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Parents participate in a parenting seminar held recently at the Cambridge United Church in Brompton, St. Elizabeth.

St. Bess Parents Benefit From Seminar

Parents in St. Elizabeth were recently exposed to information and strategies to better guide their children’s development at a seminar held at the Cambridge United Church in Brompton in the parish. The mothers and fathers in attendance were provided with...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine Central, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left) along with (from left) Councillor Caretaker, Spanish Town Division, Christopher Shackleford, Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes and Project Manager, USF, Jaime Robinson, unveil the Ellerslie Gardens Community Wi-Fi sign during a ceremony held in the area on May 13.

PHOTOS: USF Launches Community Wi-Fi in Tawes Meadows

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Homer Davis, (second from left) motions to the newly opened Salt Spring Community Park in St. James, which was handed over by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) to residents on Thursday (May 12). Sharing in the moment are (from left) Head of Cooperation , Delegation of the European Union (EU), Aniceto Rodriguez Ruiz; Member of Parliament for Central St. James, Heroy Clarke; Chairman of the Salt Spring Primary and Infant School Board, Faith Clemmings; Managing Director of JSIF, Omar Sweeney; and Commander of the St. James Police Division – Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) , Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Vernon Ellis.

Salt Spring Gets Community Park

Cutting the ribbon to officially hand over the multipurpose court in Catherine Hall, St. James, on Monday (May 9) are (from left) Terminal Manager at New Fortress Energy, Montego Bay, Robert Rodney; Caretaker of the Spring Garden Division, Paul Nelson; President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Janet Silvera; Councillor of the Spring Garden Division, Dwight Crawford and President of the Community Development Committee, Ava-Gaye Gordon. The court was completed by the St. James Municipal Corporation and New Fortress Energy.

New Multipurpose Court For A Montego Bay Community

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon Fayval Williams (second left), is shown pottery done by owner of Stephaney’s Moulding and Pottery Design, Stephaney Jackson (fourth left). Also pictured are (from left) Inspector of Police, August Town Police Station, Inspector Stephen Taylor; Managing Director, the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney; and Senior Manager, Social Development, JSIF, Mona Sue Ho.

$5.8M For Micro And Small Businesses In August Town

Head of the St. Mary Police Division, Superintendent Bobette Morgan-Simpson, speaks with JIS News at the recently held St. Mary Agricultural Show, at the Gray’s Inn Sports Complex, in Annotto Bay.

4 years ago CommunityNational Security

St. Mary Police Host Town Hall Meeting April 27

The St. Mary police will host a town hall meeting on Wednesday, April 27, at the St. Mary Parish Church in Port Maria, starting at 6:00 p.m. This is part of ongoing efforts to better connect with the communities, and to update citizens on critical security issues that are impacting the parish. Superintendent of Police in charge of St. Mary,...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (third left), and Member of Parliament for St. Mary Western, Robert Montague (sixth left), celebrate with residents of Hamilton Mountain, at the launch of the Universal Service Fund (USF) Community Wi-Fi Hot-Spot, on April 13.

4 years ago CommunityTechnology

St. Mary Communities Get Free Wi-fi

Residents of Hamilton Mountain and Mango Valley in St. Mary now have access to Internet, under the Universal Service Fund’s (USF) free Community Wi-Fi Programme. The communities are among 189 selected locations across the island, of which the USF has completed 105 installations. Minister of Science, Energy and Technology (MSET), Hon. Daryl Vaz, who was present at both launches on...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), and Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Sheridan Samuels, look at a mural that was unveiled at the official national launch of the ‘Paint the City, Paint the Town’ project in the Hanover capital on Friday, (April 8).

4 years ago CommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

Lucea Gets Facelift

Lucea in Hanover has been refreshed to provide a more aesthetically pleasing environment for locals and visitors. The improvement was done under the ‘Paint the City, Paint the Town’ project, which was officially launched in the parish capital on Friday (April 8), by Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. The works included sprucing-up green and recreational...

Member of Parliament for St. Mary Western, Robert Montague (third left), and Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (right), celebrate the official commissioning into service of a community Wi-Fi hotspot in Woodpark in the constituency, recently. Others pictured (from left) are Donnington Primary School student, Michael Clarke; Councillor for the Gayle Division, Jason James; Councillor for the Carron Hall Division, Doreen Hutchinson; Business Development Manager at the Intercorp Group, Ursula Sanchez Gamarra; and Chief Executive Officer, Ready Communications, Chris Dehring.

4 years ago CommunityTechnology

Woodpark Gets Satellite Internet

Woodpark is the first of several communities in St. Mary Western to receive free public Internet from satellite, under the Universal Service Fund (USF) public Wi-Fi hotspot programme. The service, which became operational on March 30, is being provided by ReadyNET. The USF has opted for satellite Internet service for Woodpark, due to inadequate fibre-optic infrastructure. Satellite allows remote, rural...

Minister of National Security and Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), makes a point while on a recent tour of the Greenwich Town community of St. Andrew. Listening (from second left) are Member of Parliament for St. Andrew South West, Dr. Angela Brown Burke; Senior Social Development Manager at the Jamaica Social Investment (JSIF), Mona Sue Ho, and fisherman Fitzgerald Bowers.

4 years ago Community

Beneficiaries of JSIF’S Entrepreneurial Grants Giving Back to Community

Persons in the Greenwich Town community of St. Andrew who are benefiting from entrepreneurial ventures funded by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) at a cost of $13 million are giving back to schools in the area. The agency has funded more than 50 small business enterprises with grants, and the beneficiaries, in turn, are giving back to 11 basic...

Author of the book, ‘How Trade Liberalisation Affects a Sugar-Dependent Community in Jamaica’, Dr. Donovan Stanberry, reads an excerpt during its official launch, held at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, on March 16.

4 years ago AgricultureCommunity

New Book Looks At Impact Of Sugar Regime Change On Monymusk Community

The impact of the changes in the European Union (EU) sugar regime on the Monymusk community in Clarendon is explored in a book written by Registrar at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, Dr. Donovan Stanberry. The book, entitled ‘How Trade Liberalization Affects a Sugar-Dependent Community in Jamaica: Global Action, Local Impact’, was launched recently at the...

Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (left), participates in the cutting of ribbon for the recent opening of a Community Access Point (CAP) at the Garlogie Primary and Junior High School in Clarendon North West. He is joined by (from left) students Kascia McLean and Jermaine Spencer; former Member of Parliament (MP), Richard Azan; and current MP, Philip Henriques.

4 years ago CommunityYouth

CAP Site Opens In Garlogie, Clarendon

Young people in and around Garlogie in Clarendon North West will benefit from training in information and communications technology (ICT) at a Community Access Point (CAP) established at the primary and junior high school in the area. The Universal Service Fund (USF) donated 20 computers and associated equipment valued at more than $4 million for the setting up of the...