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State Minister in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (3rd left), presents the signed contract for the rehabilitation of the Forum Bridge in Portmore, St. Catherine to General Manager for Quality Plus Contracting Company, Sheldon Goldbourne (2nd right). Occasion was the signing ceremony for the project held today (September 2), at the Jewels International Resort in Portmore. Others (from left) are: Permanent Sectary in the Ministry, Audrey Sewell; Manager for Communication and Customer Service at the NWA, Stephen Shaw; Member of Parliament for South East St. Catherine, Hon. Colin Fagan; Director of Major Projects at the NWA, O’Reilley Henry; and Acting Mayor of Portmore, Councillor Leon Thomas.
State Minister in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (3rd left), presents the signed contract for the rehabilitation of the Forum Bridge in Portmore, St. Catherine to General Manager for Quality Plus Contracting Company, Sheldon Goldbourne (2nd right). Occasion was the signing ceremony for the project held today (September 2), at the Jewels International Resort in Portmore. Others (from left) are: Permanent Sectary in the Ministry, Audrey Sewell; Manager for Communication and Customer Service at the NWA, Stephen Shaw; Member of Parliament for South East St. Catherine, Hon. Colin Fagan; Director of Major Projects at the NWA, O’Reilley Henry; and Acting Mayor of Portmore, Councillor Leon Thomas.

Contract Signed for Rehabilitation of Forum Bridge

The Forum Bridge, located on the Port Henderson Road in Portmore, St. Catherine, is to be rehabilitated at a cost of $27 million. The contract was signed today (Sept. 2) for the six-month project, which is expected to commence next...
Acting Senior Director, Modernization Programme Implementation Unit, Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Programme, Cabinet Office, Michele Gordon-Somers, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held today (September 2), at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
Acting Senior Director, Modernization Programme Implementation Unit, Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Programme, Cabinet Office, Michele Gordon-Somers, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held today (September 2), at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

Six Entities Shortlisted For Public Sector Awards
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday, September 1 at Gordon House. She congratulated the Jamaican athletes who participated in the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Beijing, China. At left is Minister of Water, Land, Environment & Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday, September 1 at Gordon House. She congratulated the Jamaican athletes who participated in the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Beijing, China. At left is Minister of Water, Land, Environment & Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill.

Prime Minister Congratulates Athletes
Inspector Natalie Palmer-Mair (left) of the Community Safety and Security Branch (CSSB), presents a launch certificate to members of the Clarke Castle Uprising Police Youth Club in St. Mary.
Inspector Natalie Palmer-Mair (left) of the Community Safety and Security Branch (CSSB), presents a launch certificate to members of the Clarke Castle Uprising Police Youth Club in St. Mary.

Youngsters Urged To Join Police Youth Clubs
Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (2nd right), signs a certificate of collaboration with Food for the Poor, for the donation of hand tractors to farmers under the Government of Jamaica/Adaptation Fund Programme (GoJ/AFP). Occasion was the handing over of the tractors at the Ministry’s Old Hope Road offices today (Sept. 1). Others (from left) are: Programme Manager, GoJ/AFP, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Sheila McDonald Miller; Senior Director, Food for the Poor, Ron Burgess; and State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Luther Buchanan. Observing in the background is Programme Manager, GoJ/AFP, I. W. Wilson.
Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (2nd right), signs a certificate of collaboration with Food for the Poor, for the donation of hand tractors to farmers under the Government of Jamaica/Adaptation Fund Programme (GoJ/AFP). Occasion was the handing over of the tractors at the Ministry’s Old Hope Road offices today (Sept. 1). Others (from left) are: Programme Manager, GoJ/AFP, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Sheila McDonald Miller; Senior Director, Food for the Poor, Ron Burgess; and State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Luther Buchanan. Observing in the background is Programme Manager, GoJ/AFP, I. W. Wilson.

Farmers Benefit from $92 Million in Support under Adaptation Fund Programme

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Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, and Member of Parliament for East Kingston and Port Royal, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), makes a presentation to student Tashna-Gaye Gordon (centre), while Mayor of Kingston, Senator Dr. Angela Brown Burke, shares the moment. Occasion was East Kingston and Port Royal’s annul scholarship presentation ceremony, held recently, at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica offices in New Kingston.
Technology

700 Tablets for Schools in East Kingston and Port Royal

Hundreds of students attending primary schools in East Kingston and Port Royal are to receive tablet computers in the new school year. The gadgets are being provided under a $23.8 million back-to-school education programme being implemented in the constituency by Member of Parliament and Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell. The money was raised through the...
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Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), exchanges pleasantries with (from left): Pastor, May Pen Seventh Day Adventist Church in Clarendon, Rev. Barrington McLean, and Principal of Glenmuir High School, also situated in May Pen, Dr. Marsha Smalling, during the institution’s annual academic conference, Colloquium 2015, which was held at its campus on Tuesday, September 1, under the theme: ‘Flagrans Fire: Blazing the Flame of Excellence’. Rev. Thwaites was the guest speaker.
Education

Education Minister Emphasises Importance of Strengthening Social Skills of Youth

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says the school remains one of the most influential and important institutions for strengthening the social skills of Jamaica’s youth. In this regard, he is urging school administrators and educators, particularly at the secondary level, to undertake intervention methods,  where necessary, during the course of the 2015/16 academic year. The Minister was speaking at...
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Technology

More Benefits Since Number Portability

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says since the introduction of Number Portability in June 2015, Jamaicans have been benefiting from improved service offers from telecommunication providers. Number portability  allows Jamaicans to move from one service provider to another, while retaining their original telephone number. Speaking with JIS News, Mr. Paulwell said that since the new...
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Minister without Portfolio (Housing) in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, addressing participants in the just concluded 24th Regional Meeting of Ministers and High Level Authorities on Housing and Urbanization in Latin America and the Caribbean Region (MINURVI XXIV), in Montego Bay. The meeting was held from August 27 to 28, at Secrets Resorts and Spa.
Housing

Regional Conference on Housing and Urbanization a Success – Dr. Guy

Minister Without Portfolio with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Morais Guy, is hailing as a success, the just concluded 24th session of the general assembly of Ministers and High Level Authorities on Housing and Urbanization in Latin America and the Caribbean (MINURVI), at the Secrets Resorts in Montego Bay, St. James. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Minister Guy, who...
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Community

Hope Charity – Piloting Opportunities for the Homeless

Having a genuine concern for and desire to help in improving the welfare and happiness of people is the motivation behind philanthropist, Professor Donald G. Morgan’s sponsorship of the Hope Opportunity Charity Limited. Noting that Jamaica is affected by homelessness, which can lead to criminal activities, Professor Morgan resigned as President of the Jamaica Volunteers Association (JVA), based in the...
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Education

National College for Educational Leadership Announces New Programmes

The National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL) has announced a series of new programmes to come on stream over the next few months, aimed at building the professional capacity of educational leaders at different levels of the sector. Principal Director of NCEL, Dr. Maurice Smith, in an interview with JIS News, said the agency, which is operated under the Ministry...
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