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Member of Parliament for South St. Andrew, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (centre), who is also Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, with two new title holders, Julian Robinson (left), and Barbara Tucker (right), from Arnett Gardens, after they and 83 other residents were presented with the documents at Avon Park on February 27.

Residents Of Arnett Gardens Receive Titles

Residents of Arnett Gardens are the latest beneficiaries of the Government’s land titling project, with 85 of them receiving their documents on February 27. Speaking at the handing over ceremony, held in the South St. Andrew community, Member of Parliament...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (left), with (from second left), State Minister in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Damion Crawford; Chief Executive Officer of Rainforest Seafoods, Brian Jardim; radio personality, Miss Kitty; and State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, at the launch of the Rainforest Seafoods Festival, to be held at the Catherine Hall Entertainment Centre in Montego Bay on March 5. The launch was held at Rainforest’s offices on Slipe Road, in Kingston, on February 11.

Hospital to Benefit From Rainforest Seafoods Festival

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (left) and President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jamaica Public Service (JPS), Kelly Tomblin interact with one of the participant in the internship programme, Horace Bailey following the official signing of the partnership agreement between the Ministry and JPS at the company’s Sports Club in Kingston on Thursday, February 6. The initiative which is estimated to cost $5 million will see 20 youth from the Citizens Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) receiving on the job training at the JPS over a six month period.

CSJP Continuing to Change Lives

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (second right) officially commissions into service, a new solar-powered water supply system for the Windsor Heights community in St. Catherine, during a ceremony on Friday February 7. Assisting the Minister (from third right) are: Member of Parliament for Eastern St. Catherine, Denise Daley; and Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott. Observing the process (from left) are: Councillor for the Dela Vega City Division, Enos Lawrence; and Managing Director of Rural Water Supply Limited, Audley Thompson.

Windsor Heights Residents accessing steady potable Water Supply

Chief Ideator and Resultant Motivational Speaker, Dr. Leahcim Semaj, delivers the keynote address to students attending the Career Day expo organised by the Tivoli Gardens Visionaries on January 30, at Tivoli Gardens Community Centre. Member of Parliament for West Kingston, Desmond McKenzie, sits at the head table and looks on with approval.

Tivoli Gardens Visionaries Creating Waves of Change

Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, Hon. Damion Crawford, who is also State Minister in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment.

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State Agencies to Intervene in Bayshore Park

Representatives from several state agencies are to go into the Bayshore Park community in East Rural St. Andrew, in another two weeks, to address social issues and to help build community structures. Member of Parliament for the area, Hon. Damion Crawford, who is also State Minister in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, told JIS News that the police have...

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Ninety-one year old Olympian to Start St. Hugh’s 5K Walk/Run

Trailblazing 1948 Olympian, Dr. Cynthia Thompson will be the official race starter for the inaugural St. Hugh’s Swans 5k run/walk this Saturday, February 1. She will ring the traditional school bell to start of proceedings at 7:30 a.m. The spritely ninety-one year old, who is a past student of St. Hugh’s High School, shares the distinction, with fellow school mate,...

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Kellits Skills Training Centre Being Refurbished Under JEEP

The Kellits Skills Training Centre in Clarendon, which was recently closed due to disrepair, is benefitting from extensive refurbishing work under the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP). The project, which is being undertaken at a cost of $7.9 million, is slated to be completed by the end of February. Managing Director of contracting company, Sphinx Amalgamated Enterprise Limited, Paul Smith,...

Manager, Human Resources Development and Administration, Petrojam, Andrea Bent (left), presents Executive Director, RISE Life Management Services, Sonita Morin Abrahams (2nd right), with a cheque valued at some $1.4 million during a brief ceremony on January 14, at Petrojam’s Marcus Garvey Drive offices. Also sharing in the moment (from left) are: Public Relations Officer, Petrojam, Latoya Pennant; and Manager for Refinery Production, Petrojam, Telroy Morgan.

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Petrojam Donates $1.4 million to Rise Life

State-run oil refinery, Petrojam Limited, has donated some $1.4 million to RISE Life Management Services, to assist with the non-profit organisation’s operational expenses and sustain its current programmes for inner-city children. Manager, Human Resources Development and Administration, Petrojam, Andrea Bent, who made the presentation to Executive Director of RISE Life, Sonita Morin Abrahams, during a brief ceremony at Petrojam’s Marcus...

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Cobbla Community Centre Renovated Under JEEP

Residents of Cobbla and surrounding communities in Manchester now have access to a newly refurbished community centre and playing field. The facility, which had been out of use for some time, was renovated through funding from the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP) at a cost of $3.49 million. Speaking in a recent interview with JIS News, Councillor for the Walderston Division...

Principal of the Lethe Primary and Infant School in St. James, Mr. Anthony
Murray (right), accepts the Jamaica Teaching Council/Ministry of Education
and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) Leadership in Education Award, from Minister of Education, Hon.
Rev. Ronald Thwaites, at a recent ceremony at the school.

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Young Principal Transforms Lethe Primary School In St. James

As a young, vibrant and exceptionally dedicated educator, Anthony Murray, Principal of Lethe Primary School in St. James, has gained the respect of his colleagues and associates, as he advances the educational development of the children. Mr. Murray became Principal of the school in September 2011, and immediately set about transforming the struggling institution, with the support of the entire...

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New Approach To Inner-City Housing In 2014

Chairman of the National Housing Trust (NHT), Hon. Easton Douglas, says the agency will be taking a new approach to its inner-city housing programme in 2014. “The economic times are challenging and like all other institutions, we have had to take a bold new approach to the work that we do and that includes our approach to inner-city housing,” Mr....