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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), receives a gift from His Worship, the Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Councillor Michael Belnavis (right), at a special meeting of the St. Ann Municipal Corporation in St. Ann’s Bay on May 10.

Municipalities Need to be More Vigilant in Revenue Collection – Minister

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the island’s Municipalities need to be more vigilant in revenue collection, noting that a lot of money has been allowed to fall by the wayside. Mr. McKenzie, who was...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), presents Andrea Francis (right) with her award for public service. Ms. Francis was among 65 persons and organisations given the Prime Minister’s Jamaica 55 Commemorative Medal of Appreciation for 2017, during a ceremony held on the lawns of Jamaica House in April. Assisting is aide-de-camp assigned to the Prime Minister for the function, Major Karl McKen.

Sisters Receive PM Medal of Appreciation

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses the opening of a drop-in-centre in Buckfield, Ocho Rios, on May 11.

Drop-In Centre Opens in Buckfield, Ocho Rios

Final-year student at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Shannon McCalla (centre), having an animated discussion with former Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, Niu Qingboa (left), and President of the university, Professor Fritz Pinnock, at a recent scholarship awards ceremony held at the CMU Palisadoes campus in Kingston. Miss McCalla and four other students at the university were presented with scholarships by the Government of China valued at over $1 million.

CMU Final-Year Student to Set up Mentoring Programme at Alma Mater

Public Relations and Communications Manager for the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rochelle Dixon (right), greets Acting Assistant Commissioner for the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Floyd McLean (left), during the launch of the JFB’s ‘Jamaica’s Future is on Fire... Mek Wi Fix It’ public education campaign on May 3 at the Brigade’s Fire Prevention Headquarters, Ocean Boulevard, downtown Kingston. At centre is Community Relations Manager, Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Tanisha Miller.

CPFSA Strengthening Fire Safety at Children’s Homes

Former Lecturer in the Department of Government at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Professor Rupert Lewis (left), shares in light discusion with (from second left): Member of the National Council on Reparation (NCR), Steven Golding; Researcher at the Centre for Reparation, Jodi-Ann Quarrie; Head of the Hugh Lawson Shearer Trade Union Education Institute, Danny Roberts; and Director of the African-Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank (ACIJ/JMB), Bernard Jankee. Occasion was a panel discussion on

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IOJ Hosts Discussion on Reparation and Modern Labour Movement

The Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) on Monday (May 14) hosted a panel discussion on ‘Reparation and the Modern Labour Movement in Jamaica’, as part of a year-long focus on the reparations movement in the Caribbean. It was organised by the African-Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank (ACIJ/JMB), a division of the IOJ, in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and...

Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Simone Spence.

8 years ago Health & Wellness

St. Ann’s Bay Hospital to Get Two High Dependency Units

Ground will be broken on Thursday (May 17) for the construction of two High Dependency Units (HDU) at the St. Ann’s Bay Hospital, St. Ann. The project comes under the European Union (EU)-funded Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC). As part of PROMAC, nine HDUs will be established in five hospitals across the island in a...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), and Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), share a light moment with Opposition Senator, Dr. Floyd Morris, during the launch of activities for Workers

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PM and Education Minister to Lead National Labour Day Projects

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, and Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, will lead groups of volunteers in carrying out refurbishing works at the national Labour Day Projects on May 23 at the Cumberland Health Centre in St. Catherine, and the St. Ann’s Bay Infant School in St. Ann. Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), presents President, Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Professor Fritz Pinnock, with the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for service to Jamaica in the ‘Organisations’ category, during a ceremony held on the lawns of Jamaica House, recently. Assisting is aide-de-camp assigned to the Prime Minister for the function, Major Karl McKen. A total of 65 persons and organisations were honoured for significant contributions to the economic, cultural and social development of the country.

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CMU Receives PM Medal of Appreciation

Regarded as the premier institution for tertiary maritime and logistics education in the region, the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) is focused on changing the higher-education landscape, while certifying students who are ready for the 21st century workforce. The CMU, which acquired university status under a year ago, was among 65 institutions and persons honoured with the Prime Minister Jamaica 55...

Teacher at the Port Antonio Primary School, Garrett McDonald, participates in a panel discussion during the Scientific Research Council’s (SRC) Science and Technology Fair Eastern Ideation session held at the Ardenne High School on April 23, 2018.

8 years ago Technology

More than 200 Students and Teachers Prepare for Science and Technology Fair

More than 200 students and teachers participated in ideation sessions held recently to prepare them for the Scientific Research Council (SRC) National Science and Technology Fair. The three sessions, which were held in Kingston, Montego Bay and Mandeville, provided a forum for participants to identify key challenges affecting sectors in Jamaica and possible solutions. Coordinator for the Science and Technology...

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (second right) shares a light moment with (left to right) Pastor of St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church in Silver Spring, Maryland, Father Dan Leary; President and Founder of Partners of Good Shepherd Jamaica, Joy Dufour; and Founder of the Montego Bay-based Good Shepherd Foundation, Roman Catholic Archbishop Emeritus, the Most Rev. Charles Dufour. Occasion was the organisation

8 years ago Foreign Affairs

Diaspora Organisation Hailed for Supporting Vulnerable Persons in Jamaica

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, has hailed the commitment demonstrated by the Maryland-based Partners of Good Shepherd Jamaica in supporting the most vulnerable in the island. “On behalf of the people and Government of Jamaica, I want to commend Partners of Good Shepherd for its continued commitment, partnership and sustained contribution in valuable support to...

Chief Executive Officer at the Linstead Hospital, Mrs. Camile Wallen Panton.

8 years ago Health & Wellness

Physiotherapy Treatment Now Available at Linstead Hospital

Patients of the Linstead Hospital in St. Catherine requiring physiotherapy treatment no longer need to travel to the Spanish Town Hospital to access the service. There has been a limited introduction of the service, being delivered by a physiotherapist assigned to the Spanish Town Hospital. In an interview with JIS News, Chief Executive Officer at the Linstead Hospital, Camile Wallen...