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Convenor of Jamaica Day, Amina Blackwood Meeks, who is also the Director of the Culture in Education Programme at the Ministry of Education, addressing the recent launch of Jamaica Day 2015, at the Portmore HEART Academy, in St. Catherine.

Jamaica Day to Showcase Best Examples of Country

As the nation’s schools gear up for activities on Jamaica Day 2015, to be observed on February 27, Convenor of the event, Amina Blackwood Meeks, says it is an opportunity to showcase the best examples of Jamaica. “Jamaica Day is...

Member of Parliament for North Central St. Catherine, and Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (second right), engages in discussions regarding the proposed site for a new $5million modern bathroom facility to be built at the St. Mary’s All-Age School in Above Rocks, St. Catherine. Participating in the discussions with (from left) are: Immediate Past Principal of the school, Doreen Rowe; Acting Principal of St. Mary’s All-Age School, Melbourne Thompson; and Project Officer, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Gerald Murray. The Minister was conducting a site visit of the school on Tuesday (February 17). Scheduled to get underway within three months, the project is being implemented by JSIF through funding by the PetroCaribe Fund.

St. Mary’s All-Age School to Benefit From Modern Sanitation Facility

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), is assisted by a student of Bois Content Primary School in south west St. Catherine, in cutting the ribbon to formally open the newly built flush toilet facility at the school, under the Ministry’s $100 million Primary School Sanitation Project. The initiative is being jointly implemented with charity organization, Food for the Poor, and the Jamaica National (JN) Foundation. Sharing the occasion are (from 2nd left): General Manager, JN Foundation, Saffrey Brown; Chairman, Food for the Poor, Andrew Mahfood; and Member of Parliament, South West St. Catherine, Everald Warmington; along with other students of Bois Content Primary School.

Govt Undertakes $100 Million Primary School Sanitation Project

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