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Sherine Mullings Hughes (centre), is congratulated by Pastor of the Kitson Town Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Circuit of Churches, Wayne Smikle (2nd right), on her performance in the Caribbean Secondary Education Council (CSEC) tests. Looking on (from left) are: Vice Principals of the Kitson Town SDA Evening Institute, Granville Deleon and Errol Martin; Principal of Westmore College in St. Catherine, Leanora Taylor; and Chairman of the College, Dr. Horace Wright.

Second Chance for High School Dropout

A St. Catherine mother of two, whose formal education was interrupted at age 15, is today a proud academic achiever, with a scholarship, and is on course for a brighter future. Sherine Mullings Hughes, who hails from Top Mountain near...

Attorney-at-law and business analyst, Dennis Richards, questions a group, comprising students, parents and volunteers at the August Town Community Centre, following his presentation during the empowerment segment of the Teach the Youth programme, now underway in that community.

Youth Encouraged to Use Education to Combat Poverty

(From left): Principal, Austin Primary School, Joney Smith; School Board member, Ervin Belinfante; Education Officer, Leeladee Gayle; General Manager, Finance, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Orville Hill; and Chairman of the School Board, Basil Bennett; participate in the signing ceremony for improvement works at the school located in St. Elizabeth. Procurement Officer, JSIF, Stephan Sinclair, observes.

Two St. Elizabeth Schools to be Upgraded at Cost of $29 Million

Vice President, Community Service and Development, University of Technology (UTech), Professor Rosalea Hamilton, addresses the launch of the15th annual ‘Teach the Youth’ programme, at the University of Technology’s (UTech) Technology Innovation Centre on Friday, July 4.

800 Youth to Benefit from UTech Summer Programme

Students of the Clarence Brimm Basic School in Trelawny, perform a song during the contract signing ceremony for the upgrading of the institution, held on the school grounds on Friday, July 4. The $36 million project is being funded by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF).

JSIF Signs $36 Million Contract for Upgrading of Trelawny Basic School

12 years ago Community

Cultural Centre Opens in Montego Bay

Montego Bay, the second city, now has a Cultural Centre, as the facility was officially opened in Sam Sharpe Square, on Friday, July 11. Formerly the Montego Bay Civic Centre, the facility has undergone major refurbishing, courtesy of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF). The centre houses an art gallery, a museum, a space for the performing arts, a bistro, an...

Chief Executive Officer, Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica, Dennis Chung, addresses a National Youth Service (NYS) Summer Programme orientation session held on Wednesday (July 2), at the Merl Grove High School in Kingston.

12 years ago CommunityEducation

4,900 Youth To Benefit From NYS Summer Programme

A total of 4,900 young people will benefit from valuable work experience during the months of July and August, under the National Youth Service (NYS) Summer Programme. The youngsters, ages 17 to 24 years, will be placed in various entities for a period of three weeks, where they will gain some of the necessary skills for the world of work....

Chief Strategic Planner, Carrington Morgan (left), outlining details of Gas Products Limited’s (GASPRO) ‘Street Style Cook-Up’ Initiative. Listening keenly is Community Renewal Programme (CRP) Socio-economic Development Technical Specialist at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Charmaine Brimm.

12 years ago CommunityEnergyFinance & Public ServiceVision 2030

PIOJ Partners with GASPRO to Uplift Inner-City Communities

The overwhelming response to the first ‘Street Style Cook-Up’ initiative in Kingston earlier this year, sponsored by cooking gas company, Gas Products Limited (GASPRO), bodes well for other sections of the island being targeted over the next four years. This unique project, being implemented in partnership with the Community Renewal Programme (CRP) of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and...

Special Projects Officer at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Christine Ade-Gold, assists six year-old student of St. John’s Primary School, Zakiya Wilson to read one of the publications that were being distributed during Kitson Town All Age School’s Career Day on Friday, June 13. The event was held under the theme, “Preparing our Students for the 21st Century.”

12 years ago CommunityEducation

Kitson Town All Age Forging Partnerships for Development

The administrators, teachers, volunteers and stakeholders of Kitson Town All-Age School are forming useful partnerships aimed at further developing the institution. These partnerships involve infrastructure improvement and the establishment of support organisations. “Support is not all where we want it to be, but where we can partner we do that,” Principal of the St. Catherine-based school, Nerica Powell-Hay, told JIS...

12 years ago CommunityParliamentSectoral Debate 2014/2015

Development Programmes Being Rolled Out in North Trelawny

Attorney General, Hon. Patrick Atkinson, Q.C., says increased focus will be placed on agriculture, education, and sport in the constituency of North Trelawny. Mr. Atkinson, who is also Member of Parliament (MP) for that constituency, said the money will be taken from the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) to support these areas. He was making his contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral...

12 years ago CommunityParliamentSectoral Debate 2014/2015Tourism

Ten-Year Educational Development Programme Established in East Rural St. Andrew

Residents in East Rural St. Andrew are benefitting from a 10-year programme of educational development, which should see each household gaining three Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) subjects, and at least one professional over time. Providing details of the plan during his contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on June 10, State Minister for Tourism and...

Rev. Hortense Kerr (second left), watches as State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, and Member of Parliament for West Central St. James, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams (3rd left), receives the inaugural Hortense Kerr Community Service and Leadership Award on behalf of the Granville Health Centre.The cheque for US$1,000.00 was presented at a Service of Appreciation and Thanksgiving in honour of Rev. Kerr, who has given 60 years of service to the Granville community in the parish, at the Webster Memorial Baptist Church in Granville, St James on Saturday, June 7. Making the presentation at right is Rev. Kerr’s daughter, Dr. Beverley Smith (right), on behalf of the New Jersey, USA-based Leadership Development and Innovation Foundation, which she launched two years ago. At left is Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay and Councillor of the Granville Division, Michael Troupe.

12 years ago Community

Reverend Hortense Kerr Honoured for 60 Years of Service

Community leader and one of the unsung heroes in St. James, Rev. Hortense Kerr, has been honoured by the Social Development Commission (SDC) for more than 60 years of service to the Granville and Pitfour communities. A Service of Appreciation and Thanksgiving in honour of Ms. Kerr was held at the Webster Memorial Baptist Church in Granville, St. James, on...