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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.
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.

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),...
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.
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.

Outstanding Micro-Entrepreneurs Awarded
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.
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.

PHOTOS: Toots Foundation Presents Tablets to Students
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (third left, front row), holds a copy of a children’s activity book, titled ‘Life Under Water: Pre-School Companion’, which was launched by the International Seabed Authority (ISA) at the entity’s headquarters in Kingston on April 4. The book, authored by Director, Centre for Language and Culture, Aline Luna Leclere-Less (fourth left, front row), is intended to teach children, aged three to six, about the importance of the ocean and how it should be protected. Also holding copies are other stakeholders, including ISA Secretary-General, His Excellency Michael Lodge (centre, front row).
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (third left, front row), holds a copy of a children’s activity book, titled ‘Life Under Water: Pre-School Companion’, which was launched by the International Seabed Authority (ISA) at the entity’s headquarters in Kingston on April 4. The book, authored by Director, Centre for Language and Culture, Aline Luna Leclere-Less (fourth left, front row), is intended to teach children, aged three to six, about the importance of the ocean and how it should be protected. Also holding copies are other stakeholders, including ISA Secretary-General, His Excellency Michael Lodge (centre, front row).

PHOTOS: Launch of the Book ‘Life Under Water: Pre-School Companion’
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second right), whiffs nutmeg during his tour of the Portland 4-H Clubs Parish Achievement Expo on Wednesday (April 5) at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE). Looking on (from left) are Portland 4-H Clubs Parish Advisory Council Chairman, Wilburn Carr; farmer, Ruel Deacon; Parish Manager, Portland 4-H Clubs, Alain Cox and Acting Director of Youth Services, Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Charlene Edwards.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second right), whiffs nutmeg during his tour of the Portland 4-H Clubs Parish Achievement Expo on Wednesday (April 5) at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE). Looking on (from left) are Portland 4-H Clubs Parish Advisory Council Chairman, Wilburn Carr; farmer, Ruel Deacon; Parish Manager, Portland 4-H Clubs, Alain Cox and Acting Director of Youth Services, Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Charlene Edwards.

Portland 4-H Clubs Sparkle at Parish Achievement Expos Grand Finale

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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (seated centre); Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes (seated left) and President of the Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Patrick Brooks (seated right), with members of the judiciary who were appointed to higher office at a swearing-in ceremony at King’s House on Thursday (April 6). Displaying their Instruments of Office are (from left) His Honour Dale Staple, Her Honour Luciana Jackson, Master Stephany Orr, Her Honour Tracey-Ann Johnson, Hon. Justice Kissock Laing, Master Pamela Mason, and Her Honour Opal Smith.
Justice

Seven Members of the Judiciary Take Higher Office

Seven members of the judiciary were sworn into higher office for the Easter Term by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, during a ceremony on Thursday (April 6) at King’s House. They will serve in the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. Taking the Oath of Allegiance and the Judicial Oath were Hon. Justice Kissock Laing,...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn.
CommerceIndustryInvestment

Red Stripe’s Expansion Project an Export Boost – Dr. Dunn

State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, has welcomed Red Stripe's Cellars Expansion for Beer (CERS) Production Project, which has increased the company’s brewing capacity, as creating a boost for Jamaica’s exports. “This significant investment in Jamaica’s manufacturing landscape has positive implications for export, which the Ministry wholeheartedly embraces and supports,” he said. Dr. Dunn...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addresses the University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica’s 41st annual marketing seminar at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, on Wednesday (April 5). Seated is Seminar Day Programme Lead, Alanis Blake.
CommerceIndustryInvestment

MSMEs Benefit from $13 Billion in Gov’t Funding Support

A total of $13 billion in affordable loans and credit guarantees were provided for Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) by the Government during fiscal year 2022/23. This was disclosed by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, during the University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica’s 41st annual marketing seminar at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (right), presents a snuggle nest to mother, Janice Spence, at the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine on Wednesday (April 5). Occasion was the handover of maternal care supplies to 40 mothers at the facility under the Ministry’s Right Start initiative.
Health & Wellness

Mothers at Spanish Town Hospital Get the ‘Right Start’

Forty mothers at the Spanish Town Hospital have benefited from a donation of much-needed maternal care supplies under the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ Right Start initiative. The items, which include snuggle nests, portable infant lounger/beds, diapers, and skincare and hygiene products, were handed over by State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn, during a function at the...
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Information Officer at the Road Safety Unit (RSU), Dontae Matthews (second right), assists students during a recent road-safety examination at Jonathan Grant High School in Spanish Town, St. Catherine.
EducationTransport

Jonathan Grant High Students Learning Fundamentals of Safe Road Usage

Students of Jonathan Grant High School in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, are being taught the fundamentals of the road code through the institution’s Jamaica Automobile Association (JAA) Junior Club. Master automotive teacher at the school, Tracy-Ann Hall, told JIS News that more than 50 students, along with eight staff members, are being exposed to the new Road Traffic Act and...
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