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The Veterinary Services Division (VSD) within the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Persons is reminding members of the public to ensure they only buy meat from licensed butchers.

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Pearnel Charles Jr., says work is ongoing for a long-term solution to the problem of flooding in Halse Hall, Clarendon.

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA’s) ‘Drum a Di Gate’ initiative aims to encourage proper waste disposal at the community level through the containerisation of garbage.

Plans are progressing to increase the number of closed-circuit television cameras in crime hot spots across the country under the JamaicaEye national CCVT surveillance programme.

The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development is working to procure 50 compactor trucks, to aid the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) in improving garbage collection across the island.

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be continuing its targeted community intervention plan this school year in effort to reach students who are not being engaged through any of the remote learning modalities.

More than 2.2 million dollars in gift vouchers has been donated by private sector companies to the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ COVID-19 vaccination incentive programme, geared at encouraging more people to get vaccinated.

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Government’s Community Vaccination Mobilization and Public Education tour has been reaping success.

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has added audio learning applications to the existing suite of tools for online instruction for the start of the new academic year.

The new school year officially started for most students on Monday and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information says it will be ramping up efforts to reach students who were unable to access educational tools for virtual learning during the last academic year.

The National Water Commission (NWC) will donate 140 tablet computers to schools island-wide, as part of efforts to help children in need to access virtual learning amidst the ongoing pandemic.

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) has extended the deadline for persons in Jamaica and the wider Caribbean to submit their innovative ideas for discussion at the seventh Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas.