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President of the St. James Association of Branch Societies, Glendon Harris, addressing the media launch of the Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial Show, at the Sunset Beach Spa and Resort, in Montego Bay, on March 31. The show will be held in St. James on Easter Monday, April 21.
President of the St. James Association of Branch Societies, Glendon Harris, addressing the media launch of the Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial Show, at the Sunset Beach Spa and Resort, in Montego Bay, on March 31. The show will be held in St. James on Easter Monday, April 21.

All Set for Montpelier Agricultural Show

All is set for the 31st staging of the Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial show, in St. James, on Easter Monday, April  21. President of the St. James Association of Branch Societies, the organization that is staging the event, Glendon Harris,...
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), takes a closer look at a bottle of supplements on display inside the herbal and gift store at the Eden Gardens Wellness Resort and Spa, as Executive Chairman, Dr. Henry Lowe (right), and his wife Janet, introduce her to more of the shop’s offerings. Occasion was the launch of the newly redeveloped and rebranded facility on March 25, at its Lady Musgrave Road location, in Kingston.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), takes a closer look at a bottle of supplements on display inside the herbal and gift store at the Eden Gardens Wellness Resort and Spa, as Executive Chairman, Dr. Henry Lowe (right), and his wife Janet, introduce her to more of the shop’s offerings. Occasion was the launch of the newly redeveloped and rebranded facility on March 25, at its Lady Musgrave Road location, in Kingston.

Scientist Wants Kingston To Be A ‘Green City’
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (right), looks on as Consultant, Caribbean Broilers (CB) Group, Johnny Hare, points out features of the sorghum plant, during a tour of the company’s sorghum facilities at Hill Run, in St. Catherine.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (right), looks on as Consultant, Caribbean Broilers (CB) Group, Johnny Hare, points out features of the sorghum plant, during a tour of the company’s sorghum facilities at Hill Run, in St. Catherine.

Agro Parks Yielding Success
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second right), is presented with a citation by President of the Parliamentary Federation of the Americas (COPA), Senator Zulma Ramona Gomez Caceres (second left), on March 30, in recognition of her 40 years of service as a Parliamentarian. The presentation was made during the official opening of the Meeting of the Executive Committee of COPA and the Executive Committee of the Network of Women Parliamentarians of the Americas, at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa, in Montego Bay. Others (from left) are: Minister of State for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, who read the citation, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Michael Peart. In the front is little Zoe Walker, who carried the citation on stage.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second right), is presented with a citation by President of the Parliamentary Federation of the Americas (COPA), Senator Zulma Ramona Gomez Caceres (second left), on March 30, in recognition of her 40 years of service as a Parliamentarian. The presentation was made during the official opening of the Meeting of the Executive Committee of COPA and the Executive Committee of the Network of Women Parliamentarians of the Americas, at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa, in Montego Bay. Others (from left) are: Minister of State for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, who read the citation, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Michael Peart. In the front is little Zoe Walker, who carried the citation on stage.

PM Honoured By COPA
Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Youth Award Selection Committee, Mr. Ohene Blake, speaking about the awards to be handed out in April, at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held on March 19, at the agency’s head office on Half-Way-Tree Road, Kingston.
Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Youth Award Selection Committee, Mr. Ohene Blake, speaking about the awards to be handed out in April, at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held on March 19, at the agency’s head office on Half-Way-Tree Road, Kingston.

PM Youth Awards Celebrates ‘Sweet Sixteen’

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Education

School Chairpersons and Board Members Honoured

The Ministry of Education’s Region Six office recently honoured 25 Chairpersons and Members of Boards of government high schools in St. Catherine and Clarendon, for dedicated, exemplary and outstanding service to those institutions. At a special appreciation ceremony at the Bridge Palm Hotel, Toll Gate, in Clarendon, they were recognized for between three and 43 years of service to 21...
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Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (4th left), presents Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in Jamaica, Mr. Xiaojun Dong (2nd left), after signing the document with China Engineering Company (CHEC) for the development of a transshipment hub in the Portland Bight and a feasibility study on the damming of the Bog Walk Gorge, at the Ministry in Kingston, on March 28. Sharing in the occasion are (from left): General Manager of CHEC, Mr. Zhongdong Tang; Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell; Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, and Minister of Water, Land Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill.
Transport

Agreement Signed For Transshipment Hub

The Government has signed a Framework Agreement with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) for the development of a transshipment hub in the Portland Bight. Speaking at the signing ceremony on March 28, at the offices of the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, in St. Andrew, portfolio Minister,  Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, emphasized that all regulations will be adhered...
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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), observes while students from the Westmoreland-based Culloden Early Childhood Institution use learning tools, at the launch of Project Sprout, an early childhood improvement initiative being spearheaded by the Sandals Foundation, at the Eden Gardens Wellness Resort and Spa, in Kingston.
EducationVision 2030

Initiative Launched to Advance Early Childhood Education

The early childhood education system is benefitting from a $50 million development project dubbed ‘Project Sprout’. Under the project, which is being funded by the Sandals Foundation, with input from several Government agencies, schools benefit from infrastructure upgrades; teaching and learning aids including books, computers and educational toys; and human resources such as subject specialists, and social workers. The project...
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Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuo Takese hands over cheque to outgoing Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Laurie Williams, at the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development in Kingston, on March 27. Looking on are (from left): Chairman of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Mr. Jalil Dabdoub Jnr., and Acting Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Errol Mowatt.
Local Government

Japan Funds Repairs of Fire Hydrants

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) has received $13 million in grant funding from the Government of Japan, to repair and service hundreds of fire hydrants across the island. The funding was provided under the Government of Japan’s Grant assistance for Grass-roots and human security Projects (GGP), which has provided funding in the amount of $525 million for approximately 80 projects...
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Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister, Ambassador Burchell Whiteman (left) presents mentor within the National Mentorship Programme, Dr. Elizabeth Watson with her instrument of appointment during the presentation ceremony held at King’s House on March 28. The National Mentorship Programme is an element of the National Respect Agenda Campaign (NRAC) where past students in the society are invited to act as mentors at the class level at their former high schools.
Governor GeneralVision 2030Youth

Jamaicans Giving Back Through Youth Mentorship

Seventy-five Jamaicans have answered the call to give back to their former high schools, by promoting positive values and attitudes in youngsters through the National Mentorship Programme. The cohort, which consists of individuals from various professions, was presented with their instruments of appointment during a ceremony at King’s House on March 28. The National Mentorship Programme is an element of...
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Prime Minister Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller and Minister with Responsibility for Housing Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (standing at centre) share the joy of new home owners who proudly display their keys during the official handing over ceremony for 66 houses on March 27 at Hampden in Bounty Hall,Trelawny, on March 27.
Prime Minister

PM Hands Over 66 First Start Homes in Trelawny

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, on March 27 handed out 66 keys to the first set of completed houses under the First Step Homes programme, in Hampden Heights, Trelawny. The houses, which were constructed through the collaborative efforts of the National Housing Trust (NHT) and Food for the Poor, were handed out to the new home owners...
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