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Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right) and Chairman of the Inner-City Development Committee, Sameer Younis present participant in the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) Civic Affairs/Inner-city Development Committee youth leadership programme, Woman Constable Shamadeen Johnson, with a plaque after she was selected as the top police officer in the group. Occasion was the graduation exercise at the JCC’s Headquarters in downtown Kingston on May 22.
Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right) and Chairman of the Inner-City Development Committee, Sameer Younis present participant in the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) Civic Affairs/Inner-city Development Committee youth leadership programme, Woman Constable Shamadeen Johnson, with a plaque after she was selected as the top police officer in the group. Occasion was the graduation exercise at the JCC’s Headquarters in downtown Kingston on May 22.

59 Persons from Inner-City Communities Graduate from Youth Leadership Programme

By: Chris Patterson, May 23, 2014
Fifty-nine persons from various inner-city communities in the Corporate Area, including nine police officers, have completed their training in the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) Civic Affairs/Inner-city Development Committee youth...
National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting (right), is presented with a signed copy of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) by United States Agency for International Development USAID) Mission Director in Jamaica, Denise Herbol, that will facilitate implementation of phase two of USAID’s Community Empowerment and Transformation Project (COMET II) in Jamaica, in partnership with the Government, over the next five years, at a cost of $1.4 billion (US$13 million). The signing and presentation took place at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), New Kingston, on Friday (May 2).

USAID Launches Project to Empower Vulnerable Communities

By: Douglas McIntosh, May 9, 2014
Residents of Mount Olivet Boys’ Home in Walderston, Manchester, and staff members of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) engage in an exciting game of tug-o-war on Saturday, April 26, during the annual sports day hosted by the JIS at the home, which the agency adopted in 2009. The JIS also makes annual visit to the home during the back- to-school and Christmas periods.

Mount Olivet Boys’ Home Gets Overwhelming Support

By: Christine Ade-Gold , May 1, 2014

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