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Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage Grey. (Mark Bell Photo)

Hundreds Of JPs Sensitised About Child Abuse

More than 400 Justices of the Peace (JPs) across the island participated in a virtual sensitisation discussion on Child Abuse in Jamaica, on July 15. It was hosted by the Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, to strengthen the capacity...

Government Seeks Private Partner To Build Parish Court In St. Ann

Deputy Supervisor of Insolvency in the Office of the Supervisor of Insolvency (OSI), Fayola Evans-Roberts.

Many Benefits Come With Positive Credit Score

Caribbean Credit Repair Association, President, Dennise Williams.

Credit Repair Summit To Bring Dignity To Consumer Debt

Health Promotion and Education Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Gerald Miller.

Health Promotion Officer Implores Partygoers To Adhere To COVID-19 Protocols

The Legendary Reggae band, Fabulous Five (Fab 5), performs in the 2021 Jamaica Festival Song Competition, on Thursday (July 15). One of the members, Grub Cooper, is one of the 12 finalists in this year’s competition with the song, ’Unwind’. The competition is organised by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC).

5 years ago Culture

PHOTOS: 2021 Jamaica Festival Song Competition

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

COVID-19 Update for Monday, July 19, 202

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL NOTES Confirmed Cases 62 51,282 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 36 28,706 Males 26 22,573 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 2 years to 95 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES Clarendon 1 2,750 ...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (fourth left), and stakeholders of the Delveland community in Westmoreland, look at a one-bed board house, which is to be replaced by a two-bedroom unit for a poor family of six. The visit took place on July 15.

5 years ago Housing

Poor Family In Westmoreland To Get Housing Unit

The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development and the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation are to collaborate on an indigent housing project for a family from the Delveland area in the parish. During a tour in Westmoreland on July 15, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, visited the family of six, who are currently living in a small one-bedroom board dwelling. He described their situation as “appalling” and noted that the Government intends...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), displays keys for the new three-bedroom house handed over to Dawnette Henry (left), at a social housing ceremony, held on July 16, in Farm Pen, St. Mary. Sharing the moment (from second left) are: Councillor for the Carron Hall Division, Doreen Hutchinson; Member of Parliament for Western St. Mary, Hon. Robert Montague, and Mayor of Port Maria, Councillor Richard Creary.

5 years ago Housing

Systems and Processes of CDF Improved

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government has spent much time improving the systems and the processes of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). Speaking at the handing over of a social housing unit in Farm Pen, St. Mary, on July 16, Mr. Holness said he is cautioning against very quick responses from the Fund, as requests must...

Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, addresses the official opening of the new Mount Salem Police Station, in St. James, recently.

5 years ago National Security and Peace

Specialised Operations Branch to be Established in St. James

Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, has informed that there are plans to establish a Specialised Operations branch in St. James, to help curb crime and violence in the parish. “Earlier on, that was part of the plan, it got interrupted because of COVID-19, but that has to come back on the table. It is the process of getting...

Minister of Transport and Miming, Hon. Robert Montague, addresses transport operators at the Linstead Transport Centre, in St. Catherine, on July 15.

5 years ago Transport

Operators of Public Passenger Vehicles Must Use Linstead Transport Centre – Minister

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, says measures will be immediately implemented to get operators of public passenger vehicles to use the Linstead Transport Centre, in St. Catherine. Speaking with Reporters after meeting with stakeholders at the facility on July 15, the Minister said there will be greater collaboration between the police, the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation and...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, emphasises a point during the European Union-Government of Jamaica (EU-GOJ) Virtual Town Hall Discussion on Justice and Public Financial Management Reform, on Friday (July 16).

5 years ago Finance & Public Service

Finance Minister Says Project is Needed to Clear Backlog of Audits

The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service is looking to provide the Auditor General’s (AG) Department with resources to conduct outstanding audits of State entities lagging in the submission of annual reports to Parliament. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says he has been in dialogue with Auditor General, Pamela Monroe Ellis, regarding the development of a project...