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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.

USF Equips Computer Centre in Eastern St. Thomas

The Bath Primary School in St. Thomas is now the proud beneficiary of 22 new computers and equipment valued at $5 million, from the Universal Service Fund (USF). The facility boasts new computers and all the support hardware and software...

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.

Kidney Support Foundation and Blind Society to Benefit from Tag Drive

Logistics Coordinator for the Government’s National Health Emergency Response to the Chikungunya Virus (Chik V), the Jamaica Defence Force’s (JDF) Colonel Daniel Pryce (right), and other members of the JDF observe as their colleague cleans a drain in Washington Mews, Naggo Head, in Portmore, St. Catherine, during Saturday’s (November 8) vector control and clean-up activities in community. Saturday’s activities also involved representatives from the Ministries of Health, and Local Government and Community Development; Portmore Municipal Council; Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM); National Works Agency (NWA); National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA); and Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).

Portmore Cleanup Project Hailed as a Success

Senior Director for Mitigation Planning and Research at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Karema Aikens Mitchell, addresses a special meeting of the Hanover Parish Disaster Committee on Thursday (November 6), at the Hanover Parish Council in Lucea.

ODPEM Holds Disaster Awareness Sessions in Hanover

President of the Kiwanis Club of Montego Bay, Floyd Lewis (right), addressing students at the Catherine Hall Primary School in St. James on the Bring Up Grades (BUG) programme, which was launched at the school on October 21. The initiative, which is being spearheaded by Kiwanis International, is aimed at getting students to improve their performance in school.

BUG Programme Launched at Catherine Hall Primary School

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Airy Castle Community gets $3.8m Computer Centre

A 16-unit computer centre, complete with full internet access, has been established in the Community of Airy Castle in rural St. Thomas. The facility, set up through the Universal Service Fund (USF) at a cost of $3.8 million, will provide easier access to internet service for residents, and enable students to carry out research for school. It will make a...

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Fun Day to Unite Youth in Half-Way-Tree Communities

At-risk youth in a number of communities in the Half-Way-Tree area will be engaged in a fun day on November 2, aimed at uniting the communities and promoting non-violence. The event entitled: ‘Sizzle 2014,’ is being organised by the Half-Way-Tree Community Development Committee Benevolent Society, in collaboration with the Eastwood Gardens Youth for Progress Club. The event, to be held...

Special Projects Officer at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Christine Ade-Gold (left), applauds as Hillsbrook All-age student, Donique Robinson, gives the correct response to a question on the county’s heritage. The JIS team visited the Hanover-based institution on October 9 where they present heritage material and interact with the students.

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JIS Donates Heritage Material to Hanover Schools

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS), on Thursday, October 9, handed over several packages of heritage material to the Hillsbrook All-age and Pell River Primary schools in rural Hanover. The items were presented during visits to the schools by a JIS team, headed by Special Projects Officer, Christine Ade-Gold, as part of Heritage Month celebrations. During the visits, the JIS staff...

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JIS Heritage Week Team Visits Westmoreland Schools

Students and teachers from three schools in Westmoreland were delighted by and appreciative of the Jamaica Information Service’s (JIS) recent visit to their institutions, as part of the agency’s Heritage Week schools visit. The institutions visited were: Holly Hill Primary and Infant School in Darliston; Unity Primary School, Savanna-la-Mar; and Grange Hill High School, Grange Hill. The JIS team, led...

Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (third right), observes as resident of Treadways, St. Catherine, Dayquanni Thomas (seated, right), demonstrates his computer skills at the newly established Internet café at Treadways Gospel Assembly. The occasion was the official opening of the facility at the church recently. Also observing, from left, are: Pastor at the church, Elder Courtney Lyn; Civil Servant of the Year 2013/14, and Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Director of Production, Enthrose Campbell; member of the church, Shania Johnson; and Senior Corporate Relations Manager, Digicel, Trisha Williams-Singh. The Treadways Internet café is one of the four projects undertaken by Ms. Campbell and is supported by Digicel which donated the computers, desks, and chairs for the facility. The café is equipped with two desktop computers, two laptop computers, a multipurpose printer, and wall posters.

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Residents Welcome Internet Café in Treadways, St. Catherine

Joyous shouts and cheers filled the atmosphere in Treadways, recently as residents of the St. Catherine-based community showed their appreciation for the opening of an internet café. Not even the onset of afternoon showers, could put a damper on the celebratory mood of the residents, scores of whom turned out to witness the official opening of the approximately $300,000 facility....

Board Chairman, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Colin Bullock (2nd right), looks at something being pointed out in the agency’s financial report by Company Secretary, Howard Malcolm (left). Managing Director, JSIF, Scarlette Gillings (2nd left); and board member, Jalil Dabdoub, also have a look. Occasion was JSIF’s 18th annual general meeting held on Wednesday (October 1), at the agency’s Pawsey Road offices in New Kingston.

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JSIF Disburses $1.94 Billion for Poverty Alleviation and Community Development Projects

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) disbursed a total of $1.94 billion in project funding and completed 74 sub-projects aimed at poverty alleviation and community development, during the 2013/14 financial year. This was disclosed by JSIF’s Managing Director, Scarlette Gillings, at the agency’s 18th annual general meeting held on Wednesday (October 1), at its offices in New Kingston. Mrs. Gillings...

Participants at the National Senior Citizens’ Spelling Bee Competition, hosted by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security on Thursday, September 18, at the St Andrew Parish Church Hall, Kingston. A member of the Dorcas Senior Citizens’ Club in St. Thomas placed second in the competition.

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Seniors Active in St. Thomas

Senior citizens in St. Thomas who have been excelling in their clubs will be honoured for their work in the areas of needle craft, handicraft, culinary art, business and community work. The awards ceremony, which will take place at the Anglican Church Hall, Morant Bay, on Thursday, October 2, is part of activities to celebrate this year’s Senior Citizens’ Week...