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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, makes his 2022/23 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (May 25). Listening is Minister of State, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn.
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, makes his 2022/23 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (May 25). Listening is Minister of State, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn.

Residents Of Chambers Pen, Hanover, To Benefit From Rural Development Programme

By: Douglas Mcintosh, May 27, 2022
Residents of Chambers Pen in Hanover are to benefit significantly from pilot implementation of the Government’s Rural Development Programme, at a cost of approximately $223 million. The initiative, which is...
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on May 25. Seated at right is State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.

Task Force Being Established for National Clean-Up Programme

By: Latonya Linton, May 26, 2022
Parents participate in a parenting seminar held recently at the Cambridge United Church in Brompton, St. Elizabeth.

St. Bess Parents Benefit From Seminar

By: Okoye Henry, May 19, 2022

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Member of Parliament for St. Mary Western, Robert Montague (third left), and Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (right), celebrate the official commissioning into service of a community Wi-Fi hotspot in Woodpark in the constituency, recently. Others pictured (from left) are Donnington Primary School student, Michael Clarke; Councillor for the Gayle Division, Jason James; Councillor for the Carron Hall Division, Doreen Hutchinson; Business Development Manager at the Intercorp Group, Ursula Sanchez Gamarra; and Chief Executive Officer, Ready Communications, Chris Dehring.
CommunityTechnology

Woodpark Gets Satellite Internet

Woodpark is the first of several communities in St. Mary Western to receive free public Internet from satellite, under the Universal Service Fund (USF) public Wi-Fi hotspot programme. The service,...
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By: Garfield L. Angus, April 7, 2022
Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (left), participates in the cutting of ribbon for the recent opening of a Community Access Point (CAP) at the Garlogie Primary and Junior High School in Clarendon North West. He is joined by (from left) students Kascia McLean and Jermaine Spencer; former Member of Parliament (MP), Richard Azan; and current MP, Philip Henriques.
CommunityYouth

CAP Site Opens In Garlogie, Clarendon

Young people in and around Garlogie in Clarendon North West will benefit from training in information and communications technology (ICT) at a Community Access Point (CAP) established at the primary...
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By: Garfield L. Angus, March 22, 2022