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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).
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).

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...
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.
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.

TIP Friendly Society Awards 48 Scholarships to Members and Their Children
A student having her weight checked by Community Health Aides, Latoya Murray (left) and Ardett Vernon, during the St. James Public Health Services staging of the second annual ‘Food Safety and Back-to-School Fair’, held at Pier One in Montego Bay on Friday, August 16.
A student having her weight checked by Community Health Aides, Latoya Murray (left) and Ardett Vernon, during the St. James Public Health Services staging of the second annual ‘Food Safety and Back-to-School Fair’, held at Pier One in Montego Bay on Friday, August 16.

Children From Montego Bay Benefit From Free Medical Checks
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.
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.

SDC Calls on Community Groups to Prepare for Registration
Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), is greeted by Past Assistant Governor for Rotary District 7020, Novelet Deans, during the Rotary Club of Liguanea Plains
Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), is greeted by Past Assistant Governor for Rotary District 7020, Novelet Deans, during the Rotary Club of Liguanea Plains' installation banquet at Eden Gardens Wellness Resort and Spa in St. Andrew, on July 27. Minister Williams was the keynote speaker.

PHOTOS: Minister Fayval Williams at Liguanea Plains Rotary Club Installation

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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.
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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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The Heights Marching Band performing at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Foundation ‘Summer Camp Ablaze’ closing ceremony at the Farm Heights United Church in St. James on Friday (July 26). Some 105 children from Farm Heights participated in the two-week event.
CommunityYouth

JPS Foundation Stages ‘Summer Camp Ablaze’ Youth Programme in Farm Heights, St. James

The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Foundation recently concluded its ‘Summer Camp Ablaze’ programme, which exposed some 105 children in Farm Heights, St. James, to tools and best practices tailored to enhance their growth and development. The two-week initiative, which was held for the second year, climaxed with a reading competition and awards ceremony at the Farm Heights United Church on Friday...
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State Minister for Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (second left), converses with Rotary Club Assistant Governor, Beverly Miller (left), during the Rotary Club of Spanish Town’s installation ceremony at Hotel Four Seasons in St. Andrew, on Wednesday (July 17). Mr. Green was a special guest at the function. Others (from second right) are the Club’s outgoing President, Catherine Gregory (second right), and incoming President, Gail Dixon.
CommerceCommunityIndustry

PHOTOS: State Minister Green at Spanish Town Rotary Club Installation Ceremony

State Minister for Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (second left), converses with Rotary Club Assistant Governor, Beverly Miller (left), during the Rotary Club of Spanish Town’s installation ceremony at Hotel Four Seasons in St. Andrew, on Wednesday (July 17). Mr. Green was a special guest at the function. Others (from second right) are the Club’s outgoing President,...
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Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III Communications/Social Marketing Specialist, Patrice Tomlinson-Nephew (left), speaks about the youth summer camps being funded by the programme, during a recent JIS Think Tank. Listening is Sergeant Alexander Bloomfield of the St. Andrew South Police Division.
CommunityJIS Think Tank

CSJP-Funded Summer Camps to Help Improve Police-Citizen Relations

The Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III is optimistic that the youth summer camps being funded under the programme will assist in improving relations between the police and citizens. The CSJP III is supporting six residential and non-residential camps between July and August, targeted at young people in communities across the island in which it operates. Speaking at a...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), converses with Marketing Manager, J. Wray and Nephew Limited, Nadia Kiffin-Green (centre), and Brand Manager, Pavel Smith. The occasion was the official launch of the Social Development Commission (SDC)/Wray and Nephew National Community T/20 Cricket competition on July 17, at the Ministry
CommunitySport

T/20 Community Cricket Competition Enters Quarter-Final Stage

The Sports Development Commission (SDC)/Wray and Nephew National Community T/20 Cricket competition has entered the quarter-final stage, with the final eight teams to compete this weekend. Johnson Mountain of St. Thomas will take on Orange from St. James at Chedwin Park, St. Catherine at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday (July 20), with Orange Hill of Westmoreland to match skills with Fairfield...
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