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Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. (FILE)

Health Minister Receives Preliminary Report on Construction Work at Savanna-La-Mar Hospital

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says he has received the preliminary report on the circumstances which led to work being done on the paediatric ward at the Savanna-la-Mar Hospital, while being occupied by children. “I have gotten...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, the Hon. Shahine Robinson. (FILE)

PATH Beneficiaries to Reapply After Four Years

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP

PM Shocked by Sudden Death of Dr Winston Green, MP for South East St. Mary

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (3rd left), turns on the Palmeto Pen/ Breadnut Bottom/ Rosewell Water Supply system in Clarendon during a commissioning ceremony on Friday (August 11). Others from left are: Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; Chairman of the National Water Commission (NWC), Senator Aubyn Hill; Member of Parliament for South East Clarendon, Hon. Rudyard Spencer; and Mayor of May Pen, Councillor Winston Maragh.

Palmeto Pen/Breadnut Bottom/Rosewell Water Supply Project Commissioned into Service

Director of Preparedness and Emergency Management at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) Horace Glaze, addresses a debriefing session held at the Agency’s Haining Road offices in Kingston.

Jamaicans Urged to Secure Their Properties for Hurricane Season Before Travelling

Director of Regional Educational Services in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Captain Kasan Troupe (3d right), offers advice to scholarship recipients at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) and Partners Co-operative Credit Union Limited’s 2017 Scholarship Awards ceremony held on August 10 at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston. Sharing the moment are President, JPS and Partners Co-operative Credit Union, Natalie Sparkes (right); and General Manager, Joydene Jarrett (2nd right). Sixty students were awarded scholarships and bursaries, valued at approximately $4 million, towards school expenses.

9 years ago Education

60 Students Awarded $4 Million in Scholarships and Bursaries

Sixty students have been awarded scholarships and bursaries valued at approximately $4 million by the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) and Partners Co-operative Credit Union Limited. Among them are 55 top performers in the 2017 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), who will receive $12,500 per annum over five years. Under the Credit Union’s ‘Adopt a School’ programme, bursaries valued at $12,500...

Executive Director of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Karlene DeGrasse Deslandes (right), in discussion with Development Officer at the ECC, Region Six, Marvia Johnson Brown, at a Certification Fair held in Brown’s Town, St. Ann, recently.

9 years ago Education

More ECIs Attain Certification

The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) has reported that an additional eight early-childhood institutions (ECIs) have met the ECC’s 12 operating standards and are now certified. This brings to 55 the total number of ECIs that have attained certification to date. Executive Director of the ECC, Karlene DeGrasse Deslandes, told JIS News that the achievement is timely, “as our nation is...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange

9 years ago Sport

Grange: We Will Always Remember Bolt’s Breathtaking Brilliance

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange has issued the following statement after day 10 of competition at the IAAF World Championships currently underway in London. Minister’s Statement follows: “Today, we witnessed the final act in the competitive athletic career of Usain Bolt. It didn’t go according to plan as he collapsed with an injury...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Hillary Alexander (left) along with Principal of the Excelsior Community College, Philmore McCarthy (second left); and ‘Train The Trainers’ Module 3 Programme (TTT 3) Animation Instructor and Lecturer from the Capilano University in Canada, Don Perro (second right), listen to the comments of TTT3 Programme Instructor, Adam Sale, at the programme’s closing ceremony held on August 11 at the Excelsior Community College.

9 years ago Education

37 Instructors Trained in Animation Techniques

Thirty-seven animation instructors from 17 institutions across the island have been trained in advanced 2D and 3D animation techniques through the ‘Train The Trainers’ Module three Programme (TTT 3). The six-week training programme, held from July 3 to August 11, was aimed at enhancing the effectiveness in the delivery of local animation training programmes. The training was facilitated under the...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry (second left) shares in a photo opportunity following the unveiling of a sign at the Partner Appreciation Ceremony of the Crooked River/Brae Head Skills Training Centre in Clarendon on August 11. Others from (left) are: Deputy Mayor of Clarendon, Clive Mundle; Manager of Community Training Interventions at the HEART Trust/NTA, Wayne Battiste; Project Manager of the Sugar Transformation Unit in the Ministry, Keleen Young Grandison; Attache and Programme Manager of the Rural Development and Environment Delegation of the European Union to Jamaica, Stefano Cilli; students of mixology, Antonnette Jackson Sharpe and Daryl Morrison; Member of Parliament for Northern Clarendon, Horace Dalley; Education Officer of Region 6 in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Olive Gardner Bygrave; and Acting Executive Director of the HEART Trust, Jennifer Walker.

9 years ago Agriculture

TVET Critical in Advancing Economic Development of Jamaica

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry, says technical, vocational, education and training (TVET) will play a critical role in the economic advancement of the country. He noted that with expanded TVET activities “particularly in agriculture”, the economy will become more developed as currently “we are hard pressed to find the range of skills...

Youngsters participate in a group discussion at a Dispute Resolution Foundation summer camp in Kingston in July.

9 years ago Education

Students Benefitting from Supervised School Intervention Programme

The Supervised School Intervention Programme by the Dispute Resolution Foundation (DRF) was born out of concern for the well-being of youngsters who have been suspended from school and were often observed partaking in idle activities for the suspension period. The initiative, brainchild of DRF Network Manager Sharon Young Palmer, was started at the Foundation’s Spanish Town Peace and Justice Centre in...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), emphasizes a point to Deputy Chief Executive Officer at the National Works Agency, Earl Patterson (left), during Wednesday’s (August 9) contract signing ceremony for the US$4.4 million Barbican Road Improvement Project, at Jamaica House. Looking on is State Minister in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington.

9 years ago Works / Construction

Jamaica to Benefit from Road Developments

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness says Jamaica stands to benefit significantly from the Government’s development of several legacy road projects, under the Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP). These, he says, include: the Barbican Road and Park Road Improvement Projects and Marcus Garvey Drive and Constant Spring Road developments in Kingston and St. Andrew; the Mandela Highway Improvement Project in...