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Young people attending this year’s 10th sitting of the National Youth Parliament at Gordon House on Monday (November 11).

Young People Encouraged To Get Involved In Politics

Chairman of the Youth Advisory Council of Jamaica (YACJ), Kai Bridgewater, is encouraging the nation’s young people to get involved in politics, and embrace it as a channel through which they can create the Jamaica they want. “Politics is the...

Deputy Director General, Regulatory Affairs, Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Rohan Campbell (front left) with participants in the JCAA Aviation Quality System Seminar held on Friday (Nov. 8) at the Iberostar Resort in Montego Bay, St. James.

Civil Aviation Authority Stages Aircraft Maintenance Symposium

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange

Minister Grange Elected VP of UNESCO General Conference

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (foreground centre) walks along the Rural Hill road in Eastern Portland on Friday (November 8). He is accompanied by Member of Parliament for the area, Ann Marie Vaz (foreground left); Mayor of Port Antonio, Paul Thompson (foreground right); community member Nigel Smith (background left); and Acting Chief Engineer, Portland Municipal Corporation, Raymond Grant (background second right).

Parochial Roads In East Portland To Be Repaired

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., signs a painting during the University of Technology’s second International Built Environment Conference at the institution’s Papine campus in St. Andrew, on Thursday (November 7). He was the keynote speaker. Looking on (from left) are Programme Administrator in the Built Environment Faculty, Dr. Patricia Green; Faculty Dean, Dr. Garfield Young; and the Faculty’s Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies, Research and Entrepreneurship, Dr. Paul Ivey.

UTECH Launches Built Environment Graduate Programmes

Professor Emeritus, Hubert Devonish (left), addresses a function to launch a public petition on the Office of the Prime Minister’s online petition website for the granting of official status to the Jamaican language alongside the English language. The launch took place on Thursday (Nov. 7) at the Faculty of Humanities and Education Conference Room, The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus. Seated next to Professor Devonish is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Language, Linguistics and Philosophy, Joseph Farquharson.

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PHOTOS: Launch of Public Petition for the Granting of Official Status to the Jamaican Language

Professor Emeritus, Hubert Devonish (left), addresses a function to launch a public petition on the Office of the Prime Minister’s online petition website for the granting of official status to the Jamaican language alongside the English language. The launch took place on Thursday (Nov. 7) at the Faculty of Humanities and Education Conference Room, The University of the West Indies...

Members of the Kiwanis Club of Montego Bay (right) register participants during the organisation’s fifth annual Diabetes Awareness Health Fair, which was held in Sam Sharpe Square, St. James, on November 2.

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Residents Of St. James Benefit From Diabetes Awareness Health Fair

Over 250 residents of St. James benefited from the Kiwanis Club of Montego Bay’s fifth annual Diabetes Awareness Health Fair on November 2. The event, which was held in Sam Sharpe Square, was jointly hosted with the National Health Fund (NHF). President of the Club, Teisha-Ann Pinnock, told JIS News that the organisation prides itself on serving the community, adding...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic, Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., receives a certificate of appreciation from Second Vice President, Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica (IMAJ), Dahlia Alert, at the IMAJ

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Minister Charles Jr. Calls For Promotion Of Sustainable Practices In Construction

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is calling for the promotion of sustainable development in the construction industry. This involves adopting methods and practices that are environmentally friendly and resource-efficient in the design, building, maintenance and deconstruction of structures. “This Government understands that sustainable housing and infrastructure development...

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking at the launch of a research on incarcerated persons with mental illness dubbed ‘Through the Cracks’ at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew on Wednesday (Nov.6).

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Gov’t Looking To Divert Persons With Mental Illness From Justice System

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Government is looking to provide alternatives to incarceration for non-violent persons primarily with substance use and/or psychiatric disorders. He said the Ministry has made recommendations for the development of a range of interventions in this regard. He noted that an audit of the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre last...

Students participating in a goat scramble during last year

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Preparations In High Gear For Minard Livestock And Beef Festival

Preparations are in high gear for the 20th staging of the Minard Livestock Show and Beef Festival, at the Minard Estate in Brown's Town, St Ann, on November 14. The annual event is a major showcase of beef and dairy cattle, and will see breeders, as well as farmers, parading their finest livestock. This year’s show, under the theme, ‘Empowering...

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November 7 To 15 Is GIS Awareness Week

The Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation is observing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Awareness Week from November 7 to 15. Several activities have been planned by the National Spatial Data Management Division and the Land Information Council of Jamaica within the Ministry to mark the occasion under the theme, ‘Geospatial Technologies: Enhancing Food Security and Climate Resilience’. The week...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (at podium), addresses attendees at the launch of the 100th anniversary celebrations of the Kingston Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA), at its Hope Road location in Kingston, on Wednesday (November 6). Executives of the Kingston YMCA at the head table are (from left) Chairman, 100th Anniversary Committee, Hon. Mike Fennell; the Association’s Chairman, Allan Roy Marsh; and Administrator/General Secretary, Sarah Newland Martin.

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Justice Minister Lauds Work Of YMCA

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, has lauded the tireless work of the Kingston Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) in positively impacting the lives of Jamaica’s youth, through its various community outreach programmes. Speaking at the launch of the Association’s 100th anniversary celebrations at its Hope Road location, in Kingston, on Wednesday (November 6), Mr. Chuck said he was one...