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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda looks on as Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, the Hon. Desmond McKenzie conducts a preliminary assessment of the infrastructure to be corrected alongside the Horizon Adult Remand Centre. With the Ministers are representatives from the National Works Agency and the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC).

DCS Receives Significant Investments – Minister Samuda

New perimeter fencing, digital courtrooms and increased water storage are just a few of the most recent investments made in the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) by the Government of Jamaica under Project Rebuild, Overhaul and Construct (P-ROC). This according...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (front centre), plants a tree at his alma mater, St. Catherine High School, on Friday (June 18). He is assisted by Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (right), and Chief Executive Officer and Conservator of Forests, Ainsley Henry. Looking on are cadets from the school. (background).

Minister Charles Jr. to Submit ‘Renewed Jamaica’ Tree Planting Initiative for Cabinet Consideration

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, looks at a bed in the new female ward at the Manchester Infirmary, at the official opening of the facility on Friday (June 18). At right is Matron of the infirmary, Nurse Tracy Thompson-McLean.

New Ward Now Open At Manchester Infirmary

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), looks on as Custos of Clarendon, William Shagoury (centre), points out features of some of the supplies donated to the May Pen and Lionel Town hospitals. At left is Chairman of the Southern Regional Health Authority, Wayne Chen. The items, valued at some $12 million, were handed over by Custos Shagoury, during a ceremony on Friday (June 18) at the May Pen Hospital.

Two Clarendon Hospitals Get $12 Million In Supplies From Custos

(FILE) Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie addresses the Ministry of Health and Wellness’s virtual COVID Conversations press briefing, recently.

Health Ministry Issues Warning About Delta And Other COVID-19 Variants

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), listens as Acting Parish Disaster Preparedness Coordinator for Manchester, Keval Lewis (left), provides an update on the state of readiness of the Porus High School to provide shelter for residents during the hurricane season. The Minister toured several shelters in the parish on Friday (June 18).

5 years ago Local GovernmentWeather

Emergency Shelters In Manchester Ready

The 66 emergency shelters in Manchester are ready to accommodate up to 1,500 residents under the coronavirus (COVID) protocols should the need arise during this hurricane season. Acting Parish Disaster Preparedness Coordinator, Keval Lewis, made the disclosure to JIS News, during a tour of some of the proposed emergency shelters on Friday (June 18) by a team led by Minister...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), presents student at the St. Catherine-based Kitson Town Primary School, Annique Campbell, with a tablet computer, in Pedro, on Friday (June 18). Sharing in the occasion is Member of Parliament for St. Catherine West Central, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. The Prime Minister donated tablets to 30 students in the parish, from his Positive Jamaica Foundation.

5 years ago Education

Prime Minister Donates Tablets To Students In St. Catherine

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has donated 30 tablets to primary-school students in St. Catherine West Central, through his Positive Jamaica Foundation. Speaking at the handover ceremony in Pedro on June 18, where he also donated a printer to the Garden Hill Primary and Infant School, Mr. Holness said he has a “personal commitment” to education. He noted...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left) expresses sincere appreciation to St. James Public Health Department staff and other healthcare workers for their commitment in going the extra mile to vaccinate the public against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Minister Bartlett lauded the workers as he visited the vaccination blitz site at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on Saturday, June 19, 2021. He underscored that healthcare workers have a crucial role to play in enabling the quick recovery, not just of the tourism sector, but of the Jamaican economy overall.

5 years ago Tourism

PHOTO: Minister Bartlett Expresses Appreciation to St. James Public Health Workers

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left) expresses sincere appreciation to St. James Public Health Department staff and other healthcare workers for their commitment in going the extra mile to vaccinate the public against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Minister Bartlett lauded the workers as he visited the vaccination blitz site at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on Saturday, June 19, 2021. He...

Councillor Devon Brown of the Hopewell Division in Hanover

5 years ago Local Government

Hopewell Cemetery To Be Expanded

The Hanover Municipal Corporation is to undertake expansion of the Hopewell cemetery. According to Councillor Devon Brown of the Hopewell Division, there are few vacant plots remaining, as a considerable section of the cemetery is rocky ground and, therefore, unsuitable for burial. He said that as an alternative, properties in nearby communities are also being looked at for the possible...

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

COVID-19 Update for Sunday, June 20, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL NOTES Confirmed Cases 44 49,712 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 31 27,796 Males 13 21,913 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 4 years to 83 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES Clarendon 6 2,706...

5 years ago Finance & Public Service

St. Andrew Revenue Service Centre adds to limited service offering

St. Andrew Revenue Service Centre adds to limited service offering Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) will continue to offer limited, non-cash services from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., but with two additional services becoming available at its St. Andrew Revenue Service Centre located in Constant Spring, as of Monday, June 21, 2021. The extended interim arrangements have been made following a further assessment of the restoration work currently underway following a fire two weeks ago. Operations will continue to take...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, speaks at a digital Town Hall Meeting, hosted by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, which formed part of the two-day virtual Jamaica Diaspora Sustainability Symposium, from June 16-17.

5 years ago Foreign Affairs

Association of Jamaicans in China Continues to Provide Support

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says the Association of Jamaicans in China will continue to be leveraged as an outreach mechanism, which complements the Diplomatic Mission, to serve nationals residing in the Asian country. This is in addition to the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council, which Senator Johnson Smith said is “a tool...