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Inspector Ralph Medley (right), is presented with the 2013 Sam Sharpe Award by Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris, for his outstanding service to the parish of St. James in the area of National Security.
Inspector Ralph Medley (right), is presented with the 2013 Sam Sharpe Award by Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris, for his outstanding service to the parish of St. James in the area of National Security.

Inspector Receives Sam Sharpe Award

By: Glenis Rose, December 13, 2013
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) continues to benefit from the service of members who uphold the principles governing the organization, performing their duties with responsibility and integrity. One such member...
Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right), embraces South African High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency, Mathu Joyini, at a Memorial Service for late former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, held on December 12, at the University of the West Indies, Mona Chapel, in Kingston.

Jamaica Says Farewell to Nelson Mandela

By: Garfield L. Angus, December 13, 2013
Sections of the Jones Town Primary School in South St. Andrew, which was recently refurbished under the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP

Jones Town Primary Gets Facelift Under JEEP

By: Chris Patterson, December 11, 2013

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The late former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela (left), after being conferred with the Honorary Doctor of Laws degree by the University of the West Indies, when he visited the island in July 1991. At right is the former Chancellor of the University of the West Indies, Sir Shridath Ramphal. Mr. Mandela died today (December 5) at the age of 95.
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Nelson Mandela Passes On

Nelson Mandela, who became South Africa’s first black President in 1994, after serving 27 years in prison during the Apartheid years, died today (December 5), at the age of 95....
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By: Athaliah Reynolds-Baker and Samantha Allen, December 5, 2013