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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (left); Commissioner of Corrections; Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Gary Rowe (second left) and other participants observe work being done at the Richmond Farm Adult Correctional Centre during a tour of the facility recently.

Renovations Underway at Richmond Farm Adult Correctional Centre

Works are in progress to renovate the Richmond Farm Adult Correctional Centre in St. Mary. During a recent tour of the facility, State Minister for National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, pointed out that the aging institution is in need of...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addressing Tuesday's (Sept. 13) monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation at the entity’s Church Street offices, downtown Kingston.

City of Kingston Sign to be Erected at the Downtown Waterfront

Custos of St. James, Bishop Conrad Pitkin, observes as his wife Deverly Pitkin, signs the condolence book for Her Majesty, The Queen, at the St. James Parish Church on September 13.

St. James Residents, Visitors Sign Condolence Book for the Queen

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington (third left), is accompanied by (from left) Westmoreland Eastern Member of Parliament, Daniel Lawrence; Westmoreland Western Member of Parliament, Morland Wilson; Westmoreland Central Member of Parliament, George Wright; and Councillor for the Cornwall Mountain Division, Dawnette Foster, while on a tour of sections of Westmoreland, on August 31.

Retrieve to Marchmount Road in St. James Rehabilitated

Minister of Finance and Public Service and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew North Western, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, pauses for a photo with children of the Ackee Walk community, during the launch of a free secured Wi-Fi hotspot in the area on Monday (August 15).

PHOTOS: Ackee Walk Community Gets Free Wi-Fi

Chief Executive Officer at the Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes

4 years ago CommunityTechnology

Darliston Gets Free Public Wi-Fi

Darliston in Westmoreland is the latest community to benefit from free public Internet service under the Universal Service Fund (USF) Community Wi-Fi Programme. The secured hotspot was officially launched during a ceremony held at the Darliston Transportation Centre on Wednesday (August 10). The USF’s Community Wi-Fi Programme is designed to provide Internet access to 189 underserved and unserved areas across Jamaica....

Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (third left), and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine West Central, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (fourth left), lead in celebrating the establishment of a free secured Wi-Fi hotspot in the community of Point Hill, in the parish, on August 4. Others (from left) are Vice President of the Point Hill Community Development Committee, Anna-Kim Williams; Field Supervisor with the Social Development Commission (SDC), Jeremy Jones; Community Development Officer with the SDC, Shaunette Flemming; Corporal Dennis Williams, and Guidance Counsellor at the Point Hill Primary School, Feliciano Thorpe.

4 years ago CommunityTechnology

Point Hill Residents Get Free Wi-Fi

Residents in the St. Catherine community of Point Hill now have access to a free secured Wi-Fi hotspot, installed by the Universal Service Fund (USF). The system was officially commissioned into service on August 4, with Member of Parliament for St. Catherine West Central, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, telling the residents that they have an opportunity to further enhance...

Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney.

4 years ago CommunityFinance & Public Service

JSIF To Provide Grants To Micro Enterprise Operators In Targeted Communities

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) is providing grants of up to $100,000 to operators of microenterprises in targeted communities under its Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP II). Eligible individuals must be between 18 and 30 years old and from the communities of Salt Spring, Anchovy, Norwood, and Mount Salem in St. James; Treadlight in Clarendon; and August Town, Greenwich...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon Fayval Williams (left), presents a certificate to Khaden Guyah, who represents her church, Mona Open Bible in Kingston, and who is able to train other members of her community on how to use core values to reduce conflict, under the Hope Area Churches Organisation (HACO) Values and Attitudes ‘Ambassadors’ training programme. The ceremony was held at the Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Kingston, on June 26.

4 years ago CommunityYouth

Widow Says Community Support Key To Healing

It takes a village to help persons who are hurting to heal, says Khadene Guyah, widow of Kedo Guyah, who was murdered at a tyre repair shop along Spanish Town Road in 2021. “If I didn’t have the support, I don’t think I would be standing here. We must help each other,” she said. Mrs. Guyah shared her experience at...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon Fayval Williams (left), presents a certificate to the Hope Area Churches Organisation (HACO) Values and Attitudes ‘Ambassador’, Dr. Nicholeen DeGrasse Johnson, who completed the ‘Train-the Trainers’ 10-week training course. The ceremony was held at the Sts. Peter and Paul Church l in Kingston, on June 26.

4 years ago CommunityYouth

HACO Provides Values And Attitudes Training For ‘Ambassadors’

Fourteen “Ambassadors” from eight churches in Kingston have completed values and attitudes training for handling conflicts, which they will impart to persons in their communities. The 10-week training was conducted under the Hope Area Churches Organisation (HACO) Values and Attitudes “Train-the-Trainers” Course. Included were Church of the Ascension; St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic; Providence Methodist; Mona Open Bible; the Church of...

Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison. (File Photo)

4 years ago CommunityYouth

OCA Giving Support To Grieving Clarendon Family

The Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) has pledged its long-term support to the family of the five residents from Cocoa Piece in Clarendon who were killed on Tuesday (June 21). “I express my deepest and sincerest condolences to the family and [want] them to know that we are all here for them. In whatever way, we're able, [we’ll] give...

Deputy Prime Minister and National Security Minister, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left) and Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (right) attempt to console bereaved mother and grandmother, Gwendolyn McKnight whose family was killed in the community of Chapelton, Clarendon in the early hours of Tuesday (June 21) morning. The victims have been identified as mother of four, 31 year old Kemisha Wright and her children: Kimana Smith (age 15), Shemari Smith (age 10), Kafana Smith (age 5), and Kishaun Henry (23 months old). The Government officials went to the community on Tuesday to visit family members and loved ones of the victims.

4 years ago CommunityNational Security and Peace

PHOTOS: Govt Officials Visit Family of Homicide Victims

Deputy Prime Minister and National Security Minister, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left) and Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (right) attempt to console bereaved mother and grandmother, Gwendolyn McKnight whose family was killed in the community of Chapelton, Clarendon in the early hours of Tuesday (June 21) morning. The victims have been identified as mother of...