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Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller (second left – front row) breaks ground for the development and expansion of the Goldmine Water Supply Upgrading Project at Bellas Gate Primary School, St. Catherine on Friday, July 17. Also participating are (from left) Acting President of the NWC, Mark Barnett, Member of Parliament for St. Catherine West Central Dr. Kenneth Baugh, Minister of Water, Land, Environment & Climate Change Robert Pickersgill, Mayor of Spanish Town Norman Scott. In the background (left of the Prime Minister) is NWC Chairman Prakash Vaswani. Five thousand persons from several communities in St. Catherine will soon have better water supply, as a result of the $75M project.
Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller (second left – front row) breaks ground for the development and expansion of the Goldmine Water Supply Upgrading Project at Bellas Gate Primary School, St. Catherine on Friday, July 17. Also participating are (from left) Acting President of the NWC, Mark Barnett, Member of Parliament for St. Catherine West Central Dr. Kenneth Baugh, Minister of Water, Land, Environment & Climate Change Robert Pickersgill, Mayor of Spanish Town Norman Scott. In the background (left of the Prime Minister) is NWC Chairman Prakash Vaswani. Five thousand persons from several communities in St. Catherine will soon have better water supply, as a result of the $75M project.

Government Improving Water Supply for 5,000 Residents in St. Catherine

Five thousand persons from several communities in St. Catherine will soon have better water supply, as a result of the development and expansion of the Goldmine Water Supply System in the parish. Persons in the communities of Bellas Gate, Cocoa...
State Minister in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (centre), cuts the ribbon to officially open the refurbished Lover’s Lane road in Adelphi, East Central St. James, on July 17. To the State Minister’s left are Member of Parliament for East Central St. James, Mr. Edmund Bartlett and Project Manager at the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), Carolyn Gardener.
State Minister in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (centre), cuts the ribbon to officially open the refurbished Lover’s Lane road in Adelphi, East Central St. James, on July 17. To the State Minister’s left are Member of Parliament for East Central St. James, Mr. Edmund Bartlett and Project Manager at the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), Carolyn Gardener.

JEEP Road Projects Completed In St. James
Chief Executive Officer, Federal Transformer Manufacturing and Consulting Ltd Granville Reid (left), shows from right: Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Hon Anthony Hylton, Member of Parliament for South East St Ann and Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon Lisa Hanna and Member of Parliament for North East St Ann, Shahine Robinson, one of the equipment being refurbished at the factory, following the official opening on Friday, July 17 in St. Ann.
Chief Executive Officer, Federal Transformer Manufacturing and Consulting Ltd Granville Reid (left), shows from right: Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Hon Anthony Hylton, Member of Parliament for South East St Ann and Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon Lisa Hanna and Member of Parliament for North East St Ann, Shahine Robinson, one of the equipment being refurbished at the factory, following the official opening on Friday, July 17 in St. Ann.

Industry Minister Welcomes FTMC Limited to Jamaica
Protocol Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Marva Campbell (centre), shows her Certificate of Attendance, obtained from the prestigious Diplomatic School in Madrid, Spain, to the Ministry’s Director of Training, Geraldine Myles (left); and Spanish-Jamaican Foundation (SJF) General Manager, Karen Donaldson, during a recent welcome reception held for her at the offices of the Embassy of Spain and SJF, in New Kingston. Mrs. Campbell pursued a Masters Degree in Diplomacy and International Relations at the institution during the 2014/15 academic year, and is currently preparing her thesis for submission to complete the programme, following which she will be conferred with her degree.
Protocol Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Marva Campbell (centre), shows her Certificate of Attendance, obtained from the prestigious Diplomatic School in Madrid, Spain, to the Ministry’s Director of Training, Geraldine Myles (left); and Spanish-Jamaican Foundation (SJF) General Manager, Karen Donaldson, during a recent welcome reception held for her at the offices of the Embassy of Spain and SJF, in New Kingston. Mrs. Campbell pursued a Masters Degree in Diplomacy and International Relations at the institution during the 2014/15 academic year, and is currently preparing her thesis for submission to complete the programme, following which she will be conferred with her degree.

Jamaican Benefits from Studying at Spain’s Diplomatic School
Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson. (FILE)
Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson. (FILE)

NHF Improves Access to Health Cards

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Executive Director of the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning Worrel Hibbert (right) presents an award to Theodore Fowler who emerged as the ‘Most Outstanding Student’ from the Majesty Gardens Development Education Programme. Mr. Fowler received the award at the closing ceremony of the 24 month long programme on July 8 at the Knutsford Court Hotel.
Office of the Prime Minister

Success Against All Odds

Theodore Fowler beat the odds, to be named the highest achiever in the Majesty Gardens Community Development Education Programme (MGCDEP), having lost his home to fire earlier this year. The eighteen year old expressed that the award is a major accomplishment for him, one which he is eternally grateful for. “I suspected it, but I faltered a little in the...
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Coach at The Golden Age Home, Silvan Wilson (right), demonstrates a throwing technique to Alton Carter (centre) as Vincent Evans (left) looks on. The men will compete in bocce in the over 45 category at the 14th Special Olympics World Summer Games to be held in Los Angeles, California starting July 25.
Labour

Special Olympic Athletes Set Their Eyes on Winning Gold

Alton Carter and Vincent Evans, two special needs residents at The Golden Age Home (TGAH), have set their eyes on gold for the 14th Special Olympics World Summer Games to be held in Los Angeles, California later this month. Both are set to compete in the over 45 age category playing bocce, a sport for which many Jamaicans are unfamiliar....
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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, shakes hands business teacher at Holland High School in Trelawny, Dayle Evans, after presenting him with an award for long and distinguished service. Occasion was an award function to honour master teachers, held on July 16, at the Medallion Hall Hotel in Kingston.
Education

JTC Bill To Go Before Legislative Committee

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites says the long-awaited Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) Bill is now ready to be submitted to the legislative committee, when the formal session of the legislature begins in September. Rev. Thwaites was speaking to a group of educators and JTC officials at a Master Teachers’ Programme award ceremony and exhibition held at the Medallion...
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Workmen carry out improvement works on the Santa Cruz Water Supply System in Santa Cruz St. Elizabeth. The project will see some 23,000 additional residents benefiting from improved water supply. Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill toured the improvement works on July 16.
Environment

Work Progressing Smoothly on Santa Cruz Water Supply System

Improvement works on Phase 1B of the Santa Cruz Water Supply System, which will see some 4.4 kilometres of pipeline laid from the town of Santa Cruz to Lovely Point in the parish of St. Elizabeth, is moving apace and should be completed on scheduled in December. On completion, the project is expected to facilitate housing developments across that section...
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Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (second left) along with from left: Member of Parliament for North East St. Elizabeth, Raymond Pryce and Acting President of the National Water Commission (NWC), Mark Barnett tour works being undertaken on the Santa Cruz Water Supply System on July 16. The project will see some 23,000 additional residents benefiting from improved water supply.
Environment

Delinquent NWC Customers Urged To Pay Up

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill is appealing to residents in St. Elizabeth to bring their outstanding accounts up-to-date, under the National Water Commission’s (NWC) new debt forgiveness programme. Speaking to journalists during a tour of improvement works on the Santa Cruz Water supply System, on July 16, Minister Pickersgill said payments of outstanding water...
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Justice Minister, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, emphasises a point during today’s (July 17) debate on the Constitution (Amendment) (Local Government) Act, 2015, in the Senate.
JusticeSenate

Senate Passes Bill to Entrench Local Government in Constitution

The Senate, on July 17, passed legislation to entrench local governance in the Constitution. The Constitution (Amendment) (Local Government) Act, was passed without amendments. Under the Bill, local authorities are being given the ability to perform regulatory functions to facilitate the management, improvement and development of resources of local communities. It also allows Parliament to make provision for local authorities...
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