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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), is greeted by young people at the National Arena in St. Andrew on Sunday (Feb. 26), following his participation in the Jamaica Baptist Union’s (JBU) 173rd General Assembly, held under the theme: ‘Keeping Faith with The Word in an Ever-Changing World – Embracing the Mystery.’ The Prime Minister read the first lesson.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), is greeted by young people at the National Arena in St. Andrew on Sunday (Feb. 26), following his participation in the Jamaica Baptist Union’s (JBU) 173rd General Assembly, held under the theme: ‘Keeping Faith with The Word in an Ever-Changing World – Embracing the Mystery.’ The Prime Minister read the first lesson.

PHOTOS: PM Attends JBU’s 173rd General Assembly

Jonkunno performers at the ‘Jonkunoo Saturday Road March’ in Half-Way-Tree on February 25. The event, organised by the Institute of Creative Training & Development and 24/7 Productions, in association with the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, aimed to highlight and revive Jonkunoo as one of Jamaica’s oldest traditions. The costumers marched from Courts on Constant Spring Road to Mandela Park for performances.
Jonkunno performers at the ‘Jonkunoo Saturday Road March’ in Half-Way-Tree on February 25. The event, organised by the Institute of Creative Training & Development and 24/7 Productions, in association with the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, aimed to highlight and revive Jonkunoo as one of Jamaica’s oldest traditions. The costumers marched from Courts on Constant Spring Road to Mandela Park for performances.

PHOTOS: Jonkunoo Saturday Road March in Half-Way Tree
Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, addressing journalists during the institution’s recent quarterly media briefing at the BOJ Auditorium in downtown Kingston.
Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, addressing journalists during the institution’s recent quarterly media briefing at the BOJ Auditorium in downtown Kingston.

Gross International Reserves Remain Healthy
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Morgan (right), interacts with Cleveland Alphonso Watts, at the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation’s (KSAMC) Downtown Reggae Month Street Mingle, held at Water and Temple Lanes on Friday, February 24.
Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Morgan (right), interacts with Cleveland Alphonso Watts, at the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation’s (KSAMC) Downtown Reggae Month Street Mingle, held at Water and Temple Lanes on Friday, February 24.

PHOTOS: Mayor of Kingston hosts Downtown Reggae Month Street Mingle
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left) witnesses a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the VM Group, VM Foundation and the National Land Agency (NLA), which will provide grants to 400 persons to offset costs associated with land registration. The signing ceremony took place on Friday (Feb. 24) at Jamaica House. The signatories (from left) are: Senior Director (Acting), Land Administration and Management, NLA, Nickoy Young; Chief Executive Officer (CEO), VM Foundation, Samantha Charles; President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), VM Group, Courtney Campbell; CEO and Commissioner of Lands, NLA, Cherise Walcott; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation and Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Audrey Sewell.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left) witnesses a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the VM Group, VM Foundation and the National Land Agency (NLA), which will provide grants to 400 persons to offset costs associated with land registration. The signing ceremony took place on Friday (Feb. 24) at Jamaica House. The signatories (from left) are: Senior Director (Acting), Land Administration and Management, NLA, Nickoy Young; Chief Executive Officer (CEO), VM Foundation, Samantha Charles; President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), VM Group, Courtney Campbell; CEO and Commissioner of Lands, NLA, Cherise Walcott; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation and Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Audrey Sewell.

400 Persons to Receive Grants to Offset Land Registration Costs

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Marketing and Corporate Communications Manager of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Carolyn Rose Miller.
Science

SRC Conversations In Science Series March 8

The seventh staging of the Conversations in Science Series is set for March 8 at the Gulf View Hotel in Mandeville, Manchester. Held quarterly, the event is hosted by the Scientific Research Council (SRC) to promote awareness and increase understanding of science and technology in schools. More than 250 students from high schools and tertiary institutions in the central region...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, points out details of the ‘Charter of Patient Rights’ mounted on a wall at the Moneague Community Health Centre. Occasion was a tour of the newly refurbished facility, following its official reopening on Friday (Feb. 24). He is joined by Member of Parliament for St. Ann South Eastern, Lisa Hanna.
Health & WellnessWorks / Construction

Refurbished Moneague Health Centre Reopens

Some 32,000 residents of Moneague and neighbouring communities in St. Ann, are now benefiting from improved health care services at the newly refurbished community health centre. The facility, upgraded at a cost of $26 million, was officially handed over by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, during a ceremony on Friday (Feb. 24). The project included...
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Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, addresses members of the Junior Chamber International (JCI) Jamaica at the entity’s First National Meeting at the Montego Bay Community College in St. James on Saturday, February 25.
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Jamaica Must Change 13 Provisions in Constitution to Become A Republic

There are 13 provisions in the Jamaican Constitution that will require change before the country can transition from the current constitutional monarchy to become a republic. Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, in making the disclosure, said that a nation-wide referendum is also required where the people will have to go to the polls to vote...
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Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jamaicans Abroad Helping Jamaicans At Home (JAHJAH) Foundation, Dr. Trevor Dixon, with his awards for being Philanthropist of the Year, in Queens, New York.
Health & Wellness

Founder of JAHJAH Foundation Honoured

Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Jamaicans Abroad Helping Jamaicans At Home (JAHJAH) Foundation, Dr. Trevor Dixon, was honoured for his philanthropic work in Jamaica on February 22 in Queens, New York. Dr. Dixon, a Jamaican medical doctor who resides in the United States, received the Philanthropist of the Year Award at the 18th annual Young Gifted & Black...
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Frontier Airlines’ inaugural nonstop flight from Denver, Colorado, in the United States arrives at Sangster International Airport (SIA) in St. James on Friday (February 24).
Tourism

Sangster Airport Welcomes Frontier Airlines’ Non-Stop Flight from Denver

The Sangster International Airport (SIA) in St. James on Friday (February 24) welcomed Frontier Airlines’ inaugural non-stop flight from Denver, Colorado in the United States (US). Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, who was on hand to welcome the 152 passengers, said that the latest flight has increased to eight the number of US cities into the island by Frontier...
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