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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), and Chairman of the Cecil Cooper Foundation, Rose Bennett-Cooper, in conversation at the launch of the Foundation on Friday (June 17), at the Olympia Gallery, in St. Andrew.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), and Chairman of the Cecil Cooper Foundation, Rose Bennett-Cooper, in conversation at the launch of the Foundation on Friday (June 17), at the Olympia Gallery, in St. Andrew.

Cecil Cooper Foundation To Assist Students Of Art

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness says as Jamaicans mark 60 years of Independence, the country’s icons in all fields should be honoured and celebrated. Mr. Holness who made the comments while delivering the keynote address at the launch...
India’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Rungsung Masakui.
India’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Rungsung Masakui.

PBCJ Makes First Documentary On Indians In Jamaica
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left) presents a plaque to Women Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) adolescent programme participant, Tadj Rass, at the Ministry’s annual Outstanding Fathers Awards held on Friday (June 17) at the Caymanas Golf Club, St. Catherine. It is one of several events organised by the Ministry’s Bureau of Gender Affairs to mark this year’s Father’s Day which will be celebrated on Sunday (June 19).
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left) presents a plaque to Women Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) adolescent programme participant, Tadj Rass, at the Ministry’s annual Outstanding Fathers Awards held on Friday (June 17) at the Caymanas Golf Club, St. Catherine. It is one of several events organised by the Ministry’s Bureau of Gender Affairs to mark this year’s Father’s Day which will be celebrated on Sunday (June 19).

Capacity Building Workshop Held For Young Fathers
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, consoles Brenda Grant who was overcome with emotions after receiving the keys to her new three-bedroom house, constructed under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) in Wakefield Trelawny. Sharing in the moment is Member of Parliament for Trelawny Northern, Tova Hamilton. The unit, constructed at a cost of $6.5 million, was handed over to Ms. Grant during a ceremony held on Friday (June 18)
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, consoles Brenda Grant who was overcome with emotions after receiving the keys to her new three-bedroom house, constructed under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) in Wakefield Trelawny. Sharing in the moment is Member of Parliament for Trelawny Northern, Tova Hamilton. The unit, constructed at a cost of $6.5 million, was handed over to Ms. Grant during a ceremony held on Friday (June 18)

Trelawny Northern Gets Its First NSHP Unit
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right) presents a plaque to the Ministry’s Outstanding Fathers Award nominee, Rev. Dr. Peter Garth at the ceremony held on Friday (June 17) at the Caymanas Golf Club, St. Catherine. It is one of several events organised by the Ministry’s Bureau of Gender Affairs to mark this year’s Father’s Day which will be celebrated on Sunday (June 19) under the theme, ‘Jamaica’s 60th: Fathering Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow’. The award aims to acknowledge and celebrate the vital role of fathers and father-figures within families and in the wider society and by extension, their contributions to nation building.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right) presents a plaque to the Ministry’s Outstanding Fathers Award nominee, Rev. Dr. Peter Garth at the ceremony held on Friday (June 17) at the Caymanas Golf Club, St. Catherine. It is one of several events organised by the Ministry’s Bureau of Gender Affairs to mark this year’s Father’s Day which will be celebrated on Sunday (June 19) under the theme, ‘Jamaica’s 60th: Fathering Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow’. The award aims to acknowledge and celebrate the vital role of fathers and father-figures within families and in the wider society and by extension, their contributions to nation building.

Exemplary Fathers Honoured

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Correctional Officer Eric Edwards (left), assigned to the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre in St. Catherine, receives an award from Director of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) Medical Services Unit, Dr. Donna-Michelle Royer-Powe for the most outstanding performance in the Psychiatric Nursing Aid Course, during a recent graduation exercise held at the DCS Lockett Avenue facility in Kingston.
Health & WellnessNational Security

Psychiatric Care For Inmates Gets More Human Resource

Inmates and wards at the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) are set to receive additional psychiatric care, following the completion of training for 17 Correctional Officers. The officers along with one civilian staff participated in the four-month training programme as Psychiatric Nursing Aids. They will join civilians already employed within the correctional centres. Facilitated through a partnership with the Ministry...
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Late owner of Evita’s Restaurant in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, and former President of the St. Ann Chamber of Commerce, Eva Myers.
Tourism

Bartlett Saddened By Passing Of Iconic Evita’s Owner

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has hailed late restauranter and former President of the St. Ann Chamber of Commerce Eva Myers, as “a true Jamaican ambassador and friend of tourism”. Mrs. Myers who is Italian by birth, but spent decades thrilling both locals and foreigners with her pasta dishes from her signature Evita’s restaurant in Ocho Rios, St. Ann,...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Hon. Alando Terrelonge (centre) is joined by Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency, Masaya Fujiwara (right) and the 2022 Japanese Cuisine Goodwill Ambassador Mr. Kazumi Utoguchi during a recent event held to celebrate Mr. Utoguchi’s appointment. The event was held at the Ambassador’s residence in Kingston.
Foreign Affairs

PHOTOS: Celebration For Japanese Cuisine Goodwill Ambassador

Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Hon. Alando Terrelonge (centre) is joined by Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency, Masaya Fujiwara (right) and the 2022 Japanese Cuisine Goodwill Ambassador Mr. Kazumi Utoguchi during a recent event held to celebrate Mr. Utoguchi’s appointment. The event was held at the Ambassador’s residence in Kingston.
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Climate ChangeFinance & Public Service

New Funding Facility From The IMF To Support Climate Change

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has created a new instrument, the Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST) facility, for low- and middle-income member countries, including Caribbean states. This will provide funding support to undertake structural engagements that address climate change vulnerabilities. Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, who made the announcement on Friday (June 17), said the facility was endorsed by the IMF’s...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF) Daniel Dawes (fourth left), and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine North Eastern Kerensia Morrison (third right), celebrate the recent commissioning of a free secured wi-fi hotspot, in the deep rural community of Facey, in St. Catherine. Others pictured from left are; Vice President of the Community Development Committee (CDC), Alex Walker; Constable Troy Christian; teacher at the Troja Primary and Infant School, Paula Duncan Frater; Administrative Assistant at Konnexx Services, Jodian Gokhul; and Community Liaison, Robert Grandison.
CommunityTechnology

Wi-Fi Opens New Possibilities For Rural Facey

Residents of the deep rural community of Facey in St. Catherine, now have full access to the internet following the installation of a free secured wi-fi hotspot. Teacher at the Troja Primary and Infant School Paula Duncan Frater, said a wonderful opportunity has opened in the community to boost education. The Universal Service Fund (USF) sponsored internet facility will help...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), tries out the new mobile messaging service, ‘ParentText’ during the launch on Friday, June 17 at the Ministry’s Caenwood Auditorium, Kingston. Joining her (from left) are Chief Executive Officer, National Parenting Support Commission, Kaysia Kerr; Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Maureen Dwyer; and UNICEF International Child Protection Consultant, Ytske van Winden.
EducationTechnology

New Messaging Service Launched to Help Parents

A new mobile messaging service dubbed ‘ParentText’ has been launched, providing another layer of support to Jamaican parents in becoming more effective in raising children. The service, being executed under the United Nations Spotlight Initiative and funded by the European Union (EU), provides tips to parents and caregivers of children up to age 17 via text messages, audio and video...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addressing the Senate on June 17.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Deposit Refund Scheme For Plastic Bottles

The Government will be focusing on a Deposit Refund Scheme, backed by legislation, for plastic bottles. Providing an update on the ban of some single-use plastic packaging materials in the Senate on June 17, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator Matthew Samuda, said the scheme aims to increase the percentage of plastic bottles...
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