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Coordinator for Disaster Preparedness at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Ornella Lewis, addresses Tuesday’s (February 4) Disaster Preparedness, Hazard Mitigation & Safety Committee meeting at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation in Black River.
Coordinator for Disaster Preparedness at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Ornella Lewis, addresses Tuesday’s (February 4) Disaster Preparedness, Hazard Mitigation & Safety Committee meeting at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation in Black River.

St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation to Ramp Up Disaster Preparedness Activities

By: Okoye Henry, February 5, 2025
The St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation is ramping up its disaster preparedness activities, aimed at strengthening the parish’s readiness and resilience to natural disasters. Parish Coordinator for Disaster Preparedness, Ornella Lewis,...
Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) Commissioner, Stewart Beckford (second left), receives a computer hard drive from Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Charlton McFarlane (second right), part of 20 desktop computers and two printers presented to the JFB on February 4 at the JFB’s Kingston headquarters. Also pictured are Deputy Commissioner, JFB, Kevin Haughton (left); and Financial Controller, USF, Andrew McRae.

Jamaica Fire Brigade Gets Computers from USF

By: Rochelle Williams, February 5, 2025
Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses the handover ceremony for seven irrigation travellers (at right) to the Bodles Agricultural Research Station in St. Catherine, on January 29.

Government to Ramp Up Research and Development Activities in Agriculture

By: Rochelle Williams, February 4, 2025

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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second left), presenting the National Quality Award for Excellence in the Micro, Small & Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) category to Founder, Architect, Sales Director, Ajawi Limited, Andre Ajawi (right); Founder, Marketing Director, Ajawi Limited, Kerone Ajawi (second right) and Architectural Designer, Ajawi Limited, Abigail Osbourne, at the 14th Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) National Quality Awards Ceremony & Banquet, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, on Thursday (January 30).
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BSJ Publishes 68 New Standards

Between April 2023 and December 2024, the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) successfully published 68 new standards, bringing the total national quality standards up to 760. Minister of Industry, Investment...
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By: Andrew Laidley, February 1, 2025