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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), presents new Poet Laureate, Olive Senior, with the Insignia of the Poet Laureate of Jamaica, at a virtual investiture ceremony, held on Wednesday (March 17), at King
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), presents new Poet Laureate, Olive Senior, with the Insignia of the Poet Laureate of Jamaica, at a virtual investiture ceremony, held on Wednesday (March 17), at King's House, in St. Andrew.

Governor-General Lauds Work Of New Poet Laureate

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has lauded new Poet Laureate, Olive Senior, for her work focusing on issues of the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking on Wednesday (March 17), at a virtual investiture ceremony, at King’s House in...
Vice President for Corporate Services at Spatial Innovision Limited, Matthew Webster (left), presents an Alcatel tablet to Alia Delmohammed of Wolmer
Vice President for Corporate Services at Spatial Innovision Limited, Matthew Webster (left), presents an Alcatel tablet to Alia Delmohammed of Wolmer's Girls School for winning the treasure hunt in the National Spatial Data Management Branch and Land Information Council of Jamaica's (NSDMB/LICJ) Post-GIS Day competitions. Prizes were handed over to winners and other oustanding performers at the LICJ's GeoInformatics Training Centre in St. Andrew, recently.

Organisers Of Virtual Post GIS Day Competitions Pleased
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.

More Regional Countries Receiving Vaccines Through COVAX
Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) South East Regional Director, Robert Williams (left), raises a
Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) South East Regional Director, Robert Williams (left), raises a 'Stop Child Abuse NOW!' sign, while CPFSA Acting Team Leader in St. Thomas, Julian Thompson, speaks to residents through a megaphone, during a visit to the Albion community in St. Thomas in July 2020.

CPFSA Conducting Child Protection Drive-Throughs
Executive Director of the Victim Services Division (VSD), Osbourne Bailey, is encouraging persons to be screened for intimate partner violence.
Executive Director of the Victim Services Division (VSD), Osbourne Bailey, is encouraging persons to be screened for intimate partner violence.

Screening For Persons Who Think They Are Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence

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An aerial view of the East West Toll Road and the Spanish Town Toll Plaza along Highway 2000.
Transport

Gov’t Working On Solution To Traffic Congestion Being Faced By Portmore Motorists

The Government is moving to address the traffic congestion being experienced by motorists on entering and leaving Portmore via Mandela Highway. Motorists currently face lengthy delays along Mandela from Six Miles to Caymanas during afternoon peak hours, and there are also long lines of vehicles trying to exit Portmore via the same route in the mornings. Minister without Portfolio in...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dunstan Bryan. (File Photo)
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Web-Based Registration System For COVID-19 Vaccines To Be Launched March 22

On Monday, March 22, the Government will launch its web-based system for the registration and scheduling of appointments for persons who wish to receive coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines. This announcement was made by Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dunstan Bryan, during the sitting of the Joint Select Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic and Related Matters, which was held on...
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Director at the Victim Services Division (VSD), Ministry of Justice, Osbourne Bailey.
Justice

Crime Victims Encouraged To Access Counselling Support

Victims of crime are being encouraged to contact the Victim Services Division (VSD) of the Ministry of Justice to access counselling support. The VSD works to provide Jamaicans with access to counselling services, to help victims cope with the effects of crime and violence. Director of the VSD, Osbourne Bailey, said despite the pandemic, there are elements of the criminal...
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Vice Principal and past student of Vauxhall High School, Annette Campbell Burke (left), presents grade-eight student, Yolanda Forbes, with a tablet. Occasion was the handover of 61 tablets, donated by the Vauxhall High School Alumni Association, Jamaican Diaspora. The event was held at the institution’s Windward Road address, in East Kingston, recently.
Education

Vauxhall High Receives Tablets From Past Students

Sixty-one new tablets have been handed over to the Vauxhall High School in Kingston, to assist needy students to access online learning. The devices, donated by the Vauxhall High School Past Students Association of New York, in collaboration with past students in Canada and Jamaica, were handed over at a virtual ceremony, held at the school’s Windward Road location in...
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The Caribbean Examinations Council’s Official Logo.
Education

CSEC And CAPE Students Now Have Free Access To OneX Platform

Secondary-level students preparing to sit the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), now have free access to OneX Platform until June 30, 2021. This was made possible by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, to support students in grades 11, 12 and 13 as they prepare to sit CSEC and CAPE examinations....
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