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Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (right), receives t-shirt and gift bag from President of Guardian Life, Eric Hosin, during the launch of Guardian Life Ltd’s ‘Guardian Group/University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) ‘Keep it Alive’ 5K Night Run, held at the Guardian Life Head Office in New Kingston on May 2.

Victoria Jubilee Hospital to Benefit from Guardian Group 5K Run

The Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) is to benefit from part of the proceeds of the inaugural Guardian Group 5K Night Run, which will take place on the streets of New Kingston on Saturday June 21 at 7 p.m. The hospital...

Youth and Culture, Minister Hon. Lisa Hanna (left), and Registrar, Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greig Smith (right), present Child Ambassadors appointed for 2013/14 during a ceremony at the Spanish Court Hotel, New Kingston.

New Child Ambassadors to be Appointed

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (centre), in conversation with Chairman of the Alpart Community Council, Lenworth Blake (left), while Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Representative, Pastor Michael Harvey (second left) and Alpart's Public Relations Officer, Julian Keane, look on, during a tour of the drip irrigation project that was handed over to farmers at Nain, in St. Elizabeth, on Friday, May 2.

Farmers in St. Elizabeth to Benefit from Drip Irrigation System

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, opens the door of a new refrigerator installed in the kitchen of the newly built Marlie Hill Infant School in St. Catherine, while touring the facility last month. Also participating in the official opening ceremony were Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (left); and Chief Executive Officer of the CHASE Fund, W. Billy Heaven (second left).

Legacy Projects on Track

Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon Anthony Hylton, addressing the official opening ceremony for the Elephant Group’s expanded Information and Communication Technology (ICT)/Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) offices in the Montego Bay Free Zone, on May 2.

Workforce Preparedness for Service Sector Growth Urged

12 years ago Agriculture

Agriculture Ministry Upbeat About Coconut Industry

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dermon Spence, says the local coconut industry remains a potentially lucrative one, capable of generating significant export earnings and employment. This he says is despite the challenges the sector has encountered. He notes that based on current global market demand for a range of value-added and by-products, including: coconut shell charcoal,...

12 years ago Education

Physical Education to be Added to Cape Syllabus

Beginning September, physical education and sport will be added to the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) syllabus. Making the announcement, Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, said this proposed introduction, is a “positive development” and reflects the Ministry’s thrust to integrate more technical and vocational subjects into the secondary school curriculum. “This is a necessary rebranding exercise because over...

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Ministry Continues Preparations as Chikungunya Virus Spreads to Other Caribbean Nations

Director, Emergency, Disaster Management and Special Services, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse is urging Jamaicans to take precaution against the spread of mosquito borne diseases. This comes as the Chikungunya virus (CHIK-V) continues to spread to some Caribbean nations. “While we have not yet seen the disease in Jamaica, the Ministry of Health continues to put measures in place as part...

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke (Right), performs the symbolic ribbon cutting exercise to formally open and commission the $9.3 million Alpart Community Council drip irrigation system in Nain, St. Elizabeth, on May 2.

12 years ago Agriculture

$9.3M Irrigation System Commissioned in Nain, St. Elizabeth

Forty-six small farmers in Nain, St. Elizabeth, are now benefitting from a $9.3 million drip irrigation system, which will assist in enhancing their cultivation of vegetables and other crops. The project was a joint undertaking involving the Government of Jamaica, World Bank, Alpart Community Council, and Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), through its Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI). The system...

12 years ago Information

Media Urged To Educate Citizens About Issues

Local and regional media have been challenged to assist citizens with economic literacy, by keeping them informed about issues affecting governments. “People in the Caribbean need to know how the actions of their leaders are constrained by what takes place outside of the region. Our Caribbean media have a responsibility, an obligation, to let the people of the Caribbean know...

State Minister in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development and Member of Parliament for South East St. Catherine, Hon. Colin Fagan (right), along with Acting Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Errol Mowatt (left); Acting Portmore Mayor, Councillor Leon Thomas (second left), and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund, Hugh Cross, participate in a ribbon cutting exercise, during the opening of the Portmore Fire Station Resource and Outreach Centre in Waterford, Portmore, St. Catherine, on May 1.

12 years ago Local Government

USF and Local Authority Agencies Open Resource Centre in Waterford

Hundreds of residents in Waterford and adjoining communities in Portmore, St. Catherine, are benefitting from the recent opening of a resource and outreach centre constructed and equipped at a cost of $4.4 million. The facility, which is located on the grounds of the Waterford fire station, was built with funding from the Universal Service Fund (USF), in collaboration with the Ministry...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change (MWLECC) Hon. Robert Pickersgill cautions Jamaicans against the misuse of the water resources as he addresses the final public consultation on the draft Water Sector Policy and Implementation Plan on April 30, at the Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston.

12 years ago Environment

Water Minister Warns Against Misuse of Resources

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, is cautioning Jamaicans against misuse of the island’s water resources, and to begin adopting alternative harvesting and storing strategies. He made the call at the final public consultation on the draft Water Sector Policy and Implementation Plan, held on April 30 at the Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston. Mr....