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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left); Minister of Local Government and Rural Development and Member of Parliament for West Kingston, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, and Principal, Denham Town Primary School, Shernet Clarke Tomlinson, stand under a new sign that was unveiled after the school was renamed the Edward Seaga Primary School, on Thursday (June 3).

Denham Town Schools Renamed In Honour Of Seaga

Both the Denham Town Primary School and Denham Town Infant School, located in West Kingston, have been officially renamed in honour of the late former Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for the area, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga. They...

Regional Operations Manager at Western Parks and Markets (WPM) Waste Management Limited, Garnet Edmondson.

Citizens Urged To Visit WPM Website For Waste Management Services

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

Minister Charles Jr. Urges Greater Focus On Restoring Ecosystems

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (front, centre) plants a tree at the Jamaica Producers (JP) Group farm in St. Mary on Wednesday (June 2). Looking on are Chairman, JP Group, Charles Johnston (left) and Manager, Forestry Department, Glen Ivey. In the background, a member of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF) holds a tray with tree seedlings. Cadets will be planting 550 trees on the JP property in support of the national tree-planting programme.

Gov’t To Embark On Parish Tree-Planting Project

National Works Agency Logo.

Box Culvert at Watermount in St. Catherine to be replaced

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

COVID-19 Update for Thursday, June 03, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 88 48,821 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 49 27,290 Males 39 21,528 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 1 year to 98 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES Clarendon 4 2,650 Hanover 0 1,306 Kingston & St. Andrew 19 13,568 Manchester 9...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at the Renaming Ceremony for the Denham Town Primary School and the Denham Town Infant School in West Kingston, on Thursday (June 3).

5 years ago Coronavirus

PM Welcomes Commitment By US To Donate Vaccines To Latin America And The Caribbean

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says he welcomes the United States’ commitment to donate millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Latin America and the Caribbean. The Joseph Biden administration announced on Thursday (June 3) that it will donate millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Latin America and the Caribbean. “We welcome the announcement of the United...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon Fayval Williams (left), presents notebooks to 14-year-old Ferncourt High student of Queenhythe, Discovery Bay, St. Ann, Kelvin Peart, to assist with his tutoring efforts in the community. The Minister, along with a team from the Ministry’s Region Three office visited the teenager in his community on Thursday, June 3. ,

5 years ago Education

Education Minister Commends Student For Teaching Others During Pandemic

Minister of Education Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, has hailed 14-year-old Kelvin Peart of Queenhythe, Discovery Bay, St. Ann, for taking on the selfless task of tutoring students in his community who have been impacted by the closure of schools, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Kelvin, a grade-eight student of Ferncourt High School in Claremont, St. Ann, transformed an...

Acting Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, speaks at the launch of the national hurricane preparedness campaign, at Jamaica House, on June 1. The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30.

5 years ago Weather

Islandwide Shelter Preparation For Hurricane Season

Acting Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, says islandwide shelter preparation activities got under way last year in readiness for the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to November 30. “In preparing for the 2021 hurricane season, ODPEM conducted a series of shelter management training across the island where our shelter...

Executive Director at the Victim Services Division (VSD), Osbourne Bailey, speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

5 years ago Justice

Hundreds Of Jamaicans To Be Reached By VSD Through Virtual Sensitisation Sessions

The Victim Services Division (VSD) is slated to reach more than a thousand Jamaicans through virtual sensitisation efforts on matters relating to Child Abuse and Domestic Violence. Special emphasis is being placed on highlighting the vulnerability of persons who become victims of abuse and crime during childhood, as a form of preventative action. Executive Director of the VSD, Osbourne Bailey,...

Chairman of the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), LeVaughn Flynn.

5 years ago Industry

Jamaica Must Prepare To Cash In On Growing Global Cannabis Market – Flynn

Chairman of the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), LeVaughn Flynn, says Jamaica must better position itself to capitalise on the growing global market for cannabis, as more countries are permitting its use for medicinal, scientific and therapeutic purposes. “Specifically, we need to get to a place where we are producing more cannabis by-products like nutraceutical pills, tinctures and cannabidiol (CBD) water....

Senior Veterinary Specialist, Veterinary Services Division, Dr. Suzanne McLennon-Miguel, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, on Thursday, June 3.

5 years ago Health & Wellness

Activities To Recognise World Food Safety Day

The National Codex Committee (NCC) is recognising World Food Safety Day, which is globally celebrated on June 7, with a week of activities. The week of activities, held under the theme ‘Safe Food Now for a Healthy Jamaica’, began on May 31 and will culminate on Monday, June 7 with two webinars. The first webinar will be from 10:00 a.m....