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Chairman of the Communication and Information Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Lincoln Robinson, speaking to residents of Accompong Town, at a recent community meeting, where UNESCO announced its support for the establishment of a radio station to serve the maroon community.

Radio Station for Accompong Town Maroons

Maroons living in the community of Accompong Town, St. Elizabeth will soon have their own radio station. Abeng 88.7 FM, which will highlight the maroon culture, is being funded by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) at...

Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites.

Education Minister Commends Ferncourt High

Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency for Emancipation Park

Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2014, Anjell Bryan (right), is in discussion with Manager, Public Relations and Communications, Child Development Agency (CDA), Prudence Barnes, following the official launch of the Guardian Anjell Play and Learn Initiative on November 3, at the Guardian Life offices in Kingston.

CDA to Host Bless the Children Concert

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (left), presents Troy Blackwood with his degree in logistics and supply chain management (upper second class honours), at the Caribbean Maritime Institute’s 33rd annual graduation ceremony, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre on November 13.

PM of Antigua Calls for Colleagues to Band Together

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (left), having a light discussion with Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Hon. Gaston Browne (right) and Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Rear Admiral Peter Brady, when the Prime Minister visited the Maritime Authority of Jamaica for a briefing on its operations, at its Ocean Boulevard headquarters, on November 13.

11 years ago Transport

PM of Antigua to Work With Jamaica to Increase Shipping Revenue

Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Hon. Gaston Browne, says his country will collaborate with the Government of Jamaica to increase the Caribbean region’s market share of the lucrative global shipping industry, through ship registration services. Mr. Browne pointed out that although the Maritime Authority of Jamaica’s (MAJ’s) counterpart agency in Antigua was contributing in a significant way...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier

11 years ago Labour

Consultations for Code Of Practice for Disabilities Community Begin Monday

With the passing of the National Disabilities Bill, the Ministry of Labour and Social Security will begin its islandwide consultations to gather information for the drafting of Codes of Practice and Regulations for members of the community. The sessions, which are being organised by the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), will begin in Western Jamaica on Monday, November...

A section of the refurbished Portsea Catchment Tank in South St. Elizabeth, which was repaired by the Rural Water Supply Limited at a cost of $5.3 million. The facility was commissioned into service on November 13, by Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill.

11 years ago Environment

Water Minister Commissions Catchment Tank in South St. Elizabeth

The refurbished Portsea Catchment Tank located in South St. Elizabeth, was on Thursday (Nov. 13) commissioned into service by Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, at an official ceremony. The 270,000 gallon capacity catchment tank, repaired at a cost of $5.3 million by the Rural Water Supply Limited, will serve some 1,500 resident of Portsea...

Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson (left), presents the winning team from the Jamaica Observer, in the agency’s 2014 Weight Loss Competition, with their trophies, certificates, and other prizes. Some$400,000 has been disbursed to persons who participated in the six month event. Team members are from left: Beverley Clarke-Johnson, Sharifa Henry-Chambers, Kamilah Morrison, Kadisha Pusey (Team Captain), Kingsley Gordon ( Trainer). Absent from Team: Lisa-Marie Brown. The award ceremony was held on Thursday, November 14, at the New Kingston Conference Centre.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

NHF Weight Loss Contestants Win Big

Some $400,000 has been disbursed to persons who participated in the National Health Fund (NHF), 2014 Weight Loss Competition. This was the sixth staging of the competition which was launched as part of efforts to reduce chronic illnesses. The initiative, which kicked off in April, lasted for six months and saw the winners, which included individuals and teams receiving their...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Hon. Phillip Paulwell (2ND L), Minister of Health and Member of Parliament for East St. Thomas, Dr. the Hon. Fenton Ferguson (L) and Mayor of Morant Bay Ludlow Matterson test some of the computers at the $3.8M bath Community Computer Centre in St. Thomas on November 13.

11 years ago CommunityTechnology

USF Equips Computer Centre in Eastern St. Thomas

The Bath Primary School in St. Thomas is now the proud beneficiary of 22 new computers and equipment valued at $5 million, from the Universal Service Fund (USF). The facility boasts new computers and all the support hardware and software necessary to make it operate as a fully functional laboratory. In addition it to the computers the facility is also...

Students at the Kitson Town All Age School, in St. Catherine, perform a cultural item at the institution’s 2013 Heritage celebration, which was also used to install its new student leaders.

11 years ago Education

Kitson Town All Age Receives Much-Needed Intervention

The Ministry of Education is lauding the move by past students of Kitson Town All Age School, to rally around the institution in the administration’s efforts to improve students’ performance and development. More than 30 past students have come together to work with the institution, after the recent National Education Inspectorate (NEI) report was revealed to the school community at...

Minister with Responsibility for the Public Service in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley (second left) with the newly selected Civil Servant of the Year 2014, Senior Customs Officer at the Jamaica Customs Agency, Sean Barrow (second right). Mr. Barrow was chosen as this year’s top civil servant during the official launch of Civil Service Week 2014 at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston on Friday (November 14). Also pictured (from left) are: President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Christopher Zacca; and Presiden of the, Jamaica Civil Service Association, O’Neil Grant.

11 years ago Labour

PSOJ Head Lauds Civil Servants

Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) President, Christopher Zacca, has praised the nation’s civil servants for their tremendous sacrifices and sterling contribution to national development. “Civil servants, are in my opinion, the glue that is holding the country together…I know that this is not said enough as many times, people in the private sector focus on complaints about bureaucracy and...