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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), interacts with Head Girl, Guy’s Hill High School, Shayanique Neil (second left); Principal, Guy’s Hill High, Cecil Donald (left); and grade-nine student at the institution, Ajani Murphy, following the presentation of laptops to Guy’s Hill High School by the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), at the Commission’s Ballater Avenue offices in Kingston, recently.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), interacts with Head Girl, Guy’s Hill High School, Shayanique Neil (second left); Principal, Guy’s Hill High, Cecil Donald (left); and grade-nine student at the institution, Ajani Murphy, following the presentation of laptops to Guy’s Hill High School by the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), at the Commission’s Ballater Avenue offices in Kingston, recently.

JADCO To Implement Paperless Collection Of Data

The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) will be implementing a paperless solution for the collection of doping control data. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, gave details while providing an update on the work of the Commission...
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness addresses the official ground-breaking ceremony for the new Little London Police Station in Westmoreland on April 7.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness addresses the official ground-breaking ceremony for the new Little London Police Station in Westmoreland on April 7.

Police And Citizen Relations Need To Improve – PM
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (right), speaks with Correctional Officer, Michael Harris (centre), about the sauces and wines made by inmates at the St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre, during a tour of the facility in Spanish Town on Friday (April 8). Also on the tour was Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Courtney Williams (left).
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (right), speaks with Correctional Officer, Michael Harris (centre), about the sauces and wines made by inmates at the St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre, during a tour of the facility in Spanish Town on Friday (April 8). Also on the tour was Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Courtney Williams (left).

PHOTO: Minister Mayne Tours St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre
President of the Republic of Rwanda, His Excellency Paul Kagame.
President of the Republic of Rwanda, His Excellency Paul Kagame.

President Of Rwanda Arrives Wednesday For 3-Day State Visit
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses the launch of the St. Catherine Justice of the Peace Association at the Family of God Seventh-day Adventist Church in Spanish Town, on April 9.
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses the launch of the St. Catherine Justice of the Peace Association at the Family of God Seventh-day Adventist Church in Spanish Town, on April 9.

Justice Minister Calls On JPs To Work Together For Good Of Communities

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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks at the recent handover of electronic devices donated to several schools by the Barita Foundation through the Ministry’s ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ initiative. The ceremony was held at the Tivoli Gardens High School in Kingston.
EducationTechnology

Teachers Major Participants In ‘Coding In Schools’ Programme

The Ministry of Education’s ‘Coding in Schools’ programme continues to gain traction, with teachers now being trained in coding. A total of 15,000 teachers will be trained to deliver the curriculum to students up to grade 9, under a ‘Train the Trainer’ programme. In an interview with JIS News, Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, explained that the...
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Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Audrey Marks, says farewell to Jamaica
Foreign Affairs

Marks Hails PM Holness’ US Visit As Productive And Rewarding

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency, Audrey Marks, has characterised the recently concluded visit to Washington by Prime Minister Andrew Holness as very rewarding and punctuated with productive engagements that will redound to the benefit of Jamaica. Ambassador Marks said the visit, which ran from March 29 to April 1, included meetings with the Vice President of the...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (second right), tours the chicken farm at the Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre in St. Catherine, during a visit to the facility on Friday (April 8). He is joined by (from left): Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Courtney Williams; Commissioner of Corrections, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Gary Rowe; and Superintendent in charge of the facility, Glenford Clarke.

PHOTOS: National Security State Minister Tours St. Catherine and Tamarind Farm Prisons

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (second right), tours the chicken farm at the Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre in St. Catherine, during a visit to the facility on Friday (April 8). He is joined by (from left): Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Courtney Williams; Commissioner of Corrections, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Gary Rowe; and...
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The final batch of graduates of the Cornwall School of Nursing (CSN) recite the Midwife’s Pledge, at the graduation ceremony held at Calvary Baptist Church in Montego Bay, St. James on Thursday (April 7).
Health & Wellness

41 New Midwives To Join Health System

Forty-one new midwifes have been equipped to provide essential support to women, mothers and babies, following the successful completion of training at the Cornwall School of Nursing (CSN). At a graduation exercise held on Thursday (April 7) at Calvary Baptist Church in Montego Bay, four batches of basic and post basic midwifery graduates received their diplomas after reciting the Midwife’s...
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The new kitchen being constructed at the Hanover Infirmary in Lucea at a cost of approximately $12 million.
Local Government

Hanover Infirmary To Get New Matron’s Quarters

New matron’s quarters are to be constructed at the Hanover Infirmary in Lucea. Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, who made the announcement during a visit to the institution on Friday (April 8), said that the project will represent the final phase of the upgrading of the infirmary. He noted that the previous facility was destroyed...
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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), and Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Sheridan Samuels, look at a mural that was unveiled at the official national launch of the ‘Paint the City, Paint the Town’ project in the Hanover capital on Friday, (April 8).
CommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

Lucea Gets Facelift

Lucea in Hanover has been refreshed to provide a more aesthetically pleasing environment for locals and visitors. The improvement was done under the ‘Paint the City, Paint the Town’ project, which was officially launched in the parish capital on Friday (April 8), by Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. The works included sprucing-up green and recreational...
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