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Director General at Jamaica Library Service (JLS), Karen Barton, says the service’s technology project will transform communities and libraries.
Director General at Jamaica Library Service (JLS), Karen Barton, says the service’s technology project will transform communities and libraries.

JLS ICT Project To Transform Communities And Libraries

The Jamaica Library Service (JLS) is on a mission to transform public libraries and communities across the island by providing increased access to information and communication technology (ICT). This will be done through a project dubbed: ‘Using Technology to Empower...
Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Public Service, Ambassador Douglas Saunders (left), presents Joy Bailey of the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, with her long service medal for outstanding contribution to the public sector, during the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) awards presentation ceremony at King’s House, on November 19. The ceremony formed part of activities for Civil Service Week 2014 - November 16 to 22 - under the theme: ‘Public Sector Advancement through Partnership and Collaboration’.
Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Public Service, Ambassador Douglas Saunders (left), presents Joy Bailey of the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, with her long service medal for outstanding contribution to the public sector, during the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) awards presentation ceremony at King’s House, on November 19. The ceremony formed part of activities for Civil Service Week 2014 - November 16 to 22 - under the theme: ‘Public Sector Advancement through Partnership and Collaboration’.

Hundreds of Public Servants Honoured For Long Service
Chairman of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Senator the Hon. K.D. Knight (left), discusses the development plans for the Oceana Hotel with (from second left) Chairman of the Canadian-based Downing Street Group, Anthony Alberga; Chairman, Pan Jamaica (Pan Jam) Stephen Facey; and President of the Downing Street Group, Daniel Odorico. Occasion was the signing of the official sales agreement for the property, which has been sold by the UDC for $385 to Jamaican-Canadian consortium, King Church Property Holdings Ltd. The consortium comprises which comprises Canadian real estate developers, Downing Street Partners Realty, and Jamaica Property Company Ltd, which is a member of the Pan Jam Group. The event took place on Tuesday (Nov.18), at the UDC’s offices in downtown Kingston.
Chairman of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Senator the Hon. K.D. Knight (left), discusses the development plans for the Oceana Hotel with (from second left) Chairman of the Canadian-based Downing Street Group, Anthony Alberga; Chairman, Pan Jamaica (Pan Jam) Stephen Facey; and President of the Downing Street Group, Daniel Odorico. Occasion was the signing of the official sales agreement for the property, which has been sold by the UDC for $385 to Jamaican-Canadian consortium, King Church Property Holdings Ltd. The consortium comprises which comprises Canadian real estate developers, Downing Street Partners Realty, and Jamaica Property Company Ltd, which is a member of the Pan Jam Group. The event took place on Tuesday (Nov.18), at the UDC’s offices in downtown Kingston.

New Owners Of Oceana Hotel To Develop Property
Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Christine Hendricks, urging persons with disabilities to register with the Council, so as to access benefits. She was addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on November 19.
Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Christine Hendricks, urging persons with disabilities to register with the Council, so as to access benefits. She was addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on November 19.

JCPD Urges Persons With Disabilities To Get Registered
Chief Strategic Planner at Carrington Direct, Carrington Morgan (left) and Technical Specialist with the Community Renewal Programme (CRP) at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Charmaine Brimm (right) explain the benefits of the partnership of GasPro with the Planning Institute of Jamaica, PIOJ’s Community Renewal Programme (PIOJ) in staging the Street-style cook up competition in inner-city communities. The second competition will be held in the community of Waterhouse in St. Andrew on November 29.
Chief Strategic Planner at Carrington Direct, Carrington Morgan (left) and Technical Specialist with the Community Renewal Programme (CRP) at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Charmaine Brimm (right) explain the benefits of the partnership of GasPro with the Planning Institute of Jamaica, PIOJ’s Community Renewal Programme (PIOJ) in staging the Street-style cook up competition in inner-city communities. The second competition will be held in the community of Waterhouse in St. Andrew on November 29.

GASPRO ‘Street Style Cook-Up’ Helping to Empower Communities

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Airy Castle Community Gets $3.8M Computer Centre

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Professor Mervyn Morris to Host Poetry Readings Islandwide

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Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Hon. Phillip Paulwell (2ND L), Minister of Health and Member of Parliament for East St. Thomas, Dr. the Hon. Fenton Ferguson (L) and Mayor of Morant Bay Ludlow Matterson test some of the computers at the $3.8M bath Community Computer Centre in St. Thomas on November 13.
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USF Equips Computer Centre in Eastern St. Thomas

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Airy Castle Community gets $3.8m Computer Centre

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Members of the organising team for the University of Technology’s (UTech) Students’ Union charity fundraiser, Tag Drive 2014, discuss documents pertaining to the week of activities with UTech’s Director, Community Services, Mr. Seymour Riley (right), at Monday’s (November 10) launch of the project at the institution. From left are Students’ Union Executive Members, Delta Wright, President; Jevon Reid, Director of Community Service; and Khamoye Williams, College of Health Sciences Representative. The highlight of Tag Drive is an islandwide collection blitz, which will take place on November 14 and 15.
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Kidney Support Foundation and Blind Society to Benefit from Tag Drive

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