Refurbishing Huntley Community Centre

Any word used to describe Margaret Rose Barnes is heavily dependent on the capacity in which you know her. To the country, Ms. Barnes who hails from Retreat St. Mary, is an award recipient waiting to receive her Badge of honour at this year’s National Honours and Awards Ceremony.

Small business development and Valrie Veira go hand in hand. A significant chunk of her over 40 years of dedicated public service have been spent helping the small business sector grow and develop. Ms. Veira says she has always wanted to give service to the public sector, thanks to the strong influence of family members.

Jamaican food is known worldwide for its mouth-watering flavours and spices, setting us apart from others and leave visitors wanting more. One of the most commonly used spices in our cuisine comes from the pimento seed. On this episode of Jamaica Made we hear how one entrepreneur pimento and other flavours in cooking oil.

The girls at the South Camp Juvenile Correctional and Remand Centre in St. Andrew, are set to benefit from expanded training opportunities, with plans underway for the construction of a multi-purpose facility at the centre by the end of December. Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Rudyard Spencer says the building will facilitate additional educational, vocational and recreational activities for the wards at the institution.

Residents of St. Elizabeth have joined others in neighbouring parishes Manchester and Clarendon in benefitting from the Government’s Water Shop Initiative. The project involves the installation of water tanks in communities with severe water challenges. The tanks are then regularly serviced by water trucks and maintained by the municipal corporations in partnership with residents. Two new facilities were commissioned in Top Hill and Retirement District in Malvern.