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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.

More Than 100,000 Jamaicans to Be Trained in Good Parenting This Year

More than 100,000 persons will be trained in good parenting by the National Parenting Support Commission this academic year. This is more than twice the number trained last year, according to Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams. She...
Parish Organiser of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), in St. Elizabeth, Marieck Hendricks-Morgan, speaks at a special ceremony to honour senior citizens in the parish, at the St. Matthew’s Anglican Church in Santa Cruz on September 21, in celebration of Senior Citizens
Parish Organiser of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), in St. Elizabeth, Marieck Hendricks-Morgan, speaks at a special ceremony to honour senior citizens in the parish, at the St. Matthew’s Anglican Church in Santa Cruz on September 21, in celebration of Senior Citizens' Month.

Senior Citizens Recognised in St. Elizabeth
Principal Director, Public Sector Modernisation Division, Office of the Cabinet,  Karlene McKenzie Spencer, during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on Wednesday (September 27) at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
Principal Director, Public Sector Modernisation Division, Office of the Cabinet,  Karlene McKenzie Spencer, during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on Wednesday (September 27) at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

Government to Host Inaugural Service Excellence Awards
Food safety and quality management inspector filling out quality control form.
Food safety and quality management inspector filling out quality control form.

Moneague College Launches Climate-Smart Agro-Processing Short Courses
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, delivers remarks during the handover of tablets and accessories donated by Island Dolls at the Ministry’s main office in Kingston on Wednesday (September 27).
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, delivers remarks during the handover of tablets and accessories donated by Island Dolls at the Ministry’s main office in Kingston on Wednesday (September 27).

PHOTOS: Island Dolls Donates Tablets

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), hands Shauna Adderly the keys to her new home in the Windsor Hills housing development in Trelawny on Wednesday (September 27). A total of 77 solutions were handed over under phase one of the National Housing Trust (NHT) project.
HousingPrime Minister

PM Hands Over 77 Housing Solutions in Trelawny

A total of 77 housing solutions were handed over by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, at the Windsor Hills housing development in Trelawny on Wednesday (September 27). The National Housing Trust (NHT) solutions, which form phase one of the project, comprise 42 serviced lots and 35 one-bedroom units. Nine of the housing solutions went to public-sector workers and...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), addresses today’s (September 13) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, in St. Andrew. Listening is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda.
Health & WellnessLocal Government

Ministry of Local Government and Community Development Joins Effort to Contain Dengue

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development will be providing funds for the emergency response to contain the dengue outbreak, says Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. Speaking with journalists at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on September 27, the Minister noted that the resources will be channelled through the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA). He said...
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Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Warrant Officer and member of the Red Hills Primary School Past Students’ Association, Angi Lisa Chambers (left), makes a presentation to Christeanna Walters. Occasion was a ceremony at the institution on September 26 to hand over grants totalling $100,000 to 10 former students who performed well in the recent Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations.
EducationYouth

PHOTOS: Former Students of Red Hills Primary School Receive Grants

Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Warrant Officer and member of the Red Hills Primary School Past Students’ Association, Angi Lisa Chambers (left), makes a presentation to Christeanna Walters. Occasion was a ceremony at the institution on September 26 to hand over grants totalling $100,000 to 10 former students who performed well in the recent Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations.
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Principal Director, Public Sector Modernisation Division, Office of the Cabinet, Karlene McKenzie Spencer, speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on Wednesday (September 27) at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
Office of the Cabinet

Activities Marking Service Excellence Month to be Rolled Out During October

A series of activities highlighting various initiatives by government entities will be rolled out during October in observance of Service Excellence Month. The events, to be coordinated by the Public Sector Modernisation Division (PSMD) in the Office of the Cabinet, form part of the Government’s Service Excellence Programme, which aims to provide the highest quality services to citizens. Principal Director,...
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Medical Officer of Health for St. Catherine, Dr. Francia Prosper Chen (left), addresses a recent monthly meeting of the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation.
EducationYouth

St. Catherine Health Dept. Prioritises Early-Childhood Facilities

The St. Catherine Health Department is paying special attention to early-childhood facilities and the surrounding communities, to ensure that the children are given extra protection against the dengue outbreak. Medical Officer of Health for the parish, Dr. Francia Prosper Chen, said that children are particularly vulnerable to the illness, and they are being prioritised in the emergency response, as well...
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Director of Health Services Planning and Integration, Dr. Nadine Williams, speaks at a post-Cabinet press briefing, on September 27, at Jamaica House.
Health & Wellness

Flu Vaccines Now Available

Eighteen thousand doses of flu vaccines are now available in the public health system as the nation braces for the upcoming flu season in October. Director of Health Services Planning and Integration, Dr. Nadine Williams, speaking at a post-Cabinet press briefing today (September 27) at Jamaica House, said that the vaccine is being offered free of cost to a number...
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Director of Health Services Planning and Integration, Dr. Nadine Williams, speaks at a post-Cabinet press briefing, on September 27, at Jamaica House.
Health & Wellness

Selected Health Centres’ Opening Hours Being Extended as Part of Gov’t’s Dengue Outbreak Response

Starting Monday, October 2, Jamaicans will be able to take advantage of extended opening hours for all Type Three to Five health centres islandwide as the country faces a dengue outbreak. Speaking during Wednesday’s (September 27) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Director of Health Services Planning and Integration, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Nadine Williams, said the new...
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