Japan's ambassador to Jamaica, Yasuhiro Atsumi commended the Government and the security forces on the 35 per cent reduction in murders this year.Speaking at the handing over of inshore patrol vessels to the security forces, he described the reduction as very good news for all.

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The St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation is being urged to assess the challenges faced during last year's hurricane period and to implement corrective measures to ensure safety during the new season, which starts in June.Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie made the appeal during the Corporation's monthly meeting yesterday.

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The government will continue to deliver services to citizens, despite the falsehood peddled by some people. 

That declaration was made by Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness, at the commissioning ceremony of new tanks and waterlines in Rhyne Park, St. James, yesterday. 

He made reference to a recent video in which someone alleged that pipes recently laid in Mason Hall, St. Mary were taken back.

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Upset residents of red ground in Old Harbour St. Catherine have called on the relevant authorities to provide piped water to the community.

The placard-bearing residents took to the streets yesterday to voice frustration over being without the commodity for several years.

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The Opposition People's National Party has called for the retraction of a letter, sent by the Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, to the Electoral Commission of Jamaica, ECJ regarding  Portmore parish boundaries.

In a statement, the PNP cited improper representation and expressed concern that the letter did not convey the true decision of Parliament's Constituency Boundaries Committee on the issue.

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Water Minister Matthew Samuda is to address the issue of the quality of  water supplied by the National Water Commission NWC to sections of  Kingston and St. Andrew.

The issue has been placed under the spotlight after concerns were raised by the opposition.

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Housing developers are being urged to build not only for shelter but also for health.

Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness gave the charge during the National Housing Trust, NHT's groundbreaking ceremony in Barrett Hall, St. James this afternoon.

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St. Elizabeth is to get a new animal pound by the end of next month.

Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie, made that announcement this morning during the monthly meeting of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation.

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In celebration of what would have been Bunny Wailer’s 78th birthday, today April 10, Solomonic Productions will host a concert later this evening in honour of the reggae trailblazer.

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Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness says there has never been a better time to invest in Jamaica, than now. 

He made the statement at the opening of the Outsource2Jamaica 2025 Conference in Montego Bay, St. James, this morning.

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