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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, delivers address at the Jamaica 4-H Clubs National Achievement Expo, held on April 28 at the Denbigh Showground in Clarendon. The event was held under the theme ‘Agri-preneurship: the Gateway to Sustainable Development’.

Young People Should Lead Campaign for Healthy Diets – Hutchinson

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, says young people should lead a campaign for healthy diets. The Minister said with Jamaica recording 12,773 deaths in 2014 due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs),...

Energy, Science and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley. (FILE)

Computers for IOJ Junior and Cultural Centres

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), emphasises a point at a press conference at his Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on May 1. Others looking on are Senior Advisor to the Minister, Sharon Hay-Webster and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dean-Roy Bernard.

Assistance for Students Preparing for CSEC Exams

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses community meeting in Water Square, Trelawny, on April 27.

Road to be Repaved and Renamed after World’s Oldest Living Person

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses a press conference at the Courtyard Marriott, New Kingston, on May 1, to officially launch a partnership between the Ananda Alert Secretariat and Facebook for the recovery of missing children in Jamaica.

Facebook Users to Receive Ananda Alerts

Minister of National Security and Member of Parliament for Western St. Mary, Hon. Robert Montague, consoles widow of the late Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Dr. Delroy Gordon, at a remembrance service held on Sunday (April 30), at the Port Maria Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. Mary.

9 years ago Culture

Hundreds Pay Tribute to Late JCDC Head

Hundreds of Jamaicans gathered at the Port Maria Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. Mary on Sunday (April 30) to pay tribute to the life and work of the late Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Dr. Delroy Gordon. In a service that lasted approximately four hours, Dr. Gordon was remembered as a proud Jamaican nation builder, a...

Acting Director of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Dr. Beverley Wright (left), greets Board Chairman of the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS), Earl Jarrett, at the launch of the Society’s fundraising initiative, ‘Relay for Life’, on April 26 at Emancipation Park in Kingston. Dr. Wright read the message from Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Ministry to Introduce HPV Vaccine

The Health Ministry intends to introduce a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine this year in the fight against cervical cancer. “A study in the United States revealed that within four years of the vaccine’s introduction, HPV decreased by over 50 per cent among females aged 14 to 19. This is very good news for the fight against cervical cancer,” Minister of...

Garland McDonald, Teka Brown and Sherica Reid, representing the parish of Trelawny, with their awards and citations, following the presentation ceremony for the 2017 Governor-General Achievement Award (GGAA) ceremony, held at the Everglades Centre in Black River, St. Elizabeth, on April 27.

9 years ago Executive

Governor-General Lauds Volunteers

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has lauded volunteers who go beyond the call of duty to help the less fortunate in Jamaica. He was speaking at the 2017 Governor-General’s Achievement Awards (GGAA) presentation ceremony for the county of Cornwall, at the Everglades Centre, Black River in St. Elizabeth, on April 27. “This is all about volunteerism...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (fourth left), with Olivia Leigh Campbell, of Sutherland Global, and senior members of staff of Community Colleges, at the Career and Information Fair, held at Knox Community College’s Mandeville Campus in Manchester, on April 26.

9 years ago EducationIndustry

Education Must Cater to Industry – Green

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says the education system must cater to industry in a significant way. Delivering an address at a Business Process Transformation (BPT) and Information Fair, hosted jointly by Sutherland Global and Knox Community College at the latter’s Mandeville campus on April 26, Mr. Green noted that for...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

9 years ago Tourism

Much Interest in UNWTO Conference

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the worldwide perception of Jamaica being a tourism mecca is greatly assisting with the interest being shown in the upcoming United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) conference. Mr. Bartlett, who returned to the island on April 29 following his visit to Africa and Asia where he had a number of important speaking engagements,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), converses with new Police Commissioner, George Quallo, during Friday’s (April 28) installation ceremony, held at the Police Officers’ Club in St. Andrew.

9 years ago National Security and Peace

New Police Commissioner Calls for More Support

New Police Commissioner, George Quallo, is urging more members of civil society to support the efforts of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to reduce crime and violence. He said it is essential that a stronger alliance be forged between citizens and the police in the pursuit of peace. “I am imploring you to join us in the fight against the...

Minister of Education,Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses the Senate on April 28.

9 years ago EducationSocial Security

School Violence Trending Down

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says preliminary data indicate that there was a downward trend in school violence during the first four months of this year. “This has been the case for the past three years,” the Minister said on April 28, while responding to questions tabled in the Senate by Opposition Senator, Wensworth...