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JAMMS Urges Young Music Producers to Generate Radio-Friendly Material

The Jamaica Music Society (JAMMS) is encouraging young local music producers to consider making radio edits of their productions to ensure airplay and wide distribution that will maximise revenue. JAMMS General Manager, Evon Mullings, told stakeholder participants in a virtual...
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (seated centre) joins members of the West Indies Social Club of Hartford, Connecticut for a photo opportunity, following a recent breakfast meeting at the organisation’s headquarters along main street in Hartford. Ambassador Marks was special guest at the 74th annual anniversary gala of the social club held on April 20.
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (seated centre) joins members of the West Indies Social Club of Hartford, Connecticut for a photo opportunity, following a recent breakfast meeting at the organisation’s headquarters along main street in Hartford. Ambassador Marks was special guest at the 74th annual anniversary gala of the social club held on April 20.

PHOTOS: Ambassador Marks Visit West Indies Social Club of Hartford
Special Projects Officer, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Romona Geohaghan, presents a copy of the JIS publication ‘Proud To Be Jamaican’ to little Khajarie Grant, who visited the JIS booth during the St. Mary 4-H Clubs’ Parish Achievement Expo, held recently at the St. Mary High School.
Special Projects Officer, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Romona Geohaghan, presents a copy of the JIS publication ‘Proud To Be Jamaican’ to little Khajarie Grant, who visited the JIS booth during the St. Mary 4-H Clubs’ Parish Achievement Expo, held recently at the St. Mary High School.

PHOTOS: St. Mary 4-H Clubs Parish Achievement Expo
Executive Director, Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Peter Thompson (left) and Parish Manager, St. Mary 4-H Clubs, Halova Stubbs-Jones (right), present trophies and prizes to the Girl of the Year, Nickelia Ramdon of St. Mary High School and Boy of the Year,  Kymani Parkins of St. Mary Technical High.  Occasion was the St. Mary 4-H Clubs’ Parish Achievement Expo, held recently at the St. Mary High School grounds.
Executive Director, Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Peter Thompson (left) and Parish Manager, St. Mary 4-H Clubs, Halova Stubbs-Jones (right), present trophies and prizes to the Girl of the Year, Nickelia Ramdon of St. Mary High School and Boy of the Year,  Kymani Parkins of St. Mary Technical High.  Occasion was the St. Mary 4-H Clubs’ Parish Achievement Expo, held recently at the St. Mary High School grounds.

Youth Innovation Shines at St Mary 4-H Parish Achievement Expo
Jamaica Music Society (JAMMS) logo.
Jamaica Music Society (JAMMS) logo.

Several Benefits for Musicians by Joining JAMMS

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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (third left), and Senator the Hon.  Aubyn Hill (second right), share a moment with High Commissioner of India to Jamaica, His Excellency Masakui Rungsung (third right), at a farewell dinner for the High Commissioner held in Cherry Gardens, St. Andrew on Thursday (April 25). Also in attendance (from left) are:  Jason Smith, the husband of Senator Johnson Smith; President of the Upper House, Senator Tom Tavares Finson and his wife, Rose Tavares Finson.
Foreign Affairs

PHOTOS: Farewell Dinner for Indian High Commissioner

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (third left), and Senator the Hon.  Aubyn Hill (second right), share a moment with High Commissioner of India to Jamaica, His Excellency Masakui Rungsung (third right), at a farewell dinner for the High Commissioner held in Cherry Gardens, St. Andrew on Thursday (April 25). Also in attendance...
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Cervical Awareness Month
Health & Wellness

Activities to Raise Awareness and Increase Screening Rates to Tackle Cervical Cancer

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has launched a series of initiatives aimed at raising awareness and increasing screening rates to combat cervical cancer. These include intensified screening efforts at health centres, community health fairs, and corporate wellness programmes. Live interactive sessions are also being planned for the Ministry’s Instagram page, where information will be provided by experts who will...
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The luxurious Montego Bay, St. James-based S Hotel, which was named USA TODAY’s 2023 Readers’ Choice Awards number one hotel in the Caribbean.
Tourism

S Hotel’s Top Caribbean Ranking Another Feather in Jamaica’s Cap – Minister Bartlett

Montego Bay-based S Hotel’s ranking as the number one All-Inclusive Caribbean Resort by travel experts is another feather in Jamaica’s cap as a premier tourist destination, says Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. He said the fact that the ranking came from the reputable and internationally acclaimed USA TODAY’s Reader’s Choice Awards, makes the honour even more special. “USA TODAY is...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), cuts the ribbon to formally hand over a one-bedroom unit under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) to beneficiary, Wellesly McKenzie (second left) of Lacovia in St. Elizabeth on Friday (January 12). Looking on are (from left) Chair, Oversight Committee, NSHP, Judith Robb; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport and St. Elizabeth North Western Member of Parliament, Hon. William James Charles (J.C.) Hutchinson.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentHousingPrime Minister

180 New Social Housing Programme Units Already Handed Over

A total of 180 homes have so far been handed over to beneficiaries under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), which aims to provide decent shelter for Jamaicans living in substandard conditions. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, presented the keys for the 179th and 180th unit to two physically challenged beneficiaries in St. Elizabeth on Friday (January...
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Community Relations Officer, WPM Waste Management Limited, Sharnon Williams, speaks during the St. James Municipal Corporation’s monthly meeting on Thursday,( January 11).
Local Government

Persons Urged Not to Engage in Illegal Burning at the Retirement Disposal Site

WPM Waste Management Limited is urging persons not to engage in the practice of illegal burning at the Retirement disposal site in St. James. The entity’s Community Relations Officer, Sharnon Williams, advised that one person was arrested in December in relation to arson at the facility. Speaking during the St. James Municipal Corporation’s monthly meeting on Thursday (January 11), Ms....
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