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Their Excellencies the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right) and Lady Allen (left), pose with scholarship and financial grants awardees following a presentation ceremony at King’s House on August 12. At centre, is recipient of the Sir Patrick and Lady Allen 40th Anniversary Scholarship valued at $1,380,580, University of Technology (UTech) student, Simone Dwyer. The other awardees (from second left), who are first and second runners-up for the award, Raymond Stewart, and Lacy-Ann Green were presented with financial grants of $459,060 and $175,000 respectively to complete their studies.

UTech Students Receive Scholarship and Grants

A scholarship and financial grants totalling $2 million have been awarded to three university students by their Excellencies the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen and Lady Allen. The students, who are pursuing Bachelor of Science (BSc) degrees at the University...

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

Grange Congratulates Thompson and Fraser Pryce

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), and Vice President of Marketing and Agricultural Supplies of the Hi-Pro Division of the Jamaica Broilers Group, Mr. Conley Salmon, in conversation following a breakfast meeting at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on August 12 to discuss an ongoing campaign to promote increased egg consumption by Hi-Pro and the United States Soybean Export Council (USSEC) in partnership with the Jamaica Egg Farmers Association (JEFA).

Maintain Consistency in the Quality and Supply of Eggs – Samuda

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (right) addresses a meeting held at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) offices in Catherine Hall, St. James on Thursday, August 11. Looking on is Acting Chief Executive Officer of RADA, Peter Thompson.

PMOs to Play Major Role in the Distribution of Farm Resources

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (right); and Minister of Finance and the Public Service, the Hon. Audley Shaw (left) mount portable steps for a close-up view of a wind turbine at the opening of Blue Mountain Renewables (BMR) wind energy project in Potsdam, St. Elizabeth, on August 11. Others (from 2nd left) are Chief Executive Officer of Jamaica Public Service (JPS), Kelly Tomblin; BMR’s CEO, Bruce Levy; and BMR’s Regional Director, Ava Tomlin.

Gov’t Targets More Renewable Energy Investments

Recipient of the JPS and Partners Co-operative Credit Union Limited 60th Anniversary Commemorative Scholarship, Janice Riley (centre), with Vice President, JPS and Partners Co-operative Credit Union Limited, Albert Dawkins (left) and Director, JPS and Partners Co-operative Credit Union Limited, Derrick Tulloch. Occasion was the credit union’s scholarship awards luncheon at The Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston on August 11.

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Students Receive Scholarships From JPS and Partners

As part of its continued commitment to education, the JPS and Partners Co-operative Credit Union Limited has awarded 54 high-school bursaries and two tertiary-level scholarships to students, valued at over $4 million. The scholarships were presented during an awards luncheon at The Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston on August 11. In his address at the luncheon, Chief Technology Officer, Jamaica...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), with some of the participants in the Spruce Up Jamaica Tourism Summer Internship programme at a rally held on August 11 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James.

10 years ago EducationTourism

Summer Internship Programme Empowering Youth for Tourism Industry

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the Spruce Up Jamaica Tourism Summer Internship programme has been playing a major role in building well-trained and dedicated professionals for the industry. Under the programme, young persons between 17 and 25 years of age are placed in summer jobs across the island where they are trained in various areas. They receive a stipend...

Senior Director in the Sport Division at the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Florette Blackwood (right), examines a health card following her address to members of the Amateur Swimming Association of Jamaica at a forum on the Jamaican Athletes Insurance Plan (JAIP), held at the St. Andrew High School for Girls on August 10. Sharing in the moment (from left) are representatives from Guardian Group (Medicus Health), Aldith Grant and Employee Benefit Manager, Allied Insurance Brokers, Garfield Grant.

10 years ago Sport

Full Support for the Jamaican Athletes Insurance Plan (JAIP)

The Government will continue to pay all the premiums for this fiscal year for the country’s sportsmen and women who have signed up for the Jamaican Athletes Insurance Plan (JAIP). This was disclosed by Senior Director in the Sport Division at the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Florette Blackwood, while addressing members of the Amateur Swimming Association of...

Mrs. Juliet Holness ( left) shares a light moment with first lady of Georgia, Sandra Deal (centre), and Jamaica’s Honorary Consul to Atlanta, Jewel Scott, during a courtesy call on Mrs. Deal at the Governor’s Mansion in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday (August 10). She is in Atlanta on a five-day visit.

10 years ago CultureJamaican Diaspora

Mrs. Holness in Atlanta for Jamaica Independence Celebrations

The Most Hon. Juliet Holness, wife of Prime Minister, the Hon. Andrew Holness arrived in Atlanta, Georgia on Wednesday (August 10), for a five-day official visit. She was met at the Hartfield Jackson International Airport by a welcome party headed by Jamaica’s Honorary Consul to Atlanta, Jewell Scott, and included President of the Atlanta Jamaican Association (AJA), Alan Stewart; and...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green

10 years ago InformationOffice of the Prime Minister

Government Committed to Youth Development

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Floyd Green, is urging Jamaica’s youth to get involved in achieving sustainable consumption. In his International Youth Day message, Mr. Green said that this year’s theme “Road to 2030: Eradicating Poverty and Achieving Sustainable Consumption and Production” focuses on poverty eradication and how young people can lead the way...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), signs the US$696,300 contract to upgrade the software at the Administrator General’s Department (AGD), yesterday (August 11), at the AGD’s downtown Kingston offices. To the Minister’s left are Administrator General and Chief Executive Officer, Lona Brown and Managing Director of Argosoft, Ramachandran Gopalan. Standing behind the Minister is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mrs. Carol Palmer.

10 years ago JusticeTechnology

Software Upgrade at AGD

Service delivery by the Administrator General’s Department (AGD) is set to improve as a result of a US$696,300 software upgrade. With the Trust and Estate Management System (TEMS), the agency will be replacing its old Trust Administration Software. The new system has the capacity to process all aspects of estate administration, from trust administration to financial and investment-related activities. It...

Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), and State Minister, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (centre), are briefed by Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) Customs Officer, Peter Limtom, before taking a trial run in the ‘Skip McLaughlin’ following the vessel’s commissioning at the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Marine headquarters in Newport East, Kingston, on Tuesday, August 9.

10 years ago Finance & Public ServiceTransport

Jamaica Customs Acquires New Patrol Boat

The Jamaica Customs Agency’s (JCA) fleet of patrol boats has increased to two, following the acquisition of a 27-foot Boston Whaler vessel. The boat, named the ‘Skip McLaughlin’, was procured from the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Marine Division under a partnership between the agencies. It joins the ‘Skip Jack’, also acquired from the JCF and which the JCA has been...