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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid speaking at the NCB Foundation’s Scholarships and Grants reveal event and launch of its Innovative, Creative, Outstanding and Nationalistic (ICON) Scholarship, at the Courtleigh Hotel & Suites in Kingston, on August 18.

Students Urged to Stay Away from Illegal Activities

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, is urging students to refrain from a life of illegal activities, especially lottery scamming. “We have had to contend with scamming as a very notorious element of our society....

Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), listens as Head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Staff Mission Team to Jamaica, Dr. Uma Ramakrishnan, addresses journalists during the recent 13th IMF quarterly review media briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM).

Government Spends More to Protect the Most Vulnerable

National Irrigation Commission (NIC) Chairman, Senator Aubyn Hill (right), greets Technical Officer from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria, Lena Heng (centre), at the opening of a four-day workshop titled ‘Optimizing Irrigation Water Management to Improve Crop Output and Water Quality Control’, at the Ministry’s offices in St. Andrew on August 22. At left is Manager of Agronomic Research and Development at Sentek Technologies in Adelaide, South Australia, Peter Buss.

Transformation of Irrigation Process a Must for Agriculture – Hutchinson

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), presents educational items to children at a health fair and back-to-school event, organised by the National Heath Fund (NHF), at the Brown’s Hall Primary School, in St. Catherine, on August 20.

Health Screening for Residents of Brown’s Hall

Executive Director of the Caribbean Maritime Institute, Fritz Pinnock.

CMI Expanding Programme Options

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), is greeted by Police Commissioner, Dr. Carl Williams (right). Looking on is Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Major General Antony Anderson.

10 years ago National Security and PeaceOffice of the Prime Minister

National Security Council Developing Strategic Anti-Crime Action Plan

The National Security Council (NSC), chaired by Prime Minister Andrew Holness, is in the process of elaborating a strategic anti-crime action plan, involving an integrated and comprehensive set of measures and actions to significantly reduce crime in the country. The NSC, in the light of the urgency of the matter, has been meeting monthly, rather than quarterly as previously obtained,...

Acting High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Mrs. Angella Rose-Howell (third left), stands beside the bust of Jamaica’s first National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, which was officially unveiled at the Brent Museum in Willesden Green Library, London, on August 17. With Mrs. Rose-Howell are Mr. Peter Taylor (fourth left, standing), of the High Commission of Ghana; Member of Parliament, Miss Dawn Butler (third right, standing); Professor Cecil Gutzmore (second right, standing) and several Brent Councillors and supporters of the project.

10 years ago Culture

Bust of Marcus Garvey Unveiled in Brent Museum

The official unveiling of a bust of Jamaica’s first National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, was held at the Brent Museum in Willesden Green Library, London, on August 17. The bust will now be on permanent display in the museum. Addressing the ceremony, Acting High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Mrs. Angella Rose-Howell, said Marcus Garvey’s main...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.

10 years ago Education

Schools to Get More Money for Maintenance

Infant, all-age, primary and junior secondary schools across the island are to benefit from a 90 per cent increase in maintenance grants at the beginning of the new school term in September. The announcement came from Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, at a Region Six Back to School meeting, held at the Cedar Grove Academy...

Participants of the ‘Kick Out Crime and Violence’ programme wrestle under the guidance of their coach (partly hidden) at the Open Day and signing ceremony, held on August 20 at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Up Park Camp, while members of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF) provides music in the background.

10 years ago National Security and Peace

DFID Provides Grant to Help Inner City Youth

The Department for International Development (DFID) of the United Kingdom (UK) has signed a grant agreement with ‘Fight for Peace’ in Jamaica, valued at $20.7 million, to provide positive alternatives for inner city youth. ‘Fight For Peace’ is open to young people, aged seven to 29 years living in the communities targeted by the programme, Hannah Town, Denham Town, Trench...

Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), responds to a question at today’s (August 19) 13th International Monetary Fund (IMF) quarterly review media briefing, held at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM). Listening (from second left) are Head of the IMF Staff Mission Team to Jamaica, Dr. Uma Ramakrishnan; and IMF Resident Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Constant Lonkeng Ngouana.

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

Government and IMF Team to Discuss Successor Relationship

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team is scheduled to arrive within the next month for discussions with the Government on a successor relationship to the four-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF), which ends in April 2017. Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon Audley Shaw, made the announcement during Friday’s (August 19) 13th IMF quarterly review media briefing, held at the...

10 years ago Education

Parents Urged to Take Advantage of Book Rental Scheme

The Government is reminding parents that free text books are available for primary school children, while there is a book rental system in place for students at the secondary level. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has emphasised that parents should not spend unnecessarily when they can obtain books that are essential, through a scheme...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), participates in an exercise during the launch of Caribbean Wellness Day on August 17 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. Others (from left) are: Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO) Country Representative, Dr. Noreen Jack; and Director of Health Promotion and Protection, Dr. Sonia Copeland.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Ministry Begins Hype School Tour in October

The Ministry of Health, in partnership with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, will begin its Health, Youth, Positive Energy (HYPE) school tour in October, to promote healthy lifestyle choices among the nation’s young people. In his address at the launch of Caribbean Wellness Day on August 17 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston, Minister of Health,...