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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke (left), addressing a Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) Council meeting at its Church Street chambers, in downtown Kingston on August 13. Listening (from second left) are: Member of Parliament for Western Kingston, Desmond McKenzie and Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Holness, who were attending the meeting for the swearing-in of Councillor for the Cassia Park Division, Beverly Prince, who won the recent by-election.
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke (left), addressing a Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) Council meeting at its Church Street chambers, in downtown Kingston on August 13. Listening (from second left) are: Member of Parliament for Western Kingston, Desmond McKenzie and Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Holness, who were attending the meeting for the swearing-in of Councillor for the Cassia Park Division, Beverly Prince, who won the recent by-election.

Property Tax Collection Up in Kingston

Property tax collection in the Corporate Area has risen by 169 per cent since April 1 this year, when compared to the figure for the corresponding period last year. This was disclosed by Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown...
The Atlanta-Jamaica Association’s (AJA) 2013 scholarship awardees, Kristin Henry (3rd left); and Desiree Watkis (centre); along with 2013 recipient of the AJA President’s Award for Outstanding Community Service, Jacqueline Hawthorne Robinson (3rd right), proudly display their awards received during the AJA Independence Ball and Scholarship Awards at the Marriott Atlanta Airport Gateway, College Park, Georgia, USA, on August 10. Sharing the occasion are: Co-founder and Partner, Navigations Capital Partners, Dr. David Panton (left); President, Tropical Sports Club, Barry Bennett (2nd left); AJA President, Errol Ritchie (2nd right); and AJA Vice President, William Gray.
The Atlanta-Jamaica Association’s (AJA) 2013 scholarship awardees, Kristin Henry (3rd left); and Desiree Watkis (centre); along with 2013 recipient of the AJA President’s Award for Outstanding Community Service, Jacqueline Hawthorne Robinson (3rd right), proudly display their awards received during the AJA Independence Ball and Scholarship Awards at the Marriott Atlanta Airport Gateway, College Park, Georgia, USA, on August 10. Sharing the occasion are: Co-founder and Partner, Navigations Capital Partners, Dr. David Panton (left); President, Tropical Sports Club, Barry Bennett (2nd left); AJA President, Errol Ritchie (2nd right); and AJA Vice President, William Gray.

Prime Minister Simpson Miller Lauds Atlanta-Jamaica Association
Minister of Education Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (second left), emphasizes a point while outlining details of the 2013 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination results, during a press briefing at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on Monday (August 12). Listening keenly, from left, are Ministry officials: National Mathematic Coordinator, Dr. Tamika Benjamin; Permanent Secretary, Elaine Foster Allen; and Chief Education Officer, Grace McLean.
Minister of Education Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (second left), emphasizes a point while outlining details of the 2013 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination results, during a press briefing at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on Monday (August 12). Listening keenly, from left, are Ministry officials: National Mathematic Coordinator, Dr. Tamika Benjamin; Permanent Secretary, Elaine Foster Allen; and Chief Education Officer, Grace McLean.

Jamaica Records Increases in 2013 CSEC Examinations
Recipients of Tryall Fund Scholarships along with members of the Board, at the scholarship awards ceremony, held at the Tryall Great House in Sandy Bay, Hanover, on August 8. A sum of $4.2 million was disbursed to students from high schools, colleges and tertiary institutions for the upcoming school year.
Recipients of Tryall Fund Scholarships along with members of the Board, at the scholarship awards ceremony, held at the Tryall Great House in Sandy Bay, Hanover, on August 8. A sum of $4.2 million was disbursed to students from high schools, colleges and tertiary institutions for the upcoming school year.

36 Students Receive Tryall Scholarships
Dancers give an exhilarating performance to a medley of dancehall music, during the 51st Independence Grand Gala at the National Stadium in Kingston, on August 6.
Dancers give an exhilarating performance to a medley of dancehall music, during the 51st Independence Grand Gala at the National Stadium in Kingston, on August 6.

Youth Ministry Announces Total $87 million Expenditure in Update on Independence Activities 2013

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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), listens to a concern being raised by trainee teacher of the Mico University College, Chevelle Crosdale (left), at a job fair for unemployed teachers hosted by the Ministry at its National Heroes Circle location in Kingston, August 13. At second left is trainee teacher, Shortwood Teachers’ College, Shelly-Ann Willis.
Education

Education Minister Encourages Trainee Teachers to Volunteer

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is encouraging trainee teachers to volunteer their services as a first step to securing employment. “I am urging you (student teachers) to consider volunteering where necessary, and where available in your school communities,” he advised, while addressing the opening ceremony for the Ministry’s job fair for unemployed teachers, at its National Heroes Circle...
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Participant in the Jamaica Business Development Corporation’s (JBDC), intermediate leather craft and business development skills training programme, Shanice Beckford (left) shows off her work to JBDC Trainer/Leather Craft Expert, Valentine McLean (centre); and Project Manager, Inner City Basic Services Project, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dale Colquhoun, during the programme’s closing ceremony at the JBDC’s Incubator and Resource Centre on Marcus Garvey Drive, Kingston, on August 9.
CommerceCommunity

Twenty Residents Complete JBDC Leather Craft Course

Some 20 residents from the inner-city communities of Central Village, Lauriston, and Shelter Rock in St. Catherine, are now better equipped to earn a livelihood after completing a two-month intermediate leather craft and business development skills training programme, conducted by the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC). The initiative, which was undertaken in partnership with the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF)...
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Representatives of the St. James Parish Library, Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), and Blue World Travels, engage in sorting out the over 1000 books that were presented by passengers of the Cruise Ship, Festival at Sea, for students across western Jamaica, after the vessel docked in Montego Bay, St. James, last week. The donations, which were facilitated through United States-based Blue World Travels, were handed over to representatives of the Ministry of Education and JTB, during a brief presentation ceremony at the Montego Bay Cruise Ship Terminal.
CultureEducationTourism

Students to Benefit from International Children’s Book Drive

Hundreds of students across western Jamaica are to benefit from over 1,000 children’s books which were presented to representatives of the Ministry of Education and Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) by passengers of the cruise ship, Festival at Sea, which docked in Montego Bay, St. James, last week. The donation was facilitated by the San Francisco, California-based agency, Blue World Travel,...
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Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (centre), views sections of the Nonpareil Water Supply Rehabilitation and Expansion Project in Negril, Westmoreland, during a tour of the works on Friday (August 9). Accompanying him were, from left: Tourism Minister and Member of Parliament for Western Westmoreland, where the project is located, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill; Contractor, David Foote; Mark Bare, Ministry of Water; and Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor Bertel Moore.
Environment

Negril Water Project Slated for 2014 Completion

Rehabilitation work on the Nonpareil Water Supply System in Negril, Westmoreland, which is currently underway, is scheduled for completion by the end of 2014. The $445 million project, being spearheaded by the National Water Commission (NWC), entails the installation of new transmission and distribution pipes and storage tanks, among other inputs. The upgraded facility, when complete, will improve the water supply...
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Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (2nd left), looks on as Youth and Culture Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna (centre), participates in the symbolic groundbreaking exercise at the Claremont Health Centre in St. Ann on Friday (August 9) to launch the $40 million Centre of Excellence project at the institution. The project is located in South East St. Ann, for which Minister Hanna is also the Member of Parliament. Others participating in the exercise included: North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA) Board Chairman, Leon Gordon (2nd right); and Chairman of the National Health Fund (NHF), which is funding the project, Sterling Soares (right).
Health & Wellness

Ground Broken for $40m Claremont Centre of Excellence

Work to upgrade the Claremont Health Centre in St. Ann into one of four Centres of Excellence, earmarked for development by the Ministry of Health, is scheduled to get underway shortly. Ground for the $40.6 million project, being funded by the National Health Fund (NHF), was broken by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, during a ceremony on Friday (August...
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Krystal Tomlinson, Miss Manchester and the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2013 (centre), is flanked by (left), Nordia Marie Antwine, Miss St. Mary (First Runner up), and Evonie Blake, Miss St. Elizabeth (Second Runner Up), at the Coronation Ceremony, held at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, on Hope Road in Kingston, on August 3. .
Culture

National Festival Queen to Undertake Project for Disabled Students

Newly crowned National Festival Queen, Krystal Tomlinson, says she is targeting heightening the awareness and changing the attitude of students toward persons with disabilities, specifically their peers, as one of her parish projects. The project for disabled students is slated to be launched on August 29 at a selected school in Manchester. “I want to start inside our schools because...
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Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, the Hon. Phillip Paulwell.
Technology

Digicel Roaming Charges to be Abolished in Caribbean

Caribbean Telecommunications Union President, Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, the Hon. Phillip Paulwell on Wednesday, August 7, announced an agreement with regional mobile telecoms provider Digicel that will see roaming rates abolished for users of Digicel’s networks when they travel within CARICOM countries. “After some negotiation, Digicel has agreed as of October 1, 2013, on the abolition of...
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