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Head of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Unit, Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigations Branch, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Woman Detective Inspector Kimesha Gordon.

Be Wary of Overseas Employment Offers from Unfamiliar Sources – JCF

Persons, particularly women, seeking employment opportunities overseas are being encouraged to be wary of unfamiliar persons who may approach them with such offers. This urging by the police comes against the background of data from the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF)...

Executive Director, Social Development Commission (SDC), Dr. Dwayne Vernon (fourth left), presents a cheque valued $1.5 million to winner of the Social Development Commission (SDC) National Community T/20 Cricket Competition, Fairfield United, following their victory in the final held recently at Chedwin Park in St. Catherine.

SDC Congratulates Winners of 2024 National Community Cricket Competitions

President and Chief Executive Officer, Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Audley Deidrick

Airports Authority of Jamaica Celebrates 50 Years in 2024

Director General, Jamaica Library Service (JLS), Maureen Thompson (centre), and Deputy Chief Education Officer, Curriculum and Support Services, Ministry of Education and Youth, Winnie Berry (right), converse with Chief Executive Officer, Victoria Mutual Foundation, Samantha Charles, during the JLS’ National Reading Competition awards ceremony on Friday (August 30) at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. The event was held under the theme: ‘Read More In 2024’.

JLS Looking to Make the Annual National Reading Competition More Inclusive

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Orville Palmer (right), presents a voucher for fertiliser to banana farmer Althea McFarlane, during a Hurricane Beryl recovery handover ceremony held by the Banana Board at the Bethel United Church in Highgate, St. Mary, on August 27.

PHOTOS: Banana Board Hurricane Beryl Recovery Handover Ceremony

Assistant General Manager, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, National Housing Trust (NHT), Dwayne Berbick.

2 years ago HousingHurricane Relief & RecoveryOffice of the Prime Minister

Sept. 30 Deadline for NHT Disaster Relief Grant Applications

National Housing Trust (NHT) contributors and mortgagors have until September 30 to apply for the Disaster Relief Grant, being provided to support individuals and families impacted by Hurricane Beryl. Applications can be submitted in-person to the nearest NHT office or online at www.nht.gov.jm. Assistant General Manager for Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at the NHT, Dwayne Berbick, says approximately $300...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (sixth left), and Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (eighth left), with some of the more than 500 recipients who received the Dr. Barry Wint Memorial Scholarship, at a ceremony held today (August 30), at the AC Mariott Hotel, in New Kingston.

2 years ago EducationHealth & WellnessYouth

Scholarships for Young Persons to Pursue Degrees in Health-Related Fields

The Government has awarded more than 500 scholarships to young persons from across the island, to pursue undergraduate and graduate studies in a health-related field, with some getting up to $1 million. Under the Dr. Barry Wint Memorial Scholarship Award, persons have been selected to study medical technology, human resources for health, medical social work, epidemiology, medical physics, health records...

Health System Strengthening Programme (HSSP) team members at the recently held final HSSP Stakeholder Engagement Session, at the AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston. From left are Change Management Specialist, Cordell Williams Graham; Programme Manager, Orett Clarke; Change Management Specialist at the CH Academy, Dr Sonja Robinson, and CH Academy Project Manager, Rafael Silva.

2 years ago Health & Wellness

Change Agents to Assist with Implementation of New Systems in Hospitals and Health Centres

Sixty health workers have been trained as change agents to assist with the implementation of new systems across targeted hospitals and health centres, under the Ministry of Health and Wellness Health System Strengthening Programme (HSSP). The programme is aimed at strengthening Jamaica’s health system for the prevention and care management of non-communicable diseases through targeted interventions at 13 facilities in...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, addresses the Church Teachers’ College 60th Anniversary press launch at the institution’s campus in Mandeville, Manchester, on Thursday (August 29). Ms. Smith represented Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams.

2 years ago EducationYouth

Church Teachers’ College Celebrating 60th Anniversary This Year

Church Teachers’ College in Mandeville, Manchester, is this year celebrating its 60th anniversary with a slate of activities between October 2024 and July 2025, under the theme ‘Celebrating A Legacy of Excellence: Boldly the Demands of the 21st Century and Beyond’. Details of the events were announced during a media launch at the College on Thursday (August 29), which was...

Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), and Commissioner of Customs, Velma Ricketts Walker.

2 years ago Finance & Public ServiceIndustry

JCA Strategic Initiatives Underpinning the Entity’s Modernisation Agenda

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), Velma Ricketts Walker, says the JCA has instituted several mechanisms and implemented several strategic initiatives that have further heralded the entity’s modernisation and transformation agenda. This, she said, is underpinned by the World Customs Organization (WCO) Revised Arusha Declaration, the leading guiding principles for integrity development within customs administrations. Mrs....

Firefighters participate in a recent water rescue training programme organised by the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Area 4. Forty firefighters across the parishes of St. James, Hanover, Westmoreland, St. Elizabeth and Trelawny participated at Chukka Eco-Adventure Outpost at Good Hope, in Trelawny.

2 years ago Local Government

Firefighters Take Part in Water Rescue Training

Forty firefighters from the parishes of St. James, Hanover, Westmoreland, St. Elizabeth and Trelawny have completed an intensive water rescue training programme. This initiative, spearheaded by the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Area 4, was driven by the increasing risks posed by climate change. It is part of a broader effort to equip firefighters with specialised skills to handle extreme weather-related...

Director, Agribusiness Market Distribution and Logistics, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Krishna Badaloo (right), addresses a fruit tree resuscitation training session in Yallahs, St. Thomas, on Wednesday (August 28).

2 years ago AgricultureHurricane Relief & Recovery

RADA St. Thomas Parish Office Trains Farmers in Post-Hurricane Fruit Tree Resuscitation

Approximately 70 farmers in St. Thomas and neighbouring parishes are now better able to manage their operations, following a Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) fruit tree resuscitation training exercise on Wednesday (August 28). The session, organised by RADA’s St. Thomas parish office, was held in Norris, Yallahs, and featured information-based and practical sessions moderated by key stakeholders. The event formed...