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Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (fifth left at the door) , is assisted by Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon Derrick Kellier (third right) as he officially opens the Clarks Town Branch Library, Trelawny on Friday May 15. Sharing the moment are (l-r) Charge de Affaires Delegation of the European Union, Jesus Orus, a senior student of Clarks Town School, Councillor of Sherwood Content Division, Telka Holt, Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Garth Wilkinson and Chairman of the Trelawny Parish Development Committee, Carla Bingham-Ledgister (right).
Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (fifth left at the door) , is assisted by Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon Derrick Kellier (third right) as he officially opens the Clarks Town Branch Library, Trelawny on Friday May 15. Sharing the moment are (l-r) Charge de Affaires Delegation of the European Union, Jesus Orus, a senior student of Clarks Town School, Councillor of Sherwood Content Division, Telka Holt, Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Garth Wilkinson and Chairman of the Trelawny Parish Development Committee, Carla Bingham-Ledgister (right).

Over 600 Residents Benefitting From Skills Training

More than 600 residents in sugar dependent communities across the island are benefitting from a vocational skills training programme being delivered through the Sugar Transformation Programme (STP). This was disclosed by Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier at...
Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon Derrick Kellier (right) is assisted by Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (2nd left) as he cuts the ribbon to officially open the Falmouth Infant School Library on Friday May 15. Also participating in the ribbon cutting ceremony are Chairman of the Jamaica Library Service, Paul Lalor (left) and students of the school. The facility was provided for under the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries’ Sugar Transformation Programme which is being implemented throughout the sugar dependent communities of Jamaica.
Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon Derrick Kellier (right) is assisted by Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (2nd left) as he cuts the ribbon to officially open the Falmouth Infant School Library on Friday May 15. Also participating in the ribbon cutting ceremony are Chairman of the Jamaica Library Service, Paul Lalor (left) and students of the school. The facility was provided for under the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries’ Sugar Transformation Programme which is being implemented throughout the sugar dependent communities of Jamaica.

Residents of Trelawny to Benefit From Two New Libraries
Representatives of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is joined by members of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) and residents of Farm Heights as they prepare to paint a section of the community centre to be used for the staging of parenting workshops. The Farm Heights project was one of six in which the group participated on May 13. The other projects were undertaken in Mount Salem, Granville, Canterbury, Glendevon and Salt Spring.
Representatives of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is joined by members of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) and residents of Farm Heights as they prepare to paint a section of the community centre to be used for the staging of parenting workshops. The Farm Heights project was one of six in which the group participated on May 13. The other projects were undertaken in Mount Salem, Granville, Canterbury, Glendevon and Salt Spring.

CSJP and IDB Engage in Oureach Activities in St. James
Mayor of Kingston, Senator, Dr. Angela Brown Burke, addresses the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), at its Down Town Kingston offices, today (May 12).
Mayor of Kingston, Senator, Dr. Angela Brown Burke, addresses the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), at its Down Town Kingston offices, today (May 12).

Mayor of Kingston Commends Firefighters

Gov’t to Help Rebuild Homes Destroyed By Bush Fire

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United States (US) marine, Corporal Philip Henry (L), who is one of three Jamaican-born personnel working on the United States (US) navy hospital ship Comfort, shares a light moment with Customs personnel at the Kingston Container Terminal, where the ship is docked.
Community

Jamaican Serving on US Hospital Ship Pleased to Give Back to Country

Corporal Philip Henry, one of three Jamaican-born personnel working on the United States navy hospital ship, Comfort, said he is pleased to be giving back to the country of his birth. The ship, which docked at the Kingston Container Terminal on Monday, May 4, with a team of medical personnel on board, is providing free medical and dental services to...
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CommunityLocal Government

Improvement Works to be Carried Out at Police Posts in St. James

Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) personnel stationed at two police posts in St. James will be working in an enhanced environment after improvement works are carried out at their localities on Labour Day (Monday, May 25). At Tuesday’s (May 5) meeting of the St. James Labour Day Planning Committee, Co-Chairman and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris, announced on that the...
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Co-chairman of the St. James Labour Day Planning Committee and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris (2nd right) and members of the St. James Labour Day Planning Committee, tour the Cornwall Courts Kiddies Park, which has been selected as the parish project for Labour Day 2015.
CommunityLabour

Cornwall Court Kiddies Park to be Rehabilitated on Labour Day

Rehabilitation of the Cornwall Court Kiddies Park has been identified as the St. James parish project for Labour Day 2015. Mayor of Montego Bay and co-chairman of the St. James Labour Day Planning Committee, Councillor Glendon Harris, said the 450-square metre park will be upgraded to create a beautiful and safe recreational space for the 15,000 residents of the area,...
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Participants set off for a race around the city of Montego Bay yesterday (May 3), as they participate in the 2015 MoBay City Run.
CommunityEducation

Proceeds From Mobay City Run to Exceed $3 Million

The second staging of the MoBay City Run, held on Sunday (May 3), has been described as “a resounding success” by Chairman of the Organising Committee, Janet Silvera, with this year’s intake expected to exceed last year’s figure of $3 million. Speaking with JIS News just after the event, Ms. Silvera said the level of support was “tremendous,” with the...
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Custos of Westmoreland, Hon. The Very Reverend Canon Hartley Perrin.
Community

Revisit Community Child Rearing – Custos Perrin

Custos Rotulorum for the parish of Westmoreland, Hon. the Very Reverend Canon Hartley Perrin, has joined the call for society to take greater responsibility for the care and protection of the nation’s children. Decrying recent incidences of violence and other abuses against children, Custos Perrin said Jamaica must return to a time when child rearing was a community responsibility. He...
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Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney, speaking at the the recent launch of the Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP), in Rose Town, South St. Andrew, funded by the World Bank, through the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF).
Community

Rose Town Community Upbeat about ICDP

Members of the Rose Town community, in South St. Andrew, as well as other stakeholders are upbeat about the Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP), funded by the World Bank, through the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). The project has as its main objectives the elimination of mosquito breeding sites; improvement to public safety; greater access to basic infrastructure, such as...
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Chairman of the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica, Professor Hopeton Dunn, addresses a press conference held at the Commission’s headquarters in New Kingston today (April 24). The Commission has issued a directive to cable television operators to cease the transmission of a number of unauthorised channels by the end of next month.
CommunityOffice of the Prime Minister

Cable Operators Ordered to Cease Transmission of 19 Channels

Subscriber television (cable) operators are to cease transmission of 19 unlicensed channels in their packages by May 31 this year, or face sanctions. The directive was issued by the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica (BCJ) today (April 24), at a press conference at its headquarters in New Kingston. It represents the first phase of enforcement measures being undertaken by the Commission...
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