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Education Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (2nd right), cuts the ribbon to open the Infant Department of the Allman Hill Primary and Junior High School in Above Rocks, St. Andrew, on March 29. Sharing the moment (from left) are Chairman for the school’s Board of Management, Rev. Christine Gooden Benguche; Principal, Georgia Henry; and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew West Rural, Juliet Cuthbert Flynn.
Education Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (2nd right), cuts the ribbon to open the Infant Department of the Allman Hill Primary and Junior High School in Above Rocks, St. Andrew, on March 29. Sharing the moment (from left) are Chairman for the school’s Board of Management, Rev. Christine Gooden Benguche; Principal, Georgia Henry; and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew West Rural, Juliet Cuthbert Flynn.

Infant Department Opens at Allman Hill Primary and Junior High

The Allman Hill Primary and Junior High School in Above Rocks, St. Andrew, now has an Infant Department complete with amenities for early-childhood growth and development. The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information provided more than $2.1 million towards the...
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. addresses a meeting with representatives from the National Security, Justice, and Health Ministries; the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) and other stakeholders, to look at the issue of mental illness among inmates. The meeting was held at the Ministry on Oxford Road on March 27.
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. addresses a meeting with representatives from the National Security, Justice, and Health Ministries; the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) and other stakeholders, to look at the issue of mental illness among inmates. The meeting was held at the Ministry on Oxford Road on March 27.

Gov’t Putting Measures in Place to Address Mental Illness among Inmates
Community Development Officer of the SDC, St. James, Donovan Hart (left); Director, Local Economic Development and Community Project, Avril Ranger (second left); High School Poster and Product Development Competition Coordinator, Deroux Jones (second right); and Community Development Officer, St. James, Sherona Drummond, view some of the entries in the Product Development Competition in St. James.
Community Development Officer of the SDC, St. James, Donovan Hart (left); Director, Local Economic Development and Community Project, Avril Ranger (second left); High School Poster and Product Development Competition Coordinator, Deroux Jones (second right); and Community Development Officer, St. James, Sherona Drummond, view some of the entries in the Product Development Competition in St. James.

SDC Targets Young People in St. James
New Chairman of the JIS Advisory Board, Mrs. Gail Abrahams
New Chairman of the JIS Advisory Board, Mrs. Gail Abrahams

Gail Abrahams New Chairman of JIS Advisory Board
Students at the Majesty Gardens Infant School in Kingston during the official hand over of renovated bathrooms to the institution by National Commercial Bank Foundation on Wednesday, January 18. The Foundation gave over $457,050 for the project.
Students at the Majesty Gardens Infant School in Kingston during the official hand over of renovated bathrooms to the institution by National Commercial Bank Foundation on Wednesday, January 18. The Foundation gave over $457,050 for the project.

NCB Foundation Impacts the Lives of Teachers and Students at Majesty Gardens Infant School

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$48.4 Million Allocated for Montego Bay’s Urban Action Plan Project

Over $48.4 million has been allocated to the Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development. This is outlined in the 2017/18 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives. The project aims to contribute to the implementation of Montego Bay’s Urban Action Plan in order to address the main environmental, urban and...
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Gov’t Improving Effectiveness of Social Protection Programmes

The Government has budgeted $211 million to continue work to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of key social protection programmes in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. The allocation, contained in the 2017/18 Estimates of Expenditures now before the House of Representatives, will go towards the ‘Integrated Social Protection and Labour Programme,’ which is being funded by the Inter-American...
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Indigent Housing to be Reviewed – Minister Mckenzie

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the indigent housing programme will be reviewed during the new financial year in order to improve response to those in need. He said there will be increases in allocations to infirmaries and steps will be taken to strengthen institutions that deal with persons living on the streets. “We are...
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Cabinet Approves Merger of LAMP And NLA

Cabinet has given approval for the merger of the Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP) and the National Land Agency (NLA). This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator Hon. Ruel Reid, at the recent post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. “This is in accordance with the original recommendations contained in the Public Sector Rationalisation Plan,” he...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), greets vendor, Vivene Newman (left), during a tour of the Coronation Market in downtown Kingston today (January 27), following the staging of a pop-up information clinic at the market. Others (from second left) are: Councillor Dwayne Smith and Assistant
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Jamaicans Urged to Provide Information to the Police

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is calling on Jamaicans to play a greater role in assisting the security forces to stem crime and violence in the country. He said while the Government is equipping the security forces with the necessary resources to perform their duties, citizens need to partner with...
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Head of 360 Recycle Manufacturing, Mr. Scheed Cole, poses with one of his designs; a camel sculpture.
Community

Recycling Business Provides Employment for Inner-City Residents

Residents of some low-income communities in the Corporate Area are benefiting from the ingenuity of Scheed Cole, whose recycling business employs more than 20 of them in transforming waste material into sculptures and other products. The company, 360 Recycle Manufacturing, which is located on Rousseau Road in Kingston, provides jobs for residents of Arnett Gardens, Maxfield Avenue, Lyndhurst Road and...
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Ardenne High School student, Faith Grant (right), logs in to Skype ahead of an Electronic Document Processing and Management (EDPM) class at the institution, while a member of the academic staff, assisting her, looks on.
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Ardenne High Shows Faith in Physically Challenged Student

On realising that physically disabled student at Ardenne High School in Kingston, Faith Grant, would be unable to attend a class held only on one of the institution’s upper floors, the school’s administration promptly moved to solve the challenge. Electronic Document Preparation and Management (EDPM), a Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) subject designed to equip students with clerical and administrative...
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