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Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, addresses an agricultural forum at the Duckenfield Primary School in St. Thomas on April 21.
Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, addresses an agricultural forum at the Duckenfield Primary School in St. Thomas on April 21.

Agriculture Ministry to Establish Six School Gardens in Eastern St. Thomas

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries will be setting up school gardens at six institutions in eastern St. Thomas. Minister without portfolio, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, says that produce from the gardens will go towards breakfast programmes at the...
General Secretary of Education International, Fred van Leeuwen (right), addresses the Jamaica Teachers’ Association’s (JTA) 16th annual Education Conference at the Hilton Rose Hall Hotel & Spa in St. James, recently.
General Secretary of Education International, Fred van Leeuwen (right), addresses the Jamaica Teachers’ Association’s (JTA) 16th annual Education Conference at the Hilton Rose Hall Hotel & Spa in St. James, recently.

Govts Urged to be Wary of Private Education Interests
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry (seated, second right); Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (seated, right) and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Ms. Diane McIntosh (seated, second left), sign a Memorandum of Understanding for a National Training Initiative in Counter Terrorism Management at the Ministry of Transport and Mining on April 20. Seated at left is Executive Director of the Caribbean Maritime Institute, Dr. Fritz Pinnock. In the background (from left) are: Assistant Commissioner of Police and Head of the Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigation Branch (C-TOC), Mr. Clifford Chambers and Director of Communication in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Mr. Vando Palmer.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry (seated, second right); Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (seated, right) and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Ms. Diane McIntosh (seated, second left), sign a Memorandum of Understanding for a National Training Initiative in Counter Terrorism Management at the Ministry of Transport and Mining on April 20. Seated at left is Executive Director of the Caribbean Maritime Institute, Dr. Fritz Pinnock. In the background (from left) are: Assistant Commissioner of Police and Head of the Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigation Branch (C-TOC), Mr. Clifford Chambers and Director of Communication in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Mr. Vando Palmer.

Counter Terrorism Training MOU Signed
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), listens as Executive Director of the Social Development Commission (SDC), Dr. Dwayne Vernon. (FILE)
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), listens as Executive Director of the Social Development Commission (SDC), Dr. Dwayne Vernon. (FILE)

SDC Seeking to Expand LEDSP
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. (FILE)
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. (FILE)

$95 Million Being Spent on Upgrading of Infirmaries

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Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses the launch of the mobile property tax unit in Port Maria, St. Mary, on February 8. (FILE)
Local Government

Ministry to Acquire Another Mobile Unit to Collect Property Tax

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says another mobile unit will be acquired to assist in the collection of property taxes. Making his 2017/18 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on April 19, Mr. McKenzie said the property tax collection target of $7.26 billion for 2016/17 was exceeded by $350 million, totalling $7.61 billion. This,...
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Principals, vice-principals and heads of departments from schools across the island attend an educational leadership and management training session at the Mandeville Hotel, Manchester, on April 19.
Education

Students Must be Included in School Leadership – Green

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, is calling for the revitalisation of student councils in schools where they are not currently functioning. He noted that student participation, through these councils, is a vital part of the leadership of institutions. “I hope that you are incorporating your students in a real way, and put...
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Manager, Communication and Customer Services at the National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw (right), is in conversation with the team carrying out work to facilitate traffic and lane diversion along sections of the Mandela Highway, which take effect Saturday, April 22.
Local Government

Mandela Highway Traffic Changes Take Effect Saturday

Effective Saturday, April 22, the National Works Agency (NWA) will be implementing major traffic and lane changes along a section of the Mandela Highway in order to facilitate road work associated with the expansion and upgrading project underway. “We are going to be closing down a section of the eastbound carriageway between the Highway 2000 off-ramp and the Ferry Police...
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Environment

NEPA to Share Environmental Protection Tips for Earth Day

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) will be providing tips on how persons can do their part in preserving and protecting the environment in observance of Earth Day on Saturday, April 22. This is in keeping with the international focus on Environmental and Climate Literacy for the day. Manager of the Public Education and Corporate Communication Branch at NEPA,...
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Local Government

Five Markets to be Upgraded

During the current fiscal year, the Government will be improving five markets across the island at a cost of $75 million. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said the facilities slated for upgrades are the Buff Bay Market in Portland; Clarks Town, Trelawny; Black River, St. Elizabeth; Linstead, St. Catherine; and Charles Gordon, St. James. Making...
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