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SLB Projects to Disburse $4.24 Billion in 2023/24

The Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) is projecting disbursements of $4.24 billion for fiscal year 2023/24. This is $312 million more than the programmed sum for 2022/23, according to the Jamaica Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the year...
Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira (left), addresses participants at a recent workshop to raise awareness about the public procurement process held at the JDBC’s Marcus Garvey Drive premises in Kingston.
Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira (left), addresses participants at a recent workshop to raise awareness about the public procurement process held at the JDBC’s Marcus Garvey Drive premises in Kingston.

PHOTOS: Public Procurement Workshop
Medical Chief of Staff and Consultant Neurosurgeon at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), Dr. Carl Bruce, addresses the recent handover of 18 machines valued at $25 million, by the CHASE Fund and the Masonic Homes to the hospital, at the institution in St. Andrew.
Medical Chief of Staff and Consultant Neurosurgeon at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), Dr. Carl Bruce, addresses the recent handover of 18 machines valued at $25 million, by the CHASE Fund and the Masonic Homes to the hospital, at the institution in St. Andrew.

UHWI Has Competitive Edge in Operations
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Franklin Witter (left), inspects a cow during a tour of booths and animal enclosures at the Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial Show in St. James, on Easter Monday (April 10). The annual event, which was held at the Montpelier Showground, is organised by the St. James Association of Branch Societies of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS). Accompanying Mr. Witter are Custos Rotulorum for St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin (centre) and President, St. James Association of Branch Societies, Glendon Harris.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Franklin Witter (left), inspects a cow during a tour of booths and animal enclosures at the Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial Show in St. James, on Easter Monday (April 10). The annual event, which was held at the Montpelier Showground, is organised by the St. James Association of Branch Societies of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS). Accompanying Mr. Witter are Custos Rotulorum for St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin (centre) and President, St. James Association of Branch Societies, Glendon Harris.

Numerous Patrons Attend Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial Show
Senior Sales and Promotion Manager at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Ricardo Durant
Senior Sales and Promotion Manager at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Ricardo Durant

April 27 & 28 Are Buyers’ Days at Expo Jamaica

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Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) President, John Mahfood.
Commerce

Expo Jamaica to Help Re-Energise Exports

Expo Jamaica 2023 provides the opportunity for businesses to jump-start exports  coming out of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, says President of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA), John Mahfood.  “We see this as an event to re-energise our manufacturers, who are now gearing up and putting behind us, the recovery mode or survival mode and now looking to expand...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), tries out a virtual reality headset during the Teen Tech JA conference held at the Wolmer’s Boys’ School in Kingston on April 5. Guiding her is Chief Operating Officer, Virtual Reality Jamaica, Ryan Moore (right). Others sharing the moment (from left) are Chief Executive Officer and Founder of EduHub, Davia Bryan-Campbell; students, Naomi Miller from St. Hugh’s High, and Ramonique Morris and Oneillia Cole from Wolmer’s Girls School; and Director of Information Communication Technology (ICT), Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Gary Campbell.
TechnologyYouth

Hundreds of Students Benefit from Teen Tech Conference

Hundreds of high school students from across the island were exposed to various careers and opportunities in the technology field, while benefitting from online safety tips, at a one day Teen Tech JA conference.  Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, delivered the keynote address at the inaugural event, which was held at the Wolmer’s Boys’ School in Kingston...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, engages with retired teachers Jasmine Stanberry (centre) and Esmine Gordon-Brown. Occasion was a retirement function honouring 21 educators, who have given a total of 348 years of service to the Mineral Heights Primary School, held at The Verandah at Clarendon Park on April 5.
Education

Retirees Urged to Become Anchors for New Generation of Students, Teachers

Retired teachers are being implored to become anchors and symbols of excellence to ground a new generation of students and teachers into the tried, tested and proven concepts of information-sharing, learning and understanding.      Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, made the call against the background of the development of...
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Participants converge at the Trelawny Multi-Purpose stadium for the Inter-American Division (IAD) of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 5th Pathfinder Camporee. The event is being held from April 4 to 8.
Youth

Jamaica Hosts Camporee

The Government is being lauded by the Inter-American Division (IAD) of the Seventh Day Adventist Church for its extensive support in facilitating the hosting its 5th Pathfinder camporee on the island. The five-day camporee, which started on Tuesday (April 4), is being held at the Trelawny Multi-Purpose Stadium, with over 11,000 delegates and youth leaders, from 50 countries in attendance....
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (centre) presents small business owner, Garth Bowers (right), with an award, at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Integrated Community Development Project II, Enterprise Development Grant awards ceremony held on April 6, at the AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston. At left is Managing Director, JSIF, Omar Sweeny.
CommerceIndustryInvestment

Outstanding Micro-Entrepreneurs Awarded

A total of 20 micro-entrepreneurs who benefitted from grants under the Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP) II, cycles one and two, were recognized for their outstanding achievements by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). The entrepreneurs are from the communities of Denham Town, August Town and Greenwich Town in Kingston and St. Andrew, Treadlight in Clarendon and Mount Salem, Anchovy,...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (fourth right), shares in the presentation of tablets to teachers and students of the Windward Road Primary and Junior High, and Treadlight and Rollington Town Primary schools, at a ceremony for the handover of tablets donated by the Toots Foundation, at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on April 5. Sharing the moment is Vice President of the Toots Foundation, Leba Hibbert (fifth left), daughter of the late reggae icon for whom the foundation is named. The tablets are intended to help bridge the digital divide.
TechnologyYouth

PHOTOS: Toots Foundation Presents Tablets to Students

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (fourth right), shares in the presentation of tablets to teachers and students of the Windward Road Primary and Junior High, and Treadlight and Rollington Town Primary schools, at a ceremony for the handover of tablets donated by the Toots Foundation, at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on April 5. Sharing...
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