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Special Projects Officer at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Christine Ade-Gold (right), speaks to students about the agency’s Heritage Essay Competition 2013, which is open to children ages nine to 12. The occasion was the staging of the ‘Kingston 4 School and Health Fair’, at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus in Kingston, on August 22.The JIS, which mounted a booth at the event, was one of the partners in hosting the function, organised by the Introduction to Events Management course team (Cohort 14). The health fair was staged as part of Cohort 14’s practicum for the course.
Special Projects Officer at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Christine Ade-Gold (right), speaks to students about the agency’s Heritage Essay Competition 2013, which is open to children ages nine to 12. The occasion was the staging of the ‘Kingston 4 School and Health Fair’, at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus in Kingston, on August 22.The JIS, which mounted a booth at the event, was one of the partners in hosting the function, organised by the Introduction to Events Management course team (Cohort 14). The health fair was staged as part of Cohort 14’s practicum for the course.

Students Encouraged to Lead Healthy Lifestyles

By: Alecia Smith-Edwards, August 23, 2013
Scores of students are now better informed about leading a healthy lifestyle, following their participation in a health fair, held at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus,...
Recipients of Tryall Fund Scholarships along with members of the Board, at the scholarship awards ceremony, held at the Tryall Great House in Sandy Bay, Hanover, on August 8. A sum of $4.2 million was disbursed to students from high schools, colleges and tertiary institutions for the upcoming school year.

36 Students Receive Tryall Scholarships

By: Glenis A. Rose, August 13, 2013
Participant in the Jamaica Business Development Corporation’s (JBDC), intermediate leather craft and business development skills training programme, Shanice Beckford (left) shows off her work to JBDC Trainer/Leather Craft Expert, Valentine McLean (centre); and Project Manager, Inner City Basic Services Project, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dale Colquhoun, during the programme’s closing ceremony at the JBDC’s Incubator and Resource Centre on Marcus Garvey Drive, Kingston, on August 9.

Twenty Residents Complete JBDC Leather Craft Course

By: Chris Patterson, August 10, 2013

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