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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), in discussion with (from left):Manager, Investigation Unit, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Ericka Gilbert-Hope; Chief Executive Officer, CPFSA, Laurette Adams Thomas and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, at the CPFSA ‘Ananda Alert Conference: Strengthening Responses to Missing Children’, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew, on May 24.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), in discussion with (from left):Manager, Investigation Unit, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Ericka Gilbert-Hope; Chief Executive Officer, CPFSA, Laurette Adams Thomas and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, at the CPFSA ‘Ananda Alert Conference: Strengthening Responses to Missing Children’, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew, on May 24.

Stakeholders Urged to Strengthen Collaboration to Ensure the Well-Being of All Children

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, is calling on stakeholders to continue enhancing the collaborative efforts and frameworks to ensure the safety and well-being of all children and the safe return of those who have gone missing.  “Our work...
Volunteers from the Exchange District in St. Ann paint the bus stop in Jamaican colours on Labour Day, May 23.
Volunteers from the Exchange District in St. Ann paint the bus stop in Jamaican colours on Labour Day, May 23.

Volunteers in St. Ann Participated in Several Activities on Labour Day
Department of Correctional Services (DCS) Officer, Audley Vernon, enjoys one of the unique Passport to Success (PTS) participatory exercises while qualifying as a PTS Master Trainer in 2023. Master Trainer and Kellits High School Guidance Counsellor, Faith Byfield (left), served as Master Coach for the four-day workshop, during which 12 Clarendon-based youth workers were trained for assessment and certification as PTS Trainers and Coaches.
Department of Correctional Services (DCS) Officer, Audley Vernon, enjoys one of the unique Passport to Success (PTS) participatory exercises while qualifying as a PTS Master Trainer in 2023. Master Trainer and Kellits High School Guidance Counsellor, Faith Byfield (left), served as Master Coach for the four-day workshop, during which 12 Clarendon-based youth workers were trained for assessment and certification as PTS Trainers and Coaches.

MYF Scores Big With Impactful ‘Passport To Success’ Curriculum
Chairman of the Planning Committee of the Westmoreland Agricultural Show 2024, Pius Lacan (left); Health Promotion and Education Officer for Westmoreland, Gerald Miller (centre); and First Vice President of the Westmoreland Association of Branch Societies of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Ian Hill; show off the banner for the Westmoreland Agricultural Show 2024 to be held at Bay Road Sports Complex, in Little London, on Sunday, June 2.
Chairman of the Planning Committee of the Westmoreland Agricultural Show 2024, Pius Lacan (left); Health Promotion and Education Officer for Westmoreland, Gerald Miller (centre); and First Vice President of the Westmoreland Association of Branch Societies of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Ian Hill; show off the banner for the Westmoreland Agricultural Show 2024 to be held at Bay Road Sports Complex, in Little London, on Sunday, June 2.

Spotlight on Youth at Westmoreland Agricultural Show Set for June 2
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, places flowers at the monument in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, St. James, in honour of National Hero, the Right Excellent Samuel Sharpe, on Labour Day, Thursday (May 23).
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, places flowers at the monument in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, St. James, in honour of National Hero, the Right Excellent Samuel Sharpe, on Labour Day, Thursday (May 23).

Mayor Vernon Says Samuel Sharpe’s Leadership Continues to Inspire Jamaicans

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Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Richard Vernon (right), and Commanding Officer for the second battalion, Jamaica Regiment, Jamaica Defence Force, Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Lysight, paint disabled parking spaces at a car park at the intersection of Creek Street and St. Clavers Avenue in Montego Bay. The work was part of the Labour Day parish project on Thursday (May 23).
Labour Day 2024

No Building Approvals Without Disabled Access – Mobay Mayor

The St. James Municipal Corporation will not be approving plans for public buildings that do not include access for members of the disabled community, says Montego Bay Mayor, Councillor Richard Verron.  The move is in keeping with the Disabilities Act, 2014, which provides that public buildings should be outfitted with the requisite amenities to enable easy access by disabled persons. ...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), is joined by (from left) Minister of Labour and Social Security, the Hon. Pearnel Charles, Jr; Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; Leader of the Opposition, Mark Golding; and Mayor of Kingston, His Worship Councillor Andrew Swaby, in painting the newly installed ramp at the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), downtown Kingston, on Labour Day, Thursday (May 23). The ramp was built to enhance access to the Institute’s cultural and heritage resources.
Labour Day 2024

Gov’t Improving Access for The Vulnerable

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government has been working to improve access for the most vulnerable in society including the poor, elderly and the disabled.  He cited increases in the age relief exemption for pensioners, which came into effect on April 1, and establishment of the Social Pension Programme for elderly persons who are not National...
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Contestants of this year’s Westmoreland Festival Queen Competition paint a section of the Cornwall Mountain Health Centre in Westmoreland during Labour Day activities at the facility on (Thursday) May 23.
Labour Day 2024

Labour Day Spirit Alive In Westmoreland

The true spirit of Labour Day was alive across Westmoreland on Thursday (May 23) as residents came out in their numbers to participate in various projects.  The main activity was the construction of an additional ramp at the Cornwall Mountain Health Centre to improve ease of access to the facility by the disabled, among other improvement works in keeping with...
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HEART/NSTA Trust volunteers paint a picket fence at Stimulation Plus Child Development Centre on Ostend Close in Kingston on Labour Day (May 23).
Labour Day 2024Office of the Prime Minister

Heart/NSTA Trust Leads Sprucing Up of Stimulation Plus Centre on Labour Day

The 196 students of Stimulation Plus Child Development Centre on Ostend Close in Kingston will return to a spruced-up school environment next Monday.   HEART/NSTA Trust, in partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and National Housing Trust (NHT) carried out a slew of revamping activities on Labour Day (May 23).   Volunteers painted classrooms and the perimeter wall of...
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Principal of Park Mountain Primary and Infant School in St. Elizabeth, Carlene Williams-Heath, and mason, Cleveland Stewart, undertake Labour Day activities at the institution on Thursday. The school was the St Elizabeth Labour Day Parish Project.
Labour Day 2024

Inspiring Community Spirit on Display During Labour Day Project at Park Mountain Primary School

The St. Elizabeth Labour Day Parish Project at Park Mountain Primary and Infant School on Thursday (May 23) was marked by an inspiring display of community spirit and dedication to inclusivity.  Executed under the theme ‘Ramp Up Di Access… Show That You Care’, the day’s activities aimed to enhance the school’s physical infrastructure to provide better access for the institution’s...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Sector, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the Caribbean Public Sector Management Conference on May 22 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
Finance & Public Service

All Major Benchmarks Met under Public Sector Transformation Programme – Minister Clarke

All major benchmarks established by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) under the Public Sector Transformation Programme have been met.  Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, made the disclosure while delivering the main address at the Caribbean Public Sector Financial Management Conference in Kingston on May 22.  “The Public Sector Transformation Programme is the first...
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