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Regional Operations Manager at WPM Waste Management Ltd., Dramaine Jones.
Regional Operations Manager at WPM Waste Management Ltd., Dramaine Jones.

Illegal Dumps Being Addressed in Westmoreland

Targeted waste removal strategies and the deployment of heavy equipment are being used to address illegal dumping and access constraints that emerged after the recent hurricane, WPM Waste Management Ltd. has highlighted. Speaking at the recent monthly meeting of the...
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre); Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right); and Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, celebrate the addition of 10 new tipper trucks to the NSWMA’s fleet. The trucks were handed over during a ceremony at the NSWMA’s headquarters in Kingston on Tuesday (December 23).
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre); Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right); and Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, celebrate the addition of 10 new tipper trucks to the NSWMA’s fleet. The trucks were handed over during a ceremony at the NSWMA’s headquarters in Kingston on Tuesday (December 23).

NSWMA Receives 10 New Trucks Valued $200m to Boost National Hurricane Melissa Clean-Up Programme
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses a tourism partners’ meeting at the Iberostar Hotel in St. James on December 13.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses a tourism partners’ meeting at the Iberostar Hotel in St. James on December 13.

Minister Bartlett Commends United Response Behind Swift Post-Hurricane Repatriation of 25,000 Tourists
Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda (third from right), looks on as Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Minister and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth South Western, Hon. Floyd Green (right), points to the destruction of the Black River Market in St. Elizabeth caused by Hurricane Melissa. Occasion was a tour of the area on Thursday (December 18), by a delegation from the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD). From left are Programme Manager for Programming and Country Engagement (PACE) at the Fund, Jihyea Kim; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Wayne Robertson; Executive Director of the FRLD, Ibrahima Cheikh Diong; and Acting Principal Director in the Climate Change Branch, Omar Alcock.
Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda (third from right), looks on as Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Minister and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth South Western, Hon. Floyd Green (right), points to the destruction of the Black River Market in St. Elizabeth caused by Hurricane Melissa. Occasion was a tour of the area on Thursday (December 18), by a delegation from the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD). From left are Programme Manager for Programming and Country Engagement (PACE) at the Fund, Jihyea Kim; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Wayne Robertson; Executive Director of the FRLD, Ibrahima Cheikh Diong; and Acting Principal Director in the Climate Change Branch, Omar Alcock.

Jamaica Leveraging International Partnerships in Rebuilding Effort
Westmoreland residents line up to register for grant assistance during the Ministry of Labour and Social Security
Westmoreland residents line up to register for grant assistance during the Ministry of Labour and Social Security's Solidarity Programme Fair held at the Allen Ray Oval in the parish on Friday (Dec. 19). 

Solidarity Programme Fair Stops In Westmoreland

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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, makes a statement on international assistance to the country following the passage of Hurricane Melissa, in the Senate on Friday (Dec. 19).
Foreign AffairsHurricane Relief & Recovery

Jamaica Expresses Gratitude for Outpouring of Support in Aftermath of Hurricane Melissa

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says Jamaica is deeply grateful for the support and solidarity from the international community in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. She expressed gratitude to all the friends and partners who continue to assist the country to recover and rebuild. “In times of crisis, no country can stand alone....
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Krystal Lee, delivers remarks during an outreach session for new and expectant mothers at the Ramble Health Centre in Hanover on Thursday (December 18).
Health & WellnessHurricane Melissa

New and Expectant Mothers In Hanover Receive Health Checks, Psychosocial Support

The Ministry of Health & Wellness took its maternal outreach to the Ramble Health Centre in Hanover on Thursday (December 18), where new and expectant mothers received health checks and psychosocial support to ensure a safe and healthy mother and baby. Minister of State, Hon. Krystal Lee, said the outreach is part of ongoing efforts to engage pregnant and lactating...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), greets Kemtek Development and Construction Limited’s Chairman and Managing Director, Sylvester Tulloch, during Thursday’s (December 18) ceremony for the handover of building supplies to the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM). The presentation was made at Kemtek’s warehouse at Oak Estate in Greater Bernard Lodge, Portmore, St. Catherine. Also participating are (from left) Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney; Acting Chief of Defence Staff, Brigadier Mahatma Williams; ODPEM Senior Director of Mitigation Planning and Research, Michelle Edwards; and Kemtek Directors Garwin Tulloch, Handel Tulloch, and Karl Tulloch. The supplies, part of Kemtek’s $70-million Hurricane Melissa relief initiative, will aid communities in Westmoreland, St. Elizabeth, Trelawny and St. James.
Hurricane Relief & RecoveryPrime Minister

Prime Minister Urges Greater Private Sector Role In Hurricane Melissa Recovery Efforts

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is encouraging greater private-sector participation in the national recovery effort following Hurricane Melissa. He made the call while speaking during Thursday’s (December 18) presentation of building supplies, valued $50 million, to the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) by Kemtek Development and Construction Limited. This contribution will support the rebuilding...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), greets Kemtek Development and Construction Limited’s Chairman and Managing Director, Sylvester Tulloch, during Thursday’s (December 18) ceremony for the handover of building supplies to the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM). The presentation was made at Kemtek’s warehouse at Oak Estate in Greater Bernard Lodge, Portmore, St. Catherine. Also participating are (from left) Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney; Acting Chief of Defence Staff, Brigadier Mahatma Williams; ODPEM Senior Director of Mitigation Planning and Research, Michelle Edwards; and Kemtek Directors Garwin Tulloch, Handel Tulloch, and Karl Tulloch. The supplies, part of Kemtek’s $70-million Hurricane Melissa relief initiative, will aid communities in Westmoreland, St. Elizabeth, Trelawny and St. James.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentLocal Government

Prime Minister Urges Greater Private Sector Role in Hurricane Melissa Recovery Efforts

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is encouraging greater private-sector participation in the national recovery effort following Hurricane Melissa. He made the call while speaking during Thursday’s (December 18) presentation of building supplies, valued $50 million, to the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) by Kemtek Development and Construction Limited. This contribution will support the rebuilding...
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Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby (second left), shares a photo opportunity with (from left) Custos Rotulorum of St. Andrew, Hon. Ian Forbes; Miss Kingston and St. Andrew 2025 Festival Queen first runner-up, Johnique Francis; Little Miss Kingston and St. Andrew, Adaya Hudson; and Member of Parliament for Manchester North Western, Mikael Phillips, representing Opposition Leader, Mark Golding. The occasion was the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) Christmas Tree-Lighting Ceremony, held on December 9 at St. William Grant Park in downtown Kingston.
Local Government

Mayor Reminds Vendors of Duty to Keep Kingston’s Roads and Parks Accessible This Christmas

Vendors across the Corporate Area, particularly in downtown Kingston, are being reminded of their responsibility to operate in ways that safeguard the public’s right to safe and accessible roads, sidewalks, and parks during the Christmas season. Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby, emphasised this while speaking during the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) Christmas Tree-Lighting Ceremony. The event...
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