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The poster for ‘Science in the Gardens’ to be held on February 16 at the Hope Botanical Gardens, St. Andrew.
The poster for ‘Science in the Gardens’ to be held on February 16 at the Hope Botanical Gardens, St. Andrew.

Science in The Gardens to be Held February 16

‘Science in the Gardens’, which was originally scheduled for November 2016, will be held this Thursday (February 16) at the Hope Botanical Gardens, St. Andrew, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The event, organised by the Scientific Research Council (SRC),...
State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), breaks ground on Tuesday, February 14, for the construction of a new school at the Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre in St. Catherine by Food for the Poor at a cost of approximately J$3.19 million (US$25,000). Also breaking ground (from second left) are: Superintendent in charge of Tamarind Farm, Baldwin Collins; Commissioner of Corrections, Ina Hunter; Head of Food for the Poor’s Prison Ministry Programme, Sandra Ramsay; and the charity organisation’s Executive Director, David Mair.
State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), breaks ground on Tuesday, February 14, for the construction of a new school at the Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre in St. Catherine by Food for the Poor at a cost of approximately J$3.19 million (US$25,000). Also breaking ground (from second left) are: Superintendent in charge of Tamarind Farm, Baldwin Collins; Commissioner of Corrections, Ina Hunter; Head of Food for the Poor’s Prison Ministry Programme, Sandra Ramsay; and the charity organisation’s Executive Director, David Mair.

School for Inmates at Tamarind Farm
Chief Executive Officer and Facilitator of the Dispute Resolution Foundation (DFR), Paul Hines (left), giving details of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) user guide to a group of Justices of the Peace (JPs) participating in a mediation training session on February 13 at Ministry of Justice in Kingston. The session was the first of several mediation courses to be extended to 500 JPs over the course of the year.
Chief Executive Officer and Facilitator of the Dispute Resolution Foundation (DFR), Paul Hines (left), giving details of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) user guide to a group of Justices of the Peace (JPs) participating in a mediation training session on February 13 at Ministry of Justice in Kingston. The session was the first of several mediation courses to be extended to 500 JPs over the course of the year.

500 JPs to Receive Training in Mediation Techniques
Owner of Caribic Vacations, Gordon Townsend (right), and his team of tour guides have a light moment at the launch of the ‘Jamaica Land of Film’ tour on February 9. The guides (from left) are: Roger Adams, Christina Jarrett, Georgia Spence and Barbara Jarrett.
Owner of Caribic Vacations, Gordon Townsend (right), and his team of tour guides have a light moment at the launch of the ‘Jamaica Land of Film’ tour on February 9. The guides (from left) are: Roger Adams, Christina Jarrett, Georgia Spence and Barbara Jarrett.

Caribic Vacations Launches ‘Jamaica Land of Film’
Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) Managing Director, Milverton Reynolds (centre); and Project Consultant for the DBJ’s Jamaica Venture Capital Programme, Audrey Richards (left), listen to a comment from General Manager of the entity’s Public-Private Partnership and Privatisation Division, Denise Arana, at the media launch of the DBJ’s infrastructure conference at its offices in New Kingston on February 13. The conference is slated for March 6-7 at The Jamaica Pegasus.
Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) Managing Director, Milverton Reynolds (centre); and Project Consultant for the DBJ’s Jamaica Venture Capital Programme, Audrey Richards (left), listen to a comment from General Manager of the entity’s Public-Private Partnership and Privatisation Division, Denise Arana, at the media launch of the DBJ’s infrastructure conference at its offices in New Kingston on February 13. The conference is slated for March 6-7 at The Jamaica Pegasus.

DBJ Stages Regional Conference on Public-Private Partnership in Infrastructure Development

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In this file photo, Distribution agent with GeoTechVision Limited, Varon England (left), shows Shaniqua Hibbert, student of the Greater Portmore campus of the Windsor School for Special Education, how to operate one of the tablet computers which were handed over to the institution, under the Tablets in Schools Programme.
Technology

17,500 Tablets to be Provided for Schools

The Government is to spend $7 million to provide 17,500 tablets to increase learning opportunities to students under the Tablet in Schools programme. The project will also see the distribution of 385 charging carts, 630 laptops as well as audiovisual display units to 210 schools. Funding for this initiative is being provided by the Universal Service Fund (USF). The money...
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Chairman of the Joint Committee for Tertiary Education (JCTE), Dr. Cecil Cornwall (right), looks on as Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), is greeted by Chairman of the HEART Trust/NTA, Maxine P. Wilson (2nd right), ahead of the launch of an Absorptive Capacity Programme by the institution, in partnership with the Joint Committee for Tertiary Education on February 2 at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in New Kingston. At second left is Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.
Education

Great Demand for Upskilling and Retooling Programme

Launched officially in November last year, a project to improve the competencies of employers, employees, retirees and students has garnered so much demand that the target for participants has been significantly increased. The three-year Upskilling and Retooling Jamaica programme, implemented by HEART Trust/NTA, in collaboration with the Joint Committee for Tertiary Education (JCTE), targeted the training of approximately 3,000 persons...
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Members of the Green Island High School Choir performing during the launch of Jamaica Day 2017 at the Herbert Morrison Technical High School in Montego Bay recently. Green Island will host the national Jamaica Day celebration ceremony on Friday, February 24.
Education

Cultural Heritage the Focus for Jamaica Day

Schools across the island will join in the national observation of Jamaica Day on Friday, February 24, under the theme: ‘Celebrating Jamaica: Exploring Our Legacy In A Global Context’. Senior Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Marlon Williams, who launched Jamaica Day at a recent ceremony at the Herbert Morrison Technical High School in Montego Bay,...
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In this file photo, Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), and Special Advisor, Robert Miller (centre), examine bulla cakes manufactured by Nutrition Products Limited, during a tour of the entity on Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston on January 31. At left is Chief Executive Officer of Nutrition Products, Orville Lewinson.
Education

$11 Million Allocated for Pilot Project to Strengthen School Feeding Programme

The Government has approved $11 million to commence the pilot project aimed at strengthening the School Feeding Programme. The funds are allocated in the 2017-18 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Estimated at $60 million, the pilot project will run until March 2019, and will be carried out in four school clusters across the island. It seeks...
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Education Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), presents Paul Adams, Principal of Herbert Morrison Technical High School, with his Outstanding Principal Award on behalf of the Jamaica Teaching Council.
Education

Outstanding Principal Credits School for Award

Long-serving Principal of Herbert Morrison Technical High School in Montego Bay, St. James, Paul Adams, has been awarded the 2016 Outstanding Principal of the Year by the Jamaica Teaching Council. The award was presented to Mr. Adams by Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, during a recent ceremony at the school. “We are celebrating our 40th...
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Director/Principal, Justice Training Institute in the Ministry of Justice, Karen Campbell-Bascoe.
Justice

Justices of the Peace Urged to Participate in Mediation Training

Justices of the Peace (JPs) are encouraged to contact their Custodes to indicate their interest in mediation training being undertaken by the Ministry of Justice. The 2017 training sessions began on Monday (February 13) at the Ministry’s Constant Spring Road offices in St. Andrew with 25 JPs, and was the first of at least nine to be held across the...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J. C. Hutchinson (centre), examines corn plucked from the field at the Sydney Pagon Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Academy in St. Elizabeth during a tour of the institution on Friday (February 10). Vice Principal of the School, Stevie Williams (left), and Principal, Milbert Miller, led the Minister on the tour.
Agriculture

Sydney Pagon STEM Academy to Produce Items for School Breakfast Programme

The Sydney Pagon Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Academy in St. Elizabeth is to become a hub for the production of items for the breakfast feeding programme for primary schools in the northern section of the parish. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, J. C. Hutchinson, said the institution, which sits on over...
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