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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), is being shown something of interest by Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Rocky Meade (left), at the official opening of the Jamaica National Service Corps multipurpose building, at Up Park Camp, in Kingston, on February 13. Observing (from second left) are Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte; Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; and Opposition Spokesperson on National Security, Fitz Jackson.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), is being shown something of interest by Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Rocky Meade (left), at the official opening of the Jamaica National Service Corps multipurpose building, at Up Park Camp, in Kingston, on February 13. Observing (from second left) are Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte; Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; and Opposition Spokesperson on National Security, Fitz Jackson.

PM Says Government Will Continue To Implement Programmes To Empower Young People

The Government will continue to invest and implement programmes aimed at empowering young people through skills training and work placement opportunities. Speaking at the official opening of the $500-million Jamaica National Service Corps (JNSC) Multipurpose Building, at Up Park Camp...
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (third left), with five participants in a driver-training programme, who were presented with their provisional licences during the official launch of the programme, at the Maxfield Avenue offices of the Ministry of Transport and Mining, on Tuesday (February 4). The participants (from left) are Kemar Webb, Tasha-Gaye Rose, Shaniel Sylvester, Dorothy Chambers and Ricardo Plummer. They are part of an initial batch of 30 persons from Kingston, recruited through the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme, who will benefit from the initiative.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (third left), with five participants in a driver-training programme, who were presented with their provisional licences during the official launch of the programme, at the Maxfield Avenue offices of the Ministry of Transport and Mining, on Tuesday (February 4). The participants (from left) are Kemar Webb, Tasha-Gaye Rose, Shaniel Sylvester, Dorothy Chambers and Ricardo Plummer. They are part of an initial batch of 30 persons from Kingston, recruited through the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme, who will benefit from the initiative.

30 Young Persons Begin Driver-Training Programme Under HOPE
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), poses with the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme interns and facilitators, along with executives of the National Housing Trust (NHT), during a visit to the NHT head office in New Kingston. The visit was one of several by Mr. Holness to HOPE projects across the Corporate Area on Wednesday (July 24). Also pictured (at sixth left) is National Coordinator of the HOPE Programme, Lt. Col. Martin Rickman.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), poses with the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme interns and facilitators, along with executives of the National Housing Trust (NHT), during a visit to the NHT head office in New Kingston. The visit was one of several by Mr. Holness to HOPE projects across the Corporate Area on Wednesday (July 24). Also pictured (at sixth left) is National Coordinator of the HOPE Programme, Lt. Col. Martin Rickman.

HOPE Programme’s Next Phase to be Rolled Out Soon
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation's Strategic Leadership Retreat at the Moon Palace Jamiaca Grande in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on June 6.

Gov’t to Roll Out Housing Under HOPE
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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, greets National Coordinator of the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme, Lieutenant Colonel Martin Rickman, during a meeting on April 9.
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National Security Ministry and HOPE Partnering to Transform Youth Offenders

The Ministry of National Security will be partnering with the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme to provide jobs for at-risk youth. The collaboration will be facilitated under the Ministry’s flagship ‘We Transform’ youth empowerment Initiative, which was launched in 2017. Minister of State, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, said the partnership is strategic and timely, and reflects the Government’s commitment...
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The Bridge Simulator at the Caribbean Maritime University was one of the main attractions of the tour for the Ministry of Justice HOPE Interns.
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Ministry of Justice offers HOPE Interns Second Chance Through Employment

Ten (10) of the twenty-two (22) HOPE Interns assigned to the Ministry of Justice under the Government of Jamaica’s Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme will no longer be considered “unattached youth”, as they have been offered permanent positions of employment by the Ministry of Justice. Speaking at a Press Briefing held at the Ministry’s headquarters on October 11,...
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More HOPE Workers for Westmoreland Vector Control Programme

Vector Control Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Ryan Morris, says the Aedes Aegypti mosquito population in the parish should decrease with the help of the second cohort of 25 Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) programme vector control workers. Mr. Morris informed JIS News that the mosquito population had increased with the recent heavy rains, and the HOPE programme...
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Graduates from the first cohort of the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment’s (HOPE) Design and Apparel Manufacturing Corps group celebrate after they received their certificates at HEART Trust/NTA Garmex Academy, on Marcus Garvey Drive, in Kingston, on Wednesday (August 22).
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HOPE Garment Assemblers Graduate

Forty-seven students from the first cohort of the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment’s (HOPE) Design and Apparel Manufacturing Corps group have graduated with Garment Assembler Level 1 Certificates from the HEART Trust/NTA Garmex Academy. The graduation ceremony was hosted on the grounds of HEART Trust/NTA Garmex Academy in Kingston on Wednesday (August 22), where they were each awarded with certificates....
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National Coordinator of the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme, Col. Martin Rickman (2nd right), engages in conversation with HOPE interns from (left) Chunta Rexted, Adrian Walters and Celina McKenzie, at the launch of the HOPE Programme Police Partnership for the St. Andrew North Division at the Constant Spring Police Station in St. Andrew on Monday (August 13). Listening is Head of the St. Andrew North Police, Superintendent Glenford Miller.
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HOPE Partners with JCF to Provide Opportunities for Unattached Youth

Participants in the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme will be interning with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to gain life skills, proper work ethic and discipline. National Coordinator of the Programme, Col. Martin Rickman, said that discussions have been held with Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson, and his management team, to have this undertaking facilitated in all...
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The five Houising, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) beneficiaries, who are participating in a six-month apprenticeship programme at the Office of Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management (ODPEM). They are (from left) Kimany Graham, David Brown, Sanasha Dennis, Robert Wright and Kentburn Satchell.
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HOPE Beneficiaries Gaining Valuable Work Experience at ODPEM

The Office of Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management (ODPEM) has partnered with Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) to facilitate a six-month apprenticeship programme aimed at providing training and work experience for young persons. In May, five young adults who have completed their secondary-level education began on-the-job training in the administration, human resources, information systems and preparedness and emergency operations...
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Director of the Phillip and Christina Gore Family Foundation, Christine Gore (left), and National Coordinator for the HOPE Programme, Colonel Martin Rickman (second left), display a cheque for $6 million that was handed over to the programme, today (June 25), in Kingston. Also holding cheque are Chairman, Board of Directors, HEART Trust/ NTA, Edward Gabbidon, and Managing Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Janet Dyer. The Gore Family Foundation recently formed a partnership with the HEART Trust/ NTA in support of unattached youth in St. James and St. Catherine. The money will be used to pay the stipend of 50 participants in the HOPE Programme. They will be working as interns with Gore Developments Limited.
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HOPE Programme Receives $6 Million from Gore Family Foundation

Fifty participants in the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme are to benefit from a $6 million donation by the Phillip and Christine Gore Family Foundation, through its recently formed partnership with the HEART Trust/ National Training Agency (NTA). The cheque was handed over today (June 25) at the training institution’s corporate offices on Oxford Road in Kingston. The...
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