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Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe, addressing stakeholders during a virtual Ministry Town Hall Forum on the full resumption of face-to-face classes, on Friday (March 4).
Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe, addressing stakeholders during a virtual Ministry Town Hall Forum on the full resumption of face-to-face classes, on Friday (March 4).

Path Students To Benefit From Transportation Subsidies

Approximately 7,000 students, who are on the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH), are to benefit from transportation subsidies being provided by the Ministry of Education and Youth at a cost of $380 million. They are among 7,500...
The Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) Logo.
The Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) Logo.

JUTC Ramping Up Bus Service For Full Resumption Of Face-to-Face Classes
State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell (centre), hands over boxes containing non-surgical isolation gowns, donated by the Jamaican Consulate in Toronto, to Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn. The Consulate has donated 156,000 gowns, valued at $27.8 million. Looking on is Immediate Past President of the Kiwanis of Spanish Town, which provided logistical support for the donation, Patrick Derden. The handover took place on Tuesday (March 1) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, downtown Kingston.
State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell (centre), hands over boxes containing non-surgical isolation gowns, donated by the Jamaican Consulate in Toronto, to Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn. The Consulate has donated 156,000 gowns, valued at $27.8 million. Looking on is Immediate Past President of the Kiwanis of Spanish Town, which provided logistical support for the donation, Patrick Derden. The handover took place on Tuesday (March 1) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, downtown Kingston.

PHOTOS: 156,000 Isolation Gowns Donated To Ministry Of Health
(FILE) State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell, speaking at the meeting of the Standing Finance Committee in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 3).
(FILE) State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell, speaking at the meeting of the Standing Finance Committee in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 3).

Mental Health Support For Students Evacuated From Ukraine
Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (second right) unveils the sign symbolising the official commissioning of the community WI-FI hotspot at the Jones Town Primary School in South St. Andrew on March 4. Applauding (from left) are Chairman, Jones Town Primary School, Patrick Rose; community member, Louise Newland; Member of Parliament for South St. Andrew and Leader of the Opposition, Mark Golding; and Divisional Commander, Kingston Western Division, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Michael Phipps.
Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (second right) unveils the sign symbolising the official commissioning of the community WI-FI hotspot at the Jones Town Primary School in South St. Andrew on March 4. Applauding (from left) are Chairman, Jones Town Primary School, Patrick Rose; community member, Louise Newland; Member of Parliament for South St. Andrew and Leader of the Opposition, Mark Golding; and Divisional Commander, Kingston Western Division, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Michael Phipps.

Jones Town Gets Free Wi-fi Service

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton
Health & Wellness

Encourage Loved Ones To Get Colorectal Cancer Screening – Dr. Tufton

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is encouraging Jamaicans to talk to family and friends, who are at risk, about getting screened for colorectal cancer. Dr. Tufton, in his message to mark Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March, said that screening and early detection offer the best defence against the disease, which is the fourth leading...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon Olivia Grange (second right), look through a Jamaican colouring book with primary-school students, during a visit to the National Gallery of Jamaica, downtown Kingston, on Jamaica Day (February 25).
CultureEducation

PHOTOS: Ministers And Students Visit Jamaica Gallery

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon Olivia Grange (second right), look through a Jamaican colouring book with primary-school students, during a visit to the National Gallery of Jamaica, downtown Kingston, on Jamaica Day (February 25).
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), samples cuisine infused with coffee during the launch of the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival on Tuesday (March 1) at the Jamaica Food and Drink Kitchen, Progressive Plaza, on Barbican Road in St. Andrew. He is joined by (from left), Chairperson, Gastronomy Network, Nicola Madden-Greig; Executive Director, Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace; President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Dian Edwards (in background); and Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.
Tourism

Use Coffee To Bring More Visitors To Jamaica – Minister Bartlett

The development of cottage industries to support the production of coffee by-products, including beverages, is one strategy Jamaica can employ to bring more visitors to the island, says Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. He said that Jamaica is in a “good position”, as the producer of some of the world’s finest coffee, to tantalise the tastebuds of visitors, many of...
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Corporate Communications Manager at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Suzette Campbell.
CommerceGender Affairs

JBDC Stages Women Empowerment Series

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is inviting persons to register for its free virtual women empowerment series, which is being held under the theme ‘Advancing Women, Advancing Business’. The series begins on International Women’s Day, March 8, and will be broadcast at 10:00 a.m. on the Zoom platform and livestreamed on the JBDC’s Facebook page. The first session will...
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Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre), responds to questions during Tuesday’s (March 1) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, whose members are deliberating the 2022/23 Estimates of Expenditure. With the Minister are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dermon Luke Spence (left), and Minister of State, Hon. Franklin Witter.
Agriculture

Agriculture Ministry To Build On Existing Programmes To Increase Production

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is seeking to build on its existing programmes, with the aim of further increasing domestic crop production. Preliminary estimates for domestic crop production for the October to December quarter of 2021 showed an increase of 18.2 per cent over the corresponding quarter of 2020. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., reported that for the...
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Participants were (l-r) Walric Peddie, President of Junior Achievement Jamaica, Ms. Debbie Meeks, Principal, Elletson Primary & Infant School, Mr. Duane Forbes, Principal, Jacks Hill Primary & Infant School and Ms. Abigail Cole, Office Manager, Junior Achievement Jamaica.
TechnologyYouth

U.S. Embassy and Junior Achievement Jamaica Support Island’s One Laptop or Tablet per Child Initiative

Recently, U.S. Embassy Kingston’s program partners Junior Achievement Jamaica (JAJ) handed over 15 tablets to three institutions, as part of JAJ’s Adopt-A-School Program. The benefiting institutions are Elletson Primary & Infant School, Jacks Hill Primary & Infant School and Denham Town High School. This contributes to the nation’s One Laptop or Tablet Per Child initiative, aimed at promoting inclusivity in...
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