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Assistant General Manager of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at the National Housing Trust, Dwayne Berbick, speaks at a recent Build Wealth Conference at the AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston.
Assistant General Manager of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at the National Housing Trust, Dwayne Berbick, speaks at a recent Build Wealth Conference at the AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston.

NHT Urges Jamaicans to Prioritise Homeownership

Assistant General Manager of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at the National Housing Trust (NHT), Dwayne Berbick, has urged Jamaicans to prioritise homeownership as a key strategy for wealth creation. Speaking at a recent Build Wealth Conference at the AC...
Principal of Alley Primary School in Clarendon, Judith Richards (third left), and Chairman, Junior Maragh (fourth right), are accompanied by senior personnel from the Ministry of Education and Youth, and other officials of the institution in viewing a newly built roof at the school on Tuesday (September 3). The new roof replaces the previous structure, which was severely damaged during Hurricane Beryl’s passage, just south of Jamaica, on July 3.
Principal of Alley Primary School in Clarendon, Judith Richards (third left), and Chairman, Junior Maragh (fourth right), are accompanied by senior personnel from the Ministry of Education and Youth, and other officials of the institution in viewing a newly built roof at the school on Tuesday (September 3). The new roof replaces the previous structure, which was severely damaged during Hurricane Beryl’s passage, just south of Jamaica, on July 3.

Seamless Start to 2024/25 Academic Year for Alley Primary School
Mr. Milverton Reynolds, CD, as the newly appointed Chairman of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC).
Mr. Milverton Reynolds, CD, as the newly appointed Chairman of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC).

Press Release – Milverton Reynolds, CD is the New Public Procurement Commission Chairman
Parents bringing their children to Black River Primary and Infant School in St. Elizabeth, on Monday’s (September 2) start of the 2024/25 academic year.
Parents bringing their children to Black River Primary and Infant School in St. Elizabeth, on Monday’s (September 2) start of the 2024/25 academic year.

Welcome Reopening of Several Schools in St. Elizabeth for 2024/25 Academic Year
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), greets India’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Shri Mayank Joshi, during the diplomat’s courtesy call at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on September 3.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), greets India’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Shri Mayank Joshi, during the diplomat’s courtesy call at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on September 3.

PHOTOS: Minister Chang Receives Courtesy Call from India’s High Commissioner to Jamaica

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), with some of the over 500 scholarship awardees at the recent ceremony, held at the AC Mariott Hotel, in New Kingston.
EducationHealth & WellnessYouth

Scholarship Recipients Called on to Assist the Transformation Process in Public Health

More than 500 scholarship awardees who will pursue higher studies in health-related fields have been asked to assist with the transformation process in public health, by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. The Minister said that the young persons who have received scholarships under the Dr. Barry Wint Memorial Scholarship programme, have been given an opportunity...
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Director, Meteorological Services Branch, Evan Thompson, delivers the keynote address during the Jamaica Public Service and Partners Cooperative Credit Union Limited’s recent Scholarship Awards Luncheon at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. As part of their commitment to educational development, the entity awards a tertiary scholarship and 50 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) bursaries to students annually.
EducationEnergy

PHOTOS: JPS and Partners Cooperative Credit Union Scholarship Awards Luncheon

Director, Meteorological Services Branch, Evan Thompson, delivers the keynote address during the Jamaica Public Service and Partners Cooperative Credit Union Limited’s recent Scholarship Awards Luncheon at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. As part of their commitment to educational development, the entity awards a tertiary scholarship and 50 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) bursaries to students annually.
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Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie.
Health & Wellness

Ministry Seeks to Transform Healthcare Delivery to Meet Demands of Ageing Population

Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, says the Ministry is taking steps to transform healthcare delivery, to meet the demands of Jamaica’s ageing population. She explained that the aim is to give senior citizens the best opportunity to continue contributing to the social and economic well-being of the country after 60 years...
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President and Chief Executive Officer, Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Audley Deidrick (centre), is joined by other members of the organisation’s management and staff during the AAJ’s 50th anniversary thanksgiving service at Webster Memorial United Church in Kingston on September 1.
Transport

AAJ Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Church Service

Members of the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) family, led by President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Audley Deidrick, worshipped at Webster Memorial United Church in Kingston on September 1 as a part of the organisation’s 50th anniversary celebration. The event was attended by Board members, airport stakeholders, representatives of the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Heads of...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses a ‘Rebuild Jamaica’ handover ceremony at Hotel Tim Bamboo in Port Antonio on September 4.
Hurricane Relief & RecoveryLabourSocial Security

More Than 70 Portland Families Benefit from ‘Rebuild Jamaica’ Initiative

More than 70 families in Portland have been added to the growing number of Jamaicans benefiting from the Government’s ‘Rebuild Jamaica’ initiative. The programme, which is a response to the dislocation resulting from Hurricane Beryl’s passage on July 3, delivers cash grants, ranging between $50,000 and $400,000, to affected persons. Speaking during Wednesday’s (September 4) cheque presentation ceremony at Hotel...
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Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, speaking during Wednesday’s (September 4) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.
Transport

JUTC Opening Applications for Six KMTR Stage Carriage Routes on Oct. 1

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) will be opening applications for sub- franchises of six stage carriage routes in the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region (KMTR) on October 1. Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, made the disclosure during Wednesday’s (September 4) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. The routes, which will be for Coaster buses, include...
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