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Innovators Invited to Apply for 2018 Awards

Jamaican innovators are being encouraged to come forward with their ideas by applying for the National Innovation Awards 2018. Categories for entrants include Agriculture; Food and Agro-Processing; Education and Popularization of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI); Energy; Cyber Security; Entertainment...
Director of Sector Support Services at the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Nordia Seymour-Hall (fourth left), displays a symbolic cheque for $3.5 million, courtesy of the organizers of the annual Mo Bay City Run charity, at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Western Campus on March 6. Sharing in the moment are (from left): Acting Director, University of the West Indies, Western Jamaica Campus, Patrick Pendergast; Teacher at the Montego Bay Community College, Vinette Fearon-Hall; Coordinator at the University of Technology, Sophia McIntosh; and Executive Member of the Mo Bay City Run, Conroy Thompson.
Director of Sector Support Services at the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Nordia Seymour-Hall (fourth left), displays a symbolic cheque for $3.5 million, courtesy of the organizers of the annual Mo Bay City Run charity, at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Western Campus on March 6. Sharing in the moment are (from left): Acting Director, University of the West Indies, Western Jamaica Campus, Patrick Pendergast; Teacher at the Montego Bay Community College, Vinette Fearon-Hall; Coordinator at the University of Technology, Sophia McIntosh; and Executive Member of the Mo Bay City Run, Conroy Thompson.

MoBay City Run Charity Lauded for Assisting Students
Marketing and Public Relations Manager at the Universal Service Fund (USF), Deleen Powell, addressing JIS ‘Think Tank’ recently.
Marketing and Public Relations Manager at the Universal Service Fund (USF), Deleen Powell, addressing JIS ‘Think Tank’ recently.

Government Entities with ICT Needs Encouraged to Get in Touch with USF
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness delivering the keynote address at a ceremony to hand over keys for units at The Estuary, Friendship, St. James on February 23.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness delivering the keynote address at a ceremony to hand over keys for units at The Estuary, Friendship, St. James on February 23.

Beneficiaries Receive Keys to New Homes
Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Mr. Omar Sweeney. (FILE)
Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Mr. Omar Sweeney. (FILE)

JSIF to Continue Project to Improve Communities

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CommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

Portland Municipal Corporation to Get New Building

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has announced that the Portland Municipal Corporation will be getting a new building soon. Addressing a special meeting of the Corporation in Port Antonio on May 3, the Minister said the time has come for the councillors to move out of the old building. “The technical team at the Ministry...
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CommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

New Market to Be Constructed in Port Maria

A new market is to be constructed in the town of Port Maria in St. Mary to replace the old structure on Hodgson Street. A contract for the project is to be signed on Thursday (April 5) at the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development in Kingston by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. Chairman of the St. Mary Municipal...
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Community

Nurses to March Against Gender-Based Violence

Scores of nurses are expected to participate in the international Orange Day March on Saturday (March 24), which is aimed at bringing awareness to the issue of violence against women and girls. The march will begin at 7:00 a.m. at Emancipation Park in New Kingston and end at the St. Luke’s Anglican Church in Cross Roads, St. Andrew, where a formal ceremony...
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AgricultureBudget 2018/2019Community

Climate Change Project in Upper Rio Minho

Adaptation measures aimed at building the country’s resilience to climate change are to be implemented in the Upper Rio Minho Sub-Watershed in Clarendon during the next fiscal year. These measures include the establishment of an agro-forestry programme, a community reforestation programme, establishment of a grass nursery, designing a crop suitability model and conducting testing of climate-resilient crop varieties, and conducting...
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Budget 2018/2019CommunityLocal Government

Gov’t Allocates Funds to Strengthen Emergency Communication System

The Government is moving to strengthen the system of communication during times of disaster of other emergencies. A sum of $10 million has been allocated to the Emergency Communication System in Jamaica project in the Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project, which is being implemented by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM),...
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Community

Help for Returned Migrants

A total of $14 million has been set aside in the 2018/19 Estimates of Expenditure to strengthen the policy, legislative and institutional framework that guides the management and treatment of involuntary return migrants to the island. The programme, which falls under the Ministry of National Security, is slated to end in January 2019 and is being funded by the United...
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Community

The NPSC; Supporting and Educating Parents

The National Parenting Support Commission’s (NPSC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Miss Kaysia Kerr commits to educating and supporting the parents of the nation’s children as written in their mandate. The mandate of the NPSC as stated by Kerr is to offer proactive and reactive parenting education and support. Proactive education speaks to the reception of knowledge prior to the consideration...
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