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Executive Director of the Caribbean Maritime Institute, Fritz Pinnock.

CMI Expanding Programme Options

The Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) will be expanding its curricula and programme options with its engineering department, to be launched soon. The $500-million facility, to be named FESTO Didactic Centre, will offer training in the field of industrial automation and...

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.

National Security Council Developing Strategic Anti-Crime Action Plan

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.

Bust of Marcus Garvey Unveiled in Brent Museum

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

Schools to Get More Money for Maintenance

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.

DFID Provides Grant to Help Inner City Youth

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,...

President of the Royal Air Forces Association (RAFA), Major General (Ret’d), Robert Neish (right), and British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency, David Fitton (left), cut the ribbon to open the Royal Air Forces Association’s (RAFA) 70th Anniversary Exhibition on August 16 at Curphey Place, St. Andrew. Looking on are World War II veterans.

10 years ago Community

Remember WW2 Vets

President of the Royal Air Forces Association (RAFA), Major General (Ret’d) Robert Neish, has called for Jamaicans to remember and appreciate the contribution of the World War II veterans to nation building. He noted that more than 5,000 Jamaicans went to England and participated in the war effort, and those who returned used the training they received in Britain to...

Director of Nursing Services, Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH), Matron Gillian Ledgister (right); and Chief Executive Officer of CRH, Anthony Smikle (2nd right), examine one of the 10 vital signs monitors, handed over by President of the Friends of the hospital, Monica Caine, during a ceremony held at the hospital on August 17. Chairman of the board of directors of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Tony Hart (left), looks on at left.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Cornwall Regional Receives Donation of Medical Equipment

The Friends of the Cornwall Regional Hospital have donated 10 vital signs monitors valued at $1.7 million to the St. James-based health facility. Chief Executive Officer of CRH, Anthony Smikle expressed “deep appreciation” for the monitors, noting that they will be put into service immediately. He was speaking at the presentation ceremony held at the hospital on Wednesday (August 17)....

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...

Senior Director, Youth and Adolescent Policy Division in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Michelle Small Bartley (left), and Director, Sub-Regional Office, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Sheila Roseau (right), share a photo opportunity with the top performers in the International Youth Day photo and video competition. They are (from left) Leneka Rhoden, who placed second; Toni-Kay Bromfield, who placed third; and winner Jason Whyte. The award ceremony was held on August 18 at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston.

10 years ago Vision 2030Youth

International Youth Day Competition Winners Awarded

The top performers in the photo and video competition held in celebration of International Youth Day 2016 were presented with attractive prizes at an awards ceremony held on Thursday (August 18) at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information in Kingston. The competition, under the theme ‘The Road to 2030: Eradicating Poverty and Achieving Sustainable Consumption and Poverty Reduction’, was...