Jamaican born engineer and community leader Lesleyann Samuel is celebrating a lifetime of volunteer service with her latest accolade - the Kingston College Old Boys Association USA (KCOBA) Community Award for Leadership and Philanthropy.
Attorney-at-law Tamar Hamilton has her eyes firmly fixed on the bench.
Read more: Jamaican lawyer Tamar Hamilton eyes Broward County Bench
The United States Government says it is providing US$2.5 million ($400 million) in humanitarian support for the communities impacted by Hurricane Beryl.
The United States has delivered various military equipment and materials to Haiti as the United Nations sanctioned Kenyan-led Multi-national Support Mission to the French-speaking CARICOM country has warned the criminal gangs that “we have a job that we are committed to do”.
Read more: US military equipment and supplies arrive in Haiti
WITH Jamaica being hit by “some form of natural disaster” almost every two years over the last eight years, Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Government intends to “mainstream climate resilience” in the budgeting process to ensure that the country is not forced to borrow when disasters hit, as it has done in the past.
Read more: PM announces climate resilience plan as NCB launches $300-million disaster relief fund
- Morris Calls for Special Measures to Assist Jamaicans Whose Houses were Damaged by Hurricane Beryl
- Golding urges Gov’t to be proactive; wants quick response in ravaged southern parishes
- Statement from Minister of Finance Nigel Clarke on funding Beryl damage
- Jamaica to rely on own funds to address Beryl recovery