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President of Guardian Life Limited, Eric Hosin (right), speaks with top-performing girl and boy in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Abigail McKenzie (second right) and Chad Wright (second left), during the Guardian Group Foundation’s annual Scholarship and Grant Awards ceremony held on Wednesday (August 12), at the company's corporates office in New Kingston. Sharing the moment is Chairman of the Guardian Group Foundation, Gladstone Lewars. The students have been awarded scholarships valued at $1 million each, payable at $200,000 per annum over five years.

Guardian Group Foundation Awards $5.2 Million To Top Students

The Guardian Group Foundation, on Wednesday (August 12), awarded $5.2 million in scholarships, grants, bursaries, book vouchers and book supplies to students who will be attending secondary and tertiary institutions for the 2020/21 academic year. Among the scholarship award recipients...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, makes a Statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (August 11).

School Administrators Implored Not To Increase Auxiliary Fees

18 New COVID-19 Cases Recorded

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BOJ’s total assets increased to $694.6 Billion last year

Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes, converses with Chairperson of the USF Board of Management, Dr. Gunjan Mansingh, during the launch of the USF Tertiary ICT Research Grant Programme, on Wednesday (August 12) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston.

Postgraduate Students in ICT can apply for Research Grant

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), hands over a signed copy of a contract to Director, M & M Jamaica Limited, Richard Mullings (third right), at Jamaica House on Wednesday (August 12). The contract is for the improvement of water supply from Six Miles to Blake Road in Kingston. Sharing the moment (from left) are President, National Water Commission (NWC), Mark Barnett; Chairman, NWC, Senator Aubyn Hill; Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Water and Housing, Hon. Daryl Vaz.

6 years ago Water

Contract Signed To Improve Water Supply Between Six Miles And Blake Road In Kingston

The Government has signed a contract valued at US$25 million for a transmission main upgrade that will improve the water supply between Six Miles and Blake Road in Kingston. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, signed the contract today (August 12), at Jamaica House. Also signing were Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation,...

Director of the Health Promotion and Protection Branch and Coordinator for the Programme for Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC) in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Simone Spence, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the Agency’s Head Office in Kingston, on Wednesday (August 5).

6 years ago Health & WellnessJIS Think Tank

Expectant Mothers Urged To Seek Antenatal Care Early

Coordinator of the Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC) in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Simone Spence, is underscoring the need for expectant mothers to visit antenatal clinics at the earliest stage of pregnancy in order to ensure the best outcomes for mother and baby. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Dr. Spence,...

Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, highlights a point while addressing the Senate during its sitting on Wednesday (August 12).

6 years ago Senate

Senate Approves Resolutions To End SOEs

Members of the Senate on Wednesday (August 12) approved Resolutions to end the States of Public Emergency (SOEs) that are currently in place in sections of the island. The SOEs, which were established in St. James, Hanover, Westmoreland, Eastern Kingston, Kingston Western, Kingston Central, South St. Andrew, St. Catherine North and Clarendon, will now expire on Monday, August 17. Leader...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, signs a Condolence Book that was opened in memory of late former Prime Minister of Barbados, Owen Arthur, at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters, Mona, St. Andrew, on Wednesday (August 12). Mr. Arthur died at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Barbados on July 27. He was 70. Mr. Arthur served as Prime Minister between 1994 and 2008.

6 years ago Tribute

PHOTOS: PM Holness signs condolence book for the late former Prime Minister of Barbados, Owen Arthur

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, signs a Condolence Book that was opened in memory of late former Prime Minister of Barbados, Owen Arthur, at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters, Mona, St. Andrew, on Wednesday (August 12). Mr. Arthur died at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Barbados on July 27. He was 70. Mr. Arthur served...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, highlights a point while making a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (Aug. 11).

6 years ago EducationFinance & Public Service

203,500 Most Vulnerable Students To Receive Back-To-School Grants

A total of 203,500 of the country’s most vulnerable students will benefit from back-to-school grants amounting to $1.6 billion, being provided by the Government. This was announced by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, who noted that most of the money – $1 billion – will be provided under the COVID Allocation of Resources...

Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & WellnessYouth

PAHO Director Says Youth Integral To Fight Against COVID-19

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says the youth populations of member countries are integral to the region’s fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking during PAHO’s COVID-19 digital briefing on Tuesday (August 11), Dr. Etienne noted that many young people across the Americas are already engaged in assisting family members and neighbours and supporting community actions, “to...

Regional Director, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), Dr. Kevin Harvey (right), presents a cheque valued at $411,700 to Administrator, Mary’s Child, Nadia Williams, during a ceremony at the AHF offices in St. Andrew on August 10.

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Mary’s Child Receives $411,700 Donation

Mary’s Child has benefited from a donation of $411,700 to assist its work in providing housing and other assistance for teen mothers and their babies. The funds were provided by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) and the United States (US)-based Links charity. Mary’s Child, which is a programme under the Mustard Seed Communities, is a residential facility for teen mothers...