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President of the Paediatric Association of Jamaica, Dr. Curtis Pyrce, speaking at the National Child Month Church Service, held recently at the Saxthorpe Methodist Church on Constant Spring Road.
President of the Paediatric Association of Jamaica, Dr. Curtis Pyrce, speaking at the National Child Month Church Service, held recently at the Saxthorpe Methodist Church on Constant Spring Road.

5K Run to Support Children on the Autism Spectrum

Jamaicans are being invited to participate in the Paediatric Association of Jamaica 5K Run, which is scheduled to take place on Sunday, June 23. President of the Association, Dr. Curtis Pryce said the aim is to raise funds to support...
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre) engages in conversation with Chairman of the National Child Online Protection Committee (N-COPC), Carl Berry (left) and Commissioner of Police, Dr. Kevin Blake (right), at N-COPC’s open house activity at the Police Officer’s Club in St. Andrew on Friday (May 10). The committee provides children with tools for online safety. The open house was held under the theme ‘Developing Strategies and Responses to Enable Comprehensive Protection of the Nation’s Children on- and offline’.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre) engages in conversation with Chairman of the National Child Online Protection Committee (N-COPC), Carl Berry (left) and Commissioner of Police, Dr. Kevin Blake (right), at N-COPC’s open house activity at the Police Officer’s Club in St. Andrew on Friday (May 10). The committee provides children with tools for online safety. The open house was held under the theme ‘Developing Strategies and Responses to Enable Comprehensive Protection of the Nation’s Children on- and offline’.

PHOTOS: National Child Online Protection Committee’s Open House
Minister Without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (centre), presents Opposition Senator, Dr. Floyd Morris (third right) with a copy of his birth certificate in Braille during a brief ceremony before the start of the sitting of the Senate at Gordon House on Friday (May 10). Others sharing the moment (from left) are President of the Senate, Senator Tom Tavares-Finson; Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Colleen Lowe; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; Opposition Senator, Peter Bunting; and Acting Chief Executive Officer, Registrar General
Minister Without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (centre), presents Opposition Senator, Dr. Floyd Morris (third right) with a copy of his birth certificate in Braille during a brief ceremony before the start of the sitting of the Senate at Gordon House on Friday (May 10). Others sharing the moment (from left) are President of the Senate, Senator Tom Tavares-Finson; Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Colleen Lowe; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; Opposition Senator, Peter Bunting; and Acting Chief Executive Officer, Registrar General's Department (RGD), Desmond Davis.

PHOTOS: Senator Dr. Floyd Morris Receives Braille Birth Certificate
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda.

Water Projects Valued $400 Million for Portland
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses a meeting of the Portland Municipal Corporation.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses a meeting of the Portland Municipal Corporation.

New Musgrave Market in Port Antonio to Be Fireproof

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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.
CommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

New Board for ODPEM to be Announced Soon

A new Board for the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) will be announced early next week. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the announcement at a disaster preparedness town hall meeting, held at the Errol Flynn Marina, Port Antonio, Portland, on May 9. The ODPEM is the national disaster organisation responsible for...
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Commanding Officer of the St. James Police Division, Superintendent of Police, Eron Samuels.
National Security

Murders Down in St. James

Commanding Officer of the St. James Police Division, Superintendent Eron Samuels, says there has been a significant reduction in homicides and shootings in the parish during April. Addressing the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Superintendent Samuels pointed out that six murders were recorded in the parish during the month, the lowest monthly homicide rate recorded in the...
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Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), observes as Chairman of the Board, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dr. Wayne Henry (right), hands over a tablet computer to Director of The Mico University College Child Assessment and Research in Education (CARE) Centre, Sharon Anderson-Morgan. The event was the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) capacity-building for special education contract signing ceremony on May 9, at The Mico University College in Kingston.
EducationYouth

More Than 200 Special Education Assistants Trained

More than 200 Special Education Assistants have been trained as part of the Ministry of Education and Youth’s programme to strengthen inclusive education and to ensure that no student with special needs is left behind. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said this is one of several initiatives being pursued by the Ministry and its stakeholders to improve the framework that...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine Central, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre) and Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second right), cut the ribbon to open the new R.A. Williams Distributors Limited facility in the New Brunswick Village in St. Catherine, recently. Observing (from left) are Chief Operations Officer, R.A. Williams Distributors Limited, Jewel Reid; Founder and Chief Quality Officer, Evelyn Williams; and Chief Executive Officer, Audley Reid.
CommerceIndustryInvestment

Pharmaceutical Market Expected to Earn US$97 Million This Year

The recent expansion of local pharmaceutical giant R.A. Williams Distributors Limited into Spanish Town, St. Catherine, is expected to contribute to the growth of the pharmaceutical market in Jamaica, which is projected to achieve US$97 million this year. Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, in his address at the recent opening of the company’s new complex...
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Technical Information Officer at the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Latanniya Johnson.
ScienceYouth

CSEC Students Benefit from SRC Science Workshops

More than 300 students have benefited from a series of virtual workshops to assist in their preparation for the 2024 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) science-based examinations. The sessions were held from April 23 to May 2 by the Scientific Research Council (SRC) in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Youth, University of the West Indies (UWI), University of...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses today’s (May 9) monthly meeting of the Portland Municipal Corporation, in Port Antonio.
CommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

$40-Billion SPARK Programme Not a Substitute for Existing Road Projects

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the road rehabilitation to be carried out under the $40-billion SPARK programme will not be a substitute for existing road initiatives. The Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to Our Road Network (SPARK) programme aims to address and improve roads islandwide. Of the budgeted sum, $20 billion will be spent...
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