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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), shakes the hand of BAU International University Board member, Paul Brunson, following the recent signing of a $378.2-million (US$3-million) three-year Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry and the institution, for the provision of undergraduate and graduate scholarships for student teachers. The signing took place at The Mico University College in Kingston. The occasion was also used to announce the establishment of a scholarship in Senator Reid’s honour. Others (from third left) are the Ministry’s newly appointed International Donor Consultant for the Jamaican diaspora in the United States, Gail Dunwell, and Mico President, Dr. Asburn Pinnock.
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), shakes the hand of BAU International University Board member, Paul Brunson, following the recent signing of a $378.2-million (US$3-million) three-year Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry and the institution, for the provision of undergraduate and graduate scholarships for student teachers. The signing took place at The Mico University College in Kingston. The occasion was also used to announce the establishment of a scholarship in Senator Reid’s honour. Others (from third left) are the Ministry’s newly appointed International Donor Consultant for the Jamaican diaspora in the United States, Gail Dunwell, and Mico President, Dr. Asburn Pinnock.

University Establishes Scholarship in Honour of Education Minister

The BAU International University in Washington DC has established a scholarship in honour of Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. The decision to set up the ‘Ruel Reid Transformational Leadership Scholarship’ was taken by the University...
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (sixth left, front row) and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon Olivia Grange (seventh left), at the youth forum recently held by the Youth Advisory Committee, in collaboration with the Ministry of National Security and the University of the West Indies’ Department of Government, in Kingston. At left is Head of the Department of Government at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Dr. Lloyd Waller; to Miss Grange’s left is Head of the Community Security and Safety Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force, Senior Superintendent of Police, Steve McGregor; and at third right is Programme Director at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Yuri Peschkov.
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (sixth left, front row) and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon Olivia Grange (seventh left), at the youth forum recently held by the Youth Advisory Committee, in collaboration with the Ministry of National Security and the University of the West Indies’ Department of Government, in Kingston. At left is Head of the Department of Government at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Dr. Lloyd Waller; to Miss Grange’s left is Head of the Community Security and Safety Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force, Senior Superintendent of Police, Steve McGregor; and at third right is Programme Director at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Yuri Peschkov.

Young Persons Urged to Speak Out on Issues
Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, speaking with JIS News in a recent interview.
Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, speaking with JIS News in a recent interview.

NSWMA to Implement Night Collections for Festive Season
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. (FILE)
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. (FILE)

Local Authorities Must Take the Lead to Prevent Squatting – Mckenzie
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green. (FILE)
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green. (FILE)

61 Nominees Shortlisted for PM’s Youth Awards for Excellence

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Communication Manager, e-Learning Jamaica Ltd., Kimona Gordon. (FILE)
EducationYouth

Students Invited to Enter E-Learning Jamaica Christmas Jingle Contest

Students are invited to participate in the e-Learning Jingle Competition for the Christmas season. Communications Manager at e-Learning Jamaica, Kimona Gordon, told JIS News that students are required to record a 15-second jingle about what Christmas means to them. Jingles must include the line “’e-Learning is free learning’ and may be recorded using any device, including cell phones. Primary and...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), addresses a wide cross section of persons attending an ‘OPM-Live’ mini town hall meeting at Jamaica College in St. Andrew on November 29. The meeting was organised by the Office of the Prime Minister.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentOffice of the Prime MinisterPrime MinisterYouth

Young Persons Guided to Areas Where Employment is Being Generated – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is taking a strategic approach to ensure that jobseekers, particularly young people, are guided to areas where employment is either being generated or can potentially be created. Noting that some 60,000 new jobs have been generated since the Administration took office in March, 2016, Mr. Holness said there is great...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), speaking with officers from the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) during a tour of the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre in Kingston in July.
National Security

Consultations on Rehabilitation and Redemption of Inmates

The Government is engaging critical stakeholders on plans for the rehabilitation and redemption of persons incarcerated in the island’s penal institutions. State Minister for National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., told JIS News that the meetings involve officers of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), former prisoners and representatives of various entities that work with the inmates. “These...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), with Corporal Kevron Miller of the St. Mary Community Safety and Security Branch (left) and Albert Harvey, Team Manager of the Islington Strikers, at the final annual Business House Domino Competition held in Port Maria recently.
CommunityNational Security

CSSB Commended for Involvement in Communities

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is commending the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Community Safety and Security Branch (CSSB) for its commitment to community development. The Minister, who spoke at the closing of the St. Mary CSSB annual domino competition in Port Maria recently, encouraged community members to assist is the...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), and retired track star, Usain Bolt second right), lead in showing off the athlete’s trademark ‘To the World,’ pose, at the unveiling of the eight-foot statue in Bolt’s likeness at the National Stadium in St. Andrew on December 3. Others (from left) are Bolt’s long-time coach and mentor, Glen Mills; Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment, and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; and sculptor Basil Watson.
Prime MinisterSport

PM Says Bolt an Inspiration for Young People

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has lauded track and field icon Usain Bolt for helping to lift brand Jamaica and inspiring young people across the globe. “The country owes you a lot because your personal achievements have helped to cement brand Jamaica as one of the top-ten brands in the world,” he said. Mr. Holness was delivering the...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. (FILE)
Foreign Affairs

Jamaica Condemns Slave Trading in Libya

The Government has condemned the slave trading that has been reported in Libya. “This human indignity is unreservedly and entirely condemned by the Government, and we commit to working with the international community to curtail this despicable trade in human beings, wherever it occurs across the world,” Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith...
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