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Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon.

Clean-Up Programme for Jamaica 60 Celebrations

By: E. Hartman Reckord, June 6, 2022

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) will be part of a massive clean-up programme for Jamaica 60th celebrations. Jamaica’s 60th year of Independence is being celebrated under the theme...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, makes his 2022/23 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (May 25). Listening is Minister of State, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn.

Residents Of Chambers Pen, Hanover, To Benefit From Rural Development Programme

By: Douglas Mcintosh, May 27, 2022

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on May 25. Seated at right is State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.

Task Force Being Established for National Clean-Up Programme

By: Latonya Linton, May 26, 2022

Community 3 years ago St. Bess Parents Benefit From Seminar
By: Okoye Henry, May 19, 2022
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Cutting the ribbon to officially hand over the multipurpose court in Catherine Hall, St. James, on Monday (May 9) are (from left) Terminal Manager at New Fortress Energy, Montego Bay, Robert Rodney; Caretaker of the Spring Garden Division, Paul Nelson; President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Janet Silvera; Councillor of the Spring Garden Division, Dwight Crawford and President of the Community Development Committee, Ava-Gaye Gordon. The court was completed by the St. James Municipal Corporation and New Fortress Energy.

3 years ago CommunityEnergy

New Multipurpose Court For A Montego Bay Community

New Fortress Energy and the St. James Municipal Corporation handed over a new multipurpose court to the community of Catherine Hall in St. James on Monday (May 9). Construction of...

By: Serena Grant, May 11, 2022

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon Fayval Williams (second left), is shown pottery done by owner of Stephaney’s Moulding and Pottery Design, Stephaney Jackson (fourth left). Also pictured are (from left) Inspector of Police, August Town Police Station, Inspector Stephen Taylor; Managing Director, the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney; and Senior Manager, Social Development, JSIF, Mona Sue Ho.

3 years ago CommunityOffice of the Prime Minister

$5.8M For Micro And Small Businesses In August Town

A total of 44 micro and small enterprises in the August Town, St Andrew community have been awarded grant support valued at $5.8million, under the Government’s Integrated Community Development Project...

By: Mickella Anderson, April 29, 2022

Head of the St. Mary Police Division, Superintendent Bobette Morgan-Simpson, speaks with JIS News at the recently held St. Mary Agricultural Show, at the Gray’s Inn Sports Complex, in Annotto Bay.

3 years ago CommunityNational Security

St. Mary Police Host Town Hall Meeting April 27

The St. Mary police will host a town hall meeting on Wednesday, April 27, at the St. Mary Parish Church in Port Maria, starting at 6:00 p.m. This is part...

By: Garfield L. Angus, April 22, 2022

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (third left), and Member of Parliament for St. Mary Western, Robert Montague (sixth left), celebrate with residents of Hamilton Mountain, at the launch of the Universal Service Fund (USF) Community Wi-Fi Hot-Spot, on April 13.

3 years ago CommunityTechnology

St. Mary Communities Get Free Wi-fi

Residents of Hamilton Mountain and Mango Valley in St. Mary now have access to Internet, under the Universal Service Fund’s (USF) free Community Wi-Fi Programme. The communities are among 189...

By: Rocheda Bartley, April 14, 2022

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), and Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Sheridan Samuels, look at a mural that was unveiled at the official national launch of the ‘Paint the City, Paint the Town’ project in the Hanover capital on Friday, (April 8).

3 years ago CommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

Lucea Gets Facelift

Lucea in Hanover has been refreshed to provide a more aesthetically pleasing environment for locals and visitors. The improvement was done under the ‘Paint the City, Paint the Town’ project,...

By: Okoye Henry, April 11, 2022

Member of Parliament for St. Mary Western, Robert Montague (third left), and Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (right), celebrate the official commissioning into service of a community Wi-Fi hotspot in Woodpark in the constituency, recently. Others pictured (from left) are Donnington Primary School student, Michael Clarke; Councillor for the Gayle Division, Jason James; Councillor for the Carron Hall Division, Doreen Hutchinson; Business Development Manager at the Intercorp Group, Ursula Sanchez Gamarra; and Chief Executive Officer, Ready Communications, Chris Dehring.

3 years ago CommunityTechnology

Woodpark Gets Satellite Internet

Woodpark is the first of several communities in St. Mary Western to receive free public Internet from satellite, under the Universal Service Fund (USF) public Wi-Fi hotspot programme. The service,...

By: Garfield L. Angus, April 7, 2022

Minister of National Security and Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), makes a point while on a recent tour of the Greenwich Town community of St. Andrew. Listening (from second left) are Member of Parliament for St. Andrew South West, Dr. Angela Brown Burke; Senior Social Development Manager at the Jamaica Social Investment (JSIF), Mona Sue Ho, and fisherman Fitzgerald Bowers.

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Beneficiaries of JSIF’S Entrepreneurial Grants Giving Back to Community

Persons in the Greenwich Town community of St. Andrew who are benefiting from entrepreneurial ventures funded by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) at a cost of $13 million are...

By: GARFIELD L. ANGUS, April 2, 2022

Author of the book, ‘How Trade Liberalisation Affects a Sugar-Dependent Community in Jamaica’, Dr. Donovan Stanberry, reads an excerpt during its official launch, held at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, on March 16.

3 years ago AgricultureCommunity

New Book Looks At Impact Of Sugar Regime Change On Monymusk Community

The impact of the changes in the European Union (EU) sugar regime on the Monymusk community in Clarendon is explored in a book written by Registrar at the University of...

By: Sherika Hall, March 25, 2022

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New Multipurpose Court For A Montego Bay Community

$5.8M For Micro And Small Businesses In August Town

St. Mary Police Host Town Hall Meeting April 27

St. Mary Communities Get Free Wi-fi

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Woodpark Gets Satellite Internet

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