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The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport cuts the ribbon to signal the official opening of the netball court at the Gaynstead High School. Looking on are: Fabian Brown, Caretaker, Trafalgar Division; Kelsey Jonas, netballer; Pastor Derrick Brown, Board Member, Gaynstead High School, Dr. J. Boyd-Vassell, Principal, Liston Aiken, Vice Principal; Major Clifton Lumsden, Chairman, School Board and Latonya Williams, netballer.

More Assistance for Alma Mater Gaynstead High from Sport Minister Grange

The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport yesterday pledged a scholarship worth 50-thousand dollars for a student at Gaynstead High School as well promised to have lights and a stand installed at the newly built netball...

Member of Parliament, St. Andrew West Rural, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (fourth right), is assisted by Director, Constituency Development Fund, Kedesha Campbell (third right); Councillor, Red Hills Division, Rohan Hall (left); and Parish Manager, Social Development Commission, Sandra Goulbourne (second left) in unveiling the new sign for the renovated Red Hills Skills Training Centre, at the official reopning on Thursday (September 6). Also sharing in the moment were Custos Rotulorum for the parish of St. Andrew, Dr. Patricia Dunwell (second right) and President, Community Development Committee, Janice Lewis.

Training For Unattached Youth at Renovated Red Hills Skills Centre

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, addresses quarterly press briefing at the Ministry’s North Street office on September 4.

Labour Ministry Deals With Overseas Pensioners

National Works Agency Logo.

Three Miles Intersection in Kingston to be closed

Prime Minister Andrew Holness during the Ninth Meeting of the Prime Ministerial Sub Committee on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME)

Renewed Drive to Tackle CSME Issues

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (second right), officially opens Jamaica’s first agent banking facility, operated by First Global Bank (FGB), at the Boulevard Supercentre, Washington Boulevard, St. Andrew. FGB is a GraceKennedy (GK) subsidiary. Assisting him (from left) are FGB President and Chief Executive Officer, Mariame McIntosh Robinson; Chief Executive Officer for Stapharm Services Limited, which will operate the facility, Tanya Brissett; GK Group Chief Executive Officer, Senator Don Wehby; and Stapharm Services Managing Director, Patrick Brissett.

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Jamaica’s First Agent Banking Facility Opens at Boulevard Supercentre

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, on Thursday (September 6), officially opened Jamaica’s first agent banking facility, which is operated by GraceKennedy (GK) Group subsidiary – First Global Bank (FGB) at the Boulevard Supercentre, Washington Boulevard, St. Andrew. The launch is consistent with the Government’s Financial Inclusion Strategy (FIS), aimed at expanding access by persons...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (second left), takes a close look at bamboo sauce, being shown to him by proprietor of KM3s Natural Juices, Khadesha Whyte (centre). Occasion was the media launch of the Caribbean International Bamboo Symposium at the Minister

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Farmers Encouraged to Tap Into Market for Non-Traditional Exports

The island’s farmers are being encouraged to diversify agricultural production and grow more non-traditional crops for the export market. Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, who made the call, said that crops such as caster beans, sorghum, cannabis, coconuts and industrial hemp are in high demand overseas. He disclosed that a major coconut farmer from Guyana is...

Acting Deputy CEO and Director of Productions at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Enthrose Campbell, has the attention of the audience at a Physiotherapy Week Open Day Breakfast held at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) on Monday (September 3). The breakfast was part of a week of actvities organised by the hospital

7 years ago Health & Wellness

The Country’s Physiotherapists Praised

The country’s physiotherapists are being hailed for their work in helping to improve the quality of life of Jamaicans who suffer injuries and illnesses. Acting Deputy CEO and Director of Production at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Enthrose Campbell, who is the survivor of a car crash that resulted in a crushed hip, requiring her to undergo surgery, said she...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), in discussion with (from left): Principal Medical Officer and National Epidemiologist, Ministry of Health, Dr. Karen Webster-Kerr, and Professor Rainford Wilks, University of the West Indies. Occasion was the release of the preliminary key findings of the third Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey, at a media briefing held at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge and Conference Centre, University of the West Indies, on September 6.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Ministry Releases Health and Lifestyle Survey

The Ministry of Health has released the preliminary key findings of the third Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey. The findings were released today (September 6), at a media briefing held at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge and Conference Centre at the University of the West Indies. The survey was done in collaboration with researchers from the Caribbean Institute for Health Research...

Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ on September 5.

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National Quality Policy Will Require Conformity Assessment Bodies to be Accredited

The National Quality Policy is expected to lead to a more structured accreditation environment, requiring conformity assessment bodies (CABs) to become accredited by the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC). Chief Executive Officer of JANAAC, Sharonmae Shirley, said the policy, which is being finalised for gazetting by end of the fiscal year, will include requirements for CABs to implement management...

7 years ago Education

Time-Out Facilities to Help Students with Behavioural Problems

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has established two ‘Time Out’ facilities to assist in the rehabilitation of students who exhibit behavioural problems. The centres were opened this month at Alpha Boys’ School in Kingston and St. John Boscoe Boys’ Home in Mandeville, Manchester. Chief Education Officer in the Ministry, Dr. Grace McLean, has said that 12 other similar...

The Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry (centre), and the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle. share a laugh with Chair of the Commonwealth Youth Council, Tijani Christian, at a reception held in July to officially present the Prince as the Queen’s Commonwealth Youth Ambassador. The reception was held at Marlborough House in London, England.

7 years ago Youth

Young Jamaican Chairs Commonwealth Youth Council

At 26 years old, Tijani Christian from Waterhouse in Kingston can boast of meeting Queen Elizabeth II on two occasions. He was also given the awesome responsibility of officially presenting the Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry, at a July reception held in the Duke’s honour as the Queen’s Commonwealth Youth Ambassador. The opportunity presented itself when Mr. Christian, who was...