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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, and Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central, Hon. Robert Morgan (at lectern), addresses students in attendance at a ceremony to launch a free community Wi-Fi hotspot in Stewarton Square, Mocho, Clarendon, on Thursday (March 10). The hotspot was established in the Stewarton District by the Universal Service Fund (USF) as part of the Government
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, and Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central, Hon. Robert Morgan (at lectern), addresses students in attendance at a ceremony to launch a free community Wi-Fi hotspot in Stewarton Square, Mocho, Clarendon, on Thursday (March 10). The hotspot was established in the Stewarton District by the Universal Service Fund (USF) as part of the Government's efforts to facilitate increased public Internet access. At right is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the USF, Daniel Dawes.

Wi-fi Hotspot Launched in Stewarton District, Clarendon North Central

Residents of Stewarton District, Mocho, Clarendon North Central, are now able to access the Internet, free of cost, at a designated area in their community. This follows the launch of a community Wi-Fi hotspot in Stewarton Square by the Universal...
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (third left), breaks ground for the establishment of the St. Thomas Teen Hub, on Church Street in Morant Bay on Thursday (March 10). She is joined by (from left) Administrative Assistant to the Mayor of Morant Bay, Lesa Thomas; Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Marianne Van Steen; Acting United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator, Mariko Kagoshima; Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Eastern, Dr. Michelle Charles; and Regional Director for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Dr. Kevin Harvey.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (third left), breaks ground for the establishment of the St. Thomas Teen Hub, on Church Street in Morant Bay on Thursday (March 10). She is joined by (from left) Administrative Assistant to the Mayor of Morant Bay, Lesa Thomas; Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Marianne Van Steen; Acting United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator, Mariko Kagoshima; Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Eastern, Dr. Michelle Charles; and Regional Director for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Dr. Kevin Harvey.

Ground Broken for Teen Hub In St. Thomas
Centre: Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Eastern and Minister of Education and Youth, Honourable Fayval Williams makes a point to Managing Director of JSIF and Deputy Chairperson for the ZOSO, Omar Sweeney while Stephen Chung, Managing Director of Contraxx Enterprises Limited looks on. The occasion was during a recent tour of the August Town ZOSO area within the community of African Gardens and its environs.
Centre: Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Eastern and Minister of Education and Youth, Honourable Fayval Williams makes a point to Managing Director of JSIF and Deputy Chairperson for the ZOSO, Omar Sweeney while Stephen Chung, Managing Director of Contraxx Enterprises Limited looks on. The occasion was during a recent tour of the August Town ZOSO area within the community of African Gardens and its environs.

Citizens Of African Gardens and Goldsmith Villa West In August Town ZOSO Area To Benefit From JSIF’s Integrated Community Infrastructure Project
Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and Member of Parliament for East Central St. Catherine, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (second right), as well as Director at the Portmore Self-Help Disability Organisation, Cleon Porter (second left), Director of Public Procurement at the Universal Service Fund (USF), Mellissa Taylor (third left), and Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dione Jennings (right), celebrate the donation of computers to the Portmore Self-Help Disability Organisation at a function held recently.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and Member of Parliament for East Central St. Catherine, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (second right), as well as Director at the Portmore Self-Help Disability Organisation, Cleon Porter (second left), Director of Public Procurement at the Universal Service Fund (USF), Mellissa Taylor (third left), and Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dione Jennings (right), celebrate the donation of computers to the Portmore Self-Help Disability Organisation at a function held recently.

Portmore Self-Help Disability Organisation Receives Computers
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