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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (fifth right), is joined by staff and education stakeholders at Ferris Primary School in Westmoreland, on Thursday, June 17, when 21 tablets valued at $260,000 were handed over to the institution by several non-profit organisations.
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (fifth right), is joined by staff and education stakeholders at Ferris Primary School in Westmoreland, on Thursday, June 17, when 21 tablets valued at $260,000 were handed over to the institution by several non-profit organisations.

Thousands of Tablets to Students

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, says by the end of the school year, more than 125,000 tablets would have been issued to students under the Government’s Tablets in Schools Programme. Mrs. Williams made the disclosure while addressing a handover...
Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaks at a recent Environment Day ceremony.
Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaks at a recent Environment Day ceremony.

Jamaica Preparing National Adaptation Plan
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, participates in a meditation exercise during a yoga session on June 13, at the High Commission of India in Kingston. The session is one of a series of activities being hosted by the High Commission of India to commemorate International Day of Yoga, to be celebrated on June 21. The exercise aims to highlight the benefits of yoga. This is the seventh International Day of Yoga, which is observed across the world.
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, participates in a meditation exercise during a yoga session on June 13, at the High Commission of India in Kingston. The session is one of a series of activities being hosted by the High Commission of India to commemorate International Day of Yoga, to be celebrated on June 21. The exercise aims to highlight the benefits of yoga. This is the seventh International Day of Yoga, which is observed across the world.

PHOTOS: Education Minister Participates in Yoga Session
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left) engages Mr. Steven Gooden, CEO – NCB Capital Markets Limited, in discussion. The occasion was the launch of NCB Capital Markets’ Tourism Response Impact Portfolio (TRIP) at the AC Marriott Hotel on June 17, 2021. Minister Bartlett was the Keynote Speaker at the event, where he lauded NCB for the launch of their initiative and also encouraged more financial entities to create unique financial offerings to assist players in the tourism industry.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left) engages Mr. Steven Gooden, CEO – NCB Capital Markets Limited, in discussion. The occasion was the launch of NCB Capital Markets’ Tourism Response Impact Portfolio (TRIP) at the AC Marriott Hotel on June 17, 2021. Minister Bartlett was the Keynote Speaker at the event, where he lauded NCB for the launch of their initiative and also encouraged more financial entities to create unique financial offerings to assist players in the tourism industry.

PHOTO: Bartlett Lauds NCB on Launch of Tourism Response Impact Portfolio (TRIP) Initiative
Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaks at a recent Environment Day ceremony.
Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaks at a recent Environment Day ceremony.

Businesses Must Adapt to Climate Change – Charles Jr.

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India’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Rungsung Masakui.
Foreign Affairs

Indian High Commission to Publish Yoga Booklet

The High Commission of India is producing a booklet with photos depicting various yoga postures, as part of efforts to raise awareness about the benefits of practising the activity. International Day of Yoga is observed every year on June 21. In 2014, the Day was supported by the United Nations General Assembly, following a Resolution approved by 177 members at...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), examines the design for the new performing arts centre at St. Catherine High School, at the official groundbreaking ceremony, on Friday (June 18). Also looking at the plan are Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right); Chief Executive Officer, CHASE Fund, Billy Heaven (right), and Immediate Past President, St. Catherine High Alumni Association, Hugh Douse.
CultureEducation

New Performing Arts Centre for St. Catherine High

St. Catherine High School, the alma mater of Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is expected to have a new performing arts centre by the end of this year. Ground was officially broken for the centre at a ceremony on Friday (June 18), in which the Prime Minister participated. Supreme Ventures Limited donated the first $5 million towards the...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addresses the Senate on June 18.
National Security

Minister Says Amendments to Anti-gang Legislation Will Result in More Convictions

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, is confident that approved amendments to the anti-gang legislation will see a sizeable increase in the rate of convictions. He notes that the changes being made through the Criminal Justice (Suppression of Criminal Organizations) (Amendment) Act, 2021, commonly called the anti-gang legislation, is being done to...
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), in discussion with (from 2nd left), National Coordinator for the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Domestic Violence Intervention Centres, Woman Inspector Jacqueline Dillon Grant; Manager for the Matilda’s Corner Police Station Domestic Violence Intervention Centre, Corporal Kerron Harris; Commanding Officer for the Station, Inspector Earl Grant; Permanent Secretary in the National Security Ministry, Courtney Williams; and Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson, during Friday’s (June 18) tour of the facility.
Gender AffairsNational Security

Six Additional DVICs By Year-end

The Government is looking to build-out another six Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Domestic Violence Intervention Centres (DVICs) islandwide by year-end. These are slated to be established in Westmoreland, St. Elizabeth, St. Catherine, St. Ann, St. Mary and Clarendon. Speaking with journalists on June 18, following a tour of one of two DVICs established in the Corporate Area, at the Matilda’s...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), breaks ground for the construction of a new performing arts centre at St. Catherine High School, on Friday (June 18). Also participating (from left) are: Member of Parliament, St. Catherine South Central, Dr. Andrew Wheatley; Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams; Chairman, St. Catherine High School Board, Ms. Sharon Dale; Chief Executive Officer, CHASE Fund, Billy Heaven, and Principal, St. Catherine High School, Mr. Marlon Campbell.
EducationPrime Minister

New Schools to Focus on Teaching Children How to Function in Fourth Industrial Revolution – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the new schools the Government intends to construct will focus on teaching children how to function well in the fourth industrial revolution with technology and collaborative learning. “Most of our schools, they are not built and designed for the kind of teaching and learning that is required to ensure that our population...
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), and Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson, examine some of the technological features incorporated in one of the 47 Mitsubishi L200 pickups that were acquired for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) by the National Security Ministry. The pickups and 73 motorbikes, valued at over $186 million, were presented during a ceremony at the Office of the Police Commissioner in Kingston, on Friday (June 18).
National Security

More Vehicles and Bikes for the JCF

The mobility of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has been further bolstered with the acquisition of an additional 120 vehicles and motorcycles, valued at over $186 million. Comprising 47 Mitsubishi L200 pickups and 73 bikes, the units were formally handed over by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, to Police Commissioner, Major General Antony...
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