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REV. THWAITES PLEDGES COMPUTERS FOR TRAINING CENTRE AT MIDDLESEX BASIC SCHOOL

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), interacts with students of the Middlesex Basic School in St. Elizabeth during his recent visit to the institution.

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), shares a light moment with Jamaica’s 2016 Rhodes Scholar, Sherona Forrester, following the announcement ceremony at King’s House on November 19. The 24-year old, who will he heading to Oxford University in London next year, is a member of Jamaica’s Senior Football Team.

24-Year Old Female Footballer is 2016 Rhodes Scholar

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second right), shares a light moment with European Union (EU) Director for Cooperation with Latin America and the Caribbean, Jolita Butkeviciene (right), while Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips; and Head of the EU Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Paola Amadei, look on. They were at a signing ceremony at Jamaica House on Tuesday, November 17 for the handover of two budget support payments by the EU to Jamaica totalling $2.3 billion.

PM Thanks EU for J$2.3 Billion in Budget Support Payments

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller presents a gift to Dr. Svenja Blanke, Head of Division for Latin America and the Caribbean at the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) Foundation (left) while Christiane Kesper, Director of the Division for International Development Cooperation, FES (centre) looks on. The occasion was a courtesy visit at Jamaica House on Thursday, November 12, 2015. Prime Minister Simpson Miller used the opportunity to express the Government’s appreciation for the support the country received from the Foundation in areas of finance as well as offers of scholarships and training. The Prime Minister also congratulated the Foundation on its 90th Anniversary. FES is a non-profit German foundation committed to the advancement of public policy issues in the spirit of the basic values of social democracy through education, research, and international cooperation.

PM Meets Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Foundation

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Special Projects Officer at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Christine Ade-Gold, presents heritage material to Principal of the Breadnut Hill Primary School in St. Ann, Ricardo Kennedy, during a visit to the school by a JIS team on October 21, as part of the agency’s Heritage Month celebrations.

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JIS visits Breadnut Hill Primary

Special Projects Officer at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Christine Ade-Gold, presents heritage material to Principal of the Breadnut Hill Primary School in St. Ann, Ricardo Kennedy, during a visit to the school by a JIS team on October 21, as part of the agency’s Heritage Month celebrations.

Acting Principal of the Beecher Town Primary School in St. Ann, Carmen Brown (right), is presented with heritage material by Special Projects Officer at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Christine Ade-Gold. A JIS team visited the school on October 21 as part of the agency’s annual Heritage Month Celebrations.

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JIS hands over hertigae material to Beecher Town Primary School

Acting Principal of the Beecher Town Primary School in St. Ann, Carmen Brown (right), is presented with heritage material by Special Projects Officer at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Christine Ade-Gold. A JIS team visited the school on October 21 as part of the agency’s annual Heritage Month Celebrations.

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller (fourth left) and Hon. Anthony Hylton, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce (third left) meet with representatives from GulfRay America’s Manufacturing Limited and its international partners. GulfRay Limited and its partners are now in the process of developing and expanding the Spanish Town Free Zone into a major manufacturing hub that will provide approximately 10,000 jobs for Jamaicans. Prime Minister Simpson Miller said this was a major investment for the country that will contribute significantly to the Government’s growth agenda. The international partners include representatives from the United States, India, Dubai, Panama and Dominican Republic. They met with the Prime Minister on Thursday, October 29, 2015 at Jamaica House.

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PM Meets with GulfRay America’s Manufacturing Limited

Governor General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir. Patrick Allen, presents the Order of Distinction, Commander Class, to Veteran Broadcaster, and Chairman of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Advisory Board, Fae Ellington, at the 2015 National Honours and Awards Ceremony at King’s House on October 19. Ms. Ellington was honoured for sterling contribution to Communication, Media, Education and Culture and was among 223 Jamaican men and women awarded at the National Heroes Day ceremony for outstanding service to the country.

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Fae Ellington awarded Order of Distinction

Governor General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir. Patrick Allen, presents the Order of Distinction, Commander Class, to Veteran Broadcaster, and Chairman of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Advisory Board, Fae Ellington, at the 2015 National Honours and Awards Ceremony at King’s House on October 19. Ms. Ellington was honoured for sterling contribution to Communication, Media, Education and Culture and...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, representing Prime Minister, the Most Hon Portia Simpson Miller, lays a floral tribute to Jamaica’s seven national heroes at National Heroes Park today (October 19). The National Honours and Awards Floral Tribute was organised by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC).

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Floral tribute at National Heroes Park

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, representing Prime Minister, the Most Hon Portia Simpson Miller, lays a floral tribute to Jamaica’s seven national heroes at National Heroes Park today (October 19). The National Honours and Awards Floral Tribute was organised by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC).

Seven of the eight ladies who were honoured by "It’s just POSH" at their inaugural awards ceremony at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in Montego Bay on Saturday October 10. Pictured from left are Carol Tonge Mack, Earlene Mends, Fae Ellington, Chief Executive Officer of ‘It’s Just POSH’, Shelly-Ann Richmond, Pearline Chambers, Denise Richmond, Pauline Lawrence and Sonia Jackson Myles.

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VETERAN BROADCASTER RECEIVES AWARD

Seven of the eight ladies who were honoured by "It’s just POSH" at their inaugural awards ceremony at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in Montego Bay on Saturday October 10. Pictured from left are Carol Tonge Mack, Earlene Mends, Fae Ellington, Chief Executive Officer of ‘It’s Just POSH’, Shelly-Ann Richmond, Pearline Chambers, Denise Richmond, Pauline Lawrence and Sonia Jackson Myles.

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Ralph Thomas (centre) accepts a State of Maryland Resolution from Senator Shirley Nathan-Pulliam (left) welcoming him as Jamaica’s twelfth ambassador to the United States at a welcome reception held in his honour by the Embassy of Jamaica at St Gregory Hotel in Washington D.C. on Thursday October 8. Sharing in the occasion (right) is Mrs. Sandra Dixon-Thomas, wife of the Ambassador.

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Ambassador Ralph Thomas at Welcome Reception

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Ralph Thomas (centre) accepts a State of Maryland Resolution from Senator Shirley Nathan-Pulliam (left) welcoming him as Jamaica’s twelfth ambassador to the United States at a welcome reception held in his honour by the Embassy of Jamaica at St Gregory Hotel in Washington D.C. on Thursday October 8. Sharing in the occasion...