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Former Editor-in-Chief of the Gleaner Company and member of Westwood High School’s class of 1971, Wyvolyn Gager (left), receives the 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award from Devon Bramwell of the South Florida Chapter of the Westwood Old Girls’ Association (SFCWOGA). The presentation was made at the 2nd annual dinner and dance of the SFCWOGA held recently, at the Holiday Inn Hotel in Sunrise, Fort Lauderdale. (Photographer Derrick Scott)

Westwood High Resumes Sixth Form in September

After 38 years of inactivity, the Westwood High School for Girls in Stewart Town, Trelawny will reopen its sixth form to students at the beginning of the new academic year in September. This was disclosed by the President of the...

The headquarters of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, D.C., United States.

IMF Team to Conduct Review August

High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet Assamba. (FILE)

Information is Safe on Diaspora Mapping Website

National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting, addressing a United for Change seminar in Montego Bay recently.

Absence of Father Figures Contributing to Crime – Minister Bunting

Industry, Investment, and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton (right), receives a gift from University of Technology (UTech) Vice President for Community Service and Development, Professor Rosalea Hamilton, during a recent logistics hub panel discussion at the institution’s Papine campus in St. Andrew, under the theme: ‘Exploring Human Capacity Building Opportunities’. Mr. Hylton was guest speaker at the event.

UTECH Providing Training for Logistics Hub

Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, addresses journalists at its monthly briefing at the Sagicor head office in New Kingston on Monday, July 14.

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

EPOC Expresses Improved Confidence in Economy

The Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), set up to monitor the country’s Extended Fund Facility with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), is expressing improved confidence in the outlook for the Jamaican economy. “We think the country’s policies are showing the right results and we are happy about that,” said Co-Chair of the EPOC, Richard Byles, as he addressed journalists on...

The late former Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Howard Cooke (right), addressing students of the St. Ann-based Clarksonville All Age School in 2005, when they visited King’s House. (FILE)

12 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Sector Leaders Hail Late Former Governor-General

Several sector leaders have hailed the late former Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Howard Cooke, for his unyielding commitment to the development of education, and the wider society. Sir Howard, who died on Friday, July 11, at the age of 98, served as Minister of Education between 1974 and1976, and also taught at various educational institutions for 23...

Contestants in the 2014 Jamaica Festival Queen Competition. The coronation will take place on Saturday, July 19, at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, in Kingston.

12 years ago Culture

Jamaica to Crown Festival Queen on July 19

On Saturday, July 19, 13 talented young women will grace the stage at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, in Kingston, to vie for the national title of Miss Jamaica Festival Queen, under the theme: ‘Jamaican Women…Shaping our Culture and our Nation’. The competition has become one of the main platforms for young women who want to contribute to nation building,...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), cuts the ribbon to symbolize the official opening of the FosRich Lifestyle store in Mandeville, Manchester, on July 10. Also participating (from second left) are: Director, FosRich Group of Companies, Marion Foster; Managing Director, FosRich Group of Companies, Cecil Foster; Mayor of Mandeville, Councillor Brenda Ramsay (partially hidden); and Custos of Manchester, Hon. Sally Porteous. The FosRich Lifestyle Store provides energy saving solutions, including the supply and installation of solar water heaters, solar lighting, light emitting diode (LED) and induction lighting products.

12 years ago Governor General

GG Calls on Businesses to Mentor Young Graduates

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, is calling on local businesses to act as mentors for young graduates and assist them to create job opportunities for themselves. He argued that with traditional sources for job creation "running dry" and more and more young people graduating with no job prospects, they have to contemplate new possibilities. "We have...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Ian Hayles, addresses the opening ceremony of the just concluded Climate Investment Funds

12 years ago Environment

Jamaica Learns Strategies in Building Climate Change Resilience

The Climate Investment Funds’ (CIF) fifth Partnership Forum held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James last month, is being hailed as a success in bringing together stakeholders from across the CIF community to learn and share lessons on building climate change resilience. The event, held from June 23 and 24, was being held for the...

Green Island High School’s all-boys acapella ensemble gives a spirited performance at the Ministry of Education’s Region 4 Back-To-School Stakeholders’ Conference at the Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort in Montego Bay on July 10.

12 years ago Education

Education Minister Warns Non-Functioning School Boards

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev Ronald Thwaites, has warned that the Ministry will dissolve school boards that are not functioning as they should. “The same way we appoint them, we will have to ‘disappoint’ them. We (will not) do it lightly and we (will not) do it contrary to the (Ministry of Education) regulations,” he stated. Minister Thwaites was addressing...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (left), is in discussion with Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Public Service Company , Kelly Tomblin (2nd left); Chief Executive Officer, Windstream Technologies, Travis Campbell (2nd right); and Managing Partner, Myers, Fletcher and Gordon, Peter Goldson. Occasion was the official unveiling of the 78-kilowatt solar mill roof top energy solution at Myers, Fletcher and Gordon’s downtown Kingston offices on July 10.

12 years ago Technology

Jamaica Could Reach 20 Per Cent Renewable Energy Target by Next Year

With several projects underway in solar and wind energy, the Government stands to reach its goal of having 20 per cent of energy coming from renewable sources much sooner than expected. Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, says that the country could achieve the target by as early as next year....