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Patrons visiting booths of local economic initiatives at the 2018 staging of the Social Development Commission (SDC) Vendors’ Day and Night Out Business Fair, in Morant Bay, St. Thomas.

Business Fair in Morant Bay Feb. 22

The 2019 staging of Vendors’ Day and Night Out Business Fair will be held on February 22 at the Rudolph Elder Park in Morant Bay, St. Thomas. The annual event, which is hosted by the Social Development Commission (SDC), falls...

Social Development Commission (SDC), Capacity Development Coordinator, Parsha Allen (right), assists a young woman with résumé writing during an SDC training session.

SDC to Host Youth Empowerment and Job Fair in Portmore

Member of Parliament for St. Andrew West Rural, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (left), observes as Public Relations and Administration Manager of the CHASE Fund, Hilary Coulton (second left), assists a young girl to log on to a computer inside the Mt. James Resource Centre, at its official opening in Brandon Hill, St. Andrew, on February 8.

PHOTOS: Mt. James Resource Centre

Councillor in the St. James Municipal Corporation, Richard Vernon, addresses the press launch of the Jamaica Baptist Union’s (JBU) Community Partnership Fair at the Grand-A-View Restaurant and Event Place in Montego Bay, St. James, on Tuesday (February 5).

Montego Bay Residents to Benefit from Jamaica Baptist Union Community Fair

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange (right), comforts Mrs. Denise Caine, widow of Political historian, Troy Caine, at the Service of Thanksgiving, today (February 2), at the Holy Cross Church, Half-Way Tree, in Kingston. Mr. Caine died on January 10 at age 72.

PHOTOS: Service of Thanksgiving for Political historian, Troy Caine

7 years ago Budget 2019/2020Community

$2.1 Billion Allocated to Integrated Community Development Project

The Government has set aside $2.12 billion to continue carrying out key activities under the Jamaica Integrated Community Development Project in the 2019/2020 fiscal year. The project, which is being implemented by Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), aims to enhance access to basic urban infrastructure and services, and support increased community safety in selected economically vulnerable and socially volatile inner-city...

7 years ago CommunityLocal Government

Survey of Squatter Settlements to be Undertaken

The Government will undertake a comprehensive national survey of squatter settlements to accurately ascertain the extent of squatting in the country. This was disclosed by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, who delivered the Throne Speech at the ceremonial opening of Parliament on Thursday (February 14) for the 2019/2020 Fiscal Year, under the theme ‘In Partnership towards...

The bearer party of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) carry out the body of former Government Minister, Dwight Nelson, following the official funeral service at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kingston, on Thursday (January 31).

7 years ago Community

Dwight Nelson Hailed for Impacting the Lives of Countless Jamaicans

Late former Government Minister, Dwight Nelson, has been hailed for positively impacting the lives of countless Jamaicans through his staunch advocacy for the nation’s workers. This is according to former Prime Minister, Mr. Bruce Golding, in whose Cabinet Mr. Nelson served. “I recall the strident advocacy he made in Cabinet that led to the amendment of the Labour Relations and...

: Sergeant Nathanael Scarlett of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF), and Sergeant Anne Burton (second right), display the symbolic cheque of $200,000 which was donated to the JCCF on January 29 by Running Events Jamaica Limited. Others (from second left) are: Running Events Jamaica Limited’s Managing Director, Alfred Francis; Director, Diane Ellis, and Commandant of the JCCF, Colonel Errol Johnson.

7 years ago Community

JCCF Receives $200,000 from Running Events Jamaica Limited

The Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF) has received a donation of $200,000 from Running Events Jamaica Limited, to assist in the expansion of their musical band. The money was handed over on Tuesday, January 29, at a ceremony at the JCCF headquarters, located at Up-Park Camp, in Kingston. Commandant of the JCCF, Colonel Errol Johnson, expressed gratitude for the donation....

Custos of St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin (left), and Reverend Milverton Munroe (right), leads the procession from the Half Moon Hotel conference centre in Rose Hall, St. James on Saturday (Jan. 26), where the memorial service for the late Ambassador Donald Frank Pringle was held.

7 years ago Community

Frank Pringle Remembered As Tourism Icon

It was a somber atmosphere inside the Half Moon Hotel conference centre in Rose Hall, St. James on Saturday (January 26), where scores of persons came out to bid farewell to late Ambassador Donald Frank Pringle. Mr. Pringle, who had a distinguished record of public service, including serving as Jamaica’s Tourism Minister from 1989 to 1992, died on December 10...

Montego Bay Mayor, Councillor Homer Davis (right), and National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Board Director, Norman Brown (centre), observe as Western Parks and Markets (WPM) Waste Management Limited’s Regional Operations Manager, Garnet Edmonson, demonstrates the proper way to fold and discard a cardboard box. The occasion was the official opening of the Cambridge garbage holding area in St. James on January 25.

7 years ago CommunityDevelopment

Citizens Encouraged To Practice Solid Waste Recycling

Citizens are being encouraged to recycle and reuse solid waste material, where possible. This, according to Western Parks and Markets (WPM) Waste Management Limited’s Regional Operations Manager, Garnet Edmonson, will greatly serve to reduce the volume of refuse generated and discarded. He was speaking at the official opening of the Cambridge garbage holding area in St. James on January 25....

Chief Executive Officer of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr, addresses the recent awards ceremony, held at Hotel Riu Montego Bay, St. James.

7 years ago Community

NPSC Revamping Parent Places

The National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) will be revamping the 125 Parent Places established islandwide, in an effort to boost support to Jamaican parents in the raising of their children. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NPSC, Kaysia Kerr, told JIS News that the Commission is currently conducting an audit of the Parent Places that are attached to primary schools, “with a...