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Vice President of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and Chairman of the Administration Committee, Vishwanauth Tolan, makes a presentation to the BWF Annual General Meeting, in Australia, in May 2017.
Vice President of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and Chairman of the Administration Committee, Vishwanauth Tolan, makes a presentation to the BWF Annual General Meeting, in Australia, in May 2017.

Sport Administrator Grateful for Recognition

Vishwanauth Tolan is grateful to his country for recognising him with the Order of Distinction in the rank of Officer, which he collected today (October 15), at King’s House. Mr. Tolan was awarded for his contribution to the field of...
Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Peter Phillips.
Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Peter Phillips.

Leader of the Opposition National Heroes Day Address 2018
Regional Director at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe (third left) and Member of Parliament for South St. Andrew, Mark Golding (second left), cut the ribbon to officially open the iTELBPO Smart Academy, at the Trench Town Polytechnic College (TTPC), on October 11. Principal of the College, Dr. Dosseth Edwards-Watson, is at left. At right is Head of Training at iTELBPO Smart Solutions, Shurland Buchanan.
Regional Director at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe (third left) and Member of Parliament for South St. Andrew, Mark Golding (second left), cut the ribbon to officially open the iTELBPO Smart Academy, at the Trench Town Polytechnic College (TTPC), on October 11. Principal of the College, Dr. Dosseth Edwards-Watson, is at left. At right is Head of Training at iTELBPO Smart Solutions, Shurland Buchanan.

BPO Training now Available at Trench Town Polytechnic College
Project Manager for the implementation of the US$2.5-billion Vernamfield development project, Colonel Oscar Derby, addresses a Vernamfield Development Town Hall Meeting, held at the Power of Faith Ministries, Gimme-me-Bit, Clarendon, on Thursday (October 11).
Project Manager for the implementation of the US$2.5-billion Vernamfield development project, Colonel Oscar Derby, addresses a Vernamfield Development Town Hall Meeting, held at the Power of Faith Ministries, Gimme-me-Bit, Clarendon, on Thursday (October 11).

Census to be Conducted in Communities around Vernamfield
A graduate of the Parenting Education Programme implemented by the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III, Winsome Brown-Morrison, from Norwood, St. James, receives a kiss from her grandson, Ozan Samuels, following the Programme’s graduation ceremony on Wednesday, October 10, at the Spanish Court Hotel.
A graduate of the Parenting Education Programme implemented by the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III, Winsome Brown-Morrison, from Norwood, St. James, receives a kiss from her grandson, Ozan Samuels, following the Programme’s graduation ceremony on Wednesday, October 10, at the Spanish Court Hotel.

CSJP Implements Programme to Help Parents Avoid Coercive Forms of Discipline

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Kimani Ramon Anderson, who will receive the Badge of Honour for Gallantry on Heroes Day (October 15).
Community

Wards of the State Rescued from Burning Building – Hero to Receive Award

Kingston resident, Kimani Ramon Anderson, who singlehandedly and heroically rescued three young girls, all wards of the State, from a burning building at the Walker’s Place of Safety in January, will receive the Badge of Honour for Gallantry from the Government. He is one of nine persons shortlisted for the award, and is among more than 200 persons being recognised...
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CommunitySport

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

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 in the Rank of Commander (CD) for her outstanding contribution to Education and Human Resource Development locally and internationally. This...
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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.
Community

Charities Receive $3.05 Million From Jhta Kingston Chapter

Five charities focused on addressing the welfare of the youth, homeless and needy, have benefited from donations totalling $3.05 million from the Kingston Chapter of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA). The entities, which received $610,000 each are Open Arms Development Centre, Missionaries of the Poor, Food For the Poor, Marie Atkins Night Shelter, and Alpha Boys’ School/Alpha Institute....
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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.
CommunityDevelopmentOffice of the Prime Minister

PM Calls On Int’l Financial Institutions to Reconsider Classification of Countries

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, has called on international financial institutions to reconsider how small developing countries are classified for loan consideration. “I am reiterating my call for the international financial institutions to address this present problem known as the middle-income trap. We believe that a special highly indebted middle- income initiative could provide the framework for the...
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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.
CommunityDevelopmentEconomic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Young Engineers to Help Develop Alpart/Gansu Industrial Park

Approximately 60 engineering graduates, who are benefiting from skills upgrading in China, will be engaged in the expansion of the Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO)/Alpart bauxite refinery and development of the Gansu Industrial Park and Special Economic Zone in Nain, St. Elizabeth, when they return to the island. The projects together represent investment of approximately US$6 billion by Chinese entity JISCO,...
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