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) Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (right), and Representative of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Olga Isaza (centre), listen to high-school-student Kelsie Spaulding, while on a visit to the Half-Way Tree Teen Hub in St. Andrew, on May 1.

Significant Support Provided at Teen Hub

The Half-Way Tree Teen Hub in St. Andrew, located in the Transport Centre, is providing significant support to teenagers, and persons in St. Thomas will be provided with similar services soon. State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness,...

Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) with responsibility for Force Development and Logistics, Dr. Kevin Blake, provides details about the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) inaugural ‘Transformations JCF – People, Quality and Technology (PQT) Expo’, during a recent JIS Think Tank. The Expo will be held at the National Arena in Kingston from May 11 to 14.

JCF to Showcase Technological Capability at Expo

State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (centre) looks on as two members of the Jamaica College (JC) Robotics Team, Michael Woods (left) and Delano Reid, outline the features of a robot controller they built. The State Minister visited the institution on Old Hope Road, St. Andrew, on Friday (April 28), on the occasion of the team’s outstanding performance in the 2023 FIRST Tech Robotics Challenge held recently in Houston, Texas, in the United States.

Corporate Jamaica Urged to Sponsor Robotics and STEAM Programmes

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), converses with the owner of Floyd’s Pelican Bar in St. Elizabeth, Delroy Forbes, during a Destination Assurance tour visit to the attraction on April 28.

Jamaica’s South Coast Deemed A ‘Phenomenal’ Destination for Travellers

Undersecretary for the Diaspora, Protocol and Consular Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Marsha Coore Lobban (third left) and Executive Director of Caribbean Angels Inc, Angel Barrett (fourth right), unveil the plaque for the adoption of the Thompson Town Health Centre in Clarendon by Caribbean Inc on April 28. Sharing in the occasion (from left) are Executive Director of the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ Health for Life and Wellness Foundation, Courtney Cephas; board member of Caribbean Angels Inc, Donna Thompson Forbes; Medical Officer of Health for the parish of Clarendon, Dr. Kimberly Scarlett-Campbell; Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Western, Phillip Henriques and Parish Manager for Clarendon Health Services, Joseph Grant.

Thompson Town Health Centre Adopted By Diaspora Group

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), greets Lloyd White, beneficiary under the New Social Housing Programme, during the official handover of three housing units at Goodwin Park Road in Central Kingston, on April 28. The other beneficiaries (from second left) are Leisha Brown, who is holding her baby, Mishka; and Lesa Brown.

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Jamaicans Urged to Use Secure Channels to Report Criminals to the Police

Jamaicans are being encouraged to use secure channels to share information with law-enforcement officers about wrongdoings. The call came from Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, when he handed over three social houses at Goodwin Park Road, Campbell Town, Central Kingston, recently. “Do it smartly. You know who you can trust and who you can’t trust and there are...

President of the Jamaica Red Cross, Allasandra Chung.

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Benefit Performance to Assist Jamaica Red Cross and Immaculate Conception Orchestra

Jamaica Red Cross and the Immaculate Conception High School Symphony Orchestra will benefit from the staging of a concert, dubbed ’Beyond Boundaries’, at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Chapel, Mona Campus, on Thursday (May 4) beginning at 6:30 p.m. The performers will be the Julliard-trained Renaissance String Quartet of New York (NY), comprising violinists Randall Goosby and Jeremiah...

Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addressing stakeholders at the launch of the CoralCarib project at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on April 25.

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Gov’t Committed to Protecting Natural Environment

The Government remains committed to providing an enabling framework to support the conservation and management of the country’s natural ecosystems to build climate resilience and promote a sustainable blue economy. Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, in making the declaration noted that strides have been made in this regard....

Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, addresses a town hall on phase one of the Constitutional Reform Process held at the Montego Bay Civic Centre in Sam Sharpe Square on Wednesday, April 26.

3 years ago Legal and Constitutional Affairs

We Are Jamaicanising the Constitution – Minister Malahoo Forte

Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, says the constitution is being Jamaicanised as a critical part of the process to transition the country from a monarchy to a republic. “What that means is that we want the Constitution to be passed by the Parliament of Jamaica, approved by the people of Jamaica. What we have was not...

Managing Director, Free Rock Trading Company Limited, David Ffrench (left); St. Mary Technical High School teacher, Richard Allen (centre); and Regional Sales Manager for the Megger Group, Moies Arenas, look at camera equipment in the school’s utility room. Occasion was the hand over of electrical testing tools by Free Rock to the institution on Thursday (April 27).

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PHOTOS: St. Mary Technical High School gets Electronic Testing Tools

Managing Director, Free Rock Trading Company Limited, David Ffrench (left); St. Mary Technical High School teacher, Richard Allen (centre); and Regional Sales Manager for the Megger Group, Moies Arenas, look at camera equipment in the school’s utility room. Occasion was the hand over of electrical testing tools by Free Rock to the institution on Thursday (April 27).

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Pearnel Charles Jr. delivers the main address at the Farm Fest 2023 Agricultural and Educational Show at Knockalva Polytechnic College in Ramble, Hanover on Thursday, April 27.

3 years ago Agriculture

Agriculture Students Urged to Apply Training and Innovation to Sector

Agriculture students are being charged to apply their training and ingenuity in finding solutions to challenges facing the sector. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Pearnel Charles Jr, in making the call while addressing students of the Knockalva Polytechnic College on April 27, said that the sector needs the energy and innovation of the youth to be stronger, more sustainable...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), cuts the ribbon to officially hand over a one-bedroom house to Joyce Booth (second left) at Happy Retreat in Darliston, Westmoreland on Thursday, April 27. Sharing the moment are Chief Executive Officer of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation, Marvalyn Pitter (left), and Member of Parliament for Westmoreland Eastern, Daniel Lawrence. The one-bedroom unit was provided under the Ministry’s indigent housing programme.

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Visually Impaired Westmoreland Woman Gets Indigent Housing

Joyce Booth, a visually impaired senior citizen from Happy Retreat in Darliston, Westmoreland, is the latest beneficiary of a new home under the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development’s indigent housing programme. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, handed over the keys to the $6 million one-bedroom unit during a ceremony on Thursday, April 27. The house, which is designed...