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General Manager of the Spanish-Jamaica Foundation, Dr. Rebecca Tortello (2nd right), hugs the Iberostar Mascot (3rd left), while sharing with students and parents of communities in Rose Hall and Barrett Town in St. James, at a back-to-school health and information fair held recently at the John Rollins Success Primary School in Rose Hall. Lime representatives Nichole Chattoo (4th left) and Caronia McNeil (right), were on hand to present backpacks to the students.
General Manager of the Spanish-Jamaica Foundation, Dr. Rebecca Tortello (2nd right), hugs the Iberostar Mascot (3rd left), while sharing with students and parents of communities in Rose Hall and Barrett Town in St. James, at a back-to-school health and information fair held recently at the John Rollins Success Primary School in Rose Hall. Lime representatives Nichole Chattoo (4th left) and Caronia McNeil (right), were on hand to present backpacks to the students.

Spanish-Jamaica Foundation Treats Students Ahead of New School Year

Over 600 students and parents from Barrett Town, Rose Hall and adjoining areas of St. James, recently participated in the second back-to-school health and information fair staged by the Spanish-Jamaica Foundation in collaboration with the Social Development Commission (SDC). The...
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), presents a plaque to top Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) student, Tashoy Young (2nd right) from Liberty Hill Primary School, St. Ann, who will be going to Westwood High School, while Member of Parliament for North West St. Ann, Dr. Dayton Campbell (left), presents Khalil Colthirst with his award. He attended Discovery Bay All Age School, and will be going to Munro College, in St. Elizabeth. Occasion was an awards function for top GSAT students in North West St. Ann, sponsored by Dr. Campbell, at Holiday Haven, in Runaway Bay, on August 25.
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), presents a plaque to top Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) student, Tashoy Young (2nd right) from Liberty Hill Primary School, St. Ann, who will be going to Westwood High School, while Member of Parliament for North West St. Ann, Dr. Dayton Campbell (left), presents Khalil Colthirst with his award. He attended Discovery Bay All Age School, and will be going to Munro College, in St. Elizabeth. Occasion was an awards function for top GSAT students in North West St. Ann, sponsored by Dr. Campbell, at Holiday Haven, in Runaway Bay, on August 25.

Parents Urged Not to Buy Large Number of Books
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon Damion Crawford.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon Damion Crawford.

Entertainment Registry to be in Place September One
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), consults with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Elaine Foster Allen (centre); and Chief Education Officer in the Ministry, Grace McLean, during a back to school press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston, on August 23.
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), consults with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Elaine Foster Allen (centre); and Chief Education Officer in the Ministry, Grace McLean, during a back to school press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston, on August 23.

Teachers Volunteer for Relocation to Different Schools
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), shares a light moment with Burger Kingston Scholarship recipients (from left): Matthew Lovindeer; Tavia Thompson; Jodi-Ann Hughes; and Oshane Carter, during a special awards ceremony held at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston, on Thursday, August 22. Rev. Thwaites was the guest speaker.
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), shares a light moment with Burger Kingston Scholarship recipients (from left): Matthew Lovindeer; Tavia Thompson; Jodi-Ann Hughes; and Oshane Carter, during a special awards ceremony held at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston, on Thursday, August 22. Rev. Thwaites was the guest speaker.

Students Awarded Burger King Scholarships

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Articulated buses have been procured by the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) to bolster its fleet this year. The buses were taken off the wharf on August 20. The JUTC plans to roll out an additional 144 buses by the end of the year.
Transport

JUTC to Increase Bus Fleet

Effective September 1, the fleet of Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses plying routes across the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region (KMTR) will increase from 244 to 350. This will be facilitated through the introduction of a number of buses which the state-run entity acquired recently. Managing Director of the JUTC, Colin Campbell, who made the disclosure during a Jamaica Information...
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Member of Parliament for North West St. Ann, Dr. Dayton Campbell, addressing the recent dedication ceremony for the Methodist Episcopal Academic School of Learning and Marketable Skills, in Orange Hill, St. Ann.
Education

Methodist Training Centre Opened in Orange Hill, St. Ann

Residents of Orange Hill in St. Ann can now pursue academic and vocational development in their community, as a training centre catering to these provisions has been opened in that district. The Methodist Episcopal Academic School of Learning and Marketable Skills, which opened on August 22, is operated by the Methodist Church in Jamaica. It offers a range of programmes,...
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Trelawny Parish Council Chairman and Falmouth Mayor, Councillor Garth Wilkinson, addressing the official opening ceremony for the University of Technology
Education

UTECH Opens Western Campus Head Office in Falmouth

The University of Technology (UTech) has opened its western campus head office at the renovated Baptist Manse in Falmouth, Trelawny. The opening, which took place on August 22, forms part of strategic efforts by the institution and stakeholders in Trelawny to streamline Falmouth’s development and position it as a ‘university town’. Speaking at the ceremony, Acting Principal of the campus,...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), delivering the keynote address during Friday’s (August 23) business seminar and matchmaking meeting in Beijing, People’s Republic of China, which was jointly organized and hosted for Jamaican and Chinese entrepreneurs by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and Embassy of Jamaica in China.
Office of the Prime MinisterOfficial Visits

Prime Minister Simpson Miller Outlines Logistics Hub Benefits for Jamaica and China

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, on Friday (August 23), outlined the mutual benefits which Jamaica and the People’s Republic of China can derive from the Global Logistics Hub Initiative. Addressing a business seminar and matchmaking meeting for Jamaican and Chinese entrepreneurs in Beijing, Mrs. Minister Simpson Miller said the hub’s development represents the next stage in the...
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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), responds to questions from journalists during a back-to-school press conference, at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston on August 23. Others (from left) are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Elaine Foster Allen and Chief Education Officer in the Ministry, Grace McLean. The Ministry is reporting that the public education system is in an advanced state of readiness for the upcoming academic year.
Education

All Public Schools Receive Grants for New Academic Year

All public schools in the education system have received grants totalling $2.7 billion, as part of efforts to heighten their readiness for the start of the 2013/14 school year, which begins on Monday, September 2. This was announced by Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, as he addressed a back-to-school press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister...
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Special Projects Officer at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Christine Ade-Gold (right), speaks to students about the agency’s Heritage Essay Competition 2013, which is open to children ages nine to 12. The occasion was the staging of the ‘Kingston 4 School and Health Fair’, at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus in Kingston, on August 22.The JIS, which mounted a booth at the event, was one of the partners in hosting the function, organised by the Introduction to Events Management course team (Cohort 14). The health fair was staged as part of Cohort 14’s practicum for the course.
Community

Students Encouraged to Lead Healthy Lifestyles

Scores of students are now better informed about leading a healthy lifestyle, following their participation in a health fair, held at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus, in Kingston, on August 22. Staged by a group of public servants (Cohort 14) as part of their practicum for the Introduction to Events Management course, the event, dubbed: ‘Kingston...
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Commissioner, Jamaica Fire Brigade, Laurie Williams (right), examines a Hydraulic cutter during a handing over ceremony at the York Park Fire Station in Kingston, on August 22. Others sharing in the moment (from left) are: Instructor and Representative from Hurst, Paul Felegy and Assistant Commissioner, Raymond Spencer. The rescue tools, valued at approximately US$35,000, were donated by ABC Electrical Sales. They include a combination of cutting and spreading tools, stabilizers and rams, which are used to assist with the extrication of casualties during an accident.
Local Government

Jamaica Fire Brigade Gets Rescue Equipment

The Jamaica Fire Brigade has received rescue tools valued at approximately US$35,000, as part of efforts to boost its operations. More popularly called ‘jaws of life’, the rescue equipment, manufactured by Hurst, include a combination of cutting and spreading tools, stabilizers and rams, which are used to assist with the extrication of casualties during an accident. The equipment will be...
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