Minimum Age for Formal Employment is 15 Years
Director, Child Labour, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Sasha Deer-Gordon, says the minimum age that a child can be admitted into formal employment is …
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Port Authority Undertaking Development Projects
The Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) is undertaking development projects at key ports with the aim of facilitating growth within the country’s cruise industry. Works …
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Veteran Educator Gives Her All To Assist Troubled Students
Veteran Educator, Linnette Henry, is passionate about guiding troubled young persons, particularly boys, on a path to become useful citizens, and since 2004 she has …
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Grateful Hill Primary and Infant School Developing Well Rounded Students
The Grateful Hill Primary and Infant School in St. Catherine is focused not only on creating a positive environment for students to grow academically, but …
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Breast Cancer Survivor Turns Healthy Eating Passion Into Business
Breast cancer survivor, Dr. Elorine Turner Pryce has turned her passion for healthy eating into a thriving business. Through her vegan food line, Eden Joy …
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Ocho Rios to Benefit from Development of Dunn’s River Falls
The continued development of the Caribbean’s number one attraction – Dunn’s River Falls – should enable the resort town of Ocho Rios to benefit more …
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Substance Misuse Treatment Programme Reshaping Lives
The Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III, substance misuse treatment initiative, has been providing individuals with an avenue for change and a second chance …
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120 Children Benefit From JCF Summer Camp
Some 120 children from Salt Spring and surrounding communities in St. James are benefiting from a four-week summer camp, aimed at character building and personal …
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Staff and Patients Welcome Adoption of George’s Plain Health Centre
Staff and patients at the George’s Plain Health Centre in Westmoreland, are welcoming the adoption of the centre, which was done under the Ministry of …
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Festival Song Winner Happy With Success
Winner of the 2019 Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Jamaica Festival Song Competition, Raldene “Loaded Eagle” Dyer, is basking in his recent success. “It’s a …
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Trainees Laud National Unattached Youth Programme
Trainees of the HEART Trust/NTA National Unattached Youth Programme (NUYP), Western leg, are lauding the initiative as their second chance to enter the workforce as …
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Young Swimmer Receives Mayor’s Special Award
On Independence Day (August 6), when typical teenagers were enjoying social outings or time at home with family, 13-year-old Leanna Wainwright was accepting the Mayor’s …
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Mayor of Miramar a Jamaican At Heart
Many Jamaicans in the Diaspora hold positions of prominence and use this to advance the country’s development. One such individual is Wayne Messam, Mayor of …
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Heart Of A Man On Show at National Gallery
At the National Gallery of Jamaica in downtown Kingston, there are ‘hearts’ on the floor. Hearts, which not only represent the broken, downtrodden and oppressed …
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LASCO/MoEYI Teacher of the Year Impacting Students Through Science
LASCO/Ministry of Education Youth and Information (MoEYI) Teacher of the Year for 2018/2019, Amorkard Brown, is on a mission to transform the lives of teenagers …
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120 St. James Residents Receive Free Cataract Surgeries
Some 120 residents of St. James have benefited from free cataract surgeries performed by ophthalmologists attached to Canada Vision Care (CVC) and the United States-based …
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Investors, Residents Excited About Morant Bay Town Centre Project
The Morant Bay Town Centre development is generating excitement among investors and residents, based on the opportunity for business expansion, employment creation and economic transformation …
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2,500 Youngsters to Perform at Grand Gala
About 2, 500 young people drawn from communities across the Corporate Area and St. Catherine will perform at the Independence Grand Gala, which will culminate …
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Ken Chaplin Made His Mark As A Journalist
Late veteran journalist, Ken Chaplin, has left an indelible mark on a profession in which he carved his niche at an early age. Mr. Chaplin …
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Visit Kitson Town for Emancipendence
Jamaicans are being encouraged to make the trek to Kitson Town in St. Catherine for the Emancipendence period. The site of the second free village …
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