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Founder of the Rakul Enterprises School of Education and Technology (RESET), Dr. Raghavan Ramamoorthy, speaks with Business Development Officer at the National Commercial Bank (NCB), Damion Sibbles (left), and Social Officer, Integrated Community Development Project, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Shunelle Nevers. Occasion was the staging of an ornamental fish farming workshop on Friday (September 2), at RESET’s offices, 13 Lower Sandringham Avenue, Kingston 10.

At-Risk Youth Trained in Ornamental Fish Farming

Ten young people from the communities of Majesty Gardens, Greenwich Farm and Caribbean Palms Estate in St. Andrew have benefited from training in ornamental fish farming. The training was organised by Rakul Enterprises School of Education and Technology (RESET) in...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator Ruel Reid (centre), shares a photo opportunity with 2016 awardees of the National Commercial Bank (NCB) Foundation’s scholarships and grants, at a ceremony held recently at The Courtleigh Hotel & Suites in New Kingston.

NCB Foundation Awards $1 Million Scholarships to University Students

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie participates in the removal of bulky waste in Port Antonio, Portland, under the national clean-up campaign.

National Clean-Up Campaign for Hanover this Weekend

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Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP — Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP

Prime Minister Holness Commits to Free Access to Education

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), interacts with students and a parent at the Seaward Primary and Junior High School on Olympic Way, St. Andrew this morning (September 5). The Minister was attending a ceremony to mark the institution’s 60th anniversary as well as promote a focus on safety in schools. It was put on by the Ministry in collaboration with the Community Safety and Security Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).

Smooth Start to New School Year

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Restorative Justice Training for Justices of the Peace

Some 50 Justices of the Peace (JPs) are benefiting from training on the principles of restorative justice. The two-day training got under way this morning (September 5) at the Ministry of Justice, Constant Spring Road, St. Andrew. The objective is to prepare JPs to play a critical role in the implementation of restorative justice procedures within the formal justice system...

National Health Fund (NHF) Chairman, Christopher Zacca, addresses a JIS Think Tank held recently at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

NHF to Develop National Health Insurance Scheme

The National Health Fund (NHF) has been tasked with the responsibility of developing a National Health Insurance Scheme to fund the public healthcare system. NHF Chairman, Christopher Zacca, made the disclosure at a recent JIS Think Tank at the agency’s head office in Kingston. He said that the mandate was given by Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton....

Minister without Portfolio in the the Office of the Prime Minister responsible for Science, Technology and Special Projects

10 years ago Technology

Government to Launch Task Force on the State of Electricity and Telecommunications Services in Jamaica

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology Dr. Hon. Andrew Wheatley has decided to convene a task force to examine the state of utilities in Jamaica in light of recent devastating incidents. The Minister notes that “this administration is focused on growth and job creation but this cannot be achieved without a reliable power grid and robust communications backbone.” “This is...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), presents the Gold Medal of the City of Kingston to Jamaican footballer and captain of Leicester City Football Club, Westley ‘Wes’ Morgan (second left), at ceremony in his honour at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, on September 4. Sharing in the occasion (from left) are Deputy Mayor, Councillor Andrew Swaby; Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Derrick Smith; Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange; and President of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), Captain Horace Burrell.

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PM Says Government will Continue to Invest in Sport

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government will continue its investment in sport because of its developmental and transformative effect on the lives of young people. The Prime Minister, who was speaking at a ceremony to honour Reggae Boyz footballer and Leicester City captain, Westley ‘Wes’ Morgan, in Kingston on September 4, noted that football has kept...

Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean (centre), addresses a JIS Think Tank on September 2. She is flanked by Director of Technical Services in the Ministry, Carey Brown (left) and Acting Director for the Career Advancement Programme (CAP), Meloney Rhynie.

10 years ago Education

$4.3 Billion for School Feeding Programme

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is spending $4.3 billion under the School Feeding Programme for the 2016/17 academic year. The allocation will provide meals for over 130,000 students in early childhood, primary and secondary schools, including beneficiaries under the Programme for Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). Chief Education Officer in the Ministry, Dr. Grace McLean, made the...

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

10 years ago Sport

You Can Count on Our Support, Grange Tells Reggae Boyz

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says the Government will continue to support the Reggae Boyz and called on the country to do the same. The Boyz were eliminated from the CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers after losing to Panama on Friday night. Addressing a luncheon for the national team, hosted by the Ministry of...

Oswald Dixon (2nd right) and Andrew Hall (right) of the Rachel Dixon Memorial Fund, present a laptop computer to Principal of Bethany Primary School, Prudence Bennett-Blake (2nd left). Education Officer for North Manchester, Dorothy Reid, shares the moment. Donations were made to the Christiana Health Centre, and schools and students from communities in North East Manchester, during a function held recently at the Hibernia Early Childhood Institution in the parish.

10 years ago CommunityEducation

Oswald Dixon gives back to Manchester Communities

Oswald Dixon, a Jamaican living in Miami, Florida, is giving back to the North East Manchester area where he grew up. Over the past nine years, he has been making donations to students and schools in Devon, Bethany, Hibernia and surrounding districts, through the Rachel Dixon Memorial Fund, which he founded and named for his late mother. Recently, he handed...