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New Zealand High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Simon Tucker (right), has the attention of Member of Parliament for East Central St. Catherine, Hon. Arnaldo Brown (centre), and Member of Parliament for Eastern St. Catherine, Denese Daley, during a tour of the Hamilton Gardens Cricket Oval in Portmore, St. Catherine on Thursday, February 6. Construction of the facility is being funded by the New Zealand Aid Programme at a cost of $2 million.

New Zealand HC Impressed With Portmore Cricket Oval

New Zealand High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Simon Tucker, says he is impressed with construction work taking place on the Hamilton Gardens Cricket Oval in Portmore, which is being funded by his government at a cost of $2 million....

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for Eastern Westmoreland, Hon. Luther Buchanan (2nd right), reviews aspects of the blueprint for the construction of five new classrooms at the Belmont Academy in the parish with Project manager, Tropical Metal Products Ltd., Patrick McKenzie (left); Principal of the school, Rayon Simpson (2nd left); and Regional Director in the Ministry of Education region 4, Hillary Foster. The signing ceremony was held on Thursday, February 6, on the school compound.

$14.9 Million Contract Signed for Expansion of Belmont Academy

Their Excellencies Governor General, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (centre), and Lady Allen (right), warmly greet South African High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Mathu Joyini, as she arrives for the annual dinner for the Diplomatic Corps held on February 6 at King’s House.

Jamaica Looks to Deepen Diplomatic Ties

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), is presented with a copy of the book, ‘H is for Happiness’, by co-authors and Co-Founders of Choose Life International (CLI), Faith Thomas (right), and Dr. Donovan Thomas. Rev. Thwaites was keynote speaker at a special breakfast meeting, organised by CLI, and held at the Knutsford Court hotel in New Kingston on February 7.

Education Minister Invites CLI to Help

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (left) and President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jamaica Public Service (JPS), Kelly Tomblin interact with one of the participant in the internship programme, Horace Bailey following the official signing of the partnership agreement between the Ministry and JPS at the company’s Sports Club in Kingston on Thursday, February 6. The initiative which is estimated to cost $5 million will see 20 youth from the Citizens Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) receiving on the job training at the JPS over a six month period.

CSJP Continuing to Change Lives

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right); along with National Housing Trust (NHT) Chairman, Hon. Easton Douglas (centre); and Chairman, YUTE Limited, Joseph M. Matalon hold aloft a cheque for $32 million that the government, through the NHT, is providing in financial support for phase two of the Youth Employment Through Upliftment (YUTE) Build programme. Occasion was the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for Phase 2 of the Programme, on February7 at the Office of the Prime Minister.

12 years ago CulturePrime Minister

$32 Million Allocated to Phase two of YUTE Programme

The Government, through the National Housing Trust (NHT), is providing $32 million in financial support for phase two of the Youth Upliftment Through Education (YUTE) Build programme. Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller was one of the signatories on Friday (February 7), to a second Memorandum of Understanding among the NHT, the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing,...

Minister without Portfolio, Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (right), presents resident of Donaldson, St. Thomas, Clover Blake, with her certificate of title during Friday’s (February 7) land titling ceremony for lots developed in the community by the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ), at the Hampton Court community centre in the parish. Forty residents received titles.

12 years ago Transport

40 St. Thomas Residents Receive Titles

Forty residents of Donaldson in Eastern St. Thomas have received land titles for serviced lots in the community, from the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing. The recipients were presented with the documents, which formalize their holdings, during a ceremony at the Hampton Court community centre in St. Thomas, on Friday (February 7). The lots, which are adjacent to communities...

Public Relations and Communications Manager at the Child Development Agency, Prudence Barnes

12 years ago Culture

CDA to Observe Foster Care Recognition Week, FEB 9 – 15

Foster care training and parenting workshops are among the many activities scheduled in observance of the eighth annual National Foster Care Recognition Week, from February 9 to 15. The activities are being organised by the Child Development Agency (CDA) under the theme, ‘Strengthening Families and Communities through Foster Care.’ Public Relations and Communications Manager of the CDA, Prudence Barnes, told...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (second right) officially commissions into service, a new solar-powered water supply system for the Windsor Heights community in St. Catherine, during a ceremony on Friday February 7. Assisting the Minister (from third right) are: Member of Parliament for Eastern St. Catherine, Denise Daley; and Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott. Observing the process (from left) are: Councillor for the Dela Vega City Division, Enos Lawrence; and Managing Director of Rural Water Supply Limited, Audley Thompson.

12 years ago CommunityEnvironment

Windsor Heights Residents accessing steady potable Water Supply

Residents living in elevated areas of the Windsor Heights community in St. Catherine are now benefitting from a steady supply of potable water from a newly installed $3 million supply system. The solar-powered system, which is the second of its kind installed by Rural Water Supply Limited, was yesterday (February 7) commissioned into service by Minister of Water, Land, Environment...

Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Family Planning Association, Saint Rachel Ustanny (right), explains the need for community outreach programmes, such as health festivals, at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. Listening keenly is Acting Programme Director for the Community Renewal Programme, Sherrian Gray. The JFPA (Famplan) and the Community Renewal Programme are to stage two health festivals in the communities of Trench Town and Majesty Gardens on February 8 and 12, respectively.

12 years ago National Security and Peace

Health Festival for Trench Town February 8

Hundreds of residents in Trench Town, St. Andrew, are to benefit from a Health Festival to be held at the Vin Lawrence Park, on Saturday, February 8. The festival, which forms part of a series of events to commemorate the birthday of the late Reggae superstar, Bob Marley, will also facilitate research that will assist the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (left), and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Country Representative in Jamaica, Therese Turner-Jones (left), sign copies of two loan agreements for the IDB’s provision of just over $15 billion (US$140 million) in budgetary support to the government to undertake the country’s Fiscal Structural Programme for Economic Growth, and Competitiveness Enhancement Programme (III). The signing took place at the Finance and Planning Ministry, in Kingston, on February 6. Overseeing the proceedings is the Ministry’s Communications and Public Relations Director, Cheryl Smith.

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Jamaica Gets $15 Billion Support from IDB

Jamaica has received additional multilateral funding support, totaling just over $15 billion (US$140 million), from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The loan provisions, which were approved by the IDB’s Board on February 5, will provide the Government with the necessary budgetary support to undertake the country’s Fiscal Structural Programme for Economic Growth, and Competitiveness Enhancement Programme (III). A sum of...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, addresses a ceremony for the handing over of new homes to sugar workers in Steelfield (Spicy Hill) Trelawny on February 6. Some 39 sugar workers benefited under the project, which comes under the European Union-funded Sugar Barracks Relocation project.

12 years ago AgriculturePrime Minister

Government to Spend $2.4 Billion in Sugar-Dependent Parishes

The Government of Jamaica will be spending approximately $2.4 billion on social programmes to benefit sugar-dependent communities over the next three years. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, made the announcement on February 6, as she addressed a ceremony for the handing over of 39 housing units at the Steelfield (Spicy Hill) housing development in Duncans, Trelawny. She...