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Minister with responsibility for Sports, The Honourable Natalie Neita Headley

Sports Museum to be Built Near National Stadium

Cabinet has given approval for the establishment of a National Sports Museum on lands in the vicinity of the National Stadium. Minister of Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, made the disclosure during a press briefing, held at the Jamaica Olympic...

Members of staff at the ODPEM listen intently as the team from Argentina outlines capability of the proposed volunteers’ database.

National Disaster Risk Management Volunteers’ Programme (NDRMVP)

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

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.

11 years ago Transport

Bridge to be Constructed on Barbican Way

A contract, valued at $12 million, has been signed for the construction of a major bridge on Barbican Way, in St. Andrew, which links most of the communities in Barbican. The old structure, built several years ago, has become inadequate for traffic, and has been deemed unsafe for pedestrians by the National Works Agency (NWA). Under the work to be...

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.

11 years ago Local Government

Children of Hope Foundation Stages Health Fair in Gregory Park

Nonprofit organisation, Children of Hope Foundation, in partnership with the Social Development Commission (SDC), treated adults and children to a health fair and fun day at the Gregory Park Primary School in Portmore, St Catherine, on August 13. Adults, who brought along their children, were able to take advantage of free medicals, in time for back-to-school. Other health checks, such...

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...