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

Minister Grange Elected VP of UNESCO General Conference

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has been elected a Vice-President of the 40th Session of the UNESCO General Conference which is underway in Paris, France. The General Conference, which happens every two years,...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (foreground centre) walks along the Rural Hill road in Eastern Portland on Friday (November 8). He is accompanied by Member of Parliament for the area, Ann Marie Vaz (foreground left); Mayor of Port Antonio, Paul Thompson (foreground right); community member Nigel Smith (background left); and Acting Chief Engineer, Portland Municipal Corporation, Raymond Grant (background second right).

Parochial Roads In East Portland To Be Repaired

Participants in the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) Parenting Empowerment Pilot Project graduation ceremony at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on November 7.

250 Parents Participate In PATH Empowerment Project

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), breaks ground for construction of a state-of-the-art Adult Transitional Facility for the homeless in Kingtson on Monday (November 11). Others participating in the ground-breaking (from left) are Minority Leader at the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Andrew Swaby; Mayor of Kingston, Senator Delroy Williams; Senior Pastor at the Webster Memorial Church, Rev. Astor Carlye; and Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney.

$140-Million Adult Transitional Facility To Be Built In Kingston

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), and former International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission Chief for Jamaica, Dr. Uma Ramakrishnan, peruse a document, during a press conference at the Ministry in Kingston earlier this year.

IMF Credits ERP’s Success To Strong Stakeholder Ownership

Jamaica Defence Force Private, Tanya Wilson (left) presents a wreath to Captain David Chin Fong for laying in remembrance of fallen soldiers. This was during the Memorial Day service held at Garrison Church of the Ascension, Up Park Camp, on November 10. Jamaica honoured the memory of the fallen servicemen and servicewomen of World Wars I and II on Remembrance Day.

6 years ago Remembrance Day

PHOTOS: Remembrance Day Church Service

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for Central Manchester, Hon. Mike Henry, makes a presentation to University of Technology (UTech) student, Shakeria Johnson, at a function held on Sunday (November10), at the West Park Community Centre in Clarendon, during which tuition cheques totalling some $2.7 million, were awarded to 62 tertiary-level students. The occasion was also used to celebrate the recent conferment of the Order of Jamaica (OJ) on Minister Henry.

6 years ago Education

Minister Henry Awards $2.7 Million In Tuition Assistance

Sixty-two tertiary-level students from Central Clarendon have benefited from tuition support totalling approximately $2.7 million from Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for the area, Hon. Mike Henry. The presentation was made at a reception held on Sunday (November 10), at the West Park Community Centre in Clarendon. The occasion was also...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second right); participates in the breaking of ground for construction of a water shop in Commodore, Portland, on Friday (November 8). Others (from left) are Councillor, Fairy Hill Division, Derron Wood; Member of Parliament for Eastern Portland, Ann Marie Vaz and Mayor of Port Antonio, His Worship Councillor Paul Thompson.

6 years ago Local GovernmentWater

Two Water Shops To Be Built In Portland

Portland is the latest parish to benefit under the Government’s initiative to construct water shops as a means of addressing the water needs of residents in drought-affected communities across Jamaica. Two facilities will be built in the parish at a cost of approximately $19.5 million. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, broke ground for the establishment...

Programme Manager for the Education System Transformation Prgramme (ESTP), Daynea Facey (centre), addressing a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank. Looking (from left) are Systems Administrator at the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Kayedean Allen, and ECC Sector Planner, Paula Shaw.

6 years ago InformationYouth

Early Childhood Commission To Stage Inaugural Parent Partners Forum

The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) will, on November 19, stage the first ever Parent Partners Forum. The event in being held in collaboration with the Education Sector Transformation Plan for Learning and Teaching, a Japan grant-funded Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-implemented technical cooperation initiative. This was disclosed by Programme Manager for the Education System Transformation Prgramme (ESTP), Daynea Facey, in an...

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), greeting former World War II servicemen and servicewomen at the Remembrance Day ceremony held at National Heroes Park in Kingston on November 10. Traditionally, Remembrance Day, also known as Armistice Day or Poppy Day is observed on the second Sunday in November, and its primary purpose is to pay homage to those who gave their service and, ultimately, their lives in the two great wars.

6 years ago Remembrance Day

PHOTOS: Jamaica Remembers War Veterans

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking at the Bilateral meeting with Jamaica and the Premier of China

6 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Prime Minister Holness Concludes Successful Official Visit to China, Holds talks with President Xi, Premier Li and Investors.

Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday (November 9) concluded his official visit to China which started with a bilateral meeting with President Xi Jingping and an address to the opening ceremony of the China International Import Exposition in Shanghai. The Prime Minister then journeyed to Beijing where he held further bilateral talks with Premier Li Kequiang. These bilateral meetings were used...

6 years ago Youth

CPFSA to Host Child Protection Forum on November 14

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) will on November 14, host the first in a series of child protection forums, at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre, Sam Sharpe Square, from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The initiative forms part of the Agency’s efforts to continue its child protection campaign under the theme “Every Child Deserves Protection”. Speaking with...