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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), and Member of Parliament, St. Andrew South, Mark Golding (right), display one of the tablets handed over to (from left): student, Trench Town Primary School, Rojaughn Stephens; students, Jones Town Primary School, Lashaun Dixon and Jeneece Allen; and student, Iris Gelly Primary School, Alexia Kennedy, at Jones Town Primary School in Kingston, on Tuesday (October 20).
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), and Member of Parliament, St. Andrew South, Mark Golding (right), display one of the tablets handed over to (from left): student, Trench Town Primary School, Rojaughn Stephens; students, Jones Town Primary School, Lashaun Dixon and Jeneece Allen; and student, Iris Gelly Primary School, Alexia Kennedy, at Jones Town Primary School in Kingston, on Tuesday (October 20).

Tablets Handed Over to PATH Students at Three Inner-City Primary Schools

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information and e-Learning Jamaica have presented tablets to the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) students at three inner-city schools located in the constituency of St. Andrew South. These will augment the...
National Works Agency Logo.
National Works Agency Logo.

NWA Responding to Rain Events in St. Andrew, St. Catherine and St. James
Member of Parliament for East Kingston and Port Royal, Phillip Paulwell (foreground), places flowers at the shrine of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Norman Washington Manley, during a ceremony at National Heroes Park in Kingston, on Monday (October 19). At centre is Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange and at left is Minister of State in the Culture Ministry, Hon. Alando Terrelonge. The event formed part of activities commemorating National Heroes’ Day. Mr. Paulwell represented Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Peter Phillips.
Member of Parliament for East Kingston and Port Royal, Phillip Paulwell (foreground), places flowers at the shrine of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Norman Washington Manley, during a ceremony at National Heroes Park in Kingston, on Monday (October 19). At centre is Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange and at left is Minister of State in the Culture Ministry, Hon. Alando Terrelonge. The event formed part of activities commemorating National Heroes’ Day. Mr. Paulwell represented Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Peter Phillips.

PHOTOS: Floral Tributes to Heroes
Garfield Angus (left), receives a plaque from Councillor for the Ensom City Division, St. Catherine Municipal Corporation, George Moodie, for outstanding contribution to education and nation building, during the Corporation and the Joint Civic Affairs Committee Heroes’ Day Civic and Awards Ceremony, on Monday (October 19), at Emancipation Square, Spanish Town. The event was held under the theme: ‘Celebrating a Heritage of Resilience and Pride’. Six residents of the parish were recognised at the ceremony.
Garfield Angus (left), receives a plaque from Councillor for the Ensom City Division, St. Catherine Municipal Corporation, George Moodie, for outstanding contribution to education and nation building, during the Corporation and the Joint Civic Affairs Committee Heroes’ Day Civic and Awards Ceremony, on Monday (October 19), at Emancipation Square, Spanish Town. The event was held under the theme: ‘Celebrating a Heritage of Resilience and Pride’. Six residents of the parish were recognised at the ceremony.

Six Persons Honoured by St. Catherine Municipal Corporation
Clinical Coordinator at the Cornwall Regional Hospital, in St. James, Dr. Delroy Fray.
Clinical Coordinator at the Cornwall Regional Hospital, in St. James, Dr. Delroy Fray.

Staff at Cornwall Regional Hospital Commended for Caring for COVID-19 Patients

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National Honours and Awards

Outstanding Jamaicans Honoured

Close to 200 Jamaicans were honoured for their exemplary contribution to the development of the nation, during a virtual ceremony aired on National Heroes Day, Monday (October 19). The Governor-General, His Excellency the Most. Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, conferred the nation’s fourth highest honour, the Order of Merit (OM) on this year’s sole recipient, Professor Orlando Patterson; while five equally...
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Acting Keeper of Collections at the National Museum of Jamaica, Kerry Ann Watson.
Culture

National Museum of Jamaica Gets Grant to Purchase Equipment

The National Museum of Jamaica has received a grant of €17,662, 00 (J$2.7 million) to purchase two air conditioning units, a standby generator and a computer. The grant is a gift from the Gerda Henkel Foundation and the Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development, established in The Netherlands, Europe, in 1996 as a tribute to His Royal Highness, Prince...
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Minister of Culture, Gender Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, join the congregation of the William Knibb Memorial Baptist Church in Falmouth, Trelawny, in reciting the National Pledge during the National Heritage Week Thanksgiving Church Service on Sunday (October 18).
Culture

Jamaicans Encouraged to be Eternally Grateful for Visionary Forefathers’ Sacrifice

Minister of Culture, Gender Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, is encouraging Jamaicans to be eternally grateful for the commitment and foresight of the nation’s forefathers, as Jamaica observes National Heritage Week 2020. Speaking during the National Heritage Week Thanksgiving Church Service at the William Knibb Memorial Baptist Church in Falmouth, Trelawny, on Sunday (October 18), Ms. Grange noted that...
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National Works Agency (NWA) Assistant Parish Manager for Westmoreland, Okieffe Brown (left), and Parish Manager, David Clarke (centre), along with Britalex Construction Company Limited Project Manager, Nicholas Douglas, take measurements for the construction of a sidewalk in the vicinity of the Negril Primary School in West End, Westmoreland.
Works / Construction

Work Underway to Improve Sections of West End Road in Negril

The National Works Agency (NWA) and Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) have partnered to effect improvements along sections of West End Road in Negril, Westmoreland at a cost of $23 million. Community Relations Officer for the NWA’s Western Office, Janel Ricketts, says the project involves the construction of sidewalks along critical sections of the roadway. These includes areas in the vicinity...
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Advisory Board Member, Issa Trust Foundation, Rob Barkema, looks at an X-ray image produced by the new digital system at the Falmouth General Hospital in Trelawny.
Health & Wellness

Falmouth Hospital Gets US$100,000 Digital X-Ray System

The radiology department of the Falmouth Public General Hospital (FPGH) now has a US$100,000 digital X-ray system, which will enhance the quality and efficiency of diagnostic services at the facility. We Care – FPGH Limited, a charity for the hospital, partnered with the Issa Trust Foundation to purchase the picture archiving and communication system (PACS), with computed radiography (CR) and...
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National Epidemiologist, Dr. Karen Webster Kerr​
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

National Epidemiologist Reports Some Slowing Down in COVID-19 Cases

National Epidemiologist, Dr. Karen Webster-Kerr, says health officials are seeing “some amount of slowing down” in the daily recorded number of coronavirus (COVID -19) cases, since the country entered the community transmission phase of the pandemic in September. “The increase can be very sharp, which we saw around August 7/8, but what seems to be happening is that the slope...
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