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Chief Executive Officer of the National Parenting Support Commission, Kaysia Kerr, addresses a JIS
Chief Executive Officer of the National Parenting Support Commission, Kaysia Kerr, addresses a JIS 'Think Tank'

Parents and Guardians Encouraged to Reintroduce Morning Routine Now

In preparation for the start of the 2019/2020 school year, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr, is encouraging parents and guardians to reintroduce the morning routine to their children from now. “They should...
Residents of New Market, Westmoreland and surrounding communities, will have several social services brought to them on Thursday, August 29, through the Social Development Commission
Residents of New Market, Westmoreland and surrounding communities, will have several social services brought to them on Thursday, August 29, through the Social Development Commission's Parish Inter-Agency Networking Programme. The SDC is hosting the New Market Social Services and Sports Fair at the New Market Oval Community Centre, on August 29.

SDC to Stage Social Event for Communities in Westmoreland
Members of the Salt Spring community in Montego Bay, St. James, erecting a perimeter fence at the Salt Spring Primary and Infant School.
Members of the Salt Spring community in Montego Bay, St. James, erecting a perimeter fence at the Salt Spring Primary and Infant School.

Boost for Salt Spring Primary and Infant School
Deputy Chairman of the National Water Commission (NWC), Steven Fong-Yee, addressing residents and other stakeholders during the commissioning ceremony for Section H of the NWC’s Norwood Water Supply Improvement Project, in Norwood, St. James, on Friday (August 23).
Deputy Chairman of the National Water Commission (NWC), Steven Fong-Yee, addressing residents and other stakeholders during the commissioning ceremony for Section H of the NWC’s Norwood Water Supply Improvement Project, in Norwood, St. James, on Friday (August 23).

Residents Encouraged to Access Water Through Appropriate Channels
National Security Minister and Member of Parliament for North Western St. James, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), and Member of Parliament for Central St. James, Heroy Clarke, symbolically turn on the system under Section H of the National Water Commission’s (NWC) Norwood Water Supply Improvement Project, in Norwood, St. James, on Friday (August 23).
National Security Minister and Member of Parliament for North Western St. James, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), and Member of Parliament for Central St. James, Heroy Clarke, symbolically turn on the system under Section H of the National Water Commission’s (NWC) Norwood Water Supply Improvement Project, in Norwood, St. James, on Friday (August 23).

NWC Improving Water Supply in Norwood, St. James

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Several residents of Salt Spring, St. James, waiting to be interviewed at a health and job fair which was staged in the community by the Social Development Commission (SDC) on August 19.
Community

SDC Stages Health and Job Fair in Salt Spring, St. James

Residents of Salt Spring in St. James benefitted from a health and job fair, which was staged in the community on Monday (August 19) by the Social Development Commission (SDC). The event was organised in partnership with the Ministry of Health & Wellness, Salt Spring Community Outreach Programme for Empowerment (SCOPE), and Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). The fair, which also...
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Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, speaks at the closing ceremony for the Salt Spring Summer Camp, in St. James, at the Salt Spring Primary and Infant School, on Friday (August 16).
CommunityNational SecurityYouth

Children From Salt Spring Benefit from Summer Camp

The curtains came down on the four-week children’s summer camp in Salt Spring, St. James, on August 16, with 120 children from the area benefiting from the initiative. There are plans by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to replicate the camp in other volatile communities in the parish. The camp began on Monday, July 22 at the Salt Spring Primary...
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President Elect, Jamaica Teachers’ Association, Owen Speid (right), presents Primary Exit Profile (PEP) scholarship awardee, Aljay Anderson, with his certificate during a TIP Friendly Society scholarship awards function, held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in St. Andrew, on August 16. He was among 48 scholarship recipients this year.
CommunityDevelopmentEducationYouth

TIP Friendly Society Awards 48 Scholarships to Members and Their Children

Forty eight scholarships valued at more than $2 million have been awarded to TIP Friendly Society members and their children. Presentations were made to recipients at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels, during an awards function at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in St. Andrew,  on August 16. Awardees included TIP members who are in their final year at an accredited...
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Director of the Governance Division at the Social Development Commission (SDC), Sherine Francis. Mrs. Francis says that community groups thatregister with the SDC stand to benefit from legal recognition and input in local governance decisions.
Community

SDC Calls on Community Groups to Prepare for Registration

The Social Development Commission (SDC) is encouraging all community groups and civil society organisations to prepare themselves for registration with the Commission, in order to access benefits under the local governance framework outlined in the Local Governance Act, 2016. “Don’t wait until we have begun registration then you are trying to meet the criteria. We appeal to community-based organisations, community...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), holds cheque for the Community Outreach through Partnership for Empowerment (COPE) Initiative signing ceremony at The Knutsford Court Hotel on Friday (July 26). Also holding the cheque are (from left) Chairman, Men of God Against Violence and Abuse (MOGAVA), Reverend Courtney Morrison; Representative, Jamaica Household Workers’ Union, Valda Foote; Executive Director, Woman Inc, Joyce Hewett; Youth for Arts and Recreational Development (YARD) Empire, Iris Salmon; former Acting Commissioner of Police, Novelette Grant; President, Jamaica Women Political Caucus, Merline Daley; President, Jamaica Network of Rural Women Producers, Tamisha Lee; and President, Good News Jamaica Communications Limited, Charles Hyatt.
Community

PHOTOS: Community Outreach Through Partnership for Empowerment (COPE) Initiative Signing Ceremony

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), holds cheque for the Community Outreach through Partnership for Empowerment (COPE) Initiative signing ceremony at The Knutsford Court Hotel on Friday (July 26). Also holding the cheque are (from left) Chairman, Men of God Against Violence and Abuse (MOGAVA), Reverend Courtney Morrison; Representative, Jamaica Household Workers’ Union, Valda Foote;...
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