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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) presents Vice-Principal of Calabar Infant, Primary and Junior High School, Claudine Evette Bowen (right), with the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education at the awards ceremony on the lawns of Jamaica House on June 27. Assisting the Prime Minister is Superintendent Michael Morrison.

Educator Receives PM’s Medal for Nearly 40 Years of Service

After almost four decades in the teaching profession, Vice-Principal of Calabar Infant, Primary and Junior High School, Claudine Evette Bowen, has been awarded the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education (PMMA). “I had no idea that I...

State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right); Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GraceKennedy Limited, Senator Don Wehby (third right); and Chairman of the Board of GraceKennedy Limited, Professor Gordon Shirley (third left), with GraceKennedy Jamaican Birthright Programme interns at the launch of the programme, held at GraceKennedy Limited, downtown Kingston, on July 2. Interns (from left) are Joshua Tulloch, Kayla Green, Keenan Nembhard, and Anastacia Davis.

Four Diaspora Students for Internship Programme Offered By Gracekennedy

Director, Institute for Sustainable Development, University of the West Indies, Dr. David Smith (left), speaks with Acting Director, Caribbean School of Media and Communication (CARIMAC), Dr. Livingston White, at a function to announce a new course to be developed by CARIMAC, called ‘Communication Planning and Media Relations for Disaster Risk Reduction’. The ceremony was at CARIMAC, University of the West Indies, Mona, on Monday (July 2).

CARIMAC Contracted to Develop New Online Course on Preparing for Natural Disasters

Secretary-General, CARICOM, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque (left), addresses a press conference on the upcoming 39th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, at The Jamaica Pegasus in New Kingston, on Monday (July 2). Also pictured is Ambassador LaRocque’s Advisor, Leonard Robertson.

Decisions Taken at Heads of Government Conference to be Made Public

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addressing members of the craft sector during a recent meeting at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James.

Tourism A Pivotal Driver of Economic Growth – Minister Bartlett

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, makes a point during his contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral debate in the House of Representatives on June 27. In the background is State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green.

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JSIF to Continue Programme of Community Intervention

For the financial year 2018/2019, the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) will continue its programme of community intervention, supported by overseas loans and grant funding. Making his contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 27, Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, said that, currently, the organisation has...

State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), and Board Chairman, Special Olympics Jamaica, Aldrick “Allie” McNab (left), congratulate 2018 National Summer Games gold medallist, Shereen Gordon, after she won her event at the Independence Park multipurpose court in Kingston on June 29. Messrs. Terrelonge and McNab attended the opening ceremony for the two-day event, which concluded on June 30.

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Jamaica to Participate in Special Olympics International’s 50th Anniversary Games

Jamaica will join a host of other countries from around the world in celebrating Special Olympics International’s 50th anniversary this year. Special Olympics Jamaica, which marks its 40th anniversary this year, will participate in several events organised by the international body, which get under way on July 17 with a four-day unified football tournament in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Jamaica is...

Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes, addressing members of the judiciary at a three-day case management seminar at the Melia Braco Village in Trelawny on June 23.

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Case Flow Management Key to Timely Conclusion of Court Proceedings – Chief Justice Sykes

Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes, says case flow management is key in ensuring the timely conclusion of court proceedings. Addressing members of the judiciary at a three-day case management seminar at the Melia Braco Village in Trelawny on June 23, Mr. Sykes said several parish courts have been demonstrating mastery of case flow management and, in the process, clearing their...

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, emphasizes a point will addressing stakeholders during the International Fisherman’s Day Conference at the Cardiff Hotel and Spa, Runaway Bay, St. Ann on Friday (June 29).

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Passage of New Fisheries Act Remains A Gov’t Priority – Minister Shaw

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says passage of the proposed new Fisheries Act remains a priority for the Government, in keeping with plans to institute the necessary framework to more effectively regulate the sector. The new legislation is expected to replace the Fisheries Act of 1976, and Mr. Shaw has indicated that the Administration will seek...

Universal Service Fund (USF) Chief Executive Officer, Suzette Buchanan, interacting with the students participating in the USF’s Technology Advancement Programme training session at the Young Women’s Christian Association in Kingston in April.

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First Student Cohort Trained under USF’s Technology Advancement Programme

The first cohort of student to be trained under the Universal Service Fund’s (USF) Technology Advancement Programme (TAP) 1000 initiative, will graduate and be placed in jobs within the next four weeks. TAP 1000 is a training and job placement programme for unattached youth, which facilitated an initial 1,000 participants who were enrolled in computer-related courses from April to June...

Top student for the National Child Month Committee’s (NCMC) 2018 Youth Academic Achievement Awards, Britney Huie (left), receives her award from NCMC Chairperson, Dr. Pauline Mullings, during the presentation ceremony at Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston on June 27.

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Britney Huie – From Adversity to Academic Excellence

Top student for the National Child Month Committee’s (NCMC) 2018 Youth Academic Achievement Awards, Britney Huie, says copping the award was not an easy feat. The former Head Girl of Irwin High School in St. James, who was presented with the award during a ceremony at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on June 27, tells JIS News that...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (seated, centre), and Custodes Rotulorum from parishes in the county of Middlesex along with the recipients (standing) of the 2018 Governor-General’s Achievement Awards from that region. The awards ceremony was held at the Cardiff Hotel and Spa, St. Ann on Thursday, June 28.

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Governor-General’s Achievement Award Presented to 15 Residents of Middlesex

Fifteen residents of the county of Middlesex have been presented with the 2018 Governor-General’s Achievement Awards (GGAA), in recognition of their outstanding academic performance and selfless acts of volunteerism within their communities. The recipients, three each from the parishes of St. Catherine, Clarendon, Manchester, St. Mary and St. Ann, were awarded in the age group categories - 18 to 24...