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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, makes his address at the launch of the 2021 Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP) at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) in Portland on Friday (July 30).

Another 6,000 Youth To Benefit In YSEP

The Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP) offered by the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development will positively impact the lives of 6,000 youth across the island. This statement comes from portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, who was speaking at...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, looks at soap and other items made from goat milk and skin following the launch of the $50-million National Small Ruminant Development Programme at Hounslow Research Station in St. Elizabeth on Tuesday, August 3.

$50 Million Small Ruminant Development Programme Launched

COVID-19 update for Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Senior pastor of Webster Memorial United Church, Rev. Astor Carlyle, delivers the sermon at the thanksgiving service on Sunday August 1t to mark Jamaica’s 59th anniversary of independence.

Jamaicans In The US Celebrate 59th Independence Anniversary

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (seated, right), applauds young people who stood to indicate their interest in the Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP) at the launch of the programme on July 30 at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) in Portland. YSEP will run from August 9 to September 3 and will employ 6,000 youth across the island.

PHOTO: Minister McKenzie At Launch Of Youth Summer Employment Programme

Deputy Prime Minister and National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, speaking in the House of Representatives on June 15.

5 years ago National Security and Peace

Infrastructure Work In Greenwich Town ZOSO

Some 70 households in Greenwich Town, St. Andrew, are expected to directly benefit from a zinc-fence removal initiative. This is contained in the Greenwich Town Community Zone Social Intervention Ministry Paper, which was tabled in the House of Representatives recently by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. In addition, 4,000 residents are to benefit...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), addressing representatives of the Caribbean Alternative Investment Association (CARAIA) at the AC Hotel Kingston recently. The meeting was aimed at discussing the creation of an enabling environment to foster investments, leading to the growth of small and medium-sized tourism enterprises.

5 years ago Tourism

7,500 Hotel Rooms Coming On Stream

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the investment climate remains positive despite the sector being impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Mr. Bartlett said the level of multibillion-dollar investment projects that are now under way or programmed for implementation over the next two years is indicative of investors’ vote of confidence in Jamaica. He was speaking during a recent meeting...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr.

5 years ago InformationYouth

Parents Urged To Reach Out To NPSC For Support

The National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) is imploring parents to reach out to the entity for support to improve their parenting skills. “We want parents to get in touch with us,” Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NPSC, Kaysia Kerr, told JIS News. “We're out in the community; we have a very sophisticated network at this point and we're doing...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses the launch of the 2021 Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP), at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education in Portland on July 30.

5 years ago Local Government

New Areas Added To Youth Summer Employment Programme

The fifth cohort of the Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP) has been launched, with new areas of focus added for the approximately 6,000 youth who will participate this year. The programme will run from August 9 to September 3 and will give the participants an opportunity to earn and gain skills over the summer break. Minister of Local Government and...

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

COVID-19 update of Monday, August 2, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 115 53,543 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 71 29,989 Males 44 23,551 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 2 days to 90 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES Clarendon 4 2,816 Hanover 1 1,541 KSA 35 14,664 Manchester 13 3,293 Portland 4 1,617 St. Ann...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), presents the winner’s trophy to Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2021, Dominic Reid, following her coronation at the Little Theatre in Kingston on Sunday (August 1). Ms. Reid, a dental surgeon who represented Manchester, is the daughter of 1991 Festival Queen, Karlene Kelly-Reid. At left is first runner-up in this year’s competition, Miss Westmoreland, Nakinskie Robinson. The Festival Queen competition, which forms part of the Jamaica’s Emancipation and Independence celebrations, is organised by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC).

5 years ago CultureEntertainment

PHOTOS: Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2021 Coronation

Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Homer Davis (right); Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams (2nd right); and Custos Rotulorum for St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin (2nd left), join other congregants in singing a hymn during an Independence Church Service at Maldon Baptist Church in St. James on Sunday (August 1).

5 years ago Local GovernmentRural Development

Jamaicans Encouraged to Stand United Against Crime and Violence

Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Homer Davis, is encouraging Jamaicans to take a united stand against crime and violence which, he says, threatens to undermine the nation’s civil liberties. In a message delivered during an Independence Church Service at Maldon Baptist Church in St. James on Sunday (August 1), Mr. Davis said...