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Chairman, Kingston and St. Andrew Development and Homecoming Foundation Limited and Custos of Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller.
Chairman, Kingston and St. Andrew Development and Homecoming Foundation Limited and Custos of Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller.

Boat Fest for Kingston and St. Andrew Homecoming Week

A Boat Fest and a Crazy Bike Show are among the many activities to take place during the second staging of the Kingston and St. Andrew Homecoming Week, from November 18 to 25. The two events, organised by the Kingston...
Director General, Maritime Authority of Jamaica and Chairman, National Hydrographic Committee, Rear Admiral Peter Brady (left), speaks with Head of Partnering and Engagement, Eastern Atlantic and Caribbean, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO), Chris Thorne, during the Commonwealth Marine Economies Programme Data Handover and Workshop, held at the Marine Pilots Building in Newport East, Kingston, on Monday (November 12).
Director General, Maritime Authority of Jamaica and Chairman, National Hydrographic Committee, Rear Admiral Peter Brady (left), speaks with Head of Partnering and Engagement, Eastern Atlantic and Caribbean, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO), Chris Thorne, during the Commonwealth Marine Economies Programme Data Handover and Workshop, held at the Marine Pilots Building in Newport East, Kingston, on Monday (November 12).

Maritime Authority of Jamaica Receives Data to Enable Safer Ship Navigation
Custos Rotulorum of Hanover, Hon. Dr. David Stair, addresses stakeholders at the opening ceremony of the Hopewell Community and Sports Centre in Orchard, Hanover, on Friday (November 9).
Custos Rotulorum of Hanover, Hon. Dr. David Stair, addresses stakeholders at the opening ceremony of the Hopewell Community and Sports Centre in Orchard, Hanover, on Friday (November 9).

Hopewell Community and Sports Centre Can Become Social Hub – Custos Stair
Participants in the National Youth Parliament applaud in sign language after the presentation made by André Witter, who is hearing impaired. The National Youth Parliament was held at Gordon House on Monday (November 12).
Participants in the National Youth Parliament applaud in sign language after the presentation made by André Witter, who is hearing impaired. The National Youth Parliament was held at Gordon House on Monday (November 12).

Gov’t to Consider Recommendations from Youth Parliament
Executive Director of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Dr. Ronald Blake, speaking at the 19th staging of the Minard Livestock Show and Beef festival in Brown’s Town, St. Ann, on November 8.
Executive Director of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Dr. Ronald Blake, speaking at the 19th staging of the Minard Livestock Show and Beef festival in Brown’s Town, St. Ann, on November 8.

4-H Has Assisted Over 1,600 Youth to Establish Livestock Farms

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Education

CMU Develops Online Matriculation Programme

The Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) has partnered with United Kingdom-based education publishing and assessment company, the Pearson Corporation, to develop an online matriculation pathway for students. The pilot for the programme commenced in September. It offers alternative entrance through the online matriculation programme, allowing students the opportunity to sit those subjects required for enrolment. The online platform provides students with...
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Education

Schools Encouraged to Observe World’s Largest Lesson Week

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, in support of the United Nations focus on promoting the importance of sustainable development goals, is inviting schools across the island to observe the World’s Largest Lesson (WLL) Week from November 12 to 16. According to a bulletin issued by the Ministry, WLL is part of a global effort to promote the 17...
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Director of Policy and Research at the Bureau of Gender Affairs, Sharon Coburn-Robinson, shares plans for the inclusion of a gender-based violence training module to be offered at peace and justice centres islandwide.
Gender Affairs

Peace and Justice Centres to Offer Gender-Based Violence Training

Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is to be incorporated in the training programme offered at peace and justice centres across the island. “We are having conversations with the Ministry of Justice for a perpetrator intervention programme, where, through the peace and justice centres, a module will be included on gender-based violence,” said Director of Policy and Research at the Bureau of Gender...
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Senior Geographic Information System (GIS) Manager and Trainer at the National Spatial Data Management Division, Simone Lloyd (centre), addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ on Geography Awareness Week. With her are representatives from the major sponsors of Geography Awareness Week - Director of the Learning Resources Development Department at the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Henry Gray (right); and Associate Vice President of the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Technology at the Caribbean Maritime University, Dr. Stephen Rhoden.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

GIS Day Exposition at UWI Nov. 14

The National Spatial Data Management Division (NSDMD) of the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation is inviting the public to attend its 16th annual national Geographic Information System (GIS) Day Exposition, at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, on Wednesday, November 14. To be staged under the theme ‘Geospatial Technologies: Driving Logistics and Transportation’, the exposition will...
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Education

Students Receive Assistance from International Proxy Parents

Sixty-six students from 19 high schools are benefiting from scholarships donated by the International Proxy Parents (IPP), a charitable organisation whose members include representatives of the diplomatic corps. The organisation has also provided assistance to children in Places of Safety. Funds for the scholarships were raised at the IPP’s annual bazaar, held on Saturday (November 10) in the gardens of...
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Work under way on the new US$1-million bypass for Three Miles in St. Andrew. The road will link Chesterfield Drive, off Spanish Town Road, to Marcus Garvey Drive. The US$1-million project is being funded under the Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP) and is being built by China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC).
Transport

Three Miles Bypass to be Completed in Two Weeks

The new US$1-million bypass for Three Miles in St. Andrew that is being constructed to help ease traffic congestion in the Corporate Area should be completed within the next two weeks. The two-lane 1.5-kilometres roadway is part of the Government’s overall road development and traffic management programme and will link Chesterfield Drive, off Spanish Town Road, to Marcus Garvey Drive....
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National Security

Port Industry Stakeholders Consult on Improving Efficiency at Kingston Container Terminal

As part of its strategy to improve service delivery at the Port of Kingston, the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) and other key industry partners participated in discussions on improving port efficiency on Thursday, November 8, 2018 at the JCA’s Newport East Office in Kingston. The meeting was chaired by the President and CEO of the Port Authority of Jamaica, Professor...
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