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Educator, Dr. Joyce Louise Glasgow relaxing at her home in Runaway Bay, St. Ann.
Educator, Dr. Joyce Louise Glasgow relaxing at her home in Runaway Bay, St. Ann.

Educator to Receive CD October 15, 2018

Educator, 92-year-old Dr. Joyce Louise Glasgow, will be recognised for her contribution to science education in Jamaica and internationally, during the 2018 National Honours and Awards ceremony at King’s House on Monday, October 15.  She will receive the Order of Distinction...
Nurses Camille McIntosh and Sophia Cameron, who will be awarded with the Badge of Honour for Gallantry on Heroes Day (October 15) during the National Honours and Awards Ceremony on the lawns of King’s House. Also to receive the award is Nurse Verlyn Faithie-Ann Douse.
Nurses Camille McIntosh and Sophia Cameron, who will be awarded with the Badge of Honour for Gallantry on Heroes Day (October 15) during the National Honours and Awards Ceremony on the lawns of King’s House. Also to receive the award is Nurse Verlyn Faithie-Ann Douse.

Brave Nurses to Receive Badge of Honour for Gallantry October 15, 2018
Kingston City Run Founder and Organising Committee Co-Chair, Nicola Madden-Greig (centre), presents a cheque in the sum of $610,000 to Food for the Poor’s Development and Marketing Manager, Marsha Burrell Rose (second right). Occasion was the presentation of cheques to five charities by the Kingston Chapter of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), during a brief ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (October 11). Others sharing the moment (from left) are Kingston City Run Co-Chair and Chapter Chairman, Christopher Jarrett; Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Winston Ennis; and JHTA Executive Director, Camille Needham.
Kingston City Run Founder and Organising Committee Co-Chair, Nicola Madden-Greig (centre), presents a cheque in the sum of $610,000 to Food for the Poor’s Development and Marketing Manager, Marsha Burrell Rose (second right). Occasion was the presentation of cheques to five charities by the Kingston Chapter of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), during a brief ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (October 11). Others sharing the moment (from left) are Kingston City Run Co-Chair and Chapter Chairman, Christopher Jarrett; Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Winston Ennis; and JHTA Executive Director, Camille Needham.

Charities Receive $3.05 Million From Jhta Kingston Chapter
Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers Jamaica’s Policy Statement at the 73rd Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, at the UN headquarters in New York on Thursday, September 27.
Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers Jamaica’s Policy Statement at the 73rd Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, at the UN headquarters in New York on Thursday, September 27.

PM Calls On Int’l Financial Institutions to Reconsider Classification of Countries
Minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry (right), and former Managing Director at JISCO Alpart Jamaica, Liu Wanxiang (centre), observe mechanic Lenford Samuels at work, during a tour of the plant in in Nain, St. Elizabeth in 2017.
Minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry (right), and former Managing Director at JISCO Alpart Jamaica, Liu Wanxiang (centre), observe mechanic Lenford Samuels at work, during a tour of the plant in in Nain, St. Elizabeth in 2017.

Young Engineers to Help Develop Alpart/Gansu Industrial Park

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5K Run/Walk In Spanish Town Sunday, October 4, 2018

Four facilities in St. Catherine are slated to benefit from the proceeds of a 5k charity run/walk to take place on Sunday, October 14 in Spanish Town. They are the Spanish Town Infirmary, Alta Vista Children’s Home, the Sunbeam Boys’ Home, and the Spanish Town Skills Training Centre (STSTC). The fundraising event is being staged by the Central Jamaica Conference...
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Community

Many Prizes to Be Won In EECP Competition

An energy-efficient smart TV; an inverter microwave and energy gift baskets are some of the prizes up for grabs in the 2018 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programme  (EECP) Energy Champion Competition for students and public servants. The competition, which will award winners monthly from October to December, requires entrants to ‘like’ any of the EECP’s social media pages, and to...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), and Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second right), are briefed on operations in the pneumatics laboratory of the Festo Authorised and Certified Training (FACT) Centre at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) in Kingston, by FACT-certified trainer, Kadian Valentine (right). The occasion was a tour of the facility following its official opening by Prime Minister Holness on Wednesday (September 19). Looking on is Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Audrey Sewell.
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CMU’s Fact Centre Will Meet Demand for Engineers

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the newly launched Festo Authorised and Certified Training (FACT) Centre at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) in Kingston is expected to go a far way in filling Jamaica’s demand for engineers. The facility, which was officially opened by the Prime Minister on Wednesday (September 19), has the capacity to train and certify...
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Health Minister, Dr. the Hon.Christopher Tufton, gives the keynote address at the launch of the Compassionate Care Programme, held at the Black River Hospital in St. Elizabeth on Thursday (September 20).
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Compassionate Care Programme Launched At Black River Hospital

Patients at the Black River Hospital in St. Elizabeth, should see an improvement in the delivery of care, following the launch of the Ministry of Health's Compassionate Care Programme at the facility on Thursday (September 20). Speaking at the ceremony, Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said it is important that healthcare professionals strike a balance between clinical...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point, while addressing the House of Representatives earlier this week.
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Jamaica Pursuing Partnerships to Strengthen Security Framework

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaica will continue to forge ties with new and traditional partners in a bid to bolster the country’s national security framework. “We are intensifying our cooperation with our traditional partners (Americans, British and Canadians) but there are new partners...  other countries, as well, that we seek to cooperate with,” he said in...
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Conrad Douglas, signs a hymn during the funeral for his late brother, Easton Douglas, which was held at the St. Andrew Parish Church on Thursday (September 20).
Community

Hundreds Bid Farewell to Easton Douglas

Hundreds of mourners turned out at the St. Andrew Parish Church on Thursday (September 20) to pay final respects to late former government minister, Easton Wentworth Xavier Douglas. The official funeral was a celebration of a life well-lived and included musical tributes from Pam Hall, DiMario McDowell, and Professor Winston Davidson. The congregation included Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew...
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Condolence Book for Easton Douglas opens Sept. 17, 2018

A condolence book for former Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament, Hon. Easton Douglas, OJ, CD, will be opened from Monday, September 17 to Wednesday,  September 19, at the National Housing Trust (NHT), 4 Park Boulevard, Kingston 5.  The book will be placed in the lobby of the NHT for signing from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily.  Signing of condolence...
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