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Chairman of the Selection Committee for the Prime Minister’s Youth Awards for Excellence, Warren Newby.

30 To Receive PM Youth Award For Excellence

Thirty outstanding young Jamaicans, who have excelled in various fields, will be presented with the Prime Minister’s National Youth Award for Excellence (PMNYAE), during a made-for-television ceremony to be broadcast on Sunday (December 13), starting at 5:00 p,m. During a...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), is presented with a tablet by Director, Administration and Special Projects, Kemtek Development and Construction Limited (KDC), Karl Tulloch (left), during the handover of 100 tablets donated by the corporate entity to five schools, in support of the Ministry’s ‘One Laptop or Tablet per Child Initiative’. Also pictured is Director of Technical Services, KDC, Handel Tulloch. The ceremony was held at the Ministry, in Kingston, on Wednesday (December 9). The beneficiary schools are Steer Town Primary and Junior High, Annotto Bay Primary, York Town Primary, Seaward Primary and Junior High and Seaforth Primary.

Company Donates 100 Tablets To Schools

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaking at a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (December 9).

Gov’t Will Continue Phased Reopening Of Schools

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon (left), addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (December 9). Also pictured at the head table (from left) are Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams; and Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

Garbage Backlog Almost Cleared – NSWMA

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (second left), engages with fishermen, Charles Moodie (second right) and Harold Lindsay (right), at a ceremony for the presentation of vouchers to fisherfolk in St. Catherine, who have been impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The function was held on Wednesday (December 8) at the Old Harbour Bay Baptist Church in St. Catherine. Looking on is Chief Executive Officer of the National Fisheries Authority, Courtney Cole.

83 Fishers In St. Catherine Receive Support Under COVID Incentive Scheme

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at the virtual launch of the Southern Plains Agricultural Development (SPAD) Project, today (December 10).

5 years ago Agriculture

Project Launched By PM To Increase Agricultural Production In St. Catherine And Clarendon

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, Thursday (December 10) officially launched the Southern Plains Agricultural Development (SPAD) Project, which seeks to increase productivity and access to markets for farmers in St. Catherine and Clarendon. In his address at the virtual ceremony, Prime Minister Holness said the SPAD Project is a direct response to the need to repurpose lands previously...

Epidemiologist at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr. Maung Aung.

5 years ago Health & Wellness

Epidemiologist Highlights Plan To Reduce Cancer Deaths By 25 Per Cent

Epidemiologist at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr. Maung Aung, says the Government’s six-point strategic plan to reduce cancer morbidity and mortality rate by 25 per cent by 2025 would also reduce the burden and cost to treat the disease, which is the second leading cause of death in the country. Addressing the final in a series of Mistyblue...

5 years ago Information

Another 150 JUTC Buses To Benefit From Oil Filtration System

Another 150 Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) buses are to see improvement in performance through the continued implementation of an oil-filtration system. Cabinet has approved the award of a $251.55-million contract for the supply of the Elhydro Kleenoil Bypass Filtration System to the State-run bus company. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, who made the disclosure...

Director of the Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald-Riley

5 years ago Tourism

Style Jamaica To Showcase Local Fashion, Craft And Music

Twenty local fashion designers and a pop-up artisan village will be featured at this year’s staging of ‘Style Jamaica’ on December 16 and 17. The two-day event, organised by the Tourism Linkages Network, will take place at Main Street Jamaica, formerly Shoppes at Rose Hall, in St. James. It will also be live-streamed on YouTube and Facebook @tefjamaica at 11:00...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), displays cheque for over $2 million handed over by the JPS Foundation to pay the examination fees of 514 students registered to sit the CSEC Industrial Technology (Electrical) examination in 2021. The handover of the cheque to the Overseas Examinations Commission (OEC) was held at the JPS head office in New Kingston, on Wednesday (December 9). She is assisted by (from second left) Examinations Officer, Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Vocational Qualifications (CVQ), OEC, Tanjay Holmes; Deputy Chairman of Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) Foundation, Ramsay McDonald and President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), JPS, Michel Gantios.

5 years ago Education

JPS Foundation Pays Exam Fees For CSEC Students

The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company Foundation has paid the examination fees of 514 students registered to sit the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Industrial Technology (Electrical) examination in 2021. The cheque for more than $2 million was handed over by the Foundation to the Overseas Examinations Commission (OEC), at the JPS head office in New Kingston, on Wednesday (December...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness. Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (right), cuts the ribbon to mark the official opening of the Life Store Wellness Boutique in the SuperValu Towne Centre on Constant Spring Road in Kingston. Sharing the moment is Director of the Boutique, Natalie Murray. The store was officially opened on Wednesday December 9, 2020.

5 years ago Health & Wellness

Opening Of Wellness Store Welcomed By Health Ministry

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn, has commended the operators of the Life Store Wellness Boutique for taking the bold step in opening a business that is focused on improving the health and well-being of citizens. The State Minister was speaking at the opening of the store located in the SuperValu Towne...

5 years ago Tourism

Tourism Director Says Investment In Health And Safety Protocols Will Pay Off

Director of Tourism, Donovan White, says Jamaica should have no problem regaining its status as a first-choice destination considering the investment the Government has made in strengthening its health and safety protocols. Mr. White, in a recent interview with JIS News, said that the post-coronavirus (COVID-19) era will be kind to the destinations that have taken the time to ensure...