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Children from schools across western Jamaica display books they received during the Blue World Travel Corp. Festival At Sea children’s book donation ceremony at the Montego Bay Cruise Port in St. James on July 28. Sharing the moment are (back row) Visitor Relations Manager, Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Candesa Cassanova (left); Business Development Manager, JTB Western USA Office, Dian Holland (second left); Founder, Sarah’s Children, Pamela Findlay (third right), President, Blue World Travel Corp, Patricia Yarbrough (second right) and Los Angeles Unified School District Administrator, Peggy Taylor Presley. Approximately 1,000 books were donated to students at 10 schools.
Children from schools across western Jamaica display books they received during the Blue World Travel Corp. Festival At Sea children’s book donation ceremony at the Montego Bay Cruise Port in St. James on July 28. Sharing the moment are (back row) Visitor Relations Manager, Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Candesa Cassanova (left); Business Development Manager, JTB Western USA Office, Dian Holland (second left); Founder, Sarah’s Children, Pamela Findlay (third right), President, Blue World Travel Corp, Patricia Yarbrough (second right) and Los Angeles Unified School District Administrator, Peggy Taylor Presley. Approximately 1,000 books were donated to students at 10 schools.

1,000 Books Donated to 10 Schools in Western Jamaica

Approximately 1,000 books have been donated to 10 schools in western Jamaica by United States (US) entity, Blue World Travel Corp. Among the beneficiary institutions are the Montego Bay Infant School, Green Pond Primary and Infant School, Pisgah Primary and...
Children from Mount Moreland and surrounding communities in St. Catherine with their educational gifts at a back-to-school treat organised by the Tameka Hill Foundation on July 29, at the Mount Moreland Church of God of Prophecy.
Children from Mount Moreland and surrounding communities in St. Catherine with their educational gifts at a back-to-school treat organised by the Tameka Hill Foundation on July 29, at the Mount Moreland Church of God of Prophecy.

Children Benefit from Back-To-School Treat in Mount Moreland
Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), presents the Jamaica Festival Song trophy to 2023 winner, Slashe, who walked away with the coveted trophy for his original entry, ‘Best in the World’. The finals of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) competition took place on July 29 at the National Arena in Kingston.
Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), presents the Jamaica Festival Song trophy to 2023 winner, Slashe, who walked away with the coveted trophy for his original entry, ‘Best in the World’. The finals of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) competition took place on July 29 at the National Arena in Kingston.

PHOTOS: Slashe’s ‘Best in the World’ is 2023 Festival Song
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness reads the scripture lesson at the National Independence and Emancipation Day Church Service held on July 30, at the Waltham Park New Testament Church of God in Kingston.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness reads the scripture lesson at the National Independence and Emancipation Day Church Service held on July 30, at the Waltham Park New Testament Church of God in Kingston.

Jamaicans Encouraged to Participate in Independence Activities
Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission Lenford Salmon makes a point at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank held on Friday (July 28), at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission Lenford Salmon makes a point at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank held on Friday (July 28), at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

Executive Director of JCDC Lauds Sponsors of Jamaica Festival 2023

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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a back-to-school conference on July 11, 2023 at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew.
Education

32 Students Receive Government Scholarships

Shannon-Elise Barrett of Kensington Primary School in St. Catherine and Aaron-St. John Waugh of Jessie Ripoll Primary School in Kingston have emerged as the top girl and boy respectively, for the 2023 sitting of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP). Both students were placed at Campion College and have been awarded the Guardian Group Foundation Scholarship. The Ministry of Education and...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), enjoys a light moment with (from left) Registrar at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Dr. Maurice Smith, Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe, and Regional Director with the Ministry, Dasmine Kennedy. Occasion was a back-to-school conference held on July 28, at Jamaica College in Kingston.
Education

NEI Report Shows Satisfactory Performance in Leadership

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams says the most recent report from the National Education Inspectorate (NEI) shows that most schools are performing satisfactorily in the area of leadership and management. The Minister however noted that there remain areas of weakness, that need to be addressed. “These include adherence to our procurement guidelines and operating within budget. The...
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Ambassador to the United States (US), Her Excellency Audrey Marks (third right) with scholarship awardees of the Jamaican Organization of Rochester New York, during a function held on July 28 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Rochester, New York.
Foreign Affairs

Jamaica and the United States Continue to Enjoy Strong Relations

Ambassador to the United States (US), Her Excellency Audrey Marks says Jamaica continues to enjoy a strong and cordial relationship with the US. “As sovereign nations, we have the deepest respect for each other as we pursue bilateral relationships in pursuit of trade, energy, security, and cultural relations,” Ambassador Marks said. “I want to emphasize that contrary to recent media...
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Ambassador to the United States (US), Her Excellency Audrey Marks (fifth left), looks on as flag bearers enter the Sligo Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Takoma Park, Maryland, during the tthanksgiving service to mark Jamaica’s 60th anniversary of Independence last year.
Foreign Affairs

Massive Jamaica 61 Celebrations in the US

Jamaicans in the United States (US) are celebrating Jamaica’s 61st anniversary of independence, with a slew of events to take place in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia and New York.  The activities have been organised by the Embassy of Jamaica, the Consulate in New York, honorary consuls, and various diaspora organisations.  The festivities got underway on...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (at podium), addresses stakeholders at the Region Five Back-to-School Conference held at the Golf View Hotel in Manchester recently.
Education

Most PEP Students in Region Five Placed at Preferred School

Approximately 89 per cent of students who sat the 2023 Primary Exit Profile examinations in Region Five, were placed in schools of their choice. A further breakdown shows that 90 per cent of females passed for a school of their choice and 88 per cent of males were placed at their preferred school. Region Five consists of schools in the...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right) and Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (third right), with staff of the Black River Hospital in St. Elizabeth, at the handover of the $37 million digital retrofit system at the institution on Friday (July 28).
Health & Wellness

Black River Hospital to be Upgraded

Plans are in place to upgrade the Black River Hospital in St. Elizabeth from a Type C facility, to a Type B. “We are upgrading the entity to a Type B hospital, and we are now in the process of looking at securing the designs of new additional facilities and architectural work, which will then lead to the build out,”...
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Senior Director, Preparedness and Emergency Operations Division (Acting), ODPEM, Sophia Mitchell, interacts with residents of Old Harbour Bay at a community sensitisation meeting on June 26.
Local Government

Residents of Old Harbour Bay Benefit from Community Sensitisation Meeting

Several residents of Old Harbour Bay, St. Catherine participated in a recent community sensitisation meeting organised by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM). The meeting was geared towards informing residents about the ‘Project for the Improvement of Emergency Communication Systems in Jamaica’. This is being implemented by ODPEM and funded through a grant agreement between the Governments...
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