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Several Trelawny Based youth are currently benefitting from a pilot Summer Intervention Camp being staged by the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA).

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Floyd Green says the first pilot enrolment site, where citizens will be able to register for the new National Identification System (NIDS), will be completed by month-end.

The staff complement of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has been boosted with the recent graduation of 120 new Constables from the National Police College of Jamaica in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine.

A major clean-up exercise has begun along the Dyke Road in Portmore, St. Catherine as part of the government’s national ‘Clean Jamaica’ campaign.

Consultation on the draft student’s hair and grooming policy for schools has begun.

70 students from Clarendon and Manchester, ranging from secondary to tertiary level, were awarded scholarships totaling 10 million dollars by bauxite alumina company Jamalco.

More than 2,500 residential and commercial customers will now have consistent access to potable water following the official commissioning of the Sandy Bank to Black River Replacement Pipeline Project in St. Elizabeth recently.

Thousands of Jamaicans from all across the country turned out at Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann on Sunday, July 31 to celebrate the nation’s culture at the Seville Emancipation Jubilee.

Some 30,000 spectators are expected to attend the Grand Gala at the National Stadium in St. Andrew on Independence Day.

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Desmond McKenzie, says discussions are underway towards finalizing the new design for the fire-damaged Highgate Market in St. Mary, as well as providing assistance to affected vendors.  

The National Task Force against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP), will be hosting a series of activities in observance of Trafficking in Persons Week, being observed from July 24 to 30.

Students at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) are to benefit from two annual scholarships from the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ).