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State Minister in the Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Ministry, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), co-signs the Memorandum of Understanding between the G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, and Sprintec Track Club, during a ceremony at the College’s Campus in Angels, St. Catherine, on Friday (August 24). Others looking on (from 2nd left) are: College Chairman, David Mais; President, Jamaica Athletic Administrative Association, (JAAA), Dr. Warren Blake; Acting College Principal, Maurice Wilson; Sprintec Chairman, Dr. Paul Auden; and Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) President, Christopher Samuda.

G.C. Foster College and Sprintec Track Club Sign MOU

Representatives of the G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport and Sprintec Track Club, which is based at the institution, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formalising their partnership forged to facilitate training arrangements for world-class athletes. The MoU,...

Education, Youth, and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addressing stakeholders during the Ministry’s sensitization session at the Montego Bay High School Auditorium in St. James on Thursday (August 23).

Education Ministry Introducing Grooming Policy for Schools

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), greets Chairman, Jamaica Producers Group Limited (JPG), Charles Johnston (right), on arrival at the company’s Fourth Avenue, Newport West facility in Kingston on Friday (August 24). Looking on is JPG Chief Executive Officer, Jeffery Hall.

Minister Shaw Impressed with Jamaica Producers Group’s Operations at Kingston Wharves Complex

Executive Director at the Fair Trading Commission (FTC), David Miller, highlights initiatives being undertaken by the entity geared at promoting competitive markets and improvement in consumer welfare, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on August 24.

Fair Trading Commission Promotes Competitive Markets

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), presents an award to Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS) tertiary level scholar, Tashae Bowes, during the institution’s scholarship awards presentation ceremony at The Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston, on Thursday (August 23).

Government Investing More Resources in Education

Former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga (left), stands beside a citation presented to him by the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), on Wednesday (August 22), for his role in the establishment of Things Jamaican, while he served as Minister of Culture and Development, in the early 1960s. Displaying the citation are Chief Executive Officer of the JBDC, Valerie Viera, and Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw. The ceremony was held at Devon House.

7 years ago Community

Seaga Recognised for Establishing Things Jamaican

Former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, was given a special award by the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) for establishing Things Jamaican, on August 22, at Devon House. The organisation was established in the early 1960s when Mr. Seaga served as Minister of Culture and Development, to train artisans for the making of indigenous products. In his address,...

Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley, addressing a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank.

7 years ago Foreign Affairs

Jamaica to Host 23rd Annual IAAC General Assembly

Key to discussions at the Inter-American Accreditation Cooperation’s (IAAC) 23rd Annual General Assembly, to be hosted in Jamaica, will be the impact of accreditation conformity assessments on the economies of developing nations. The General Assembly will be held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, St. James, from August 25 to 31. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second right), is presented with a representational cheque for $1 million by Managing Director, Red Stripe, Ricardo Nuncio (left). The presentation was made during a ceremony at Red Stripe’s Spanish Town Road location on Friday (Aug. 24). The money will go towards further improving the security arrangements at the Riverton City Landfill in Kingston, following recent fires. Also pictured (from second left) are: Chairman, Desnoes and Geddes Foundation, Noel DaCosta; and Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon. The donation was made to the NSWMA through the company’s philanthropic arm, the Desnoes and Geddes Foundation.

7 years ago Riverton Landfill

Red Stripe Donates $1 Million to Enhance Security at Landfill

Security arrangements at the Riverton City Landfill, off Spanish Town Road in Kingston, are to be further enhanced with a donation of $1 million by brewing company, Red Stripe. The money will be used to, among other things, procure surveillance equipment for the landfill. This is in addition to enhanced security measures the Government has put in place following recent...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), presents an award to retired member of the Jamaica Association of Education Officers, Molly Russell, for her contribution to the education sector. The presentation was made during the Association’s Presidential Inauguration and Awards Ceremony at Royalton White Sands Resort in Trelawny on Thursday (August 23).

7 years ago Education

Education Ministry to Conduct Schools’ PEP Readiness Survey

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Ministry will be conducting a survey to ascertain schools’ readiness for the Primary Exit Profile’s (PEP) implementation in the 2018/19 academic year, which begins in September. He says while he is confident that it is “all systems go” for some Regions, schools and teachers that are not ready...

Economic Growth Council (EGC) Chairman, Michael Lee-Chin (right), addresses journalists during the EGC’s Sixth Quarterly Report at Jamaica House on Thursday (August 23). At left is EGC Executive Director, Senator Aubyn Hill.

7 years ago Finance & Public Service

EGC Working With Stakeholders to Reform Development Approval Process

Economic Growth Council (EGC) Chairman, Michael Lee-Chin, says the Council is working closely with several key stakeholders, including the relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies, to identify and rectify factors delaying the development approval process. Speaking at Thursday’s (August 23) sixth EGC quarterly briefing at Jamaica House, Mr. Lee-Chin said the Council is seeking to lend technical expertise, where necessary, to...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), greets Victoria Mutual Building Society’s 2018 Grade Six Achievement Scholar, David Hamilton (second right), along with other scholars at the Scholarship Awards Presentation Ceremony, held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in St. Andrew, on Thursday (August 23).

7 years ago Education

State Minister Highlights Importance of PEP

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) will help the nation’s youth to be more prepared for new jobs being created globally. Speaking at Victoria Mutual Building Society’s (VMBS) 2018 scholarship awards presentation ceremony at The Knutsford Court Hotel, in St. Andrew, on August 23, Mr. Green...

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Collaboration Needed to Promote Health and Wellness in Schools – Dr. Tufton

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says a collaborative effort is needed from all stakeholders to promote health and wellness in Jamaican schools. Addressing a Ministry of Education, Youth and Information Parent Sensitisation Session at Montego Bay High School on August 23, the Minister said this is necessary to prevent non-communicable diseases (NCDs), as the nation’s children are...