G-G with Miss Global Contestants
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), offers words of encouragement to contestants in the Miss Global Jamaica Beauty Pageant, during a courtesy call at King’s House on May 17.
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JMB Donates $20,000 to Rotaract Early Childhood Project
The Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB) has donated $20,000 to the Rotaract Club of New Kingston’s Stratton Early Childhood Centre project. “This money will go toward erecting a cover for the walkway leading to the two newly-built bathrooms for the students…...
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PHOTOS: Hon. Floyd Green Participates in Kingston Bookshop Annual Reading Day
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, reads to students during Kingston Bookshop's annual Reading Day, held at the entity's head office, 80 King Street, downtown Kingston, on May 15. The Reading Day is part of the bookshop's outreach initiative to engage primary-level students, in order to get them to develop...
Female Wards and Parents Engage in Reintegration Intervention Session
Fifty-eight female wards of the Granville Child Care Facility in Trelawny and their families participated in a family reintegration intervention session at the home on Wednesday (May 16), in observance of International Day for Families. The event, dubbed ‘Family Reintegration Day’, was hosted by the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), under the theme ‘Stronger Families, Stronger Society’. Family...
Youth Leaders to be Trained as National Safety and Security Ambassadors
The Youth and Adolescent Division in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, in partnership with the Safety and Security Unit, will train youth leaders across the island to be a part of the National Safety and Security Ambassadors Programme. This is part of the Ministry’s Safety and Security initiative to create safe zones in schools and their surrounding communities....
USAID Grants $67 Million for Youth Component of School Safety Programme
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has allocated approximately $67 million (US$500,000) to support the youth component of the Improved Safety and Security in Schools Programme in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information. The two-year programme, which began in July 2017 and is slated to end in July 2019, is valued at US$3 million. It is being...
300 Young People to be Trained Under Red Stripe’s Bartending Programme
A total of 300 young people are to be equipped with skills in bartending through Red Stripe’s Bar Academy programme. The 2019 edition of the programme was launched on Monday (May 13) at the brewery’s Spanish Town Road location in St. Andrew. The training, being delivered by Red Stripe in partnership with the HEART Trust/NTA, commenced with an orientation exercise...
SDC Launches Anti-Violence Campaign in Hanover
The Social Development Commission (SDC) has launched an anti-violence campaign in Hanover, to raise awareness and help stem the occurrence of violence against women and children. The ‘Violence Prevention against Women and Children’ campaign was launched on May 13 as part of the Hanover SDC’s week of activities, at its Watson Taylor Park office in Lucea, Hanover. The Hanover SDC...