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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), listens as Trisha Lee Brightley (third left) of the Enid Bennett High School in St. Catherine, makes a point to Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe (second right). Occasion was the launch of Anti-gang Week on Sunday (Nov.13), at the Phillipo Baptist Church in Spanish Town, St. Catherine. Also sharing in the conversation are Director of Safety and Security in Schools, Richard Troupe (left); and Rickayla Knight (third right) and Jeremy Peart, also of Enid Bennett High. The week is being observed from November 13-19, under the theme: ‘Leggo the Gang…Lift Up Jamaica.’
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), listens as Trisha Lee Brightley (third left) of the Enid Bennett High School in St. Catherine, makes a point to Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe (second right). Occasion was the launch of Anti-gang Week on Sunday (Nov.13), at the Phillipo Baptist Church in Spanish Town, St. Catherine. Also sharing in the conversation are Director of Safety and Security in Schools, Richard Troupe (left); and Rickayla Knight (third right) and Jeremy Peart, also of Enid Bennett High. The week is being observed from November 13-19, under the theme: ‘Leggo the Gang…Lift Up Jamaica.’

PHOTOS: Anti-Gang Week Church Service

- Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), points out something of interest during a recent tour of the property that has been identified for the construction of the new Port Maria police station in St. Mary. With the Minister are (from left), Senior Superintendent of Police, Calvin Allen; Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson; and Deputy Commissioner, Kevin Blake.
- Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), points out something of interest during a recent tour of the property that has been identified for the construction of the new Port Maria police station in St. Mary. With the Minister are (from left), Senior Superintendent of Police, Calvin Allen; Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson; and Deputy Commissioner, Kevin Blake.

Site Identified for Construction of Port Maria Police Station

Dr. Tufton Enlists Support of Youth In Healthy Lifestyle Push
Regional Director at the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Michael Bent (right), is in discussion with Civil Servant of the Year in the middle management category, Ronald Frue, and Public Health Nurse, Shefaneese Knight, during the recent handover of refurbished facilities at the Racecourse Health Centre in Clarendon. The project, which included tiling and painting works, was undertaken by the three 2021 Civil Servants of the Year through sponsorship of $150,000 from First Heritage Co-operative Credit Union (FHC).
Regional Director at the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Michael Bent (right), is in discussion with Civil Servant of the Year in the middle management category, Ronald Frue, and Public Health Nurse, Shefaneese Knight, during the recent handover of refurbished facilities at the Racecourse Health Centre in Clarendon. The project, which included tiling and painting works, was undertaken by the three 2021 Civil Servants of the Year through sponsorship of $150,000 from First Heritage Co-operative Credit Union (FHC).

Employers Urged to Empower Workers to Make A Difference
State Minister, Ministry of Transport and Mining, Hon. J.C Hutchinson (left); Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gary McKenzie (second left); and Director of the Island Traffic Authority (ITA), Kenute Hare (right), symbolically accept a breathalyzer, during a road safety town hall held recently at the company’s Spanish Town Road headquarters in Kingston. Red Stripe has donated 50 breathalysers, valued at over $3 million to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Making the presentation are Managing Director of Red Stripe, Luis Prata (second right); and Head of Corporate Affairs, Dianne Ashton-Smith.
State Minister, Ministry of Transport and Mining, Hon. J.C Hutchinson (left); Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gary McKenzie (second left); and Director of the Island Traffic Authority (ITA), Kenute Hare (right), symbolically accept a breathalyzer, during a road safety town hall held recently at the company’s Spanish Town Road headquarters in Kingston. Red Stripe has donated 50 breathalysers, valued at over $3 million to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Making the presentation are Managing Director of Red Stripe, Luis Prata (second right); and Head of Corporate Affairs, Dianne Ashton-Smith.

JCF Gets 50 Breathalysers from Red Stripe

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TPDCO Tourism Quiz Finals on Sunday

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Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Wayne Robertson (right), hosted a meeting with Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (third right), and Under Secretary-General and Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme for HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Winifred Byanyima (second right), at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston on Friday (Nov.11). They were joined by (from left) UNAIDS Country Director, Richard Amenyah; UN Resident Coordinator, Garry Conille; and Director, Regional Support Team for Latin America and the Caribbean, UNAIDS, Luisa Cabal.
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Government Senator, Don Wehby, makes his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Upper House on November 11.
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Government Senator Natalie Campbell Rodriques (l), representing the Minister of Culture Gender Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, engages Under Secretary-General and Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme for HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Winifred Byanyima (r) and President of the Jamaica Union of Tertiary Students, Christina Williams. Occasion was a Women’s Forum at Liberty Hall in Kingston on Thursday, November 10. The forum was one of a series of activities by Ms. Byanyima as part of an official visit to the island from November 6-11.
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Livestock Breeding Programme Bearing Fruit

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Artistic Director of the annual Ananse SoundSplash Conference and Storytelling Festival, Dr. Amina Blackwood Meeks.
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Chairman of the Digicel Foundation, Jean Lowrie-Chin, displays a grant document, during a ceremony for the award of grant support to community groups, held recently at the entity’s head office, downtown Kingston.
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