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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (third left), points to an architectural drawing of works to be carried out at a police station under the European Union (EU)-funded Poverty Reduction Programme (PRP), on Thursday (January 23), at the Courtyard by Marriott hotel in New Kingston. Sharing the moment (from left) are Head of Delegation of the European Union in Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska; Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund, Omar Sweeney and Commanding Officer of the Property Management and Maintenance Division, Jamaica Constabulary Force, Garfield Taylor. Six police stations are to be rehabilitated under the programme at a cost of $235 million.

Six Police Stations to be Rehabilitated at a Cost of $235 Million

The European Union (EU)-funded Poverty Reduction Programme (PRP) will be carrying out rehabilitation works at six police stations across the island, at a cost of approximately $235 million. They include Denham Town (Kingston) at a cost of $36.81 million; Franklyn...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (standing right) addressing the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation's general staff meeting on Thursday (January 23), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

Gov’t Considering Performance-Based Pay For Ministers

Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda (second row, third left), and Member of Parliament for North Central Clarendon and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Pearnel Charles Srr. (second row, left), with a representational cheque valued at US$67,985 (J$8 million), which was handed over by the Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki (first row, third left), to Principal of the Richmond Park Primary School in North Central Clarendon, Delwyn Gordon (first row, second right), for the purchase of a school bus. The grant contract-signing ceremony took place at the National Heroes Circle offices of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information in downtown Kingston on Thursday (January 23). Also sharing the moment (second row, from second left) are teachers at the Richmond Park Primary School, Sophia Lewis and Donnett Golding, while in the front row (from left) are students of the school, Mackebah Garrick and Akilah Elliston; and Chairman of the school, Merleta Copeland.

Bus For Primary School In North Central Clarendon

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce , Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses stakeholders at the official launch of the 65th staging of the Hague Agricultural and Industrial Show, which was held on Wednesday (January 22), at the Hague Showground in Trelawny.

Agricultural Assistant Programme To Be Launched In March

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), with Iberostar Resorts Chairman and Owner, Miguel Fluxa (left); and Founder of Palladium Hotel Group, Abel Matutes, following a meeting with Inverotel, an association representing Spanish Hoteliers and Operators, in Spain’s capital city, Madrid, on January 23.

Spanish Hotel Operators Commend Government For Workers’ Pension Scheme

Social Development Manager, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Mona Sue-Ho (left), presents Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police, Richard Stewart, with a signed copy of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the entities, for the provision of additional funding for the Jamaica Crime Observatory (JCO) Enhancement Project. The signing was held on Wednesday (January 22) at the JSIF

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Crime Observatory Gets Further $16.7 Million

The Jamaica Crime Observatory (JCO) Enhancement Project is being further strengthened through injection of $16.7 million by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). The funds will go towards the provision of computer hardware and software for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Crime Database; boost human resources in the Ministry of National Security for the validation and cleaning of crime reports...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (left), converses with Custos of Trelawny, Hon. Harold Paul Muschette (centre); and President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Lenworth Fulton, at the official launch of the 65th staging of the Hague Agricultural and Industrial Show, which was held on Wednesday (January 22), at the Hague Showground in Trelawny.

6 years ago AgricultureCommerceIndustry

Company To Invest US$280 Million In Bamboo Farm

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says a company is set to invest US$280 million in the development of a bamboo farm in Trelawny. Mr. Green made the disclosure at the official launch of the 65th staging of the Hague Agricultural and Industrial Show, on Wednesday (January 22), at the Hague...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Minister Grange All Set for Dengue Clean Up

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has said that she’s satisfied with the preparatory works for the three-day national dengue clean up which begins on Friday. Minister Grange — who is leading the coordination of the dengue clean up through the National Labour Day Secretariat — said: “The preparations have gone well and I...

Acting Director, Safety and Security Unit, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Richard Troupe, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

6 years ago Health & WellnessJIS Think Tank

Schools Moblised For Dengue Clean-Up

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has mobilised educational institutions across the island to participate in the National Dengue Clean-up. The three-day exercise is being held from Friday (January 24) to Sunday (January 26). Schools are among the entities that will be the focus of the first day of activities on Friday. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), plants an East Indian mango tree with the help of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs Kingston Girl of the year, Deja-Nai Grant (foreground, second left) and Food and Agriculture Representative to Jamaica, The Bahamas, and Belize, Dr. Crispim Moreira (foreground, right). Occasion was the launch of the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) at Hope Gardens, St. Andrew on Wednesday (January 22). Looking on (in background from left) are Chief Plant Quarantine and Produce Inspector in the Ministry, Sanniel Wilson-Graham; Deputy Programme Manager, CARICOM Secretariat, Dr. Richard Blair; Chairman of the Caribbean Plant Health Directors Forum, Brian Crichlow; Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) Representative in Jamaica, Dionne Clarke-Harris; and Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) representative in Jamaica, Dr. Elizabeth Johnson.

6 years ago Agriculture

Some 841 Acres Of Cocoa In St. Mary Treated For Frosty Pod Rot

More than 841 acres of cocoa in St. Mary have been treated under the Frosty Pod Rot Management Programme. Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, said that 288 farmers in the parish have benefited under the initiative. St. Mary produces the most cocoa in the island, with the finest flavour. The Frosty Pod Rot Management Programme...

Jamaica’s Ambassador to Washington, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, receives the 2020 David “Wagga” Hunt Scholarship Foundation Award from Committee Member, Rev. Kingsley Gordon, at the eighth annual fundraising gala held at the Washington DC-based National Education Association on Saturday night (January 18).

6 years ago EducationYouth

Scholarship Foundation Praised For Nurturing Young Men

The David “Wagga” Hunt Scholarship Foundation has been hailed by Jamaica’s Ambassador in Washington, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, for its consistent contribution to the nurturing of young men from two of the island’s premier educational institutions. She said that the Foundation, which provides support to students at Calabar High and Kingston College (KC), “is one of the diaspora entities for...

President of The Mico University College, Dr. Asburn Pinnock (left); and Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeny (second left), sign a contract for the project, ‘Youth at Risk: Capacity Building for Social Workers and Caregivers in Children’s Homes’, on January 21 at The Mico University College campus in Kingston. Also taking part (at right) is Manager, The Mico Foundation, Burchell Duhaney. Observing (from left, standing) are Project Manager, JSIF, Kemiesha Batchan; and Social Officer, JSIF, Claudia Barrett. The contract, which is valued at $2.6 million, will see the training of Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) social workers in administering psycho-social interventions for at-risk youth.

6 years ago Youth

PHOTOS: Mico And JSIF Contract Signing for ‘Youth At Risk’ Project

President of The Mico University College, Dr. Asburn Pinnock (left); and Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeny (second left), sign a contract for the project, ‘Youth at Risk: Capacity Building for Social Workers and Caregivers in Children’s Homes’, on January 21 at The Mico University College campus in Kingston. Also taking part (at right) is Manager, The...