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Staff of the Private Security Regulation Authority (PSRA) (at right) respond to queries from Jadieve Robinson from Hawkeye security, during the agency’s mobile registration unit stop at Turtle River Park in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on Wednesday ( October 12).
Staff of the Private Security Regulation Authority (PSRA) (at right) respond to queries from Jadieve Robinson from Hawkeye security, during the agency’s mobile registration unit stop at Turtle River Park in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on Wednesday ( October 12).

Mobile Registration Unit Moving Security Operators into the Formal Sector

The Private Security Regulation Authority (PSRA) mobile registration unit is helping to bring informal entities and operators into the formal security sector. “We recognise that there may be some informality within the trade, and we are saying that the establishment...
Director of Corporate Services, National Fisheries Authority, Angela Patterson, speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the Agency’s head office in Kingston, on Thursday (October 13).
Director of Corporate Services, National Fisheries Authority, Angela Patterson, speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the Agency’s head office in Kingston, on Thursday (October 13).

Entries Open for ‘Many Moods of Tilapia’ Cooking Competition
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), addresses residents of Pusey, St. Catherine, prior to the handover of a three-bed home, constructed under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), to Alwyn Lawrence (left), on Wednesday (October 13).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), addresses residents of Pusey, St. Catherine, prior to the handover of a three-bed home, constructed under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), to Alwyn Lawrence (left), on Wednesday (October 13).

100 Units Delivered Under New Social Housing Programme
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left) and Charge d’Affaires of the Republic of Korea in Jamaica, Lim Baejin, raise a toast to celebrate Korea’s National Day and Diamond Jubilee, observed on October 6, during a reception held recently, at the AC Marriott Hotel, Kingston.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left) and Charge d’Affaires of the Republic of Korea in Jamaica, Lim Baejin, raise a toast to celebrate Korea’s National Day and Diamond Jubilee, observed on October 6, during a reception held recently, at the AC Marriott Hotel, Kingston.

PHOTOS: Korean National Day Celebration
State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), shows off his skateboarding skills, at the opening of the Freedom Skatepark at Eight Mile in Bull Bay, St. Andrew, on Wednesday (October 13). Looking on in the background is Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jamaica Skate Culture Foundation, Remy Walker. Built at the start of the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic, Freedom Skatepark has been a haven for young people in and around Bull Bay to be actively engaged in social development programmes, advancing their academic studies through its homework programme, learning music and art, and building confidence, all while enjoying and improving their skills in the sport of skateboarding. The project involves partnership with Sandals Foundation.
State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), shows off his skateboarding skills, at the opening of the Freedom Skatepark at Eight Mile in Bull Bay, St. Andrew, on Wednesday (October 13). Looking on in the background is Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jamaica Skate Culture Foundation, Remy Walker. Built at the start of the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic, Freedom Skatepark has been a haven for young people in and around Bull Bay to be actively engaged in social development programmes, advancing their academic studies through its homework programme, learning music and art, and building confidence, all while enjoying and improving their skills in the sport of skateboarding. The project involves partnership with Sandals Foundation.

PHOTOS: Freedom Skatepark Opens in Bull Bay

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), speaking with Chairman of PanJam Investment Limited, Stephen B. Facey (right) and Chairman, Board of Directors, Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS), Michael McMorris, during a courtesy call at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew on October 12. Joining the meeting remotely is international urban development expert, Professor Greg Clark.
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PHOTO: PM Meets with Chairs of PANJAM, VMBS

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), speaking with Chairman of PanJam Investment Limited, Stephen B. Facey (right) and Chairman, Board of Directors, Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS), Michael McMorris, during a courtesy call at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew on October 12. Joining the meeting remotely is international urban development expert, Professor Greg Clark.
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Homer Davis.
Youth

St. James Southern Youth to Benefit from Job-Readiness Training

Young people in St. James Southern are set to benefit from training to equip them to take up job opportunities in sectors such as business process outsourcing (BPO) and tourism. Member of Parliament for the area, Hon. Homer Davis, said that the training courses are being developed in collaboration with the HEART NSTA/Trust and the Management Institute for National Development...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Homer Davis.
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MP Calls on Constituents not to Shield Criminals

Member of Parliament (MP) for St. James Southern, Hon. Homer Davis, is urging his constituents to play their part in fighting crime by telling the police what they know and refraining from shielding criminals. “I use this opportunity to encourage my constituents to join the fight to make St. James Southern a safe place. This is a fight that we...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), is being pinned with a poppy by Lieutenant R. Campbell (centre), during the Concert in a Garden and the launch of the National Poppy Appeal Drive at Curphey Place in Swallowfield, St. Andrew, recently. At right is Lance Corporal S. Samuels. The Concert in a Garden is aimed at raising funds to administer to ex-military personnel who are living at the Curphey Home in Manchester. This event also marks the beginning of the Poppy Appeal, which covers the period from the first Sunday in October through to November 11. Poppies are worn in commemoration of members of the armed forces who died in the line of duty.
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PHOTOS: Launch of National Poppy Appeal

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), is being pinned with a poppy by Lieutenant R. Campbell (centre), during the Concert in a Garden and the launch of the National Poppy Appeal Drive at Curphey Place in Swallowfield, St. Andrew, recently. At right is Lance Corporal S. Samuels. The Concert in a Garden is aimed at raising...
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Applications for the Cuba/Jamaica Bilateral Scholarship will close on Friday, October 14.
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Applications for Cuba/Jamaica Bilateral Scholarship Close Today

Applications for the Cuba/Jamaica Bilateral Scholarship will close on Friday, October 14. The full scholarship helps successful candidates pursue graduate and post graduate studies in the medical field in Cuba. It is a long-standing programme between Jamaica and Cuba spanning as far back as the 1950s and is managed by the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service. Director of...
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Secretary at the Board of Supervision, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Treka Lewis.
Local Government

Homeless Shelters in Trelawny and St. Ann Near Completion

The new shelters for the homeless being constructed in Trelawny and St. Ann are near completion, says Secretary of the Board of Supervision under the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Treka Lewis. “Trelawny is almost complete. We are about 85 per cent complete and just fixtures, doors and windows are left to go in. St. Ann is about...
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