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Minister with responsibility for Information and Gender Affairs, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right), converses with Opposition Spokesperson on Information, Sports, Entertainment, Gender Affairs and Culture, Olivia Grange (left), during the Sunday’s (November 22) commemorative church service, at Boulevard Baptist Church, St. Andrew, to launch the observance of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Senator Falconer delivered a message on behalf of Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, whom she represented. Sharing the conversation is the Minister’s mother, Gertrude Falconer. International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women will be observed on Wednesday, November 25, under the theme: ‘Violence does not Discriminate: Unite to End Gender-Based Violence’.

Parliamentary Committee Reviewing Legislation against Gender-Based Violence

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says a Joint Select Committee of Parliament is reviewing four pieces of legislation to determine the extent to which greater protection and redress can be provided for the society’s women and girls...

Executive Director, Food for the Poor, David Mair, speaking at the opening of the new Free Hill Basic School in St. Ann on Thursday, November 19. The school was one of 50 early childhood institutions constructed or upgraded under the organization’s ‘Jamaica 50 Campaign’ project.

Food for the Poor Completes ‘Jamaica 50 Campaign’ Project

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (2nd left), cuts the ribbon to officially open the new Free Hill Basic School in North West St. Ann, during the opening ceremony on Thursday, November 19. The school was built by Food for the Poor, as part of its Jamaica 50 Campaign, targeting the construction or upgrading of 50 early childhood institutions islandwide. Also participating in the proceedings, from left, are: the school’s Chairman, Derrick Evans; North West St. Ann Member of Parliament, Dr. Dayton Campbell; the school’s Principal, Ester Lewis Wauchoupe; and Executive Director, Food for the Poor, David Mair, along with two pupils.

New Free Hill Basic School Opened

Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (centre), chairs a recent meeting with heads of departments and agencies for which he has portfolio responsibility, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices.

Development Stakeholders to Discuss Measures to Curb Approvals Breaches

State Minister for Industry, Investment, and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, addressing the Ministry’s National Quality Policy 2015 public forum, which held at the Wexford Court Hotel in Montego Bay, on Thursday, November 19.

Gov’t Recommits to Further Modernizing the National Quality and Standards Framework

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (second right); and Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (left), symbolically break ground, at Norman Manley High School in St. Andrew, on Friday, November 20, to mark the commencement of construction work to build an additional classroom block, at a cost of $50 million. Also participating in the exercise, from 2nd left, are: Vice Chairman of the School’s Board of Management, Owen Lewin; and Principal, Adaire Powell Brown. The institution is situated in East Central St. Andrew for which Dr. Phillips is the Member of Parliament.

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$50M Classroom block to be built at Norman Manley High School

An additional classroom block is to be built at Norman Manley High School in East Central St. Andrew, at a cost of $50 million. Construction is scheduled to commence in December and be completed by March 2016. The new block is expected to facilitate the school administration’s removal of the double-shift system from the institution by the end of the...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), shares a light moment with Jamaica’s 2016 Rhodes Scholar, Sherona Forrester, following the announcement ceremony at King’s House on November 19. The 24-year old, who will he heading to Oxford University in London next year, is a member of Jamaica’s Senior Football Team.

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24-Year Old Female Footballer is 2016 Rhodes Scholar

Twenty-four year old Sherona Forrester, who is a member of the Senior Female Football Team, is Jamaica’s 2016 Rhodes Scholar. The announcement was made by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, during a ceremony at King’s House on November 19. The humble but highly accomplished young woman topped a field of eight shortlisted candidates to win the...

New Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Maurice Smith, addresses a Teachers’ Appreciation Luncheon, hosted by Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) and Carlong Publishers Ltd., to recognize and award teachers of excellence from primary and secondary schools, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, on November 19.

11 years ago Education

Teachers Honoured for Contribution

Some 100 teachers from primary and secondary schools across the island have been recognised and awarded for their contribution to the profession, by the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) and Carlong Publishers Ltd. Fifty-seven of these teachers from Regions One, Two and Five were feted and awarded at a Teachers’ Appreciation Luncheon on November 19, at the Pegasus Hotel in New...

Jamaica’s 2016 Rhodes Scholar, Sherona Forrester.

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Prime Minister Simpson Miller Congratulates 2016 Rhodes Scholar Sherona Forrester

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has congratulated Ms. Sherona Forrester who was selected as the winner of the 2016 Rhodes Scholarship at King’s House on November 19. The Prime Minister expressed her delight and said “I am very pleased to hear that Sherona has been awarded the 2016 Rhodes Scholar title and wish her every success in the pursuit of her...

Civil Servant of the Year 2015/16 and Senior Director, Planning and Development Division, Ministry of Education, Barbara Allen (right), is presented with a framed citation, done in her honour, from Chief Operating Officer, First Heritage Cooperative Credit Union, Maria Morrison, during the recent launch of Civil Service Week 2015, at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston. The week was celebrated from November 15 to 20, under the theme: ‘Diligently and Relentlessly Pursuing Quality Public Services for Sustainable Development’.

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Civil Servant of the Year Encourages Colleagues to Serve with Dignity

Civil Servant of the Year, Senior Director in the Planning and Development Division of the Ministry of Education, Barbara Allen, is encouraging fellow civil servants to serve with dignity and courtesy. “At all times, just give of your best. It really doesn’t matter if anybody sees or knows, but when you go home, you will feel like yes, I have...

Fundraising and Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS), Shullian Brown, addresses a JIS Think Tank on November 19.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaica Cancer Society Offering Training on How to Quit Smoking

The Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS) has collaborated with the American Cancer Society to offer free training on how to quit smoking. “Smoking addiction is a disease that requires professional help and not many persons are able to quit on their own so the JCS wants to extend this help to the country,” said Fundraising and Public Relations Officer at the...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), looks at something being pointed out on a local map by Manager at the United States-based Great Lakes Agricultural Services (GLALS), Bob Boehm (left). Looking on is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Collette Roberts Risden. Representatives of GLALS, who are exploring opportunities to recruit Jamaican workers, called on the Minister at his North Street offices in Wednesday (November 18).

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US Employers Looking To Recruit Jamaican Farm Workers

Employers from the Great Lakes Agricultural Labour Services (GLALS) in Michigan are looking to recruit Jamaicans to work on their cherry and apple farms. A two-member delegation from the organisation visited the island from November 16 to 18 for discussions with officials in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security to explore opportunities for Jamaican farm workers. Manager at GLALS,...