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Cub Scouts from across the Caribbean march during the opening ceremony of the 15th Caribbean Cuboree, which was held at the Ocho Rios High School in St. Ann on Tuesday (July 30).
Cub Scouts from across the Caribbean march during the opening ceremony of the 15th Caribbean Cuboree, which was held at the Ocho Rios High School in St. Ann on Tuesday (July 30).

Cub Scouts Urged to Use Skills to Prepare for Life

Governor-General, His Excellency The Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, is encouraging Cub Scouts to embrace the skills and practices being taught to prepare for life. “Activities that you participate in and the skills that you learn as Cub Scouts will...
Participant in the Technology Advancement Programme (TAP),Oshane Stewart (left), speaking to (from left):Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes; Chairman, USF, Dr. Gunjan Ramsingh; Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, and National Coordinator, Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme, Lieutenant Colonel Martin Rickman, during the launch of the second phase of TAP, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, on Tuesday (July 30).
Participant in the Technology Advancement Programme (TAP),Oshane Stewart (left), speaking to (from left):Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes; Chairman, USF, Dr. Gunjan Ramsingh; Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, and National Coordinator, Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme, Lieutenant Colonel Martin Rickman, during the launch of the second phase of TAP, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, on Tuesday (July 30).

USF Offers Second Chance to Unattached Youth
Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. Roy McNeil (right), listens to Principal Director, Climate Change Division, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, UnaMay Gordon (second right), at a workshop, today (July 30), at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston. The workshop, titled, ‘Accelerating the Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) in Jamaica’, was held under the theme ‘Promoting Climate Finance to Support Agriculture through Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Processes in Jamaica’. Also taking part in the conversation are (from left) Senior Director, Technology, Training and Technical Information, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Winston Shaw, and Chief Executive Officer, RADA, Peter Thompson.
Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. Roy McNeil (right), listens to Principal Director, Climate Change Division, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, UnaMay Gordon (second right), at a workshop, today (July 30), at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston. The workshop, titled, ‘Accelerating the Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) in Jamaica’, was held under the theme ‘Promoting Climate Finance to Support Agriculture through Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Processes in Jamaica’. Also taking part in the conversation are (from left) Senior Director, Technology, Training and Technical Information, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Winston Shaw, and Chief Executive Officer, RADA, Peter Thompson.

Agricultural Sector’s Adaptation to Climate Change Being Closely Monitored
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (right); and Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda (second right), celebrate the unveiling of a plaque for the $136-million energy-saving project at the Ministry, undertaken by the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), which was handed over today (July 30). Sharing the moment (from left) are Project Manager at the PCJ, Jody Grizzle; Acting Permanent Secretary at the Education Ministry, Dr. Grace McLean, and Acting Group General Manager at the PCJ, Robert Clarke.
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (right); and Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda (second right), celebrate the unveiling of a plaque for the $136-million energy-saving project at the Ministry, undertaken by the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), which was handed over today (July 30). Sharing the moment (from left) are Project Manager at the PCJ, Jody Grizzle; Acting Permanent Secretary at the Education Ministry, Dr. Grace McLean, and Acting Group General Manager at the PCJ, Robert Clarke.

Education Ministry to Save $9 Million Annually on Electricity Bill
Acting Director of Planning at the St. James Municipal Corporation, Michael Whittaker, emphasises a point at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, at the Corporation, in Montego Bay, St. James, on Thursday, July 25.
Acting Director of Planning at the St. James Municipal Corporation, Michael Whittaker, emphasises a point at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, at the Corporation, in Montego Bay, St. James, on Thursday, July 25.

St. James Municipal Corporation Informs About New Building Fees

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International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative, Dr. Constant Lonkeng Ngouana, addresses a public forum at the Bethel Baptist Church in Half-Way-Tree on Monday (July 29).
Finance & Public Service

Jamaica Ready to Exit IMF – Dr. Ngouana

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative, Dr. Constant Lonkeng Ngouana, says Jamaica has made tremendous progress over the last six years and is now ready to exit its current arrangement with the organisation. “Jamaica has reached a place where we don’t need to be here all the time. We are taking the back seat and Jamaica is in the driver’s...
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Managing Director of Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (third left), is attentive as Education Officer and Numeracy Trainer, Dr. Lorna P. Thompson (second left), demonstrates how to integrate ‘Attribute Blocks’ into a daily mathematics lesson. Looking on (from left) are Alison McGhie of Lethe Primary and Infant School; Social Development Officer, JSIF, Shunelle Nevers; Nelesia Mclean of Steer Town Primary and Infant; Paula Christie, Barrett Town All-Age; and Robert Gordon of Bickersteth Primary and Infant School. Occasion was the JSIF/Ministry of Education, Youth and Information Numeracy and Literacy Training held on July 22 and 23 at Jewel Paradise Cove in St. Ann.
EducationYouth

4,000 Students to Benefit from Literacy and Numeracy Interventions

Some 4,000 students from 17 primary schools across the island will benefit from initiatives to boost literacy and numeracy under the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Youth Education and Recreation Cycle 3 Project. The $38-million project involves partnership with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information and is being implemented in the parishes of St. James, Kingston, St. Andrew, St....
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Chairman of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Godfrey Dyer, speaking at the launch of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) Expo 2019 at the S Hotel on Jimmy Cliff Boulevard, St. James, on Wednesday, July 24
Environment

Mobay Stakeholders Urged to Take Action on Climate Change

Chairman of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Godfrey Dyer, has called on various stakeholders in Montego Bay to take action on climate change by doing more to protect the local environment. “To many of you, the [climate change] topic belongs only to scientists and politicians, but it has to be the concern of everyone,” Mr. Dyer said at the recent...
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Abigail (left) from Tivoli Gardens, and Deanna from Duhaney Park, celebrate their successful cardiac catheterisation procedures, which were done in the recently commissioned biplane cardiac catheterisation lab at the Paediatric Cardiac facility, Bustamante Hospital for Children, during a recent Chain of Hope Medical Mission.
Health & WellnessYouth

Chain of Hope Medical Team Performs Procedures on Children

Ten cardiac catheterisation procedures were performed on Jamaican children last week by a Chain of Hope UK-funded Medical Mission team, at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, in Kingston. The procedures were done in the Biplane Cardiac Catheterisation Lab, which is located at the recently opened Paediatric Cardiac Centre at the hospital. The mission was led by Dr. Shakeel Quereshi from...
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Director of the Governance Division at the Social Development Commission (SDC), Sherine Francis. Mrs. Francis says that community groups thatregister with the SDC stand to benefit from legal recognition and input in local governance decisions.
Community

SDC Calls on Community Groups to Prepare for Registration

The Social Development Commission (SDC) is encouraging all community groups and civil society organisations to prepare themselves for registration with the Commission, in order to access benefits under the local governance framework outlined in the Local Governance Act, 2016. “Don’t wait until we have begun registration then you are trying to meet the criteria. We appeal to community-based organisations, community...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks at the commissioning of a new elevator by the Ministry of Health and Wellness, the National Health Fund and the South East Regional Health Authority, at the Spanish Town Hospital, in St. Catherine, on Friday (July 26).
Health & Wellness

Do Not Leave the Elderly and Shut-Ins At Hospitals – Health Minister

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is asking relatives and employees of nursing homes who carelessly leave elderly and shut-in persons at hospitals as a drop-off zone, to cease and desist. According to the Minister, over the years, persons with the responsibility of caring for the elderly have developed the bad habit of leaving these persons...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), interacts with children taking part in a Ministry-sponsored summer camp at the Chetolah Park Primary School, while on a tour of communities in the South St. Andrew Police Division, on July 26, to observe social intervention programmes in the area.
National SecurityTechnologyYouth

National Security Ministry Engages Youth for Summer

The Ministry of National Security is engaging 125 children and youth, aged eight to 15, in technology-driven educational programmes, drawn from 21 at-risk communities. Under the school-based Social Intervention Initiative, which will run during the summer, beneficiaries are being empowered towards learning with the utilisation of music, sport and technology, with the aim of transforming their behaviours and attitudes. Portfolio...
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