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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), addresses a meeting at the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Harman Barracks, Area Four Headquarters in Kingston on Monday (November 28). Listening (from left) are Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan; National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson; and Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte. The meeting was followed by a visit with members of the security forces stationed at a state of public emergency (SOE) checkpoint in the Kingston Eastern Division.

PHOTOS: PM Visits Harman Barracks

Founder, Board Co-Chair and President of the Youth for Excellence, Jénine Shepherd.

Youth for Excellence to Host Symposia in Grants Pen and Rose Town

Youth Parliamentarian, Sherika Cheeke-Perkins, emphasises a point while speaking during Monday’s (November 28) sitting of the National Youth Parliament of Jamaica at Gordon House in downtown Kingston.

Robust Discussion by Youth Parliamentarians

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), is shown a display on smart livestock feeding solutions by Senior Livestock Research Officer, Britally Ricketts, during the Eat Jamaican Day Expo at Devon House in Kingston, on November 25.

Agriculture Ministry to Engage Teachers on ‘Grow Smart, Eat Smart’ Campaign

Student at Ascot High School in St. Catherine, Dwayne Robinson (left), holds his new Google Chromebook laptop computer, while speaking with President of the institution’s Parent-Staff Association (PSA), Morris Johnson (second right), and Principal, Shannell Talbert (right). The laptop was handed over by the PSA during the school’s devotion exercise on Monday (November 28). With them is Dwayne’s mother, Jacqueline Brooks.

PHOTOS: Ascot High School Students Receive Laptop Computers

3 years ago Agriculture

Agriculture Minister Calls for More Private Sector Investments in the Industry

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is calling for increased private sector investments in the industry. Speaking during the Eat Jamaican Day Expo in Kingston on November 25, Mr. Charles urged “more of our private sector partners to partner with us, by investing in the expansion of production in Jamaica.” He noted that efforts are being made to...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), is given an update on activities in the Kingston Eastern Police Division by Sergeant Marvin Wallace (left), during a visit with members of the security forces stationed at a State of Public Emergency (SOE) checkpoint within the area, on Monday (November 28). Also listening (from third left) are Deputy Prime Minister and National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson; Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte; and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan.

3 years ago National Security and Peace

Gov’t Contemplating Another State of Public Emergency

The Government is contemplating the declaration of another State of Public Emergency (SOE), as part of ongoing crime-fighting efforts. This was disclosed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, while speaking with members of the security forces at an SOE checkpoint near the Mountain View Police Station in Kingston, on Monday (November 28). He was visiting areas in the...

Dean of Discipline at Lennon High School, in Clarendon, Katrice Meeks (right), presents Devon Anderson, with his trophy during a recent ceremony at the institution. The trophy was presented for a good deed done at the school.

3 years ago Education

Lennon High School Students Recognised for Good Deeds

Lennon High School in Clarendon has rewarded three students, Karysse Allen, Devon Anderson, and Damaine Carridice for good deeds performed at the institution. Under the award scheme, students are identified by various officials at the school when they show kindness to others and to the institution and, thereafter, rewarded. Karysse was recognised for preventing a fifth form male student from...

Grade 10 students at Hopewell High School enjoy fine dining at an event, dubbed ‘An Exquisite Affair’. The event was held at the school in Hanover on November 24. Participating students are invited to attend the formal dinner dressed in evening wear, engage in polite conversation and practice proper table manners.

3 years ago Education

Hopewell High School Introduces Students to Fine Dining

The Hopewell High School in Hanover has launched a social skills programme aimed at improving students’ interpersonal relations and reducing anti-social behaviour among them by teaching the youngsters fine dining decorum. Dubbed ‘An Exquisite Affair,’ the fine dining weekly series involves the entire student population, by grade cohorts. Under the initiative, which commenced on Thursday, November 3 with the grade...

Executive Director, Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy, speaking during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

3 years ago JIS Think Tank

JIPO Encourages Inventors and Entrepreneurs to Protect their Works

Inventors and entrepreneurs are being urged to protect their intellectual properties from exploitation, by using patents. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, Executive Director, Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy, noted that individuals and businesses often do not secure their handiworks and ideas. A patent, which is an exclusive right granted for a product or...

3 years ago Social Security

Justice Ministry Embarks on Sensitisation Drive to Highlight Programmes for Settling Disputes

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says while there are several programmes for resolving private disputes, many persons are unaware of these. Mr. Chuck, who was addressing Mount Alvernia High School and Cornwall College students in St. James on November 24, said it is against this background that the Ministry has embarked on an islandwide public education drive to highlight...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Franklin Witter (right), presents second runner-up in the ‘Many Moods of Tilapia’ cooking competition, Camelia Thompson, with her prizes. Occasion was the Eat Jamaican Day Expo at Devon House on November 25.

3 years ago AgricultureFisheries

Inaugural ‘Many Moods of Tilapia’ Cooking Competition Winner Crowned

Entrepreneur, Sasha-Kay Gooden-Petrie, is the winner of the National Fisheries Authority’s (NFA) inaugural ‘Many Moods of Tilapia’ cooking competition. Mrs. Gooden-Petrie, whose coconut callaloo steamed tilapia and bammy bites wowed the judges, was presented with her prizes during the Eat Jamaican Day Expo at Devon House in Kingston on November 25. These included, among other things, $100,000 from main sponsor,...