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Officers of Medical X-Ray Institute, DBJ, the Custos of St. Catherine, pose with the state-of-the-art Ultrasound Machine. (L to R) Dwayne Jackson, Director, Medical X-Ray Institute, Ravi Rambarran, Chairman, Medical X-Ray Institute, Mrs. Icylin Golding, Custos of St. Catherine, Dr. Jacqueline Campbell, CEO, 6 West Medical, Winsome Turner, Manager, Medical X-Ray Institute, Zelris Lawrence, Technical Officer, Grants, DBJ, Lu'Shana Cheddesingh, Project Coordinator, BIGEE, DBJ and Carlton Dunkley, Technical Officer, Grants, BIGEE, DBJ.
Officers of Medical X-Ray Institute, DBJ, the Custos of St. Catherine, pose with the state-of-the-art Ultrasound Machine. (L to R) Dwayne Jackson, Director, Medical X-Ray Institute, Ravi Rambarran, Chairman, Medical X-Ray Institute, Mrs. Icylin Golding, Custos of St. Catherine, Dr. Jacqueline Campbell, CEO, 6 West Medical, Winsome Turner, Manager, Medical X-Ray Institute, Zelris Lawrence, Technical Officer, Grants, DBJ, Lu'Shana Cheddesingh, Project Coordinator, BIGEE, DBJ and Carlton Dunkley, Technical Officer, Grants, BIGEE, DBJ.

DBJ’s BIGEE Innovation Grant Expands Access to Life-Saving Diagnostics in Rural Jamaica

By: Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), September 5, 2025
The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), through its Boosting Innovation, Growth and Entrepreneurship Ecosystems (BIGEE) Innovation Grant Fund, continues to transform lives of Jamaicans, through the funding of three state-of-the-art...
A group of workshop participants gather as lash extension instructor, Calaya Edwards (left), explains the various steps of the trade at the Social Development Commission’s (SDC) second annual Youth Entrepreneurship Skills Symposium (YESS), held on Friday (August 29) at the Worldwide Church of God in Christian Gardens, Portmore, St. Catherine. During the workshop, participants received training in welding, candle-making, bouquet and gift basket creation, lash extension techniques and photography.

SDC Seeks to Empower Youth in Gregory Park

By: Vanessa James, September 2, 2025
Social Development Commission (SDC) Executive Director, Omar Frith addresses the audience during the agency’s second annual Youth Entrepreneurship Skills Symposium (YESS!) held on Friday (August 29) at the Worldwide Church of God in Christian Gardens, Portmore, St. Catherine. During the workshop, participants received training in welding, candle-making, bouquet and gift basket creation, lash-e

SDC Empowers Youth in Portmore with Entrepreneurial Skills

By: Vanessa James, August 30, 2025

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