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Resident of the Dumfries community Mr. Dudley Jackson, (left) who was presented with the keys to his new house, opens the door to the facility at a ceremony held on September 10. The new structure was established and furnished at a cost of approximately $450,000.00 by the Watson Town Community Benevolent Society.

Citizens Group Presents Needy St. James Resident with New Home

Indigent resident of the community of Dumfries in Eastern St. James, Dudley Jackson, can now live in comfort having received a new one-bedroom unit from the Watson Town Community Benevolent Society on Tuesday, September 10. The house, which has been...

Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (4th left, front row); Lady Allen (4th right, front row), and Custodes from the county of Cornwall, share with the six recipients of the Governor General's Achievement Awards for the county, during the award function held on August 29, at the Glistening Waters Restaurant and Marina in Falmouth.

Six Receive G-G Achievement Awards for County of Cornwall

President of the Harris Family Vision Foundation, Michael Harris (right), looks on as children wait to take their turn in the bounce house, during a back-to-school treat and health fair hosted by the foundation recently, at the Fletcher's Grove Baptist Church in Sandy Bay, Hanover.

Back-To-School Treat for Hanover Children

Member of Parliament for North West St. Ann, Dr. Dayton Campbell, examines plaques shortly before a presentation ceremony for outstanding students and teachers, held recently at the Holiday Haven in Runaway.

Outstanding Students and Teachers from North West St. Ann Honoured

General Manager of the Spanish-Jamaica Foundation, Dr. Rebecca Tortello (2nd right), hugs the Iberostar Mascot (3rd left), while sharing with students and parents of communities in Rose Hall and Barrett Town in St. James, at a back-to-school health and information fair held recently at the John Rollins Success Primary School in Rose Hall. Lime representatives Nichole Chattoo (4th left) and Caronia McNeil (right), were on hand to present backpacks to the students.

Spanish-Jamaica Foundation Treats Students Ahead of New School Year

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Jamaica Public Service Foundation Receives International Donor Support

The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is already receiving donor support for its newly formed social outreach initiative, the JPS Foundation. In an interview with JIS News, JPS President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Kelly Tomblin, said the Foundation has thus far attracted the attention of one global entity, American Clean Energy, which has already made a contribution to its efforts targeting,...

12 years ago Community

Jamaica Public Service Foundation Launched

The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) has established its Foundation, which will serve as the main channel through which the firm undertakes its community outreach activities. The JPS Foundation, which was launched at the entity’s Ruthven Road offices in St. Andrew on August 22, seeks, among other things, to enhance provisions and outputs of early childhood institutions, and communities. The overarching...

12 years ago CommunityEducation

Rae Town Fishermen Certified Under City and Guilds

Fifteen fishermen from Rae Town in Kingston have received certification in motor vehicle and small boat repairs from internationally renowned United Kingdom vocational education organization,City and Guilds of London Institute (City & Guilds). Their training and certification was facilitated under the Jamaica Social Investment Fund’s (JSIF) GOLA 5 Poverty Reduction Programme, funded by the European Union (EU). The participants received...

12 years ago Community

Rae Town Fishermen Certified Under City and Guilds

12 years ago Community

Young Cancer Patient to Benefit from Proceeds of Miss Nannyville Beauty Pageant

Thirteen-year-old cancer patient, Dillon Williams, is to benefit from the proceeds of the Mini Miss and Miss Nannyville Beauty Pageant, to be held at the Sir Howard Cooke Community Centre in Kingston, on Sunday, August 25, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Organised by the Nannyville Youth Uprising Action Club, the beauty pageant will be held under the theme: ‘Beauty with a Purpose’. Chairperson...

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. The occasion was the staging of the ‘Kingston 4 School and Health Fair’, at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus in Kingston, on August 22.The JIS, which mounted a booth at the event, was one of the partners in hosting the function, organised by the Introduction to Events Management course team (Cohort 14). The health fair was staged as part of Cohort 14’s practicum for the course.

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Students Encouraged to Lead Healthy Lifestyles

Scores of students are now better informed about leading a healthy lifestyle, following their participation in a health fair, held at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus, in Kingston, on August 22. Staged by a group of public servants (Cohort 14) as part of their practicum for the Introduction to Events Management course, the event, dubbed: ‘Kingston...

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ALPART Gives $2.6 Million to Assist Students

As part of its quest to support the development of children, Alumina Partners of Jamaica (Alpart), through its Community Council, has provided educational assistance to 625 students in South Manchester, and St. Elizabeth, valued at $2.6 million. Speaking at a back-to-school ceremony, held at the Alpart Sports Club, in Nain, St. Elizabeth, on August 15, Administrator of the Council, Camilla...