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Contact person for the United Kingdom (UK)-based New Direction Christian Fellowship, Leslie Washington (right), presents Acting Principal of the Kitson Town Primary School, Janice Yates, with one of two laptop computers, donated to the school at a handover ceremony at the institution, on August 17. The educational gifts consist of several personal items for students and scores of books for the school and the Kitson Town Library.
Contact person for the United Kingdom (UK)-based New Direction Christian Fellowship, Leslie Washington (right), presents Acting Principal of the Kitson Town Primary School, Janice Yates, with one of two laptop computers, donated to the school at a handover ceremony at the institution, on August 17. The educational gifts consist of several personal items for students and scores of books for the school and the Kitson Town Library.

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Coordinator of the Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC) in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Simone Spence, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.
Coordinator of the Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC) in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Simone Spence, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

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Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a virtual press conference at Jamaica House on Monday (August 17).
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a virtual press conference at Jamaica House on Monday (August 17).

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Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, signs the condolence book for the late former Prime Minister of Barbados, Owen Arthur, at King’s House on Monday (August 17). Observing is Honorary Consul of Barbados, Winston Bayley
Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, signs the condolence book for the late former Prime Minister of Barbados, Owen Arthur, at King’s House on Monday (August 17). Observing is Honorary Consul of Barbados, Winston Bayley

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a digital press conference from the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday (August 17).
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

300 home visits, 700 samples collected in St. Thomas

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has advised that more than 300 home visits have been conducted in St. Thomas and 700 samples collected. He was speaking at a digital press conference at Jamaica House on Monday (August 17). With a rise in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in St. Thomas, the Government, on August 6, imposed quarantine...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Real Estate Board (REB)/Commission of Strata Corporations (CSC), Sandra Garrick.
Community

Real Estate Board Introduces New Community Management Course

The Real Estate Board (REB), through the Real Estate Training Institute, will be launching a new course in Strata and Community Management. “Given the myriad of technical issues surrounding communities with shared spaces and amenities, such as strata properties and gated communities, the REB thought it important to introduce a new Strata and Community Management Course,” Chief Executive Officer of...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (left), is shown features of the motorcycle simulator at the Petersfield Vocational Training Centre in Westmoreland on Sunday (August 16) by Chief Executive Officer of Virtual Reality Jamaica, Gregory Moore (right), during a tour of the facility. The simulator is one of two in the parish, with the other simulator located at the Grange Hill High School.
National Security

Improved Training For Motorcyclists In Westmoreland

A virtual training and motorcycle simulator programme building was officially opened at the Petersfield Vocational Training Centre in Westmoreland on Sunday (August 16). The project, spearheaded by the Ministry of National Security, was done at a cost of $52 million and will allow authorities to deliver important content to riders while also assessing their physical capabilities and readiness. Minister without...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking at an emergency digital press briefing on Monday, (August 17) from the Office of the Prime Minister Media Centre in Kingston.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

St. Thomas Placed Under 14-Day Curfew

Effective Tuesday (August 18), the parish of St. Thomas will be under curfew for 14 days between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. daily. In addition, the community quarantine that is currently in effect for the Church Corner area in the parish has been extended for another 14 days and will now end on September 2 instead of...
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Chair of the Selection Committee of the Prime Minister’s National Youth Awards for Excellence (PMNYAE), Rhys Campbell.
Youth

Nominations Open For PM’s National Youth Awards For Excellence

Nominations are now being accepted for the Prime Minister’s National Youth Awards for Excellence. They will be closed on September 11. Chair of the Selection Committee, Rhys Campbell, told JIS News that the annual event is open to all Jamaican nationals between 15 and 29 years of age who are living in Jamaica and the diaspora. Nominees should excel, show...
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