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Mayor of Kingston and St. Andrew, Councillor Delroy Williams. (File)

Audiovisual System for Ward Theatre

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation has signed a contract with Caribbean Technology Solutions to provide the audiovisual system at the Ward Theatre. Speaking at today’s (August 14) sitting of the Corporation, Mayor of Kingston, Senator, Councillor Delroy Williams,...

Recipients of the Poverty Alleviation and Empowerment Foundation (PAEF), 2018 scholarship programme, at the presentation ceremony, held today (August 14), at the St. Catherine parish office of the Social Development Commission (SDC), in Spanish Town. With the students in the back row (from left) are: Donor to the Foundation, Michelle Smith; Chairman of the PAEF, Devon Samuels; Chief Executive Officer at United Way of Jamaica, Winsome Wilkins, and Executive Director of the PAEF, Pauline Gregory-Lewis.

High School Students Receive Scholarships from PAEF

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), converses with Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) President, Gary Allen, prior to the start of proceedings on the second day of the CBU's 49th Annual General Assembly at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, on Tuesday (August 14). Senator Reid was the keynote speaker. The three-day meeting is being held from August 13 to 15 under the theme: ‘Building Resilience to Climate Change: Business, Technology and Content Options for Caribbean Media’. At right is Deputy Director and Special Advisor, Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre, Dr. Ulric Trotz.

Information Minister Reaffirms Gov’t Commitment to Press Freedom

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), greets Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Public Media Alliance (PMA), Dr. Sally-Ann Wilson (second right), when he arrived at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Monday (Aug. 13) to attend the opening ceremony for the 49th Annual General Assembly of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU). President of the CBU, Gary Allen (left), makes the introduction. Looking on are President, PMA, Paul Thompson (centre); and Vice President, CBU, Amalia Mai.

Gov’t to Launch Commission to Find Solutions to Violence

Permanent Secretary in the Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Ministry, Denzil Thorpe (2nd left), along with (from left): Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2018, Ackera Gowie, and Director, Corporate Services, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Elizabeth Smith, view a self-portrait done by Artist and Musician, Patrick Kitson (right). Occasion was the official opening of the Visual Arts Exhibition at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on August 12.

Works of Talented Artists on Display

8 years ago Local Government

Second Phase of Drain Cleaning in Corporate Area to Begin Soon

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is set to begin its second phase of drain-cleaning activities shortly in several communities across the Corporate Area. Under this phase, critical drains in communities in 19 divisions of the Municipality will be cleaned. Already, under phase one, drains have been cleaned in communities in 21 divisions. Speaking to journalists following today’s...

The Hon. Senator Ruel Reid, CD, Minister of Education, Youth and Information.

8 years ago Education

Education Ministry Stages Sensitisation Sessions for Parents

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be staging a series of sensitisation sessions for parents, which are aimed at increasing their involvement in their children’s learning and broader educational policy initiatives. Four sessions are scheduled with the first to be held on Thursday (August 16) at the Karram Speid Auditorium at the Merl Grove High School in St....

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (second left), interacts with (from left): Youth Empowerment Officer in the Ministry, Mrs. Paris-Michelle Barrett-Powell; Sashawney Clarke, Karisha Gayle, Natasia Foster and Matthew Gordon at the National Youth Symposium, held on Monday (August 13), at The Knutsford Court Hotel, in New Kingston.

8 years ago Youth

Youth Clubs to be Revived

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, has announced that 51 youth liaison officers/youth club assistants will soon be dispatched in constituencies to help with reviving youth clubs and making them more sustainable. Speaking at a National Youth Symposium held under the theme: ‘Safe Spaces for Youth’, at The Knutsford Court Hotel in...

Project Coordinator with the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Charlton McFarlane, addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

8 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

National Civil Registry at RGD to be Upgraded

The National Identification Systems (NIDS) Project has committed significant investments to the system upgrade and strengthening of the Registrar General’s Department’s (RGD) national civil registry, in preparation for its roll-out. The RGD is being revamped as the National Identification and Registration Authority to carry out the management of the NIDS, in addition to civil registration. Project Coordinator for the RGD...

National Coordinator of the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme, Col. Martin Rickman (2nd right), engages in conversation with HOPE interns from (left) Chunta Rexted, Adrian Walters and Celina McKenzie, at the launch of the HOPE Programme Police Partnership for the St. Andrew North Division at the Constant Spring Police Station in St. Andrew on Monday (August 13). Listening is Head of the St. Andrew North Police, Superintendent Glenford Miller.

8 years ago HOPE ProgrammeNational SecurityYouth

HOPE Partners with JCF to Provide Opportunities for Unattached Youth

Participants in the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme will be interning with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to gain life skills, proper work ethic and discipline. National Coordinator of the Programme, Col. Martin Rickman, said that discussions have been held with Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson, and his management team, to have this undertaking facilitated in all...

8 years ago National Security

Community Outreach in Mount Salem

Residents of the Mount Salem Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) have benefitted from outreach activities aimed at providing them with job-readiness skills and improved access to critical social services. This is according to a Ministry Paper tabled recently in the House of Representatives by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. Since the establishment of the Zone on September 1,...

8 years ago CARICOM

Jamaica Hosts Three-Day RBM System Seminar

A three-day sensitisation seminar on the CARICOM Results Based Management (RBM) System will be held in Jamaica from August 14 to 16. The seminar opens at 9:00 a.m. at the Office of the Prime Minister, 1 Devon Road, Kingston 10, where a discussion will be held with Permanent Secretaries of the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). Cabinet Secretary, Office of...