of plastic bottles onto a Recycling Partners of Jamaica truck in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on Friday (July 23).
Customer Relations Officer at North Eastern Parks and Markets (NEPM) Waste Management Limited, Donasha Biggs (right), helping workmen to load 35 bags of plastic bottles onto a Recycling Partners of Jamaica truck in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on Friday (July 23).

More St. Ann Communities Join Plastic Bottle Separation Drive
Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities, Dr. Christine Hendricks
Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities, Dr. Christine Hendricks

Persons In Disabled Community Encouraged To Join JCPD To Access Benefits

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COVID-19 Provides Opportunity To Capitalise On ICT – Education Minister

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has created opportunities for the education system to capitalise on the developments that are available in the field of information and communications technology (ICT). The Minister, who was speaking to graduates at the John Rollins Success Primary School, St. James, on July 25, said that...
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Corporate Communications and Community Awareness Coordinator, Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Marline Stephenson Dalley.
Tourism

TPDCo Hosts Webinar To Commemorate 25th Anniversary

The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) will be hosting a ‘Tourism Webinar’ on Wednesday (July 28) beginning at 10 a.m., to commemorate its 25th anniversary. The webinar is open to all tourism stakeholders as well as persons who have an interest in entering the sector. Corporate Communications and Community Awareness Coordinator at the TPDCo, Marline Stephenson Dalley, told JIS News...
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Regional Vector Control Officer at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Ryan Morris.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

CHAs Assisting Vector Control Efforts In Western Region

Regional Vector Control Officer for the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Ryan Morris, says Community Health Aides (CHAs) have been playing a pivotal role in the health region’s vector-control efforts. Some 1,300 CHAs were recruited in 2020 as part of a strategic undertaking by the Ministry of Health and Wellness to prepare the population to live with the coronavirus (COVID-19)....
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), is in discussion with President of JAMPRO, Diane Edwards (right), and Chairman of Portmore Holdings Limited, Gordon Tewani, at the opening of an IBEX business process outsourcing (BPO) facility at G-Tech Park in Portmore, St. Catherine, on Friday (July 23).
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Construction Boom A Signal Of Economic Recovery – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that the construction sector is experiencing a major boom, which is a clear sign of economic recovery. “We are now seeing a very strong resurgence in building and construction. During the pandemic [it] increased and it is a good sign for the country that persons are taking the financial risk to construct,”...
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COVID-19 Update for Sunday, July 25, 2021

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL   NOTES Confirmed Cases 105 52,089 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 53 29,161 Males 52 22,925 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 1 day to 79 years 1 day to 108 years       PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES       Clarendon 8 2,774 Hanover 10 1,484 Kingston & St. Andrew 18 14,319 Manchester...
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