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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), displays a guitar donated to Irwin High School in St. James under the Ministry’s ‘Liv Gud’ Music, Sports, and Technology programme. The guitar along with a keyboard were handed over during a ceremony at the institution on Friday (January 27). Sharing the moment (from left) are music teacher and cultural agent at the institution, Keron Thompson (left), and Student Council President, Jamela Shukurah.

National Security Ministry Donates Musical Instruments to Irwin High School

The music programme at Irwin High School in St James has been bolstered with the donation of instruments under the Ministry of National Security’s ‘Liv Gud’ Music, Sports, and Technology (MST) initiative’. The instruments, a guitar and a keyboard, were...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second right, seated), and Head of Cooperation, Delegation of the European Union to Jamaica, Aniceto Rodriguez Ruiz (second left, seated), along with Executive Director, Citizen Security Secretariat, Dianne McIntosh (left, seated), and Chair, Violence Prevention Alliance, Professor Elizabeth Ward (right, seated), are joined by the initial participants in the psychological first aid responders training programme, during their graduation ceremony at the S Hotel in Montego Bay on Friday (January 27).

Twenty Psychological First Aid Responder Trainees Graduate

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.

PEP Support for Students and Teachers

State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell, addresses the Senate on Friday (January 27).

National Diaspora Policy Action Plan to Roll Out in Second Quarter of 2023/24

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (MEGJC), with responsibility for works, Hon Everald Warmington (right) and Member of Parliament (MP) for St Elizabeth North Eastern, Delroy Slowley (left), examine Wilson Bridge in Aberdeen, during a tour of the constituency on January 25. At third left is MP for St. Elizabeth Southeast and State Minister in the Ministry Of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Franklin Witter

Roads and Defective Bridges in Sections of St. Elizabeth to be Repaired

Parish Organiser for the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) in St. Elizabeth, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Marieck Morgan, addresses a Social Development Commission (SDC) Community Forum held at Maggotty High School in St. Elizabeth on Thursday (January 26).

3 years ago Social Security

Senior Citizens Urged to Take Advantage of Support Services

Senior citizens in St. Elizabeth and the wider Jamaica are being encouraged to take advantage of the various support services that are available through the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. St. Elizabeth parish organiser for the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) in St. Elizabeth, Marieck Morgan, in outlining the benefits for citizens 60 years and older, cited the...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), shares pleasantries with entrepreneurs, Jeffrey and Nicole Campbell, during a tour of their Mulberry Valley Estate in Friendship Gap, St. Mary, on Thursday (January 26).

3 years ago AgricultureTourism

Mulberry Valley Estate Deemed Prime for Agro-Ecotourism

To fully realise its vast agro-ecotourism potential, the Mulberry Valley Estate in Friendship Gap, St. Mary, has received a pledge of support from Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. The 20-acre property is owned by entrepreneurs, Jeffrey “Agent Sasco” Campbell, and wife Nicole. The Minister joined the couple on a tour of the estate on Thursday (January 26)...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), along with Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Denise Antonio and Deputy Leader of Opposition Business in the House of Representatives, Angela Brown-Burke, display copies of the 2022-2026 UNDP Multi-Country Office (MCO) Country Programme document, during the launch at the AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston on Thursday (January 26).

3 years ago Foreign Affairs

UNDP Unveils New Five-Year Development Programme for Jamaica

Multidimensional poverty reduction is the goal of a new five-year programme developed for Jamaica by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The programme, which was provided through the UNDP Multi-Country Office, was officially launched on Thursday (January 26) at the AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston. Priority areas for the 2022 to 2026 cycle include social resilience and inclusion, citizen...

Assistant Manager, Business Advisory Services, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Keera Walters.

3 years ago Commerce

Tax Talk for Registered Businesses

Owners and operators of registered businesses are being invited to participate in a virtual workshop dubbed ‘Tax Talk 2023’, being organised by the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) in partnership with Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ). The event will be held over two days on Tuesday (January 31) and Wednesday (February) 15 at 7:30 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. respectively, both days...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the keynote address at the opening of the 18th Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Investment and Capital Markets Conference, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on January 24. The conference was held from January 24 to 26 under the theme

3 years ago Finance & Public ServicePrime Minister

Emphasis on Resilience Expected to Safeguard Country Against Future Shocks

Government’s programmed mainstreaming of resilience in its activities is expected to aid significantly in safeguarding Jamaica against future shocks. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, notes that resilience has been and is being incorporated in the development and upgrade of the country’s roads and supporting infrastructure, to withstand the impact of climate change, and financing and budgetary arrangements, adding...

3 years ago Works / Construction

Multi-Million Dollar Road Repairs for Stettin to Highgate Hall main road in Southern Trelawny

A major repair effort is now underway along sections of the Stettin to Highgate Hall main road in Southern Trelawny. Through this undertaking, several retaining walls are being built, while others are being repaired along the corridor, which is one of the key North/South Links. The corridor serves several communities in the hills of Trelawny and links sections of Manchester,...

Communications Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Timothy Simmonds, is joined by (from left), Field Supervisor, Social Development Commission (SDC), Jeremy Jones; Member of Parliament, St. Catherine North Central, Natalie Neita-Garvey and Caretaker/Councillor, Above Rocks Division, Desmond Chambers, in front of the USF’s Community Wi-Fi sign, at the launch of the service held on January 25 in Harker’s Hall, St. Catherine.

3 years ago CommunityTechnology

PHOTOS: Harker’s Hall Gets Free Wi-Fi

Communications Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Timothy Simmonds, is joined by (from left), Field Supervisor, Social Development Commission (SDC), Jeremy Jones; Member of Parliament, St. Catherine North Central, Natalie Neita-Garvey and Caretaker/Councillor, Above Rocks Division, Desmond Chambers, in front of the USF’s Community Wi-Fi sign, at the launch of the service held on January 25 in Harker’s Hall, St. Catherine.