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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

70 Students in St. Ann North Western Awarded Education Grants

Approximately 70 students in St. Ann North Western were awarded education grants and book vouchers during the constituency’s third annual awards ceremony, at the St. Mark Anglican Church in Brown’s Town on Sunday (August 27). The top-performing students in this...
Corporal Kayla Keane of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Corporate Communications Unit.
Corporal Kayla Keane of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Corporate Communications Unit.

Back-to-School Shoppers Urged to Be Vigilant
Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), greets Jamaica’s Honorary Consul in Uruguay, Jorge Elissalde, during the diplomat’s courtesy call at the Ministry in downtown Kingston, on Monday (August 28).
Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), greets Jamaica’s Honorary Consul in Uruguay, Jorge Elissalde, during the diplomat’s courtesy call at the Ministry in downtown Kingston, on Monday (August 28).

PHOTOS: State Minister Terrelonge Meets with Jamaica’s Honorary Consul in Uruguay
Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (centre) and Director of Projects, Universal Service Fund (USF), Jaime Robinson (second right), point to a newly unveiled sign signaling the launch of community Wi-Fi in Mavis Bank on Monday (August 21). Looking on are community members.
Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (centre) and Director of Projects, Universal Service Fund (USF), Jaime Robinson (second right), point to a newly unveiled sign signaling the launch of community Wi-Fi in Mavis Bank on Monday (August 21). Looking on are community members.

Mavis Bank Residents Urged to Tap into Lucrative Airbnb Market
Outgoing First Vice-President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Denton Alvaranga (right), receives a plaque from Custos of Clarendon, Hon. William Shagoury, for his more than 35 years of service to the sector, at the recent 69th Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, held at the Denbigh Showground in Clarendon.
Outgoing First Vice-President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Denton Alvaranga (right), receives a plaque from Custos of Clarendon, Hon. William Shagoury, for his more than 35 years of service to the sector, at the recent 69th Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, held at the Denbigh Showground in Clarendon.

JAS Official Says Agriculture is Poised for More Growth

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Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter (right) and farmer from Alligator Pond, Manchester, Laverni Reid, look at watermelons that remain in the field, in the aftermath of recent heavy rains. Occasion was a tour of the area on Wednesday (June 14) to assess the damage.
AgricultureForeign Affairs

Participants Laud FAO Workshop on FLW Measurement and Reporting

Participants in a recent virtual Food Loss and Waste (FLW) Measurement and Reporting Workshop have lauded the initiative as critical for furthering the island’s food security efforts. Stakeholders from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining; Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Statistics Division convened on August 23, to explore a practical methodology for...
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Regional Coordinator for the Western Division of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Roland Haye, addresses an Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) workshop at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation in Black River on Monday, August 28.
Health & WellnessLocal GovernmentNational Security and Peace

First Responders Urged to Support Persons Grappling with Psychological Disorders

First responders and front-line workers are encouraged to offer support to persons grappling with psychological disorders in times of major hazards or disasters. The call came from Regional Coordinator for the Western Division of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Roland Haye, at an Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) workshop held at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation in...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses today’s (August 16) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.
EducationTechnologyYouth

Broadband Connection for Over 770 Schools by Year End

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Government is committed to delivering on its promise to provide broadband connectivity to all Jamaican schools. Some 464 schools have been connected and another 312 connections are expected to be completed by December 2023. Addressing delegates attending the 59th annual Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) conference at Royalton Negril Resort and...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (right), addresses the launch of a digital library at the Jessie Ripoll Primary School in Kingston on August 26. Also pictured are (from left)  Director of the school’s Alumni Association, Joneil J. Alcock and Social Development Practitioner and NexxStepp Lifelong Educational Services Founder and Manager, Tishauna Mullings.
EducationTechnologyYouth

Digital Library at Jessie Ripoll Primary School

The Jessie Ripoll Primary School Alumni Association and the school’s Parent-Teacher Association have collaborated to establish a digital library at the institution, to increase learning resources for students. Delivering the keynote address at the launch at the school in Kingston on August 26, Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, said the Ministry is...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams
EducationYouth

18,263 Teachers Receive Vouchers to Purchase Laptops

The Ministry of Education and Youth is reporting that 83 per cent or 18,263 teachers have received vouchers to purchase laptops. In her address to delegates attending the 59th annual Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) conference at Royalton Negril Resort and Spa in Westmoreland, on Wednesday (August 23), Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said that, so far, 16,530 vouchers have been...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information and Clarendon North Central Member of Parliament, Hon. Robert Morgan, view a breakaway along a road in the community of Suttons during a tour of the constituency on Thursday (August 24).
Local Government

Homes to be Provided for Several Indigent Persons in Clarendon

Several residents of Clarendon North Central are to be provided with homes under the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development’s Indigent Support Programme. This was announced by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, who indicated that three cases have, so far, been identified. “One is ready for [construction to commence] because they have the title for the [property] and we...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.
Education

Leave Approved for 1,500 Teachers

All teachers who applied for eight months’ leave have been granted approval by the Ministry of Education and Youth. Teachers are entitled to four months’ leave with pay for every five years of service. In her address to delegates attending the 59th annual Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) conference at Royalton Negril Resort and Spa in Westmoreland on Wednesday (August 23),...
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