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Director, Local Economic Development, Social Development Commission (SDC), Avril Ranger provides details about the SDC's flagship Local Economic Development Support Programme (LEDSP), during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the agency's Television Department in Kingston.

Nearly 400 Grassroots Businesses Benefit Annually From SDC’s LEDSP

Nearly 400 grassroots businesses are receiving vital support annually to grow, formalise and thrive through the Social Development Commission’s (SDC) Local Economic Development Support Programme (LEDSP). Director, Local Economic Development at SDC, Avril Ranger told a recent JIS Think Tank...

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (seated, second right), sign a contract for the new $818.5 million Ocho Rios Health Centre in St. Ann on Friday, (June 27). looking on are (seated from left) North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA) Regional Director, Fabia Lamm; Managing Director of Cenitech Engineering Solutions Limited, George Knight; and Member of Parliament for St. Ann North East, Hon. Matthew Samuda. Also, observing (standing, from left) are Custos Rotulorum of St Ann, Joseph Issa; Board Chairman of the North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA), Laura Heron; Programme Manager for Health Systems Strengthening Programme (HSSP), Orett Clarke; and Mayor of St. Ann's Bay, Councillor Michael Belnavis.

Ground Broken For Ocho Rios Health Centre

Chief Technical Director (CTD) for Special Projects in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Courtney Cole, delivers the keynote address on behalf of Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, during the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Jamaica Delegation’s 50th anniversary celebration at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Friday (June 27).

Agriculture Ministry Commends IIca For 50 Years Of Transformative Partnership In Jamaica

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn, addresses Friday’s (June 27) signing ceremony for a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formalising a partnership involving the Ministry, Department of Correctional Services (DCS), and HEART NSTA Trust to provide inmates and wards of the State with the skills and training deemed necessary to secure a meaningful employment upon release. The signing took place at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston.

MOU Signed To Equip Inmates And Wards With Skills For Reintegration And Employment

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, speaks in the Senate on Friday (June 27).

Senate Passes Tougher Praedial Larceny Law To Safeguard Farmers

The Poko Loko Floating Bar located at Mahogany Beach in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, is back in operation.

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Poko Loko Floating Bar Attraction Back In Operation

The Poko Loko Floating Bar attraction in St. Ann, which was destroyed during the passage of Hurricane Beryl in August 2024, is now back in operation. The entertainment venue nestled off Mahogany Beach in Ocho Rios, St. Ann has been rebuilt and reinforced to withstand severe weather conditions. Owner and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Anthony Warren, said that the loss,...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the keynote address at the Prime Minister’s National Youth Awards for Excellence (PMNYAE) 2024 ceremony held on Saturday (May 31) on the lawns of Jamaica House.

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43 Young Jamaicans Honoured with PM’s Youth Awards

The outstanding work and achievements of Jamaican youth were on display on Saturday (May 31) as 43 individuals and groups were presented with the 2024 Prime Minister’s National Youth Awards for Excellence (PMNYAE). Held on the Jamaica House lawns, the ceremony awarded young people in the categories of Academics, Agriculture and Agro-Processing, Arts and Culture, Entrepreneurship/Social Entrepreneurship, Environmental Protection, Innovation...

General Manager, Chain of Hope Jamaica, Nola Phillpotts Brown.

1 year ago Health & Wellness

Mending Little Hearts: Chain Of Hope Transforming Pediatric Cardiac Care In Jamaica

Within the halls of the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston, tiny hearts, once on the brink of failure, are beating with new life. From lips once blue to cheeks now flushed with life, from families overwhelmed with fear to children filled with laughter, quiet miracles are unfolding each day. At the centre of this remarkable transformation is Chain of...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), joins Harold and Befra Corriders (centre and second right) in cutting the ribbon to their new home in Colonels Ridge, Clarendon on Friday (May 30) under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Sharing the moment are Member of Parliament for Clarendon Northern, Dwight Sibblies (left) and Chairperson of the NSHP Oversight Committee, Judith Robb Walters.

1 year ago Housing

PHOTOS: PM Hands Over Houses To Two Families in Clarendon

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), joins Harold and Befra Corriders (centre and second right) in cutting the ribbon to their new home in Colonels Ridge, Clarendon on Friday (May 30) under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Sharing the moment are Member of Parliament for Clarendon Northern, Dwight Sibblies (left) and Chairperson of the NSHP Oversight...

Grade 13 student at Marymount High School in St. Mary, Tanoya Garvey, poses with her first place trophy for Agri-Technology and Innovation in the 2025 Jamaica 4-H Clubs

1 year ago EducationInnovation

Tanoya Garvey Wins 4-H Innovator Award For Aquaponic System

Eighteen-year-old Tanoya Garvey is looking to reshape the country’s agricultural landscape with her award-winning aquaponic system. The sustainable food production network provides a solution to some of the pressing challenges faced by farmers such as limited access to land, irrigation and costly inputs such as fertilisers. The grade 13 student at Marymount High School in St. Mary, took home the...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, and New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) recipient, Dorothy Allen (centre), cut the ribbon to her new two-bedroom home in Sterling Castle in Ewarton, St. Catherine on Friday (May 30). They are joined by Chairperson of the NSHP Oversight Committee, Judith Robb Walters.

1 year ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentHousing

With New House, NSHP Beneficiary Looks To Restart Poultry Business

With the keys to a new two-bedroom house provided under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) Dorothy Allen is looking forward to a much brighter future. The mother of four from Sterling Castle in Ewarton, St. Catherine, explained that with the new property she will be able to restart her poultry farming business with the possibility of expanding to pigs...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second right), with (from left) Member of Parliament for Central Kingston, Donovan Williams; Director of Regional Educational Services, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Region One (Kingston and St. Andrew), Otis Brown; and Principal of Franklyn Town Primary School, in Kingston, Rohan Trevelen. The Minister and other government officials conducted a tour of the School on Thursday (May 29).

1 year ago Education

Education Ministry To Roll Out Curriculum Instruction And Assessment Road Map In Sept.

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information will be rolling out its new Curriculum Instruction and Assessment (CIA) road map in September of this year. Director of Regional Educational Services, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Region One (Kingston and St. Andrew), Otis Brown, who made the disclosure, said under the initiative, the Ministry will be providing special...