Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Government is considering a vaccine requirement for new entrants to the island’s infirmaries, once admissions resume. “What we are looking to do is that once we start to readmit persons to the infirmaries, one of the conditions that will be laid out is that new cases coming into...

Custos of Manchester, Garfield Green, is undertaking a programme aimed at fostering positive values and attitudes and a sense of social responsibility among citizens in the parish. The initiative, dubbed ‘Manchester Beliefs, Values, and Attitudes’ was launched recently at the Church Teachers’ College in Mandeville. The Custos said that the programme will serve to restore those core values and principles...

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) has announced plans to increase its staff complement through the addition of new positions in upcoming fiscal years. Speaking with JIS News, JFB Commissioner, Stewart Beckford, said the JFB’s staff complement of uniformed and non-uniformed personnel stands at approximately 2,164, with the number of uniformed firefighters hovering at 1,868. “We are currently undertaking a restructuring...

Newly installed Custos of St. Catherine, businesswoman and community builder, Hon. Icylin M. Golding, has been welcomed by several stakeholders. Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, said Mrs. Golding was “highly recommended” by leaders in the parish, including Justices of the Peace (JPs), and he is convinced that she will represent the parish well. “We will work with her, and...

Businesswoman and community volunteer Hon. Icylin M. Golding is the new Custos of St. Catherine. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen conducted the installation in a ceremony held Tuesday (November 23), at the National Police College of Jamaica in Twickenham Park. Speaking at the ceremony, the Governor-General said the new Custos has been very involved in the...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says all well-thinking Jamaicans need to see the urgency in getting  vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking at the Local Government and Community Month National Church Service at Abundant Life Ministries in Green Park, Trelawny, on Sunday (November 21), the Minister argued that the country would not be able to...

Community groups are encouraged to be proactive in disaster management and adopt the relevant risk-reduction strategies imparted by the municipal corporations and other response agencies. Speaking with JIS News, Parish Disaster Coordinators for St. Mary and St. James, Yolande Jankie and Tamoy Sinclair, respectively, shared that for their parishes, some communities are active in seeking out disaster management information and...