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Chief Executive Officer, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Lenworth Fulton (left), in discussion with Acting Executive Director, Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Ron Blake, at the Lauriston/Thompson Pen Community 4-H Club's Stew Festival, held on Saturday, November 2 at Brooklyn Park, Spanish Town, in St. Catherine.

Lauriston/Thompson Pen 4-H Club Impacting Young Lives

The leadership of the Lauriston/Thompson Pen 4-H Club is receiving kudos for the organisation’s outstanding performance in the Jamaica 4-H family of clubs, and the impact it has been having on the St. Catherine community where it is located. “The...

Founder of the Lauriston and Thompson Pen Community 4-H Club, Sian Christie (centre), and Club president, Antonio Williams (right), sample food prepared by club leader, Dennis Osbourne, at the annual Stew Festival held Saturday, November 2 at Brooklyn Park, Spanish Town, St. Catherine. In addition to stewed meats and fruits, the event featured other dishes including roast suckling pig.

Consumers Urged To Continue To Purchase Local Products

Minister of Health, the Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson. (FILE)

Health Minister to be Honoured in New York

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

Defamation Act Passed in the House of Representatives

Principal of the St. James-based John Rollins Success Primary School, Yvonne Miller-Wisdom (right), along with teacher and Coordinator of the Reading Marathon, Verena Wellington (left), point out features in a reading book to students (from 2nd left): Anya Bernard, Patroy Vernon, Toniann Cowan, and Sebert Walker.

John Rollins Success Primary Boosting Literacy and Numeracy Through Quiz Competitions

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (3rd left); and Project Manager, Culture, Health, Arts, Sports, and Education (CHASE) Fund, Paulette Mitchell (3rd right), cut the ribbon to officially open the renovated Accident and Emergency Department at the Annotto Bay Hospital in St. Mary, recently. The department was upgraded as part of a rehabilitation project undertaken at the hospital at a cost of more than $90 million. Others participating in the exercise are Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuo Takase (2nd left); South East St. Mary Member of Parliament, Dr. Winston Green (4th right); Senior Medical Officer, Dr. Ray Fraser (2nd right); and North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA) Chairman, Leon Gordon (right).

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Refurbishing of Annotto Bay Hospital A Symbol of Public/Private Partnership

The recently completed rehabilitation of the Annotto Bay Hospital in St. Mary, done at over $90 million, represents one of the most significant displays of public/private sector collaboration on a major project undertaken in Jamaica. The work was to repair damage to the institution’s infrastructure, which was sustained during the passage of Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. The project was...

Executive Director, National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Dr. Patrece Charles-Freeman (right), updates the media on a number of activities to observe National Parent Month, during the official launch on the month and the NPSC held on November 1, at the Office of the Prime Minister. Listening (from left) are: NPSC Chairman, Hon. Lady Hall; Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites; and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Elaine Foster-Allen.

12 years ago Education

Jamaicans Urged To Support Parent Month Activities

Executive Director of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Dr. Patrece Charles-Freeman, is urging all Jamaicans to support and participate in the Parent Month activities across the island. Over the years, November has been observed as National Parent Month as part of the Ministry of Education’s policy to support and promote effective parenting. This year, however, the activities are being spearheaded...

Principal Director of the National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL), Dr. Maurice Smith, addressing a JIS Think Tank held recently, where he provided information about the training of principals.

12 years ago Education

Ministry Introduces Certification Course for Aspiring Principals

The Ministry of Education, through the National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL), is to launch a course of study geared towards training individuals aspiring to become school principals. The programme will provide a standard credential, the Professional Qualification for Principalship (PQP), to which the Ministry of Education and school boards will refer before authorising the hiring of principals of public...

President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Professor Gordon Shirley speaks with senior director at the PAJ, Paul Roberston at a meeting with stakeholders at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on November 1.

12 years ago Transport

PAJ Engages Stakeholders on Proposed Development of Goat Islands

President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Professor Gordon Shirley, on November 1, engaged several stakeholders at the Jamaica Conference Centre with a presentation and discussion surrounding the proposed development of the Goat Islands. The proposal made by the China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) is for the establishment of a transshipment port and an...

Director of Social Security in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Denzil Thorpe.

12 years ago Labour

400,000 Jamaicans Have Benefitted From PATH

The Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) has helped to transform the lives of over 400,000 Jamaicans since its inception in 2002. A conditional cash transfer programme, funded by the Government of Jamaica and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the initiative provides assistance to the most needy, by way of cash grants. Director of Social Security at the...

Minister of Justice and Government Senator, Hon. Mark Golding.

12 years ago JusticeSenate

Senate Passes United Nations Security Council Implementation Act

A Bill to enable Jamaica’s fulfillment of its commitments to the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF), was passed in the Upper House on November 1 with bi-partisan support. The United Nations Security Council Implementation Act 2013 also allows Jamaica to put into practice declarations passed by the UN Security Council under Chapter VII of its Charter, which deals specifically...

12 years ago Education

Effective Parenting Central to Launch of NPSC

The issue of effective parenting has taken on added significance with the official launch of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), and National Parent Month 2013, on Friday, November 1, at the Office of the Prime Minister. The Commission also received a financial boost from financial giant, National Commercial Bank (NCB), in the sum of $5 million over two years...