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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left), hands over a cheque for $2 million for the staging of the 2018
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left), hands over a cheque for $2 million for the staging of the 2018 'Sunshine Series'. From left are member of Jamaica's Sunshine Girls, Shanice Beckford; President of Netball Jamaica, Dr. Paula Daley-Morris; and Financial Controller at Sports Development Foundation (SDF), Charmaine Hanson. Occasion was the launch of the international netball test series on October 3 at the Ministry’s Trafalgar Road offices in Kingston. The Sunshine Series, involving Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls, the Calypso Girls of Trinidad and Tobago and reigning Commonwealth Champions, the England Roses, will take place at the National Indoor Sports Centre on October 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15.

Sport Ministry Provides $2 Million for Int’l Netball Series

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has provided $2 million to Netball Jamaica for the staging of the 2018 ‘Sunshine Series’. The funds were granted through the Sports Development Foundation (SDF). The Ministry has also underwritten the cost...
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, opens debate on the First Supplementary Estimates for the 2018/19 financial year, in the House of Representatives on October 2. At left is Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, opens debate on the First Supplementary Estimates for the 2018/19 financial year, in the House of Representatives on October 2. At left is Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw.

House Approves First Supplementary Estimates
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Island Grill, Thalia Lyn (left) and CEO of MegaMart, Gassan Azan.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Island Grill, Thalia Lyn (left) and CEO of MegaMart, Gassan Azan.

Support for Ban on Plastic
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), speaking to teachers and principals at a Teacher Sensitisation and Consultation Session, held on Tuesday (October 2) at the Old Harbour New Testament Church in St. Catherine.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), speaking to teachers and principals at a Teacher Sensitisation and Consultation Session, held on Tuesday (October 2) at the Old Harbour New Testament Church in St. Catherine.

Students Could Do CXC Exams Online in Five Years – Minister
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), engages with Minister of State, Hon. Floyd Green, just before the start of a press conference at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on October 3.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), engages with Minister of State, Hon. Floyd Green, just before the start of a press conference at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on October 3.

PEP Performance Task Pushed Back to March 2019

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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second left), fields questions during a Teacher Sensitisation and Consultation Session on Tuesday (October 2) at Old Harbour New Testament Church in St. Catherine. He is flanked by (from left) Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean; Acting Deputy Chief Education Officer, Dasmine Kennedy; and Assistant Chief Education Officer, Core Curriculum Unit, Winnie Berry.
Education

PEP Website to be Launched

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says a new website to assist teachers, parents and students in preparation for the Primary Exit Profile (PEP), will be launched by the end of the week. He was speaking at a Teacher Sensitisation and Consultation Session for PEP at the Old Harbour New Testament Church in Clarendon on...
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Prime Minister, the Most Andrew Holness (right), speaks in the House of Representatives on October 2. Seated (at left) is Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw.
Prime Minister

Town Hall Meeting at Heroes Circle Oct. 25

The Government is to host a town hall meeting at Heroes Circle on October 25, where all members of the community and stakeholders will be invited to participate in discussions on the proposed development of National Heroes Park. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement during the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 2)....
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President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Winston Lawson,addresses a recent meeting of the Chamber held at the business group’s office at Overton Plaza, Union Street, St. James.
CommerceIndustry

Montego Bay Chamber Supports Pending Plastic and Polystyrene Ban

President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Winston Lawson, says some of its members have commenced sourcing alternative packaging material as the business group moves to support Government’s pending ban on the use of specific categories of plastic. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, announced last month that,...
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Drummers of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF) practise in preparation for a parade.
Education

Education Ministry Increasing Uniformed Groups in Schools

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, under its Safety and Security Programme, is on a mission to increase the number of uniformed groups in schools. The move is part of measures to improve discipline among students. Research shows that the presence of clubs and uniformed groups on the school grounds helps to promote positive values and attitudes. In addition,...
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Prime Minister, the Most Andrew Holness (right), addresses the House of Representatives on October 2. Seated at left is Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw.
National Security

House Approves Extension of SOE in Sections of Kingston

The State of Public Emergency (SOE) in sections of the Kingston Central, Kington Western, and St. Andrew South Police Divisions will continue for another three months, until January. The Emergency Powers (Continuance) Resolution 2018 was approved unanimously in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, October 2 On September 23, Prime Minister the Most Andrew Holness, declared the SOE in sections...
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Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) President, Diane Edwards (right), speaks with Head of Cooperation of the European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Ricard Bardia Divins, at a CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) workshop, held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on October 2.
Agriculture

More Value-Added Products Need to be Exported to the EU – JAMPRO Head

Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) President, Diane Edwards, says more value-added products need to be exported to the European Union (EU), to reverse the decline in trade with the bloc. “We need to diversify away from commodities like banana and sugar into value- added products. So, we have coffee, which can become a value-added product. We have many food producers who...
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