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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses the 41st Session of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Assembly, now under way at the entity’s headquarters in Montréal, Canada.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses the 41st Session of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Assembly, now under way at the entity’s headquarters in Montréal, Canada.

Jamaica Seeking Election to ICAO Council

A local delegation, led by Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, is in Montréal, Canada, where Jamaica is seeking election to Part III of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council. The team includes Director General, Jamaica Civil...
Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (left); Jamaica’s Consul General in New York, Alsion Wilson (fourth left); and Global North East Diaspora Representative, Dr. Karen Dunkley (second right), share a moment with scholarship awardees and honorees of the Jamaica Nurses Group of New York (JNGNY), at the organisation’s 60th anniversary awards ceremony held recently. They are (from second left) scholarship awardee Zonika Tracey; honoree and former JNGNY President, Claudette Powell; honouree Pamella Hosang; and JNGNY President, Dr. Claudette McFarquhar.
Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (left); Jamaica’s Consul General in New York, Alsion Wilson (fourth left); and Global North East Diaspora Representative, Dr. Karen Dunkley (second right), share a moment with scholarship awardees and honorees of the Jamaica Nurses Group of New York (JNGNY), at the organisation’s 60th anniversary awards ceremony held recently. They are (from second left) scholarship awardee Zonika Tracey; honoree and former JNGNY President, Claudette Powell; honouree Pamella Hosang; and JNGNY President, Dr. Claudette McFarquhar.

Jamaica Nursing Group of NY Lauded for 60 Years of Service
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (centre), hands over two boxes of face masks to Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (left), at the Ministry’s Marcus Garvey Drive facility in St. Andrew, recently. Looking on at right is Permanent Secretary in the Labour and Social Security Ministry, Colette Roberts Risden. The masks are part of a donation received from Atlas International Freight Forwarding Inc., to help contain the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (centre), hands over two boxes of face masks to Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (left), at the Ministry’s Marcus Garvey Drive facility in St. Andrew, recently. Looking on at right is Permanent Secretary in the Labour and Social Security Ministry, Colette Roberts Risden. The masks are part of a donation received from Atlas International Freight Forwarding Inc., to help contain the coronavirus (COVID-19).

PHOTOS: Health Ministry Gets 600,000 Masks
Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell (left), joins Nigeria’s Deputy High Commissioner to Jamaica, Johnson Badenole, and Ambassador of Chile to Jamaica, Her Excellency Constanza Figueroa Sepulveda, in cutting a cake to mark Nigeria’s 62nd Anniversary of Independence. Occasion was a luncheon held on October 1 at Millsborough Close in Kingston.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell (left), joins Nigeria’s Deputy High Commissioner to Jamaica, Johnson Badenole, and Ambassador of Chile to Jamaica, Her Excellency Constanza Figueroa Sepulveda, in cutting a cake to mark Nigeria’s 62nd Anniversary of Independence. Occasion was a luncheon held on October 1 at Millsborough Close in Kingston.

PHOTOS: Nigeria’s 62nd Anniversary of Independence Luncheon
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left) comforts Kingston Technical High School student, Kayanna Lawrence (second right), whose classmate, Michion Campbell, was fatally stabbed by another student at the Hanover Street-based institution recently. Others (from left) are Acting Region One Director, Ministry of Education and Youth, Suzan Bloomfield and Principal, Kingston Technical High School, Maulton Campbell. Minister Williams visited the institution today (October 3).
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left) comforts Kingston Technical High School student, Kayanna Lawrence (second right), whose classmate, Michion Campbell, was fatally stabbed by another student at the Hanover Street-based institution recently. Others (from left) are Acting Region One Director, Ministry of Education and Youth, Suzan Bloomfield and Principal, Kingston Technical High School, Maulton Campbell. Minister Williams visited the institution today (October 3).

Psychosocial Support for Kingston Technical High Students

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Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, reads the first lesson during the National Memorial Service held in honour of Her Majesty The Queen, at the St. Andrew Parish Church in Kingston on Sunday, October 2.
Governor General

The Queen Honoured at National Memorial Service

Jamaicans paid their respects to Her Majesty, The Queen, at a National Memorial Service at the St. Andrew Parish Church on Sunday (October 2). The ceremony was held as Jamaica joined other Commonwealth countries in commemorating the life and service of Her Majesty, following the State Funeral held at Westminster Abbey in England on Monday, September 19. Governor-General, His Excellency,...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (seated, right) along with (seated from left) United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica Country Representative, Mariko Kagoshima; Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe and Grade-seven student at St. Hugh’s High School, Shakacia Greenland, view a digital textbook, at the official launch of the Accessible Digital Textbook Prototype in Jamaica on September 30 at the Joyce Robinson Hall, Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library. Others (standing from left) are Founder and Chief Executive Officer, BookFusion, Dwayne Campbell; Regional Inclusive Education and Disability Specialist, UNICEF, Cynthia Brizuela and Director General, Jamaica Library Service, Maureen Thompson.
EducationTechnologyYouth

PHOTOS: Accessibility Text Book Launch

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (seated, right) along with (seated from left) United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica Country Representative, Mariko Kagoshima; Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe and Grade-seven student at St. Hugh’s High School, Shakacia Greenland, view a digital textbook, at the official launch of the Accessible...
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(FILE) Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, speaking at the Universal Service Fund (USF) sensitisation session on information and communications technology (ICT) initiatives being implemented in several schools across the island. It was held at the Medallion Hall Hotel in Kingston on Friday, September 30.
EducationTechnology

USF Launches ICT Clubs for High Schools

Students from 27 high schools will benefit from information and communications technology (ICT) Clubs being initiated by the Universal Service Fund (USF), with the aim of strengthening the integration of technology in learning. Club activities will include exposing students to user experience/user interface (UX/UI) designing, coding and animation, among other areas. Jamaica Technology and Digital Alliance (JTDA) will partner with...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Franklin Witter (right), presents fisher Teena Trought with safety gear and a global positioning system (GPS) device, during the graduation ceremony for a safety-at-sea training programme at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) on Thursday (September 29).
Fisheries

NFA to Establish Offshore Radio Communication System

The National Fisheries Authority (NFA) will complete the establishment of an offshore radio communication system for fishers and other navigators in Jamaica’s waters, later this year. Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Franklin Witter, said that the system is intended to improve communication between fishers, especially on small vessels, and the mainland. “Fishers are aware...
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Worshippers participate in Sunday’s (October 2) thanksgiving service at Webster Memorial United Church in Kingston, which kicked off activities marking National Customer Service Week 2022, from October 2 to 8.

Two-Day Virtual Service Excellence Conference Slated for October 4 and 5

Jamaicans are being encouraged to attend a two-day virtual Service Excellence Conference on October 4 and 5, beginning at 8:45 a.m. each day. The event is part of activities marking National Customer Service Week 2022 from October 2 to 8, under the theme - ‘Celebrating Service Excellence: Re-igniting a Culture of Care’. It is being organised by the Jamaica Customer...
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Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell.
Youth

Persons Encouraged to Pursue Technical and Vocational Skills Training

Individuals are again being encouraged to pursue technical and vocational skills training and infuse these into their academic qualifications. Additionally, workers with specialist skills who are uncertified, are being urged to formalise their expertise by pursuing certification through the HEART/NSTA Trust. According to Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell, who previously served as...
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