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Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Managing Director, Mr. Omar Sweeney (centre), signs contracts with Green Team Global President, Mr. Hugh Hough (left), for the development of a web-portal for the community-based tourism enterprises being supported under the Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI). Also pictured are: (from left, standing) General Manager for Project Management at JSIF, Ms. Loy Malcolm; Project Manager, REDI, Ms. Kemeisha Batchan; JSIF Consultant, Mrs. Beverly Stewart; and Deputy Director of Tourism in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Ms. Sandra Scott (seated, right). The signing ceremony was conducted on August 18 at the JSIF head office in Kingston.

JSIF Signs Contracts to Assist Community-Based Projects

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has signed contracts with two international agencies for the development of marketing and communication strategies for eight community-based tourism projects, under the Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI). The companies, Green Team Global and Solimar...

Minister of National Security, Hon Peter Bunting (third right), marches in support of the 10,000 Men and Their Families March for Peace in Montego Bay, on Sunday (August 16). Also participating in the two-mile procession from Sangster International Airport round-about to Dump-up Beach are (from left): Attorney-at-law Henry McCurdy Snr; Member of Parliament for North West St James, Dr Horace Chang; Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, and Deputy Junior Mayor of Montego Bay, Anjue Goldson Woolery.

Security Minister Says Jamaicans Must Reject Criminality

Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (centre), with nine of the 10 Jamaican athletes, who have been selected to participate in the 5th Commonwealth Youth Games, to be held from September 5-11 in the Pacific island of Samoa. They were presented during a press conference, held at the headquarters of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) in Kingston, on August 18. With the Minister are President of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA), Hon. Michael Fennel (left), and Secretary General, JOA, Christopher Samuda (right).

10 Athletes Off To Commonwealth Youth Games

State Minister in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (left), addressing a ceremony at the Ministry, Maxfield Avenue, Tuesday, August 18, for the construction of a new bridge on Barbican Way, in St. Andrew. Looking on is Member of Parliament for North East St. Andrew, Delroy Chuck.

Bridge to be Constructed on Barbican Way

Founder and President of Children of Hope Foundation, Evette McKenzie Blake ( second right), presents items of clothing, food and toiletries to one family whose house was destroyed by fire, in Portmore, at a health fair and fun day organized by Children of Hope Foundation, in partnership with the Social Development Commission, at the Gregory Park Primary School, Portmore, St. Catherine, on August 13. At right is Member of Parliament for East Central Saint Catherine, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, while in the background is Civil Servant of the Year 2014/15 and Vice-Chairman of the Children of Hope Foundation, Sean Barrow.

Children of Hope Foundation Stages Health Fair in Gregory Park

Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Councillor Desmond Gilmore, addressing a ceremony to commemorate the 128th anniversary of the birth of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Marcus Garvey, at the St. Ann Parish Library in St. Ann’s Bay, on Monday, August 17. At the function, Mayor Gilmore announced that Darren Phillips, who will be attending the Marcus Garvey Technical High School in September, is the recipient of a $250,000 Marcus Garvey Scholarship, given by the St. Ann Parish Council. Darren, who attended Clapham Primary School, was awarded for his performance in the GSAT exam.

11 years ago Education

Darren Phillips Wins Marcus Garvey Scholarship Given By St. Ann Parish Council

Twelve-year-old Darren Phillips has been selected as the 2015 recipient of the St. Ann Parish Council’s Marcus Garvey academic scholarship. The announcement was made by Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Councillor Desmond Gilmore, during a ceremony at the St. Ann Parish Library in St. Ann’s Bay, on Monday, August 17, to commemorate the 128th anniversary of the birth of National...

Professor Emeritus at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Rupert Lewis, addresses ceremony to commemorate the 128th anniversary of the birth of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Marcus Garvey, on Monday, August 17, on the grounds of the St. Ann Parish Library, in St. Ann’s Bay. In his address, Professor Lewis urged Jamaicans to adopt the principles of Marcus Garvey.

11 years ago Culture

Professor Calls on Jamaicans to Adopt Principles of Garvey

Professor Emeritus at the University of the West Indies, (UWI), Rupert Lewis, is calling on Jamaicans to adopt the principles of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Marcus Garvey, especially those dealing with education. Pointing out that Marcus Garvey was an astute scholar, Professor Lewis said there is a strong correlation between education and economic development and if Jamaicans adopt that...

Statue of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Marcus Garvey, in the courtyard of the St. Ann Parish Library, in St. Ann’s Bay. A ceremony was held at the site on August 17 to commemorate the 128th anniversary of his birth.

11 years ago Culture

House Where Garvey Grew Up To Be Transformed Into Heritage Site

The house where National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Marcus Garvey, grew up in St. Ann’s Bay, St. Ann, will be refurbished and transformed into a heritage site. This was outlined in a message from Youth and Culture Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna, during a ceremony to commemorate the 128th birthday of Jamaica’s first National Hero, held on the compound of the...

Consultant to the Agricultural Competiveness Programme, Dr. Derrick Deslandes (centre), makes a point as he addresses a recent JIS Think Tank, to provide details about the recent buyers mission to the island from the United States. He is flanked by Country Representative for the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture (IICA), Dr. Elizabeth Johnson; and Carlos Capote of JC Tropicals in Miami.

11 years ago Agriculture

US Buyers Impressed With Agro Parks

Fresh produce buyers from the United States (US), who visited the island last week, say they are impressed with the high quality of produce coming out of the agro parks. “The parks have been impressive. There is a lot of opportunity to do business here in Jamaica. To grow the export is the goal,” said Carlos Capote of JC Tropicals in...

Commuters boarding a JUTC bus which plies the Spanish Town to Half-Way Tree route.

11 years ago Transport

JUTC Urges Students to Regularise Smarter Cards for New School Year

Students are being urged by the State-owned Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) to regularise their smarter cards in time for the new school year, which begins on September 7. “It is very important that students, from now until August 29, do everything in their power to fix their smarter cards. If they have lost or had their cards damaged, they...

Bayley Hay scholars, Shannia McDowells (2nd left) and Calvin Lindo (2nd right) are presented with their awards by President of Montego Co-operative Credit Union, Lambert Johnson (left) and General Manager, Ornell Bedasse. The presentation took place at a luncheon held at Day’O Plantation Restaurant in Montego Bay, on July 13.

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Young People Urged To Use Education To Rise From Poverty

Young people are being encouraged not to use poverty and debilitating circumstances as excuses to fail, but to use education as a vehicle for social advancement and to rise from poverty. “Understand that education is the fundamental means for social transformation and empowerment...the best means of having a fighting chance in a challenging world is education,” said President of the...

Acting Director for Employment and Career Services at the HEART Trust/NTA, Althea Smikle, makes a point during an interview JIS News about the 33-year-old School Leaving Training Opportunities Programme (SL-TOP).

11 years ago Education

Hundreds Gain Employment Under Heart/NTA’s School Leaving Training Programme

Hundreds of Jamaica’s youth have gained employment over the last two years under the HEART Trust/NTA’s School Leaving Training Opportunities Programme (SL-TOP). The initiative engages private and public sector organisations in providing on-the-job training to young people in a wide range of skill areas. The mission is to bridge the gap between school and the world of work for recent school...