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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left); and Registered Nurse, Antonia Richards-Stewart (second right), display document signifying GraceKennedy’s support to the Ministry’s public-health staff-welfare programme, during the official launch of the initiative at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on October 6. Also sharing the moment are Head of Corporate Communication, GraceKennedy, Suzanne Stanley; and Executive Director, Chukka Caribbean, John Byles. GraceKennedy and Chukka Caribbean have committed to supporting the Ministry’s undertaking.

Ministry Launches Welfare Programme for Public-Health Workers

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has officially launched a $75.8-million welfare programme for the island’s public-health workers. The one-year initiative is expected to bolster staff well-being, in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and its impact on workers in...

The main road linking Palmers Cross to May Pen, through the community of Paisley, Clarendon is closed.

Lower Chapelton to Rock River Roadway in Clarendon Now Closed

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Heavy Rainfall Affecting Some NWC Water Sources and Facilities

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Data from a NOAA Hurricane Hunter Aircraft Indicates that ‘Delta’ has Become a Hurricane

President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) Clifton Reader (left), shares a photo moment with Immediate Past President of the JHTA, Omar Robinson.

JHTA President Highlights Implementation of Health and Safety Protocols in Sector

Principal of Farm Primary and Infant School, Richard Miller (left), accepts personal protective equipment (PPE) against COVID-19 from Executive Director of Children of the Caribbean Foundation, Rosie Hodge-Adams (centre), and Community Development Director of Children of the Caribbean Foundation, Rochelle Jefferson-Carey, during a special handover ceremony, held on the school compound in Green Pond, St. James, on October 5.

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Primary Schools in St. James Receive PPE

Several primary schools in St. James are now in a better position to take protective measures against the coronavirus (COVID-19) when in-class learning resumes, thanks to the recent donation of some personal protective equipment (PPE). US-based non-profit organisation, Children of the Caribbean Foundation, donated a number of face masks, hand sanitiser dispensers, face shields and infrared thermometers to the Farm...

Senior Director, Customer Service Unit, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (MEGJC), Sandra Senior Brown (left), observes as Senior GIS Manager and Trainer, National Spatial Data Management Branch, MEGJC, Simone Lloyd, peruses a document. Occasion was a ceremony to officially launch Customer Service Week, staged by the MEGJC at its Dominica Drive offices in New Kingston on Monday (October 5).

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COVID-19 Presents Opportunity for Public Sector to Become More Innovative

Director General, Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation, Office of the Cabinet, Veniece Pottinger Scott, says the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic can be seen as an avenue for the public sector to retool and become more efficient in service delivery. “The COVID pandemic has forced us to revise approaches and rethink the way we deliver service. In fact, it has given us...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a ceremony at Brown’s Town Primary in St. Ann on October 4, to hand over 126 tablets to the institution, under the Government’s Tablets in Schools programme.

6 years ago Education

Minister Says Jamaicans Need to Place More Emphasis on Formal Education

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, says Jamaicans need to ascribe greater importance to formal education. Speaking at a ceremony at the Brown’s Town Primary School in St. Ann on October 4 to hand over 126 tablets under the Government’s Tablets in Schools programme, Mrs. Williams emphasised that formal education is the “only sustainable way” to upward mobility...

Member of Parliament for North East Manchester, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), emphasises a point during a meeting with Custos of Manchester. Garfield Green (right); and Members of Parliament (MPs) for the parish held in Williamsfield on Thursday (September 24). Member of Parliament for South Manchester, Robert Chin, listens.

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Minister Shaw Focused on Education and Training of Youth in Manchester

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce and Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Manchester, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the provision of education and training opportunities for young people is his top priority. He was addressing a meeting with Custos of Manchester, Hon. Garfield Green, and MPs for the parish, held in Williamsfield on Thursday (September 24), to outline plans...

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of EduFocal, Gordon Swaby.

6 years ago Education

EduFocal Creating More Job Opportunities for Teachers

Despite unprecedented changes in the education system due to the global health pandemic (COVID-19), resulting in near-total closures of schools and temporary lay-offs of educators, ed-tech company, EduFocal is creating more job opportunities for teachers to deliver education virtually. Following the recent launch of its online school, EduFocal PEP Academy in early September, the online learning platform has created job...

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Cod Pen Bridge in Llandewey, St. Thomas Closed

Motorists are being warned not to attempt to use the Cod Pen Bridge located on the roadway from Easington to Llandewey, in St. Thomas at this time. The National Works Agency (NWA) has closed the bridge, out of an abundance of caution, as a result of further damage to the structure during heavy rains on the weekend. The Cod Pen...

U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica, Donald R. Tapia ( l), presents a symbolic check to Acting Executive Director of the National Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ) Dr. Jonathan Greenland. The NGJ is one of several global recipients of the 2020 U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Award.

6 years ago Culture

National Gallery of Jamaica Receives 2020 U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Award

The National Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ) is the island’s 2020 recipient of the United States Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) Award, receiving approximately J$6 million in grant funding. This award was made possible through the AFCP’s Cultural Antiquities Task Force and will support the NGJ’s Conservation Redevelopment & Storage Rationalization Project. The project is designed to redevelop the Gallery’s...