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Dancers from the American International School of Kingston perform during the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Marcus Garvey Award for Excellence in the Performing Arts ceremony, on October 1, at the Little Theatre in Kingston.

Ardenne High Wins Marcus Garvey Award for Excellence in Performing Arts

Ardenne High School is the 2024 winner of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Marcus Garvey Award for Excellence in the Performing Arts. The winner was announced at the awards ceremony, held on Tuesday (October 1) at the Little Theatre...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, delivers a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 1).

Education Transformation on Track

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (left) and Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Courtney Cole, enjoy a cold coffee brew during the International Coffee and National Cocoa Day celebrations, at Emancipation Park in St. Andrew, on October 1. At right is General Manager, Salada Foods, Tamii Brown.

Crop Restoration and Expansion Programme for Coffee and Cocoa Farmers

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the Jamaica Cultural Devlopment Commission (JCDC) Marcus Garvey Awards for Excellence in the Performing Arts, on October 1, at the Little Theatre in Kingston.

Marcus Garvey In Schools Project Extended To 23 Primary Schools

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses Tuesday’s (October 1) Board Chairs Training Session for Region Six at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston.

Financial Management Tool Being Piloted In St. Catherine Schools

David McLeod and Winsome Carter of Brown’s Town Community College remove plastic bottles, cans and other debris from the Red Cross Peach Beach in Discovery Bay, St. Ann, during International Coastal Cleanup Day on Saturday, on September 21.

2 years ago Environment

JCSA Partners With Farmers Group To Clean Beaches In St. Ann And Trelawny

The Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) partnered with the St. Ann Hi-Tech Farmers Group Ltd. to undertake a beach cleanup in Discovery Bay, St. Ann; and Braco, Trelawny, on September 21. This initiative, which formed part of the International Coastal Cleanup Day observed globally on the third Saturday in September, targeted the Red Cross Peach Beach and Scenic View Beach...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, delivers the keynote address during a handover ceremony for input supplies to Buff Bay Valley coffee farmers, at the Bangor Ridge Church of God of Prophecy, on September 11.

2 years ago Agriculture

Long-Term Approach Must Be Taken To Fix Coffee Farm Roads – Minister

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, says that a long-term approach to dealing with coffee farm roads must be taken, to propel the nation’s coffee farmers by granting easier access to their farms. “What I have said to the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA) team [is that] we have to take the coffee road programme out...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), hands over fertilisers to Buff Bay Valley coffee farmers during a presentation ceremony at the Bangor Ridge Church of God of Prophecy, on September 11. The farmers are (from left) Orlando Willis, Norma Howard, Shernette Cobran, and Teneshia Bender.

2 years ago Agriculture

JACRA to Craft Programme of Support for Women Coffee Farmers

Jamaican women in coffee farming are being hailed for their resilience, with the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA) signalling its intention to craft a programme of support. Speaking recently at the handover of fertilisers and herbicides to coffee farmers in the Buff Bay Valley area of Portland following Hurricane Beryl, Acting Director General of JACRA, Wayne Hunter, said that...

Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett.

2 years ago Tourism

Minister Says Tourism Awareness Week Was Used to Showcase Diversity of the Sector’s Product

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Tourism Awareness Week was a reminder of the global significance of tourism and its integral role as a bridge between nations and cultures. He said the Week, observed from September 22 to 28, was also an opportunity for Jamaica to highlight and showcase the diversity of its tourism product and what the country...

Official flyer for the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) ‘The Perfect Finish’ workshop series to be held on October 5, 12 19 and 26, at its Incubator & Resource Centre located at 76 Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston. The sessions will focus on merging metal and wood to make jewellery.

2 years ago Commerce

Jewellery Enthusiasts Reminded to Register for JBDC Workshop

Jewellery enthusiasts are being reminded to register for the upcoming Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) four-day workshop, ‘The Perfect Finish: Metal Meets Wood’, before the October 2 deadline. To be held every Saturday in October at the JBDC Incubator & Resource Centre, this immersive workshop will delve into advanced jewellery-making techniques, with a special focus on seamlessly combining metal and...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (left) presents the award for Distinguished Senior Citizen to broadcaster and lecturer, Dr. Orville Taylor. Occasion was the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) regional awards ceremony held at the Cardiff Hotel and Spa in Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on Friday (September 27).

2 years ago Social Security

Senior Citizens Awarded for Distinguished Service

Senior citizens and volunteers from the parishes of Kingston, St. Thomas, St. Mary and Portland were recognised for distinguished service at the regional awards ceremony of the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) held Friday (September 27). The ceremony, held at Cardiff Hotel and Spa in Runaway Bay, St. Ann, included the presentation of the Distinguished Senior Citizen Award, Outstanding...

Youth leaders engage in discussion at the Tourism Awareness Week (TAW) Youth Forum, under the theme ‘Tourism and Peace: Out of Many, One Love’, which was held recently at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. From left are Moderator, Amashika Lorne; President of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Tourism Society, Katrina Chin; Prime Minister’s National Youth Award for Excellence in national leadership recipient, Odane Brooks; Dean of Discipline at Anchovy High School in St. James, Levon Brissett; and Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) Junior Minister of Tourism, Taj Melbourne.

2 years ago TourismYouth

Calls for Youth to Be Empowered to Tap into Tourism Opportunities

Youth leaders and other stakeholders have highlighted the need for increased investment in education and training to enable young people to tap into the opportunities available in the tourism sector. The young people, who participated in a recent Tourism Awareness Week (TAW) panel discussion at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, noted that while tourism offers many prospects...