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Canada’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, Laurie Peters

NGOs Encouraged to Access Canada Fund

Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are being invited to submit proposals under the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) programme. Deadline for submission of proposals is July 31 and applicants can apply for up to Can$25,000 per project. The CFLI provides support...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), engages with children at a community health fair held at the Glendevon Primary and Junior High School in St. James on Sunday, July 14.

UNESCO Youth Advisory Committee to Stage Seminars

Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III, Communications/Social Marketing Specialist, Patrice Tomlinson-Nephew, addresses a JIS Think on Friday, July 12.

Over 250 Youth in CSJP Communities to Benefit From Summer Work

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), converses with Canada-based 2019 GraceKennedy Jamaican Birthright Programme intern, Sapphira Thompson-Bled (left), during her visit, with fellow participants, to King’s House on Friday (July 5). The internship programme is offered to qualified applicants residing in the diaspora who are of Jamaican lineage. It provides educational, professional and cultural exposure, in a working environment, for the participants. Others (from second left) are Callum McCarthy from the United Kingdom; and Kayla Jessup and Tarik Graham from the United States; and Executive Director, GraceKennedy Foundation, Caroline Mahfood.

PHOTOS: G-G Hosts 2019 Grace Kennedy Birthright Interns

Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Peter Phillips, places a floral arrangement at the shrine of National Hero, the Right Excellent Norman Washington Manley, on Thursday (July 4), at National Heroes Park, Kingston. Occasion was a floral tribute to commemorate the 126th anniversary of the birth of the national Hero. With the minister is Woman Corporal, Denesha McEachron. Born July 4, 1893, Mr. Manley was a lawyer by profession and Jamaica's first and only Premier, serving in this capacity from July 1959 to July 1962. In September 1938, he founded the People’s National Party (PNP) and was elected its President annually until his retirement in 1969.

PHOTOS: Wreaths for Norman Manley

Teams participating in the intra-community phase of the ‘Goals for Peace’ football competition in St. James.

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‘Goals For Peace’ Football Finals on Sunday June 30

The communities of Rose Heights and Cambridge in St. James will contest the parish final of the ‘Goals for Peace’ football competition at Jarrett Park in Montego Bay on Sunday (June 30). The competition’s the inter-community segment, which begun in February, will see Mount Salem and Anchovy face off in the third place fixture at the same venue. The initiative...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), and Digicel Foundation Chair, Jean Lowie-Chin (second left), view a commemorative plaque unveiled during Friday’s (June 28) official opening of the Chetolah Mel Nathan Special Education Unit in Kingston. The facility is situated on the compound of Chetolah Park Primary School in Hannah Town. Others sharing the occasion are the Ministry’s Region One Education Services Director, Dr. Kasan Troupe (third left); Acting Principal of Chetolah Park Primary, Mervis Blackwood (third right); former Principal, Robert Smith (second right); and students of the school.

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Special Education Unit Established at Chetolah Park Primary

A special education unit has been established at Chetolah Park Primary School in Hannah Town, to cater to the needs of primary-age children attending that and other institutions in western Kingston who have learning and other developmental challenges. The centre, which has been named the Chetolah Mel Nathan Special Education Unit, consequent on a merger initiated with the neighbouring Mel...

The bearer party of Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldiers conduct the ceremonial folding of the National Flag which draped the casket of the former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, during the burial in national Heroes Park, today (June 23), following the State Funeral at the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, in Kingston.

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Edward Seaga Laid to Rest

Former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, was laid to rest in National Heroes Park, today (June 23). The coffin bearing the remains of Mr. Seaga, who served as Prime Minister from 1980 to 1989 and as Member of Parliament for West Kingston for 43 years, was lowered into the grave at approximately 3:36 p.m. This followed a State...

The body of former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, adorned with the Jamaican flag, is carried into the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, in Kingston, on Sunday (June 23) by a bearer party of Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldiers for the start of the State Funeral for Mr. Seaga. The former Prime Minister was buried in National Heroes Park.

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Nation Bids Final Farewell to Edward Seaga

A grateful nation said its final farewell to former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, during a Service of Thanksgiving at the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, in Kingston, on Sunday (June 23). Mr. Seaga was accorded a State Funeral, in recognition of the high national office he held as the fifth Prime Minister of Jamaica. Mourners, headed...

One of the many flags that mourners carried on the streets of Kingston while they mourned the loss of former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, while his State funeral was being held at the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity in downtown, Kingston, on Sunday (June 23). Mr. Seaga was buried in National Heroes Park.

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Mourners Pay Tribute to Edward Seaga

Hundreds of mourners whose lives were impacted by the leadership and contribution of former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, flooded the streets surrounding the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity in downtown, Kingston, during his State funeral, on Sunday (June 23), to pay their last respects. The mourners, most of whom were dressed in black, white and green,...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaks at a press conference on Friday (June 21), at the Office of the Prime Minister about the proceedings of the funeral for the late former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga.

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Heads of State and Government Officials from Caribbean to Attend Mr. Seaga’s Funeral

Several Heads of State and Government Officials from the Caribbean will be in attendance at the State funeral for the late former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, on Sunday, June 23. The State funeral for Mr. Seaga will be held on Sunday, June 23, beginning at noon, at the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, 1 George Headley...

Persons file past the casket of the late former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, during the lying-in-state at the National Arena on Thursday (June 20).

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19-Round Gun Salute for Edward Seaga

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) will fire a 19-round gun salute on Sunday, June 23, the day of the State funeral for the late former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga. The salute is in keeping with the high national office that Mr. Seaga held. He was Jamaica’s fifth Prime Minister, serving from 1980 to 1989. The first gun salute...