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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

New Fortress Energy and the St. James Municipal Corporation handed over a new multipurpose court to the community of Catherine Hall in St. James on Monday (May 9). Construction of the court was a project that commenced last year, partially...

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.

St. Mary Police Host Town Hall Meeting April 27

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.

St. Mary Communities Get Free Wi-fi

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).

Lucea Gets Facelift

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...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second left), and Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Managing Director, Omar Sweeney (second right), display a symbolic cheque for $50 million, representing funding for the Integrated Community Development Project Phase 2 (ICDP II) Enterprise Development Grant Project Cycle 2, during the launch at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (March 10). Sharing the occasion (from left) are Custos Rotulorum for St. Andrew, Hon. Ian Forbes; Joint Force Command, Major Sheldon Bryan; Commanding Officer, St. Andrew Central Police Division, Senior Superintendent Marlon Nesbeth; and JSIF Senior Manager for Social Development, Mona Sue Ho.

4 years ago CommunityDevelopment

$50m to Support Community Enterprises

Approximately 200 micro and small enterprises in eight marginalised communities are set to benefit from grant support totalling $50 million. This, under the Government’s Integrated Community Development Project Phase 2 (ICDP II) being implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). This will be facilitated under the ICDP II Enterprise Development Grant Project Cycle 2, which will directly benefit some...

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

4 years ago Community

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 Service Fund (USF)on Thursday (March 10). Community Wi-Fi hotspots are central locations within communities where citizens can access free Internet...

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.

4 years ago CommunityHealth & WellnessYouth

Ground Broken for Teen Hub In St. Thomas

Ground was broken on Thursday (March 10) for the establishment of a Teen Hub in St. Thomas, through which adolescents in the parish can access a range of clinical, educational, and social services in a safe environment. The US$200,000 facility, which will be situated on Church Street in Morant Bay, will offer mental health screening/counselling and referrals, reproductive health services,...