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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

A significant number of primary schools across St. Elizabeth defied the odds wrought by Hurricane Beryl to open their doors for the 2024/25 academic year, which got under way on Monday (September 2). In a show of resilience and community...
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
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.
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.

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

PHOTOS: JPS and Partners Cooperative Credit Union Scholarship Awards Luncheon
Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie.
Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie.

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

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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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Chief Business Executive, City and Guilds, Dr. Ventley Brown, speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on Wednesday (September 4).
EducationYouth

City and Guilds Offering Fully Subsidised Diploma in Engineering

The City and Guilds Institute is offering a fully subsidised Diploma in Engineering to secondary-level students as one of its Skills Proficiency Awards, through a contract with the Ministry of Education and Youth. A 10-year contract was signed in November 2019 for the provision of examinations in Mathematics, English, Customer Service and Skills Proficiency Awards across 12 occupational pathways, including...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (foreground), is briefed on developments at Yallahs High School in St. Thomas by Principal, Mark Malabver, during a meeting with members of the institution’s leadership on Wednesday (September 4). Also listening is Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Western, James Robertson (third left).
EducationYouth

PHOTOS: Minister Williams Visits Yallahs High School

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (foreground), is briefed on developments at Yallahs High School in St. Thomas by Principal, Mark Malabver, during a meeting with members of the institution’s leadership on Wednesday (September 4). Also listening is Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Western, James Robertson (third left).
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Minister of Justice, Hon Delroy Chuck (fourth right) and Chief Justice, Hon. Mr. Justice Bryan Sykes (fourth left), cut the ribbon to officially hand over the renovated St. Ann Family Court building to the Court Administration Division (CAD), on Wednesday (September 4), in St. Ann’s Bay.  Also taking part are (from left) Judge of the Court of Appeal, Justice Davis Fraser; Custos of St. Ann, Hon. Norma Walters; Permanent Secretary in the Justice Ministry, Grace Ann Stewart McFarlane; Chief Executive Officer of the CAD, Tricia Cameron Anglin; Senior Parish Court Judge, Her Hon. Mrs. Yvette Wentworth-Miller, and Chief Judge of Parish Courts, His Honour Chester Crooks.
Justice

Justice Ministry Hands Over Family Court in St. Ann’s Bay

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, officially handed over the St. Ann Family Court to the Court Administration Division in St. Ann’s Bay, on Wednesday (September 4). The renovation of the facility was funded under the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) Financing Agreement with the Ministry. The court is a modern two-storey facility that will allow for the privacy and...
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