Residents And MP At Odds Over Land Claims In Eastern St. Thomas @May 27 2021 04:00 PM
There has reports in the media recently of an area of disputed land in Eastern St Thomas called Old Piera. Residents there are disputing the claims of ownership of the land by former Member of Parliament Pearnel Charles senior. His daughter, MP Dr. Michelle Charles, found herself in the middle of confrontation with irate residents while the area was visited by opposition leader Mark Golding. Melvin Pennant has that story. #LandClaims #StThomas #PBCJNews Don't forget to like, share and subscribe. The Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica or PBCJ carries as part of its programming: Coverage of events of National and Regional Interest Dissemination of Balanced News, Current Affairs, Information and Ideas on matters of general public interest.

Train Service For Students From Old Harbour, Linstead To Spanish Town @May 27 2021 03:16 PM
#TrainService #SpanishTown #PBCJNews Students will soon be able to move from Old Harbour and Linstead into Spanish Town by train. The Jamaica Urban Transit Company, JUTC, and the education ministry are working with the Jamaica Hertitage Trust to restore station houses especially the Old Harbour Station. Transport Minister Robert Montague told his colleagues in Parliament Wednesday that students will disembark in Spanish town and carried to various schools by JUTC buses. Don't forget to like, share and subscribe. The Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica or PBCJ carries as part of its programming: Coverage of events of National and Regional Interest Dissemination of Balanced News, Current Affairs, Information and Ideas on matters of general public interest.

Ambassador Anthony Johnson Laid To Rest @May 27 2021 02:53 PM
#AnthonyJohnson #Ambassador #Memorial Late Ambassador, Anthony Johnson, was laid to rest on Thursday after an official memorial service. The service took place on at the St Augustine Kingston College Chapel on North Street in Kingston. He died on April 28 at the age of 82. Ambassador Johnson was a former Jamaica Labour Party Member of Parliament, Senator, diplomat, economist, lecturer and Ambassador to the United States. He was also High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, non-resident Ambassador to the Republic of Finland, the Kingdoms of Sweden, Norway and Denmark and Ireland, and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS). In a rebroadcast, our reporter Marlon Samuels recalls the late ambassador’s life and works. Don't forget to like, share and subscribe. The Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica or PBCJ carries as part of its programming: Coverage of events of National and Regional Interest Dissemination of Balanced News, Current Affairs, Information and Ideas on matters of general public interest.

Memorial Service for the late Ambassador The Honourable Anthony Johnson, O.J. @May 27 2021 01:29 PM
The official memorial service the late Former Senator and Member of Parliament, Ambassador the Honourable Anthony Johnson, OJ, is to take place on Thursday, May 27, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. at the St Augustine Chapel, Kingston College Chapel, North Street, Kingston. In keeping with the COVID-19 measures under the Disaster Risk Management Act, it will take place with a restricted number of persons in keeping with the approved numbers for assembly at church services. Participating public officials at the Chapel will be limited to the Head of State, the Head of Government and the Leader of the Opposition in keeping with their ceremonial roles. Other public officials will be invited to participate in the Service virtually. The mortal remains will also not be present at the Sanctuary. Don't forget to like, share and subscribe. The Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica or PBCJ carries as part of its programming: Coverage of events of National and Regional Interest Dissemination of Balanced News, Current Affairs, Information and Ideas on matters of general public interest.

High-level seminar on the impacts of Climate change on Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendants @May 27 2021 12:48 PM
Hon. Pearnel Charles Jnr addresses FAO High-level seminar on the impacts of climate change on Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendants and Migrants. The high-level event will seek to promote the protection of Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendants and Migrants rights and the recognition of their role in preserving biodiversity as a response to climate change, while reinforcing actions and measures to guarantee their full and effective participation in the decision-making processes that affect them. The event will have interpretation available in Arabic, Chinese, French, English, Russian and Spanish. Participants, experts, and panelists 10:15 – 10:50 -?Opening remarks Dr. Qu Dongyu, Director-General, FAO; Debra Haaland,?United States Secretary of the Interior - TBC; Teresa Ribera Rodríguez,?Deputy Prime Minister of Spain; Epsy Campbell,?First Vice-President of Costa Rica; Cardinal Peter Turkson,?Prefect, Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, Vatican City 10.50 – 11:00 - Keynote speaker Anne Nuorgam, Chair, UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) 11.00 – 11:35 -?Panel discussion Myrna Cunningham,?President of the Fund for the Development of Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean (FILAC); Richard Moreno Rodríguez, Coordinator, Afro-Colombian National Peace Council, Colombia; Alexis Neuberg,?President of the Africa-Europe Diaspora Development Platform (ADEPT); Yon Fernández-de-Larrinoa,?Chief of the Indigenous Peoples Unit of FAO. 11:35 – 12:10 –Open discussion Pearnel Charles Jr, Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change of Jamaica; Beatriz Argimón, Vice President of Uruguay; René Castro-Salazar,?FAO Assistant Director-General. 12:10 – 12:30?-?Closing remarks #IndigenousPeoples #ClimateChange #FAO Don't forget to like, share and subscribe. The Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica or PBCJ carries as part of its programming: Coverage of events of National and Regional Interest Dissemination of Balanced News, Current Affairs, Information and Ideas on matters of general public interest.