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Literacy More than Reading and Writing – Senator Reid

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says literacy is more than reading and writing, noting that it is a tool for social and economic empowerment. "When citizens are literate, it places the country in a...

Craft Vendors Can Learn Spanish at Simón Bolívar Cultural Centre

Health Minister Leads Mosquito Control Exercise in Hague, Trelawny
State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Chairman of the Youth Advisory Committee of the Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., reading to students during an International Literacy Day event at the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), downtown Kingston on September 7. International Literacy Day will be observed globally on September 8.
State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Chairman of the Youth Advisory Committee of the Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., reading to students during an International Literacy Day event at the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), downtown Kingston on September 7. International Literacy Day will be observed globally on September 8.

Minister Grange Reads to Students for Int’l Literacy Day
Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, emphasises a point while addressing the Statistical Institute of Jamaica’s (STATIN) recent media sensitisation seminar at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew. The seminar, which was held under the theme ‘Statistics and the Media – Why Understanding Official Data Matters’, was aimed at assisting media practitioners to understand, interpret and present official data accurately, and focused on the gross domestic product and consumer price index.
Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, emphasises a point while addressing the Statistical Institute of Jamaica’s (STATIN) recent media sensitisation seminar at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew. The seminar, which was held under the theme ‘Statistics and the Media – Why Understanding Official Data Matters’, was aimed at assisting media practitioners to understand, interpret and present official data accurately, and focused on the gross domestic product and consumer price index.

Media Urged to Report Government Statistics Responsibly

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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre), inspects the new batch of Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) recruits, during a passing out parade and awards ceremony for 169 new constables on Friday (September 7), at the National Police College of Jamaica in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine.
Social Security

One Hundred Sixty-nine New Constables Added to JCF

A total of 169 new constables will be deployed shortly to strengthen the work of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), following their graduation from the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ) on Friday (September 7). Of the total, 40 will be assigned to the St. Catherine South Division, 25 to Kingston East, 19 to St. Andrew South, 15 to St....
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Chief Executive Officer of the Petro-Caribe Development Fund, Dr. Wesley Hughes.
PetroCaribe

Jamaica Benefits from Petro-caribe Arrangement

The PetroCaribe arrangement has resulted in the financing of projects worth US$5 billion over the past 13 years. Chief Executive Officer of the Petro-Caribe Development Fund, Dr. Wesley Hughes, made the announcement while speaking at a ceremony held yesterday (September 6) at the Simón Bolívar Cultural Centre, 10-12 North Parade, Kingston, for the 203rd anniversary of the Jamaica Letter written...
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AgricultureEducation

Knockalva Agricultural School Now a Polytechnic College

The Knockalva Agricultural School is now a polytechnic college, providing greater access to tertiary education for persons in western Jamaica. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid,  noted that the rebranded institution, located in Hanover, will bring tertiary studies to the doorsteps of residents of the parish in addition to St. James and Westmoreland. “We cannot...
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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.
DevelopmentEconomic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEducation

Training For Unattached Youth at Renovated Red Hills Skills Centre

The Red Hills Skills Training Centre in St. Andrew has been renovated at a cost of $3 million and will now offer unattached youth four skill-based courses through partnership with the HEART Trust/NTA. The refurbishing was undertaken through the Constituency Development Fund (CDF), which provides members of Parliament with financial resources to execute approved social and economic programmes within their...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, addresses quarterly press briefing at the Ministry’s North Street office on September 4.
Labour

Labour Ministry Deals With Overseas Pensioners

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, says the reason overseas-based pensioners experienced difficulties in receiving pension payments was due to a newly implemented payment process. She said the Ministry will ensure the situation does not recur. “I am happy to report that entitlements for the United States and Canadian-based pensioners were uploaded in August, with pensioners verifying...
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Local Government

Three Miles Intersection in Kingston to be closed

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising motorists that the east and westbound approaches to the Three Miles intersection, along Spanish Town Road, are to be closed. The closure which comes into effect on Sunday, September 9, will effectively close the Three Miles intersection to through traffic. Manager of Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw, says this...
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