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International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, Christine Lagarde (left), congratulates the winner of the recent IMF Caribbean essay competition, Kara John, during a students forum at the University of the West Indies Mona Campus in St. Andrew on November 17.
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, Christine Lagarde (left), congratulates the winner of the recent IMF Caribbean essay competition, Kara John, during a students forum at the University of the West Indies Mona Campus in St. Andrew on November 17.

UWI Student, Kara John, Wins IMF Caribbean Essay Competition

Little did university student, Kara John, know that she would be awarded an internship at the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) local office as her prize for winning the multilateral institution’s Caribbean essay competition. She was announced the winner by IMF...
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Ruel Reid (2nd left), converses with Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (2nd right), during a courtesy call on her at the Jamaican Embassy in Washington D.C. on November 10. Looking on (from left) are: Chair, Early Childhood Commission, Trisha Williams-Singh; and newly appointed International Donor Consultant for the National Education Trust, Gail Dunwell.
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Ruel Reid (2nd left), converses with Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (2nd right), during a courtesy call on her at the Jamaican Embassy in Washington D.C. on November 10. Looking on (from left) are: Chair, Early Childhood Commission, Trisha Williams-Singh; and newly appointed International Donor Consultant for the National Education Trust, Gail Dunwell.

International Donor Consultant Appointed For National Education Trust
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Collette Roberts-Risden (left), and Chief Executive Officer for the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey, exchange signed copies of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) established between the entities that will serve to further boost the State’s delivery of child protection services. The MoU was signed at the CPFSA’s head office on Duke Street, Kingston on Friday, November 17.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Collette Roberts-Risden (left), and Chief Executive Officer for the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey, exchange signed copies of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) established between the entities that will serve to further boost the State’s delivery of child protection services. The MoU was signed at the CPFSA’s head office on Duke Street, Kingston on Friday, November 17.

MoU Signed to Further Boost Child Protection Services
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), addressing members of the Jamaican community in Washington, D.C,, during at a reception held in his honour by the Embassy of Jamaica on November 10. Looking on (at 2nd right) is Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks.
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), addressing members of the Jamaican community in Washington, D.C,, during at a reception held in his honour by the Embassy of Jamaica on November 10. Looking on (at 2nd right) is Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks.

Government Lobbying Diaspora’s Support for National School Bus Service
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses an Around the Table dinner at the Guango Jerk Centre at Dunbar’s River in Westmoreland on November 14.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses an Around the Table dinner at the Guango Jerk Centre at Dunbar’s River in Westmoreland on November 14.

State Minister Green Wants to Reach More Young People

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2018 Rhodes Scholar, Jelani Munroe (left), collects his Letter from former Rhodes Scholar, Peter Goldson, at King’s House on November 16. In the background are the other finalists.
Education

Rhodes Scholar Elated at Selection

When Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, broke the news to Jelani Geoffrey Ata Munroe that he is the 2018 Rhodes Scholar, he was very elated, not only for himself but his entire family and those who have nurtured him over the years. According to Jelani, a 23-year-old graduate of Stanford University holding a Bachelor of Arts...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left) and Acting Deputy Chief of Mission, US Embassy in Jamaica, Maura Barry Boyle, display one of the handheld metal detectors that will be handed over to several secondary schools, during a ceremony at the Courtyard by Marriott hotel in New Kingston on November 15.
EducationInformationTechnologyYouth

More Schools to get Metal Detectors

To improve safety and security in the island’s secondary schools, more institutions will soon be equipped with metal detectors. The schools will be provided with handheld metal detectors as well as walk-through metal-detector scanners. The four schools that will receive walk-through metal detectors are Edith Dalton James, Brown’s Town, Anchovy and Norman Manley High schools. This was disclosed by Minister...
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EducationHealth & WellnessLabourSocial Security

Ministry Of Labour and Social Security Promoting Mobile Money Payment Option to Path Beneficiaries

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is looking to diversify cash disbursement options for beneficiaries of the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). The Ministry has targeted an initial 3,000 beneficiaries for promotional day activities, which include collaborations with mobile money service providers as a potential option for PATH payments. Mobile Money is an electronic wallet service...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second right), shares in the occasion of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) conferment of an Honorary Doctorate on Kingston Wharves Limited’s Chief Executive Officer, Grantley Stephenson (second left), during the CMU’s 2017 graduation ceremony at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Tuesday, November 14. Others (from left) are CMU Council Chair, Hyacinth Bennett; CMU Chancellor, His Royal Highness, Drolor Bosso Adamtey I; and CMU President, Professor Fritz Pinnock.
EducationYouth

250 Students Graduate from Caribbean Maritime University

The newly chartered Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) on Tuesday (November 14) graduated its first cohort of students to be certified since the institution’s formal upgrading in September. Approximately 250 students were conferred with master’s and bachelor’s degrees and diplomas during the graduation ceremony at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, having successfully completed studies in a wide cross section of...
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Consultant and Head of the Anaesthetics Department, Mandeville Regional Hospital, Dr. Leighton Wynter (second left), explains how the new anaesthetic machine works to (from left) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mandeville Hospital, Alwyn Miller; Chairman, Southern Regional Health Authority, Wayne Chen; and CEO of the CHASE Fund, William
CultureEducationSport

Chase Fund Has Invested $3.3 Billion in Health Sector

The Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund has invested $3.3 billion in the development of the health sector over its 15 years of existence. Chief Executive Officer of the Fund, William ‘Billy’ Heaven, said the funds have been spent on the construction and upgrading of health facilities, promoting a healthy lifestyle, training of personnel, research, and cancer treatment,...
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AgricultureCommerceEducationIndustry

Praedial Larceny Unit Invites Entries for Essay and Poster Competitions

The Praedial Larceny Prevention Unit (PLPU) in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries is now accepting entries for its National Poster and Essay Competitions. Praedial Larceny Prevention Coordinator, Trudy-Ann Edwards, said that the competitions “form part of the Ministry’s public education campaign aimed at sensitising Jamaicans about the negative extent, nature and magnitude of praedial larceny”. The competitions,...
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‘Integrity Champions’ recite the National Integrity Action’s (NIA) Integrity Pledge during a certification ceremony held at the Merl Grove High School in St. Andrew on Sunday (November 12). They are (from right) Jasmine Campbell, Kayan Douglas, Misanda Moncrieffe, and André Nicholas. They were among 434 persons certified in anti-corruption practices under a train the trainer programme. It was undertaken in collaboration with the Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS), with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
EducationPrime MinisterYouth

Prime Minister Welcomes NIA’S Integrity Champion Programme

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has welcomed the National Integrity Action’s (NIA) ‘Integrity Champion’ programme, which complements the Government’s ongoing drive to stamp out corruption. Speaking at the certification ceremony for 434 persons trained under the programme, at Merl Grove High School in St. Andrew on November 12, he noted that through this programme, anti-corruption measures are being...
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