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Contract Signing and Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Haven Housing Development

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JISTV | HAJ Handing Over of Certificates of Titles Ceremony, Naseberry Villa Learning Institution

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JISTV | Best Dressed Chicken Renewed Energy Launch – Spring Village, St. Catherine

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Director of Elections, Glasspole Brown.
Director of Elections, Glasspole Brown.
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EOJ Advanced in Election Preparations

By: Garfield L. Angus, August 15, 2025
The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) is reporting that it is “fairly advanced” in the preparations for the upcoming General Election set for Wednesday (September 3). In an interview with JIS News, Director of Elections, Glasspole Brown, said that the team is about to complete the identification of all election day workers and “we are going to finish our training in a couple of days”. “We have identified all our polling stations for this election and we are using roughly 7,250 polling stations, which is...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, signs the Condolence Book at the Mass of Christian Burial for the life of former Senator Don Wehby, at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kingston on Thursday (August 14).
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Don Wehby Remembered as a Patriot

By: Donique Weston, August 15, 2025
Advisor to the Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Nicole Ebanks, hands over the keys to two Vactor jet trucks to Acting Vice President of Operations, National Water Commission (NWC), Herman Fagan, at the NWC’s Marescaux Road location in Kingston on Thursday (August 14). The units will be utilised in clearing blockages and cleaning sewer lines to keep stormwater systems flowing smoothly.
Water

NWC Acquires Trucks to Clear and Maintain Sewer Lines

By: Rochelle Williams, August 15, 2025
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Fishing and Hunting Seasons – Lobster, Queen Conch and Game Bird

The GOJ has created conditions for the preservation and conservation of certain wildlife that are often considered delicacies among Jamaicans. The Queen Conch, Spiny Lobster and a variety of game bird can only be caught within the open season. The National Environmental...

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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (right), in discussion with Head of the Technical Assistant Services, Jamaica Productivity Centre, Jonathan Issacs, and student, University of the West Indies, Zerese Williams, about the toolkit for student productivity, during a productivity forum and toolkit launch at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew, on August 14.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (right), in discussion with Head of the Technical Assistant Services, Jamaica Productivity Centre, Jonathan Issacs, and student, University of the West Indies, Zerese Williams, about the toolkit for student productivity, during a productivity forum and toolkit launch at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew, on August 14.

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Land titles were distributed to these residents of Norwood in St. James, on August 11. With them are Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (sixth left, back row), and Minister of National Security and Member of Parliament for the area, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (sixth left, second row).
August 13, 2025
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), breaks ground for the US$700-million Moon Palace The Grand Montego Bay, in Success, St. James, on Monday, August 11. He is joined by (from left) Custos of St. James, Bishop Conrad Pitkin; Vice President, Moon Palace Jamaica All-Inclusive Resort, Clifton Reader; Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon; Chief Executive Officer of Palace Resorts, Gibran Chapur; Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett; and Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams.
August 12, 2025
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (center), along with Minister of Health and Wellness and Member of Parliament for West Central St. Catherine, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (seventh left), with residents of Naseberry Villa, who received their land titles from the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ), during a ceremony in St. Catherine on August 5.
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