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Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna; and Chief Executive Officer of the Culture, Health, Arts and Education Fund (CHASE), W. Billy Heaven, enjoy a light moment at the official opening of the rehabilitated Rio Hoe Community Cultural Centre in Moneague, St. Ann on Thursday (Feb.18).
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna; and Chief Executive Officer of the Culture, Health, Arts and Education Fund (CHASE), W. Billy Heaven, enjoy a light moment at the official opening of the rehabilitated Rio Hoe Community Cultural Centre in Moneague, St. Ann on Thursday (Feb.18).

Make Good Use of CHASE-Funded Projects – Heaven

By: Garwin Davis, February 20, 2016
Chief Executive Officer of the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, W. Billy Heaven, is urging citizens to take advantage of the various projects that have been implemented...
Research Fellow of the African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank (ACIJ/JMB), Kesia Weise (left), and a member of the Nonsuch Primary Heritage Club, Hugh Wilson (second left), look at items in an exhibition on the Blue and John Crow Mountains (BJCM), which opened on February 16 at the library of the ACIJ/JMB, 12 Ocean Boulevard in the Kingston Mall, downtown, Kingston. The exhibition, titled: ‘Celebrating the BJCM – Jamaica’s First World Heritage Site’ is opened to the public until the end of March 2016. At rights is President of the Nonsuch Primary Heritage Club, Daynia Deans.

Exhibition Opens On Blue and John Crow Mountains

By: E Hartman Reckord, February 18, 2016
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (third left), and Chief Executive Officer of the CHASE Fund, W. Billy Heaven (second left), break ground for the Liberty Hill Infant School, in Discovery Bay, St. St. Ann, recently. Others (from left) are: People's National Party (PNP) candidate for North West St. Ann, Dr. Dayton Campbell and Chairman of Liberty Hill Infant School, Coyed Jarrett. The school, which was destroyed by fire in 2014, will be rebuilt by the CHASE Fund at a cost of $24.4 million.

CHASE Continues to Support Critical Areas of National Development

By: Garwin Davis, February 18, 2016

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