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Founder of the University of the West Indies Community Film Project (UWICFP) and Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Professor Ian Boxill, with graduates of the UWICFP at the ceremony held on December 7 at the Faculty of Law, Mona campus.

54 Young People Equipped With Skills in Filmmaking

By: Ainsworth Morris, December 11, 2017

Fifty-four young people from vulnerable communities across the island have been equipped with skills in film-making, having successfully completed training under the University of the West Indies Community Film Project...

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. (FILE)

Local Authorities Must Take the Lead to Prevent Squatting – Mckenzie

By: Claudia Gardner, December 5, 2017

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), with Corporal Kevron Miller of the St. Mary Community Safety and Security Branch (left) and Albert Harvey, Team Manager of the Islington Strikers, at the final annual Business House Domino Competition held in Port Maria recently.

CSSB Commended for Involvement in Communities

By: Peta Gay Rowe, December 4, 2017

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Programme to Develop Papine

Member of Parliament for St Andrew Eastern, Hon. Fayval Williams, says efforts are being made to undertake a programme for the redevelopment of the town of Papine in the constituency....

By: Latonya Linton, December 1, 2017

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addressing residents of Portland at a town hall meeting held recently at the Errol Flynn Marina in Port Antonio.

8 years ago CommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

Gov’t to Change Name of Infirmaries

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Government will be changing the name of the island’s infirmaries, with the process to begin in eastern parishes....

By: O. Rodger Hutchinson, November 29, 2017

Panellists field questions during a panel discussion on community tourism at the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Global Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on November 27. From left to right are President and Founder of Green Team Global Inc, Hugh Hough; Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Dr. Andrew Spencer; Lecturer at the University of the West Indies Mona (UWI), Dr. Olivene Burke; Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, UWI, Professor Ian Boxil; Senior Programme Officer, Office of the Pro-Vice Chancellor Global Affairs, UWI, Dr. Christine Marrett; and Tourism Specialist, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Beverly Stewart.

8 years ago CommunityDevelopmentTourism

JSIF Positioning Rural Communities to Benefit from Tourism

Tourism Specialist at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Beverly Stewart, says the agency, through its Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI), is empowering Jamaicans to capitalise on the prospects in...

By: Tashion Hewitt Stennett , November 29, 2017

Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeny (right), presents Member of Parliament for North East St. Catherine, Leslie Campbell, with a plaque marking the completion of the $30-million Bottom Bonnet Road Project in the parish. Occasion was the recent handover ceremony for the road project in North East St. Catherine.

8 years ago AgricultureCommunityDevelopment

JSIF Lauded for Implementation of Community Projects

International Consultant, Alison Kerry, is lauding the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) for its effective implementation of community projects. According to Ms. Kerry, who has been hired by the Caribbean...

By: Garfield L. Angus, November 28, 2017

Director of Projects at the Universal Service Fund (USF) Everold Simms.

8 years ago CommunityDevelopmentTechnology

Rockfort Gets Internet Café

Residents of Rockfort in Kingston now have easier access to Internet and other computer-related services with the establishment of a community access point (CAP) in the community by the Universal...

By: Rochelle Williams, November 27, 2017

Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council, Hugh Faulkner (left), explains the functions of the Mobile Justice Unit to resident of Washington Gardens, Beverley Williams, at the Washington Gardens Seventh-day Adventist Church, today (November 23).

8 years ago CommunityJustice

Mobile Justice Unit Offers Services to Residents of Washington Gardens

Residents of Washington Gardens benefited from the services of the Legal Aid Council, through its Mobile Justice Unit, today (November 23). The unit and representatives from other State agencies were...

By: Latonya Linton, November 24, 2017

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), walks through mudded streets in the aftermath of heavy flooding that affected Montego Bay on November 22. The Prime Minister visited the Second City on Thursday (November 23) to assess the damage.

8 years ago CommunityDevelopmentLocal GovernmentPrime Minister

Gov’t to Assist Mobay Flood Victims

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government will be assisting persons who have been affected by the massive flooding that ravaged sections of Montego Bay, St. James,...

By: Garwin Davis, November 24, 2017

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. (FILE)

8 years ago CommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

Kingsvale Police Station in Hanover to be Renovated

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says more than $7 million will be spent to renovate the Kingsvale Police Station in Hanover. Speaking to JIS News...

By: Tashion Hewitt Stennett , November 23, 2017

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