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Parents and adults supervise children from the Pembroke Hall community in St. Andrew, while they play in the reopened Wellness Park, which was renovated by the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund. The park was officially reopened on Friday (May 12).
Parents and adults supervise children from the Pembroke Hall community in St. Andrew, while they play in the reopened Wellness Park, which was renovated by the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund. The park was officially reopened on Friday (May 12).

Residents of Pembroke Hall Get Wellness Park

Residents of Pembroke Hall in St. Andrew North Western have been provided with an additional facility to engage in physical activities, following the official reopening of a wellness park in the area. The park was renovated at a cost of...
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, His Excellency, António Guterres (right), tries his hand at drumming under the instruction of noted drummer, Herman Davis, aka “Bungo Herman” (left). Enjoying the moment is State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (centre). The Secretary-General and members of the UN and Ministry teams conducted a tour of the Bob Marley Museum on Hope Road, St. Andrew, on May 15.
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, His Excellency, António Guterres (right), tries his hand at drumming under the instruction of noted drummer, Herman Davis, aka “Bungo Herman” (left). Enjoying the moment is State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (centre). The Secretary-General and members of the UN and Ministry teams conducted a tour of the Bob Marley Museum on Hope Road, St. Andrew, on May 15.

PHOTOS: UN Secretary-General Tours Bob Marley Museum
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, His Excellency, António Guterres (third left), tours the Artwalk in Kingston Creative District, downtown Kingston, on May 15. He was accompanied by (from left), Deputy Director, Kingston Creative, Janet Crick; Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor, Delroy Williams; State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge and Executive Director and Co-Founder, Kingston Creative, Andrea Dempster Chung.
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, His Excellency, António Guterres (third left), tours the Artwalk in Kingston Creative District, downtown Kingston, on May 15. He was accompanied by (from left), Deputy Director, Kingston Creative, Janet Crick; Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor, Delroy Williams; State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge and Executive Director and Co-Founder, Kingston Creative, Andrea Dempster Chung.

PHOTOS: UN Secretary-General Tours Artwalk Downtown Kingston
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), bids United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, farewell following a press conference held at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston on May 15.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), bids United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, farewell following a press conference held at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston on May 15.

Prime Minister and UN Secretary-General Discuss Several Key Topics
Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry (right), converses with Programme Director, Global Services Sector (GSS) Project, Marjorie Straw (left) and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Caribbean Country Department General Manager and Country Representative in Jamaica, Tariq Alli, during the IDB’s Project Execution Units (PEU) Challenge Awards Ceremony, on May 12. The event was hosted at the IDB’s Jamaica Country Office on Montrose Road in Kingston.
Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry (right), converses with Programme Director, Global Services Sector (GSS) Project, Marjorie Straw (left) and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Caribbean Country Department General Manager and Country Representative in Jamaica, Tariq Alli, during the IDB’s Project Execution Units (PEU) Challenge Awards Ceremony, on May 12. The event was hosted at the IDB’s Jamaica Country Office on Montrose Road in Kingston.

PHOTOS: PIOJ Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry Attends IDB PEU Awards Ceremony

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United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, His Excellency, António Guterres (right), speaking to resident UN Heads of Agencies and staff members at the International Seabed Authority (ISA) in Kingston on Monday (May 15). Beside him (from left) are Director, Office of Environmental Management and Mineral Resources, ISA, José Dallo and UN Resident Coordinator, Vincent Sweeney.
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UN Secretary-General Expresses Solidarity with Jamaica

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