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PHOTOS: School Bus Handed Over to Bustamante High School

March 10, 2026
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PHOTOS: School Bus Handed Over to Bustamante High School
Photo: Yhomo Hutchinson
Minister of Labour and Social Security and Member of Parliament for Clarendon South Eastern, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (sixth right), and Ambassador-designate of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Kohei Maruyama (sixth left), cut the ribbon to officially hand over a new school bus to Bustamante High School on Thursday (March 5) at the institution’s grounds in Lionel Town, Clarendon. Joining the moment are Principal, Bustamante High School, Wayne Evans (fourth from left); Regional Director, Region 7, Ministry of Education and Youth, Barrington Richardson (fifth from left); Executive Director of the National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris Ghartey (fifth from right); other stakeholders and students. The vehicle was donated through the Government of Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects to improve transportation, safety and access to school activities for students and staff.

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Ambassador-designate of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Kohei Maruyama (second left), shakes hands with Principal of Bustamante High School, Wayne Evans (third left), during the handover of a new school bus to the institution in Lionel Town, Clarendon, on Thursday (March 5). Sharing the moment (from left) are Regional Director, Region 7, Ministry of Education and Youth, Barrington Richardson; Minister of Labour and Social Security, and Member of Parliament for Clarendon South Eastern, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr; Board Chairman, Bustamante High School, William Shagoury; and Executive Director of the National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris Ghartey. The vehicle was donated through the Government of Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects to improve transportation, safety and access to school activities for students and staff.

 

A new school bus that was handed over to the Bustamante High School in Lionel Town, Clarendon, on Thursday (March 5). The vehicle was donated through the Government of Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects to improve transportation, safety and access to school activities for students and staff.

 

Students of Bustamante High School in Lionel Town, Clarendon, aboard the new school bus that was handed over to the institution on Thursday (March 5). The vehicle was donated through the Government of Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects to improve transportation, safety and access to school activities for students and staff.

 

 

Last Updated: March 12, 2026