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Students at the new Red Hills Primary School, in St. Andrew, perform during the recent official opening. Enjoying the performance at third left is the Minister of Education, Hon. the Rev. Ronald Thwaites. Others (from left) are: Member of Parliament for the area, Mr. Paul Buchanan and Opposition Leader, Mr. Andrew Holness. The new school, which replaces the Red Hills All Age, will accommodate 630 students.

Red Hills Community grateful for new School

The Red Hills community, in St. Andrew, has welcomed the new primary school, noting that it will equip children with quality education for the best high schools in the island. Principal of the new Red Hills Primary School, Miss Lorna...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, addressing the
58th annual Hague Agricultural, Livestock and Food Show which was held on
March 5 in Trelawny, under the theme: — Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, addressing the 58th annual Hague Agricultural, Livestock and Food Show which was held on March 5 in Trelawny, under the theme: 'Empowering youth in agriculture: grow what we eat, eat what we grow'.

Farmers Urged to Gear Up for More Goat Meat Production

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (at podium), addressing a heritage awareness church and business leaders breakfast, on March 6, at the Arian’s Restaurant, in St. Catherine. It was organized by the Spanish Town Development Area Committee. Listening (from left) are: Immediate past Chairman of the Church of God in Jamaica, Dr. Lenworth Anglin (left); Chairman of the Committee, Bishop Dr. Rowan Edwards and member of the Committee, Dr. Leleith Tomlinson.

Security Minister Renews Call for Church to Help

Consultant Gastroenterologist at the University Hospital of the West Indies Dr. Mike Mills, explains at a JIS Think Tank on March 4 that through screening, colon cancer can be identified at an early stage and interventions made to prevent complications.

Cancer Society Encourages Early Screening for Colon Cancer

Min. Thwaites looks at photo of Marcus Garvey in the Resource Centre at school. Looking on is Amb. Olatokunboh Kamson, Nigerian High Commission to Jamaica and Mathu Joyini, South African High Commissioner to Jamaica.

Students Urged to Use Marcus Garvey as Inspiration

Min. Arscott, Min. Thwaites, Bernardo Guanche Hernandez, Cuban Ambassador to Jamaica and Winsett Thomas, Board Chairman, Garvey Maceo High School cuts ribbon for the opening of six form block at the school.

12 years ago Education

Weakness in Home Life Impedes Education – Minister Thwaites

Education Minister, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has pointed to weakness in students’ home life as one of the greatest impediments to the education system. Speaking at the Garvey Maceo High School in Clarendon, which was this year’s focus institution for Jamaica Day celebrations on February 28, Minister Thwaites highlighted the many cases of the “inability of the home to...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (foreground); addressing students, teachers and other stakeholders at Emancipation Park in St. Andrew on Tuesday, March 4, during in the inaugural staging of the National Safe Schools’ Peace Day concert. The event was held to launch ‘Peace Month’ to be observed during March under the theme: “Champions of Peace. It is an initiative of the Ministry of National Security, under its ‘Unite for Change’ public education and behaviour change programme aimed at tackling the nation’s crime problem.

12 years ago National Security and Peace

Peace Day Concert Draws Hundreds

More than 1,200 students from 60 schools across the island converged at the Emancipation Park in St. Andrew on March 4, to participate in the inaugural staging of the National Safe Schools’ Peace Day concert. The event kicked off Government’s initiative to extend Peace Day beyond its March 4 observance, into a month of activities. ‘Peace Month’ is being launched...

His Royal Highness, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (right), in conversation with students at the University of the West Indies, Mona, during a tour of the institution’s Sports Medicine Facility on March 4.

12 years ago Education

Prince Edward Opens UWI Sports Medicine Clinic

His Royal Highness, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, officially opened the University of the West Indies’ (UWI), Mona Sports Medicine Clinic on March 4. The state-of-the-art medical research and treatment facility is located on the university’s newly-constructed, 250,000 square-foot, Faculty of Medical Sciences Teaching and Research Complex, which was built at a cost of $3.5 billion. It is the only...

Attorney General, Hon. Patrick Atkinson in parliament. (FILE)

12 years ago Parliament

Government Stands By Decision To Keep Hylton As Commissioner

Attorney General Patrick Atkinson, says the Government is standing by its decision to appoint Velma Hylton, a senior and experienced Queens Counsel (QC), to serve as a Commissioner on the Tivoli Commission of Enquiry. “We don’t accept there was any bad choice. We think we made three excellent choices of Commissioners and I stand by that,” Mr. Atkinson said. The...

Her Royal Highness the Countess of Wessex (right); accepts a gift from student, Holy Family Primary and Infant School, Demarco Hylton (left); during a visit to the institution’s Laws Street premises in downtown Kingston on March 4. Others sharing in the moment are: Acting Principal at the school, A. Walker-Gordon (centre); and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Elaine Foster Allen (background right). The Countess and His Royal Highness, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex are in the island for a four-day working visit and will depart on March 5.

12 years ago Official Visits

Holy Family Primary Celebrates Royal Visit

The mood at Holy Family Primary and Infant School was celebratory as Her Royal Highness the Countess of Wessex arrived at the institution’s Laws Street premises on March 4. The Countess, who is on a four-day working visit to the island along with His Royal Highness, Prince Edward, was accompanied to the institution by Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev....

Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable
Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.

12 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

PM Simpson Miller Attends First Anniversary Memorial for Chavez

Prime Minister the Most Hon Portia Simpson Miller left the island this morning (March 5) on a one day visit to Venezuela, where she will participate in ceremonies to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of the former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. The events will include a military parade, a religious service and a cultural programme. The importance of...

Jamaican High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Her Excellency Aloun
Ndombet-Assamba (right); with prize winner Shaun Elliot (second left); and his family as they celebrate Jamaica Day at the Jamaican High Commission in London on February 28. Mr. Elliot was one of the winners of the Jamaican Knowledge Quiz.

12 years ago Foreign Affairs

Jamaican High Commission Celebrates Jamaica Day in London

The Jamaican High Commission in London celebrated Jamaica Day 2014 with a series of activities for clients attending the Consular Department on February 28. Activities included a ‘Knowledge of Jamaica Quiz’, which saw participants answering a series of questions on the geography, history, sports and culture of the country. Winners were presented with gift bags, courtesy of the Jamaica Tourist...