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Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, says Emancipation and Independence celebrations will kick off with Church Services across the Island this Sunday (July 26). She was speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on Friday, July 24.

Church Services Islandwide for Emancipation and Independence

National Emancipation and Independence celebrations will begin this Sunday (July 26), with Church services across the island. Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, said the Church services will formally begin a week of celebrations that showcase the theme:...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (left), and Member of Parliament for Central St. Mary, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, walking on the newly constructed Tryall pedestrian bridge, during a tour of the area on July 23. State Minister Azan along with Members of Parliament in St. Mary and officers from the National Works Agency (NWA), visited several road rehabilitation projects in the parish.

Roadway in Hamilton Mountain, St. Mary, to be Repaired Soon

A proud University of the West Indies, Western Jamaica Campus student, Jerome Johnson (centre), accepts his Governor-General’s Achievement Award from Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen during a ceremony held at the Sean Lavery Faith Hall in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on July 23. Looking on (at right) is Custos of St. James, Hon. Ewan Corrodus. Mr. Johnson was among 13 persons from the County of Cornwall who were presented with plaques.

13 Persons from the West Receive Governor-General’s Achievement Award

Investment, Industry and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, addresses the opening of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Mobile Business Clinic at the Turtle River Park in Ocho Rios, St. Ann on Wednesday (July 22). Listening are Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the JBDC, Valerie Viera (left); and Deputy CEO, Harold Davis.

Startups Urged To Exercise Care When Seeking Bank Loans

Police Stations To Be Equipped With High-Speed Internet

11 years ago Culture

Portmore Youth Information Centre celebrates 12th Anniversary

Over the years the Ministry of Youth and Culture has facilitated the construction of a number of Youth Information Centres (YICs) across the island beginning in 2003, when the first YIC was opened in Edgewater, Portmore. Today, the Centre is celebrating its twelfth year anniversary by hosting a series of events throughout the months of July and August, where young...

11 years ago Culture

More Funding Opportunity for Young Entrepreneurs

The Ministry of Youth and Culture through partnership with the Youth Desk of the CARICOM Secretariat will be hosting a five day Train the Trainer (TOT) Workshop and Bankable Business Plan sessions from July 27-31, 2015 at the Council of Voluntary Social Services in Kingston. According to the Minister of Youth and Culture, the Honourable Lisa Hanna, the workshop will...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, is supporting the call from the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), for communities in the region to discontinue the illegal practice of removing water from public health facilities, which is threatening the delivery of health services to them.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Communities Urged Not To Steal Water From Public Health Facilities

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, is supporting the call from the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), for communities in the region to discontinue the illegal practice of removing water from public health facilities, which is threatening the delivery of health services to them. “We can only continue to appeal to members of communities where the facilities are located...

11 years ago National Security

Police Youth Clubs in South St. Catherine Stage Sports Day July 25

Fifteen police youth clubs in the St. Catherine South Division will, on Saturday, July 25, come together to host a sports day and stage show in Portmore, to strengthen the partnership between the communities in the area and the police. The event, to be held at the Waterford High School, will feature netball and football competitions, rides for children, and...

Conservator of Forests and Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Department, Marilyn Headley (centre), emphasises the dangers of bush fires during a JIS News Think Tank on July 22. She is flanked by Senior Director of the Forest Science and Technology Services Division, Donna Lowe (left); and Legal Officer at the Forestry Department, Rainee Oliphant.

11 years ago Local Government

Bush Fires Have Destroyed Hundreds of Acres

With hundreds of acres of forest cover lost since the start of the year due to bush fires, Conservator of Forests, Marilyn Headley, is imploring citizens to desist from lighting fires in and around wooded areas. “In these dry times, you are not supposed to be lighting any fires of any sort anywhere and in particular, nowhere near the forests,”...

Principal of Montego Bay Community College (MBCC), Dr. Angella Samuels Harris, speaking at the launch of the Associate Degree programme in Funeral Services and Mortuary Science by the College, on July 22.

11 years ago Education

Montego Bay Community College Launches Mortuary Sciences Associate Degree Programme

Montego Bay Community College (MBCC) launched its Funeral Services and Mortuary Sciences Associate Degree programme on July 22, a first by an education institution in the Caribbean region. Principal of the college, Dr. Angella Samuels Harris, said the programme is the result of a partnership between MBCC and Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning in Toronto, Canada, in...

Chairperson for the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons, Mrs. Carol Palmer (centre), holds cheque for $1 million donated to the Task Force by the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), on July 21, at the Ministry of Justice, in Kingston. Others from left are: Head of Counter-Terrorism and Organized Crime, Senior Superintendent of Police, Clifford Chambers; Head of the Centre for Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA), Superintendent of Police, Enid Ross-Stewart; President of the JHTA, Nicola Madden Grieg, Executive Director of the JHTA, Camille Needham.

11 years ago Justice

Task Force Against Trafficking In Persons Gets $1 Million

The effort of the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP) to safeguard children has been bolstered by a $1 million donation from the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA). Chairperson of NATFATIP, Carol Palmer, says the donation will be shared evenly between the Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Division and the Centre For Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child...