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Eight of the 10 early childhood education teachers from St. James, who have been recognised by the Early Childhood Commission (ECC) proudly display their appreciation plaques, which were presented during a ceremony held on September 11, at the Riu Hotel in Montego Bay.

St. James Teachers Honoured for 415 Years of Service

Ten teachers from the parish of St. James, who have served the early childhood sector for a combined 415 years, were on September 11 honoured by the Early Childhood Commission (ECC). The educators, whose years of service range from 38...

Little Kenya Isaacs (left) and Imani Hendricks (right), of The Learning Tree Pre-School and Kindergarten present Commissioner of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Dr. Rose Davies (right), after she delivered the keynote address at the ECC 10th anniversary luncheon, held at the Hotel Riu in Montego Bay on September 11.

ECC Says Corporal Punishment Must End

Montego Bay’s Mayor, Councillor Glendon Harris, addressing the 10th Anniversary Awards luncheon of the Early Childhood Commission in St. James, on September 11. Mayor Harris said the time has come for Jamaicans to get back to the days of owning and protecting educational institutions.

Parents and Students Urged to Protect Schools

Director, Professional Services Unit at the Mona School of Business, Dr. William Lawrence (left), and Managing Director of the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Milverton Reynolds (centre), sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the creation of a web database that will provide information on financing options for small businesses. The signing ceremony was held on September 11, at the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Mona campus. Looking on (from second left) are Attorney-at- law and Lecturer at the Mona School of Business, Shirley-Ann Eaton; General Manager, Strategic Services Division, DBJ, Claudine Tracey; and Executive Director, Mona School of Business and Management, Dr. Densil Williams.

Online Database to Provide Sources of Financing for Small Businesses

Manager of the Ecosystems Management Branch at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Andrea Donaldson, welcomed the increased interest in International Coastal Clean-Up Day, at a JIS Think Tank held on September 10.

Thousands of Jamaicans to Clean Beaches

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (2nd left), participates in the ground breaking for the $2.3 billion Portmore sewage project on Tuesday, September 9, at the Bridgeport treatment plant in the municipality. Others (from left) are: Head of contracting company, Surrey Paving and Aggregate, Leslie Chang; Councillor for the Independence City Division, Keith Blake; Acting Mayor of Portmore, Councillor Leon Thomas; and Member of Parliament for South East St. Catherine, Hon. Colin Fagan.

12 years ago Environment

Ground Broken for $2.3 Billion Portmore Sewage Project

Ground was officially broken on Tuesday, September 9 for the $2.3 billion Portmore Sewage Project in St. Catherine, which will provide improved sewage treatment facilities for some 200,000 residents. To be undertaken by the National Water Commission (NWC) over a period of approximately 45 months, the works will involve decommissioning of the five existing wastewater treatment plants, which are in...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (right), observes while Government Ballistic Expert, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Dave Brown, points out features of the forensic and DNA machines donated by the United States Embassy, to the Forensics Laboratory and the Legal Medicine Unit, in Kingston, on September 11. Chargé d’Affaires at the United Sates (US) Embassy, Elizabeth Martinez (right), shares in the occasion

12 years ago National Security and Peace

Forensic Capability to be Strengthened

As the Government continues to modernize its forensic capability, come fiscal year 2015/2016, the Forensic Laboratory and the Legal Medicine Unit will become the Institute of Forensic Science, with direct reporting to the Ministry of National Security. Making the announcement, Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, said it is part of measures to reduce crime and violence and corruption,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right) and Mayor of Kingston, Angella Brown-Burke view the body of former Minister of Agriculture and Central Westmoreland Member of Parliament, the Hon. Roger Clarke at the People’s National Party Headquarters on Old Hope Road on Thursday, September 11.

12 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Jamaica Pays Respect to Former Minister of Agriculture

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller was among a number of persons who viewed the body of the former Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Roger Clarke at the People’s National Party (PNP) Old Hope Road headquarters on Thursday, September 11. Mr. Clarke died on August 28, 2014. The public will have another opportunity to view the former...

Hon. Phillip Paulwell, Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining presents Owen Bondswell, a grade five student with his tablet, while Hon. Ronald Thwaites, Minister of Education presents Charmaine Langley, of grade six with hers. Both students symbolically accepted their devices on behalf of the student body of Salt Savannah Infant and Primary at the handover of tablets to students at the school under the Tablets in Schools Pilot Project (on Thursday, September 11). Salt Savannah in Clarendon was the first of 38 educational institutions to receive tablets under the project.

12 years ago Technology

First Students Receive Tablets Under E-Learning Project

Students of Salt Savannah Primary and Infant School in South East Clarendon became the first to receive tablet computers under the Tablets in Schools (TIS) Pilot Project during a distribution exercise at the school on Thursday, September 11. The project is a collaboration between the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (MSTEM) and the Ministry of Education and is...

Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Kevin Harvey (left), having a light conversation with Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organisation (WHO) Country Representative, Noreen Jack (centre) and Senior Director, Sport (representing Minister with Responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley), Florette Blackwood, at the launch of Caribbean Wellness Day 2014 at PAHO’s offices at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus, on September 10.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Minister Outlines Impact of NCDs

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says the global and national burden and threat of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) constitute a major public health challenge, which undermines social and economic development. He pointed out that World Health Organization (WHO) statistics show that an estimated 63 per cent of deaths across the world are due to NCDs, particularly cardiovascular diseases (48...

Recipients of this year’s annual scholarships awarded by Children of Jamaica Outreach Inc. (COJO) (from second left, front row), Kemar Henry; Ruth Ann Hamilton; Judi-Ann Oldacre; and Mackoy McNish, at the awards luncheon, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, on September 10. Others (from left) are: Founder and Chairman of COJO, Gary Williams; Olympian, Kemar Bailey Cole; Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dennis Shipping, Dennis Hawthorne; Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Holness; Director, National College for Educational Leadership, Dr. Maurice Smith, world sprinter, Yohan Blake.

12 years ago Jamaican Diaspora

Former Wards of the State Get Scholarships

Four former wards of the State have been presented with scholarships worth US$5,000 each by Children of Jamaica Outreach Inc. (COJO), a Jamaican charitable organisation based in New York. All four awardees - Ruth-Ann Hamilton, Judi-Ann Oldacre, Mackoy McNish, and Kemar Henry - are now pursuing tertiary level education in the fields of accounts, languages and the sciences. The students...

Chief Technical Director in the Financial Investigation Division (FID), Ministry of Finance and Planning, Justin Felice (standing), addressing participants at an anti-fraud seminar, hosted by the Jamaica Institute of Financial Services (JIFS) and the Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA), under the theme: ‘Fraud and the Financial Services Sector – Prevention and Detection’, at the Terra Nova Hotel in St. Andrew, on September 10. Listening keenly are: JBA President, Maureen Jayden Cater (right); and Anti-Fraud Committee member, Stacey Ann Escoe.

12 years ago National Security and Peace

Financial Institutions Must Guard Against Fraud – ACP Felice

Chief Technical Director in the Financial Investigation Division (FID), Ministry of Finance and Planning, Justin Felice, says financial institutions need to put measures and strategies in place that will safeguard their operations against the incidence of fraud. These include conducting client risk assessments, and establishing risk registers to document potential fraud threats, and strategies to counter them. Mr. Felice was...