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Communications Specialist in the Ministry of Science and Technology, Patrice Gilpin.
Communications Specialist in the Ministry of Science and Technology, Patrice Gilpin.

Jingle Competition for Cyber Awareness Month

The Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team (Ja-CIRT) in the Ministry of Science and Technology is inviting members of the public to participate in its ‘Be Cyber Safe’ 2018 jingle competition. The contest forms part of activities in observance of National...
Principal of Petersfield Primary and Infant School, Susan Rattray Hammond, speaks to students in a classroom
Principal of Petersfield Primary and Infant School, Susan Rattray Hammond, speaks to students in a classroom

Petersfield Primary Implements Activities to Improve Performance in Maths
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second left), in discussion with Micky Arison (left), Chairman of Carnival Corporation, when the Minister handed over the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Ministry of Tourism (Jamaica) Global Legend of the Caribbean Award to Mr. Arison at Carnival’s headquarters in Miami, Florida, in January this year. Others present were Chief Executive Officer of Carnival Corporation, Arnold Donald (centre); Senior Vice President of Global Port & Destination Development, Giora Israel (right) and Senior Advisor/Strategist, Ministry of Tourism, Delano Seiveright.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second left), in discussion with Micky Arison (left), Chairman of Carnival Corporation, when the Minister handed over the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Ministry of Tourism (Jamaica) Global Legend of the Caribbean Award to Mr. Arison at Carnival’s headquarters in Miami, Florida, in January this year. Others present were Chief Executive Officer of Carnival Corporation, Arnold Donald (centre); Senior Vice President of Global Port & Destination Development, Giora Israel (right) and Senior Advisor/Strategist, Ministry of Tourism, Delano Seiveright.

Carnival Horizon Comes to Ocho Rios Oct. 2
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), speaking at the media launch for the second staging of the Jersey Mike’s Jamaica Classic National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) basketball tournament on Monday (October 1), at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston. Pictured is Executive Director of Jamaica Classic, Jacob Ridenhour. The basketball tournament, which will feature eight colleges from the United States of America (USA), is slated to be held from November 16 to 18 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), speaking at the media launch for the second staging of the Jersey Mike’s Jamaica Classic National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) basketball tournament on Monday (October 1), at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston. Pictured is Executive Director of Jamaica Classic, Jacob Ridenhour. The basketball tournament, which will feature eight colleges from the United States of America (USA), is slated to be held from November 16 to 18 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James.

Gov’t Raising Jamaica’s Profile as A Sports Destination
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), converses with J Wray and Nephew (JWN) Foundation Chairman, Clement “Jimmy” Lawrence (left) and Chairperson of the Early Childhood Commission, Trisha Williams-Singh, at the handover ceremony for the expanded Middlesex Infant School in Holland Bamboo, St. Elizabeth, on September 28. The school was upgraded by the JWN Foundation at a cost of over $30 million.
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), converses with J Wray and Nephew (JWN) Foundation Chairman, Clement “Jimmy” Lawrence (left) and Chairperson of the Early Childhood Commission, Trisha Williams-Singh, at the handover ceremony for the expanded Middlesex Infant School in Holland Bamboo, St. Elizabeth, on September 28. The school was upgraded by the JWN Foundation at a cost of over $30 million.

Education State Minister Says Parent Places Are Needed At ECIs

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Chief of Defence Staff, Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Major General Rocky Meade (centre), joins in conversation with University of the West Indies (UWI) Professor Anthony Clayton (left); and Chargé d
National Security

Caribbean Military Academy Will Transform Training of Soldiers – Major General Meade

Chief of Defence Staff, Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Major General Rocky Meade, says that the newly opened Caribbean Military Academy (CMA) will transform the way in which the military serves and trains soldiers. He said JDF has established a strong foundation in the area of professional military education, on which the CMA will now build. “The establishment of the CMA...
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Barton Oliver 1: Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left) applauds at the unveiling of the signage for Barton Oliver Close, at the road renaming ceremony in the Hampstead community in St. Mary on September 29. From left are: Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange; Mayor of Port Maria, Councillor Richard Creary; Councillor for the Hampstead Division, Mitsy Hudson; Councillor for the Bellefield Division, Leevan Freeman; and Member of Parliament for South East, St. Mary, Dr. Norman Dunn.
Local Government

St. Mary Road Renamed for Late Councillor

Remembered as a true son of local government and a man, who loved people, respected late Councillor of the Hampstead Division in St. Mary, Barton Oliver, has been immortalised with the renaming of a road in his honour. Shortly after his death in March 2016, a decision was taken by the St. Mary Municipal Corporation to have the road, originally...
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Jamaica Youth Ambassador to the United Nations General Assembly, Santana Morris (seated centre) with students of the Mount Alvernia High school in St James, following a youth dialogue session at the institution in Montego Bay, St. James on Monday (September 24).
Youth

Youth Ambassador Empowering Students in St. James

Jamaica Youth Ambassador to the United Nations General Assembly, Santana Morris, has embarked on a series of youth dialogues designed to engage and empower young people at the high school and collegiate levels in St. James. The sessions, under the theme: ‘Preserving our youth through strategic intervention in creating safe spaces in the 21st Century,’ got underway on Monday (September...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Department and Conservator of Forests, Marilyn Headley.
Commerce

EU Provides Funding to Develop Forest Sector

Some 14 million Euros will be spent by the Forestry Department to implement a National Forest Management and Conservation Plan, which is a 10-year blueprint for the building of a vibrant, sustainable and climate-resilient forest sector. The plan is being financed under the Budget Support Programme of the 11th European Development Fund (EDF). Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Department...
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Deputy Governor of Finance & Technology, Payment Systems & Risk Management, Administration & Technical Services at the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), Livingstone Morrison. He will receive the Order of Distinction (Commander Class) on National Heroes Day, October 15.
Finance & Public Service

BOJ Deputy Governor to Receive National Award

Livingstone Morrison’s 36 years of dedicated service to the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), including his contribution to the reform of the nation’s payment systems has been singled out for recognition by the Government of Jamaica. He will receive the Order of Distinction (Commander Class) at the National Honours and Awards Ceremony to be held on National Heroes Day, October 15....
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