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Project Director, Secretariat for Commemorative Events and Special Projects at the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Lenford Salmon. (JIS File Photo)

National Committee To Plan Activities For Diamond Jubilee In 2022

A National Committee is being set up for the planning of activities to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of Jamaica’s Independence in 2022. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports, Hon. Olivia Grange, said a Secretariat for Commemorative Events and Special...

The Copa Airlines flight arriving from Panama City, Panama, taxis beneath the symbolic water arch at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James, as the airline resumed flights to the island on December 7.

Copa Resumes Flights To Jamaica

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.

State Minister Commends Support For National HIV/AIDS Programme

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (second right), listens to Technical Specialist at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Charmaine Brimm (right), during a tour of the Peckham bamboo facility in Clarendon on Friday (December 4). Others (from left) are Deputy Mayor of May Pen, Councillor Clive Mundle; and Member of Parliament for North West Clarendon, Phillip Henriques.

Gov’t Targeting Value-Added Production From Bamboo

Businesswoman and wife of the late Joe Whitter, Angella Whitter.

Whitter Group Of Companies To Launch Fund To Assist Needy Tertiary Students

Regional Director for the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information

5 years ago EducationTechnology

Government Leading Technology Acquisition Drive In Schools

Regional Director for the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information's region four, Dr. Michelle Pinnock, has lauded the Government for leading the technology acquisition drive in educational institutions through the Tablets in Schools programme. She noted that more students, particularly those benefiting under the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) are gaining access to devices to not only...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (back row, centre), shows off one of the 28 tablets donated by the Sandals Foundation for grade-six students of the Ocho Rios Primary School, during a ceremony at the institution on December 4. She is joined by Director of Operations at Sandals Foundation, Karen Zacca (back row, left); and Sandals Resorts Regional Public Relations Manager Lyndsay Isaacs (back row, right). In the front row (from left) are Sharon Bailey and her daughter Ashley Bailey; and Antonio McDuffus and his mother, Angelene Palmer.

5 years ago Education

Gov’t Committed To Ensuring That Every Student Has A Device – Minister Williams

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Government is committed to ensuring that students across the island are equipped with a technology device regardless of socio-economic circumstance. “The education sector, and Jamaica by extension, is on a digital journey. This journey is to ensure that all our students have the skills to operate in the 21st...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.

5 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaicans Encouraged To Safeguard The Health Of Persons Living With HIV/AIDS

State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, has issued a challenge for Jamaicans to work together to safeguard the health and wellness of persons who are living with, or affected by HIV and AIDS. In a message to mark World AIDS Day, which was observed globally on Tuesday, December 1, the State Minister pointed out that...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), present the new President of the Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Patrick Brooks with his Instrument of Appointment at a swearing-in ceremony, held at King’s House on December 7.

5 years ago Justice

New President Of The Court Of Appeal Sworn In

Hon. Justice Patrick Brooks was sworn in as President of the Court of Appeal yesterday (December 7), by Governor General, His Excellency the Most. Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, at King’s House. Justice Brooks was also invested with the Order of Jamaica at a swearing-in and investiture ceremony, held at King’s House. In his address, the Governor General said Justice Brooks...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, makes reference to the Report of the Joint Select Committee of Parliament that deliberated on the Bank of Jamaica (Amendment) Act, 2020, which he piloted during the sitting of the Senate on Friday (December 4). The Bill seeks to modernise and strengthen the operations of the Central Bank.

5 years ago Senate

Senate Approves Bill To Strengthen Operations Of The BOJ

The Bank of Jamaica (Amendment) Act, 2020, aimed at modernising and strengthening the operations of the Central Bank by improving its governance, was approved in the Senate during its sitting on Friday (December 4). Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, who piloted the Bill, said the amendment of the...

The mobile Technical Assistance Centre on location and Hartley Eugene Thompson II, UNDP Engineer/Architect Technical Assistance Centres in The Bahamas on location with the mobile service.

5 years ago Community

Caribbean’s First Mobile Technical Assistance Centres Take Hurricane Resilient Home Repair Services to Abaco & Grand Bahama

The Caribbean region's first mobile Technical Assistance Centres (TAC) offering door to door hurricane resilient home repair services, have been deployed to the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, targeting homeowners impacted by Hurricane Dorian. The mobile TAC services are offered through two repurposed RV vans donated by the Rotary Bahamas Disaster Relief (RBDR)...

Member of Parliament for South West St. Catherine, Hon. Everald Warmington (centre), with some of the over 200 students who were presented with tablets and laptops, donated by the MP and three business entities in the area, on December 3. Sharing the moment are: Chairman of the Old Harbour High School, Icylin Golding (left), and representatives of Surdeen Equipment and Trucking, one of the companies which donated some of the devices.

5 years ago Education

Students Receive Computers From MP Warmington

More than 200 students from South West St. Catherine have received tablets and laptop computers through a drive spearheaded by Member of Parliament, Hon. Everald Warmington, with support from three business entities in the area. Mr. Warmington donated 100 tablets and 40 laptops to the students, while the remainder were contributed by Surdeen Equipment and Trucking, Old Harbour Radiology Centre,...