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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses the opening of a drop-in-centre in Buckfield, Ocho Rios, on May 11.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses the opening of a drop-in-centre in Buckfield, Ocho Rios, on May 11.

Drop-In Centre Opens in Buckfield, Ocho Rios

A drop-in centre was opened in Buckfield, Ocho Rios, in St. Ann on May 11 by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. The Minister said homeless persons have been taking up valuable space at the island’s...
Final-year student at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Shannon McCalla (centre), having an animated discussion with former Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, Niu Qingboa (left), and President of the university, Professor Fritz Pinnock, at a recent scholarship awards ceremony held at the CMU Palisadoes campus in Kingston. Miss McCalla and four other students at the university were presented with scholarships by the Government of China valued at over $1 million.
Final-year student at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Shannon McCalla (centre), having an animated discussion with former Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, Niu Qingboa (left), and President of the university, Professor Fritz Pinnock, at a recent scholarship awards ceremony held at the CMU Palisadoes campus in Kingston. Miss McCalla and four other students at the university were presented with scholarships by the Government of China valued at over $1 million.

CMU Final-Year Student to Set up Mentoring Programme at Alma Mater
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), greets Spanish Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Josep Bosch Bessa, when he visited the Ministry’s offices at 2 Oxford Road in St. Andrew, on May 11.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), greets Spanish Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Josep Bosch Bessa, when he visited the Ministry’s offices at 2 Oxford Road in St. Andrew, on May 11.

PHOTOS: National Security Minister Greets Spanish Ambassador
Public Relations and Communications Manager for the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rochelle Dixon (right), greets Acting Assistant Commissioner for the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Floyd McLean (left), during the launch of the JFB’s ‘Jamaica’s Future is on Fire... Mek Wi Fix It’ public education campaign on May 3 at the Brigade’s Fire Prevention Headquarters, Ocean Boulevard, downtown Kingston. At centre is Community Relations Manager, Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Tanisha Miller.
Public Relations and Communications Manager for the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rochelle Dixon (right), greets Acting Assistant Commissioner for the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Floyd McLean (left), during the launch of the JFB’s ‘Jamaica’s Future is on Fire... Mek Wi Fix It’ public education campaign on May 3 at the Brigade’s Fire Prevention Headquarters, Ocean Boulevard, downtown Kingston. At centre is Community Relations Manager, Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Tanisha Miller.

CPFSA Strengthening Fire Safety at Children’s Homes
Former Lecturer in the Department of Government at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Professor Rupert Lewis (left), shares in light discusion with (from second left): Member of the National Council on Reparation (NCR), Steven Golding; Researcher at the Centre for Reparation, Jodi-Ann Quarrie; Head of the Hugh Lawson Shearer Trade Union Education Institute, Danny Roberts; and Director of the African-Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank (ACIJ/JMB), Bernard Jankee. Occasion was a panel discussion on
Former Lecturer in the Department of Government at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Professor Rupert Lewis (left), shares in light discusion with (from second left): Member of the National Council on Reparation (NCR), Steven Golding; Researcher at the Centre for Reparation, Jodi-Ann Quarrie; Head of the Hugh Lawson Shearer Trade Union Education Institute, Danny Roberts; and Director of the African-Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank (ACIJ/JMB), Bernard Jankee. Occasion was a panel discussion on 'Reparation and the Modern Labour Movement in Jamaica', held on May 14 at the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), downtown Kingston.

IOJ Hosts Discussion on Reparation and Modern Labour Movement

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Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Simone Spence.
Health & Wellness

St. Ann’s Bay Hospital to Get Two High Dependency Units

Ground will be broken on Thursday (May 17) for the construction of two High Dependency Units (HDU) at the St. Ann’s Bay Hospital, St. Ann. The project comes under the European Union (EU)-funded Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC). As part of PROMAC, nine HDUs will be established in five hospitals across the island in a...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), and Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), share a light moment with Opposition Senator, Dr. Floyd Morris, during the launch of activities for Workers
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PM and Education Minister to Lead National Labour Day Projects

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, and Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, will lead groups of volunteers in carrying out refurbishing works at the national Labour Day Projects on May 23 at the Cumberland Health Centre in St. Catherine, and the St. Ann’s Bay Infant School in St. Ann. Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), presents President, Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Professor Fritz Pinnock, with the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for service to Jamaica in the ‘Organisations’ category, during a ceremony held on the lawns of Jamaica House, recently. Assisting is aide-de-camp assigned to the Prime Minister for the function, Major Karl McKen. A total of 65 persons and organisations were honoured for significant contributions to the economic, cultural and social development of the country.
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CMU Receives PM Medal of Appreciation

Regarded as the premier institution for tertiary maritime and logistics education in the region, the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) is focused on changing the higher-education landscape, while certifying students who are ready for the 21st century workforce. The CMU, which acquired university status under a year ago, was among 65 institutions and persons honoured with the Prime Minister Jamaica 55...
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Teacher at the Port Antonio Primary School, Garrett McDonald, participates in a panel discussion during the Scientific Research Council’s (SRC) Science and Technology Fair Eastern Ideation session held at the Ardenne High School on April 23, 2018.
Technology

More than 200 Students and Teachers Prepare for Science and Technology Fair

More than 200 students and teachers participated in ideation sessions held recently to prepare them for the Scientific Research Council (SRC) National Science and Technology Fair. The three sessions, which were held in Kingston, Montego Bay and Mandeville, provided a forum for participants to identify key challenges affecting sectors in Jamaica and possible solutions. Coordinator for the Science and Technology...
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Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (second right) shares a light moment with (left to right) Pastor of St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church in Silver Spring, Maryland, Father Dan Leary; President and Founder of Partners of Good Shepherd Jamaica, Joy Dufour; and Founder of the Montego Bay-based Good Shepherd Foundation, Roman Catholic Archbishop Emeritus, the Most Rev. Charles Dufour. Occasion was the organisation
Foreign Affairs

Diaspora Organisation Hailed for Supporting Vulnerable Persons in Jamaica

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, has hailed the commitment demonstrated by the Maryland-based Partners of Good Shepherd Jamaica in supporting the most vulnerable in the island. “On behalf of the people and Government of Jamaica, I want to commend Partners of Good Shepherd for its continued commitment, partnership and sustained contribution in valuable support to...
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Chief Executive Officer at the Linstead Hospital, Mrs. Camile Wallen Panton.
Health & Wellness

Physiotherapy Treatment Now Available at Linstead Hospital

Patients of the Linstead Hospital in St. Catherine requiring physiotherapy treatment no longer need to travel to the Spanish Town Hospital to access the service. There has been a limited introduction of the service, being delivered by a physiotherapist assigned to the Spanish Town Hospital. In an interview with JIS News, Chief Executive Officer at the Linstead Hospital, Camile Wallen...
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Acting Senior Director at the Bureau of Gender Affairs, Sharon Robinson (left); and Medical Officer and Sexual Assault Trainer, Dr. Sheryl Burke (centre), listen to a point from Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police in Charge of the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ), Yvonne Martin-Daley. Occasion was the closing ceremony for the Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigators’ Training Course, at the NPCJ in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine on May 11.
National Security

Cops Urged to Go After Child Abusers and Sex Offenders

Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) who have been trained as Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigators have been charged to go after perpetrators of these crimes. Acting Senior Director at the Bureau of Gender Affairs, Sharon Robinson, in making the appeal, noted that there have been low rates of arrest and conviction in relation to these acts of...
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