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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Desmond McKenzie, says the input of vendors will be taken into consideration in the repair and upgrade of the Charles Gordon Market in Montego Bay, St. James.

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency is to ramp up school visits in the new academic year as part of efforts to sensitize staff and students about child abuse.

Ground has been broken for the development of a contemporary, recreational area at the Maverley Park in St. Andrew. The project forms part of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC’s) ‘Paint the City’ initiative, aimed at upgrading, beautifying, and reinjecting life into the City.

Thirty-five Jamaicans working in the fisheries sector are to participate in the National Fisheries Authority (NFA’s) Safety at Sea Training Programme.

Additional kiosks are to be installed at the Sangster International Airport by the end of the 2022/23 financial year, as part of efforts to improve service delivery to customers.

Construction of a museum to honour and memorialise Jamaica’s first National Hero, the Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, is near completion and expected to be finished during the country’s 60th year of Independence.

Southern Parks and Markets (SPM) Waste Management Limited has launched the ‘Drum A Di Gate’ initiative in the Holland Village community in St. Elizabeth, to improve garbage disposal in the area.

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.