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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.
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.

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,...
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.
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.

Young Principal Transforms Lethe Primary School In St. James
Chief Executive Office at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Donna-Marie Rowe, commends the boys of the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home in Manchester on their progress over the year, when the JIS team visited the facility on December 14 to share in their annual Christmas prize giving function.
Chief Executive Office at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Donna-Marie Rowe, commends the boys of the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home in Manchester on their progress over the year, when the JIS team visited the facility on December 14 to share in their annual Christmas prize giving function.

JIS Brings Christmas Cheer to Mount Olivet Boys’ Home
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addresses the launch of the North West St. Ann skills training and night school programme on Friday, December 13, at the St. Hilda’s High School Auditorium in Brown’s Town.
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addresses the launch of the North West St. Ann skills training and night school programme on Friday, December 13, at the St. Hilda’s High School Auditorium in Brown’s Town.

Hundreds of St. Ann Residents to Benefit from Skills Training
Entrepreneur Dawn Bartley makes final adjustments to display items in her booth, at the Trench Town Trade and Investment Fair held recently, at Emancipation Park, New Kingston.
Entrepreneur Dawn Bartley makes final adjustments to display items in her booth, at the Trench Town Trade and Investment Fair held recently, at Emancipation Park, New Kingston.

Thousands Support Inaugural Trench Town Trade Fair

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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,...
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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...
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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....
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Board Of Supervision Launches Collection Drive Nov. 20

The Board of Supervision (BOS) will be launching its Poor Relief collection drive, at an Open Day, on the grounds of the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development,  at 85 Hagley Park Road, in Kingston, on November 20, beginning at  10:00 a.m. The launch forms part of the activities to mark Local Government and Community Month (November). Committee Member...
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Cardiac Nurse, Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Camille McIntosh (centre), checks the blood pressure of Tawanda Johnson (right), before undertaking the Stress Treadmill Test. Looking on is Project Manager, Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, Paulette Mitchell. The Stress Treadmill and three 24-hour Holter Monitors were officially handed over by the CHASE Fund to the Heart Foundation today (Nov.18), at the foundation’s Beechwood Avenue offices.
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Chase Fund Presents $5.4 Million Equipment To Heart Foundation

The Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education Fund (CHASE Fund), today (November 18) officially handed over life saving equipment valued at $5.4 million to the Heart Foundation of Jamaica. The equipment, a Stress Treadmill and three 24-hour Holter Monitors, were presented by Project Manager, CHASE Fund, Paulette Mitchell, during a brief ceremony held at the Foundation’s Beechwood Avenue offices. The...
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President of the University of Technology (UTech), Professor Errol Morrison (right); UTech’s Director of Community Service and Development, Seymour Riley (left); and Executive Director of the Jamaica Association on Intellectual Disabilities (JAID), Christine Rodriquez (centre), discuss the annual UTech Students’ Union ‘Tag Drive’, at the recent press launch, at the Papine campus.
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UTech Students’ Union Praised For Outreach

The University of Technology (UTech) Students’ Union members have been lauded for the contribution they continue to make to society. The student body, which was formed 53 years ago, launched its annual ‘Tag Drive’ recently at the Papine campus in Kingston, which will benefit needy organisations. Executive Director of the Jamaica Association on Intellectual Disabilities (JAID), Christine Rodriquez, has expressed...
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Special Projects Officer at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Christine Ade-Gold (right), speaks to students about the agency’s Heritage Essay Competition 2013, which is open to children ages nine to 12. (FILE)
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Deadline for JIS Heritage Essay Competition Extended

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) has extended the deadline for entries to the 2013 Heritage Essay Competition. Students now have until midnight on Thursday, October 31, to submit their entries, which is a seven-day extension from the previous deadline of October 25. The competition, which targets primary and preparatory school students age nine to 12 years, has been open since...
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