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Ardenne Lightning Drummers perform at the Reggae Month 2024 Church Service and launch held on Sunday (January 28) at Fellowship Tabernacle, 2 Fairfield Avenue, Kingston 20. The Service was the first activity for Reggae Month, which will be observed in February under the theme, ‘Come ketch di RIDDIM’.
Ardenne Lightning Drummers perform at the Reggae Month 2024 Church Service and launch held on Sunday (January 28) at Fellowship Tabernacle, 2 Fairfield Avenue, Kingston 20. The Service was the first activity for Reggae Month, which will be observed in February under the theme, ‘Come ketch di RIDDIM’.

PHOTOS: Reggae Month 2024 Church Service

President of the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE), Dr. Derrick Deslandes, provides highlights of some of the institution’s current activities during day two of Founders’ Weekend at the school on Saturday (January 27).
President of the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE), Dr. Derrick Deslandes, provides highlights of some of the institution’s current activities during day two of Founders’ Weekend at the school on Saturday (January 27).

Case Students Receive Scholarships
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right) and President, Jamaica Association of Education Officers, Fiona Morris Webb, participate in the 3K Walk/Run in aid of the Braeton Primary and Junior High School in Portmore, St. Catherine today (January 28).
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right) and President, Jamaica Association of Education Officers, Fiona Morris Webb, participate in the 3K Walk/Run in aid of the Braeton Primary and Junior High School in Portmore, St. Catherine today (January 28).

PHOTOS: Education Minister Participates in Jamaica Association of Education Officers 3K Walk/Run
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre) puts the frosting on a cupcake, as (from left) Selena Simms and Executive Director of the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC), Dr. Winsome Gordon look on. They were at the Forum for Innovations in Teaching (FIT3), held at the National Arena on January 27.  
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre) puts the frosting on a cupcake, as (from left) Selena Simms and Executive Director of the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC), Dr. Winsome Gordon look on. They were at the Forum for Innovations in Teaching (FIT3), held at the National Arena on January 27.  

PHOTOS: Education Minister at Forum for Innovations in Teaching
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, (right), and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, tour the Ocho Rios Transportation Centre in St. Ann on Friday (January 26), to assess the condition of the facility.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, (right), and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, tour the Ocho Rios Transportation Centre in St. Ann on Friday (January 26), to assess the condition of the facility.

Ocho Rios Transport Centre to Get $7Million Facelift

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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right) and owner of ANR Farms limited in Trelawny, Adrian Robinson share a moment, during a tour of Mr. Robinson’s farm on January 25.
Agriculture

Agriculture Ministry to Establish Storage Facilities Across the Island

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, has disclosed that the government plans to establish storage facilities in high producing areas on the island to prolong the life of crops. The Minister was speaking to journalists after a tour of three farms in Trelawny on January 25. “What happens in Jamaica is that we do go through periods...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaking at the Reggae Month Church Service held on Sunday, January 28.
CultureEnvironment

Reggae Month 2024 to Begin with a Tribute to Dennis Brown

Reggae Month 2024 will kick off with a tribute to the Crown Prince of Reggae, Dennis Brown, at the Vera Moodie Concert Hall, Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts in Kingston, on Thursday (February 1). Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange made the announcement while speaking at the Reggae Month Church Service held...
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Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for St. James Southern, Hon. Homer Davis.
Local Government

River Bay Road in Montego Bay Renamed

The St. James Municipal Corporation has paid homage to a cornerstone in the development of the Montego Bay Boys’ and Girls Club’ (MBBGC), Gladstone ‘Pop’ Lawrence, by renaming the River Bay Road in Montego Bay, in his honour. Addressing the renaming ceremony held at the MBBGC on Thursday (January 25), Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister,...
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Minister of Education and Youth, the Hon. Fayval Williams (second right) with former Ministers of Education (from left) Rev. Ronald Thwaites; Dr. Mavis Gilmour Peterson; and Maxine Henry Wilson, during a special forum to honour former Ministers of Education during the Forum for Innovations in Teaching (FIT3), held at the National Arena in Kingston on Friday (January 26).
Education

Former Ministers of Education Honored

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams says the transformation of the education sector must be an ongoing process, if Jamaica is to keep pace with global developments. “It is a very important organization that we all agree if we continue to transform, it will move Jamaica forward significantly,” Mrs. Williams said. The Education Minister was speaking at a...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), looks at agricultural produce during day one of Founders’ Weekend at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) on Friday (January 26). With the Minister are (from left) President of the Guild of Students, Ashli-Ann Graham and Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Orville Palmer.
AgricultureEducationYouth

Agriculture Minister to Provide More Scholarships for Students

In a bid to meet the demands of a changing agricultural sector, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining will be rolling out more scholarships for agricultural students this year across several key areas. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, made the disclosure while speaking at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) during day one of their Founders’ Weekend...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second right), shares in discussion with (from left) Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Marianne Van Steen; Director with the EU, Felix Fernandez Shaw; President of the Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ), Corah Ann Sylvester; and Chairman of Jamaica Producers Group, Charles Johnson. Occasion was a press briefing held at the Kingston Wharves Limited Corporate Office on Friday (January 26)
CommerceIndustryInvestment

Newport West to Be Redeveloped

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill has welcomed the involvement of the European Union (EU) in the redevelopment of Newport West. The EU will be making funding available for a study and a business model, that will result in the area becoming a world class logistics facility, and a competitive resilient economic zone. Speaking at...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), makes his way across a section of a broken bridge in Seville Heights, St. Ann, during a tour on Thursday (January 25). Looking on is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (second right), and other representatives from both Ministries and the St. Ann Municipal Corporation.
Local Government

Work Starts on Bridge in Seville Heights

Work has commenced on a bridge in Seville Heights, St. Ann, which had experienced a major breakaway causing disruption in the community. The work is being undertaken at a cost of $7 million, with funding provided for through the Equalization Fund. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, visited the location on Thursday (January 25), to get...
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