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Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (seated 3rd right), signs $10 million contract for the building of a new block of classrooms at the St. James High School in Montego Bay, St. James, today (February 19). Also signing (from left) are: Shaulan Scott and Richard Downer of the contracting firm, Marken Construction; Chairman of the School Board, Rev. Conrad Pitkin; Regional Director of the Ministry of Education Western Region, Dr. Michelle Pinnock, and Principal, Joseph Williams.

New Classrooms To Be Built At St. James High

A $10 million contract was signed on February 19 between the Ministry of Education and Marken Construction Limited, for the building of a new classroom block at St. James High School, in Montego Bay, St. James. Work is expected to...

Grade 4 students from the Barracks Road Primary School in Montego Bay, St. James, perform during the opening of a new block of classroom at the institution, today (February 19).

Education Minister Opens New Block of Classrooms at Barracks Road Primary

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (right), presents Charlemont residents, Headley Graham and his daughter Tudyann Graham with their certificate of title, at a National Land Agency (NLA) land titling ceremony, held at the Charlemont Basic School, in North West St. Catherine, on February 18.

Charlemont Residents Receive Land Titles

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (left) and Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (second left), having a light exchange with Chief Executive Officer for Kingston Wharves Limited, Grantley Stephenson and Seaview Gardens community member, Denise Marshall-Miller, during the launch of the St. Andrew Workforce College, today (February 18), at the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, in New Kingston.

Industry Minister Launches St. Andrew Workforce College

Political Ombudsman, Donna Parchment Brown (2nd left), shares a moment with (from left): reggae artist, Dalton Harris; Producer, Penthouse Records, Donovan Germain; and Finance Director, Jamaica Reggae Industry Association, Junior Lincoln, after presenting them with copies of the Political Code of Conduct and Political Ombudsman (Interim) Act. The documents were handed over at a meeting with members of the music fraternity at the Office of the Political Ombudsman located at Duke Street, Kingston today (February 18).

All Political Candidates to Sign Code of Conduct by Friday

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (right), is in discussion with Vice President of the Lyndale Citizens Association, Mabel Silvera. Occasion was a ceremony to open a rehabilitated road in the Lyndale Housing Scheme in St. Mary on (February 17).

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Port Maria to Get US$1 Million Fire Station

Construction will begin shortly on a new fire station in Port Maria, St. Mary at a cost of US$1 million. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, made the announcement yesterday (February 17), while addressing a ceremony to open a recently rehabilitated road in the Lyndale Housing Scheme in the parish. The fire station is one of...

Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Winston De la Haye.

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Ministry Of Health to Lead Clean-Up Exercise in St. Catherine Communities on Saturday

Three communities in St. Catherine will benefit from a Ministry of Health-led national clean-up day on Saturday (February 20). The move comes as the country intensifies activities to cut down the mosquito population in light of the threat of the Zika Virus. Old Braeton and Reed’s Pen in Portmore, and Rivoli in Spanish Town, will be the focus of the...

Research Fellow of the African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank (ACIJ/JMB), Kesia Weise (left), and a member of the Nonsuch Primary Heritage Club, Hugh Wilson (second left), look at items in an exhibition on the Blue and John Crow Mountains (BJCM), which opened on February 16 at the library of the ACIJ/JMB, 12 Ocean Boulevard in the Kingston Mall, downtown, Kingston. The exhibition, titled: ‘Celebrating the BJCM – Jamaica’s First World Heritage Site’ is opened to the public until the end of March 2016. At rights is President of the Nonsuch Primary Heritage Club, Daynia Deans.

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Exhibition Opens On Blue and John Crow Mountains

An exhibition on the Blue and John Crow Mountains (BJCM) opened on February 16, at the library of the African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank (ACIJ/JMB), 12 Ocean Boulevard, in the Kingston Mall, downtown Kingston. The exhibition titled: ‘Celebrating the BJCM – Jamaica’s First World Heritage Site’, is opened to the public until the end of March 2016. Director of...

Animation Specialist in the Digital and Animation Industry Project of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Robert Reid, speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. He provided details of the KingstOOn Animation Conference and Afro-Descendant Festival, to be held from March 12 to 13 at the Edna Manley College for the Visual and Performing Arts.

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Prizes For Persons Taking Part In Animation Conference

A trip to an international film festival and networking with some of the industry’s biggest names are some of the rewards for participants at the KingstOOn Animation Conference and Film Festival. The event will be held from March 12 to 13 at the Edna Manley School for the Visual and Performing Arts, in Kingston. Animation Specialist for the Youth Employment...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (right), flips the switch to bring light to the community of Bogg Lane for the first time, on February 17, following the electrical wiring of that community and the adjoining community of Boswell Heights by the National Energy Solutions Ltd. (NESoL), at a cost of some $4 million. Some 45 houses will be connected in upcoming weeks. Others (from left) are: Chairman of NESoL, Rev. Dr. Garnett Roper; and Member of Parliament for West Rural St. Andrew, Paul Buchanan.

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West Rural St. Andrew Communities Receive Electricity

Some 45 houses in the vicinity of Bogg Lane and Boswell Heights in West Rural St. Andrew are to be provided with electricity for the first time, through the work of National Energy Solutions Ltd (NESol), in the upcoming weeks. Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, on February 17, switched on a street light at a...

Time with the PM: Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller raps with Global Youth Ambassador for the Caribbean and Latin America Shaquille Ramsay Wednesday (February 17), during a courtesy call at the Office of the Prime Minister, 1 Devon Road. Mr. Ramsay was accompanied by a delegation of youth ambassadors as well as representatives of the Ministry of Youth and Culture. The Global Youth Ambassador discussed with the Prime Minister matters concerning his mandate and the Global Volunteer Network which appointed him. Mrs. Simpson Miller congratulated him on being the first Jamaican to be appointed to the position and expressed confidence that he will do well.

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PM Encourages Youth Leaders to Strive for Excellence

Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller on Wednesday, February 17 reminded a group of young persons that they are the ones to take the reins of the country in the future, urging them to continue to strive for excellence even in the face of challenges. The Prime Minister was hosting a delegation of youth ambassadors, led by Shaquille Ramsay, Global Youth Ambassador...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Hon. Dr. Peter Phillips (2nd right); Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (2nd left); and Managing Director, Red Stripe, Ricardo Nuncio (left), listen to Chairman, Red Stripe, Richard Byles. Occasion was a press conference at Red Stripe’s Spanish Town Road headquarters on Wednesday (Feb. 17), to announce the resumption of production of beer in Jamaica for export to the United States.

10 years ago Commerce

Jamaica to Resume Red Stripe Production for North American Market

Desnoes and Geddes (D&G) Limited today (February 17) announced that it will resume production of Red Stripe from Jamaica for export to the North American market in September. The move is expected to create an additional 300 direct jobs, while 3,000 persons stand to gain employment through spin-off industries by 2017. Speaking at a function held at Red Stripe’s Spanish...