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Salvation Army's Divisional Commander, Major Edward Lyons (right), receives a cheque for $500,000 from Scotia Bank's District Vice President, Steve Distant. Occasion was the launch of the Salvation Army Western Jamaica Division’s Christmas Kettle Appeal on November 13, at the Scotia Bank Financial Centre in Montego Bay.
Salvation Army's Divisional Commander, Major Edward Lyons (right), receives a cheque for $500,000 from Scotia Bank's District Vice President, Steve Distant. Occasion was the launch of the Salvation Army Western Jamaica Division’s Christmas Kettle Appeal on November 13, at the Scotia Bank Financial Centre in Montego Bay.

Salvation Army Western Division Looking To Raise $7 Million

By: Glenis A. Rose, November 17, 2015
The Salvation Army’s Western Jamaica Division is looking to raise $7 million through its Christmas Kettle Appeal launched on Friday (November 13) at Scotiabank’s Financial Centre in Montego Bay. The...
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (centre), in discussion with (from left) Chairman of the National Housing Trust (NHT), Dr. Carlton Davis and Acting Mayor of Portmore, Leon Thomas during an Ease of Doing Business seminar held at the Portmore Pines Conference Centre in St. Catherine on Thursday (November 6). The event, which was preceded by an Ease of Doing Business fair, was staged by the Portmore Municipal Council in collaboration with the National Housing Trust, through funding from the Caribbean Local Economic Development Project.

Portmore Municipal Council Facilitating Economic Growth

By: Alecia Smith-Edwards, November 9, 2015
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott (4th right); and Mission Director at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Denise A. Herbol (3rd left), unveil the signage for the new community resource centre in the East Kingston community of Rockfort, which was officially opened on November 5. Looking on are (from left) are: Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Representative, Pearnel Charles Jr.; Police Commissioner, Dr. Carl Williams; Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, and East Kingston and Port Royal Member of Parliament, Hon. Phillip Paulwell; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Major General Stewart Saunders; and Programme Director for the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s (PIOJ) Community Renewal Programme (CRP), Charles Clayton. The centre was established under the USAID’s Community Empowerment and Transformation Project Phase 2 (COMET II).

Community Resource Centre Set up in Rockfort

By: Chad Bryan, November 6, 2015

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), is presented with the Summary of Policy and Strategy Recommendations 2006-15 by Chairperson for the Caribbean Child Research Conference (CCRC) and Acting Director of the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES), Dr. Aldrie Henry Lee, at the Caribbean Child Research Conference held today (November 6), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, Kingston.
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Major Gains Made in Child Development – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says Jamaica has made significant gains in relation to child development and advancement. “We have improved students performance in national and regional...
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By: Chad Bryan, November 6, 2015