Western Regional Health Authority Mental Health Playday

A wise man once said “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”, and with that in mind, the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) recently allowed several students of the west to get in some play time at their recent child and adolescent mental health playday at the Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay, St. James.  On the day students from several early childhood, primary and secondary schools were engaged in activities including art therapy, ring games, tabletop games, dancercise, face painting and health talks.

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Plastic Lunch Box Ban

On today’s programme, we tell you more about the ban on plastic lunch boxes which will be implemented on December 31.

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E-Learning Tech in Education Conference: How do GenZ-ers Learn?

How do GenZ-ers Learn? – that question was posed to student panelists at the recently concluded E-Learning Jamaica Technology in Education Conference 2023.  The session sought to explore the perspective of GenZ students on technology in and out of the classroom, as well as what is the most effective method of teaching for their generation.

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Export Readiness Part 3 – White label partnerships

You’ve made some contacts, found a distributor, and decided how you plan to promote your product in the new market. Now that we have the basics covered we now turn our attention to the final piece of the exporting experience, the agreement.

Stay tuned as Interim Vice President for Export at JAMPRO Shane Angus shares what exporters need to know when finalizing the arrangements with distributors as we continue our look at making your business export ready.

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Local Government & Community Development Ministry Sectoral Wrap

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development will be pursuing a range of initiatives this fiscal year geared at bolstering community development across the island.

These include infrastructural development for markets, the purchase of fire trucks with extendable ladders, water rehabilitation projects, the implementation of a real time remote flood monitoring system and the procurement of additional garbage trucks.

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Ministry of Education and Youth’s 2023 Africa Day in Schools

Buff Bay Primary School in Portland was abuzz with activities to mark Africa Day 2023 on May 25.  The event was hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Youth. The day’s activities, held under the theme: Celebrating Africa: Sankofa, Return to the Roots, was aimed at sensitizing children about African culture and heritage, and placed emphasis on Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, or Ethiopia.

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Learning Hub Academy

In 2005 Dr Shalette Ashman became the founder of Jamaica’s first ever online learning program for primary and secondary level students when she conceptualized and launched GoGSAT.com and Caribbean Examination.com in partnership with E-Learning Jamaica.  The GoGsat and CaribbeanExamination online spaces since became vital tools for many students as they prepared for the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) and Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate (CSEC) examinations.

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Export Readiness Part 2

Congratulations, you’ve gotten your products on the shelves in retail outlets overseas and you can now call yourself an exporter. So what next?

Stay tuned as Interim Vice President for Export at JAMPRO Shane Angus answers that question and more, as we continue our look at making your business export ready.

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Fire Prevention Tips

On today’s programme, we will be looking at some tips to help with fire safety and prevention.

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Contactless Clearance Impact

On today’s programme, we look at the impact of the Jamaica Customs Agency’s Contactless Clearance process.

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Wayde Van Niekerk returns to Racers Grand Prix

In 2016, Wayde Van Niekerk was the fastest man in the world over 400m, smashing the men’s world record for the event at the Rio Olympics, en route to winning an Olympic gold medal. His historic run lowered the mark by .15 seconds, moving it from 43.18 seconds to 43.03. However, a year later misfortune came as Van Niekerk suffered a serious knee ligament injury, and was later diagnosed with medial and lateral tears of the meniscus and tearing in his anterior cruciate ligament.

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Khimali Johnson – 17-year-old Beekeeper

Seventeen-year-old Khimali Johnson is on his way to becoming one of the country’s best agri-entrepreneurs. Just recently he distinguished himself by winning the beekeeping competition at the 2023 Jamaica 4-H Clubs’ National Achievement Exposition held at the Denbigh Showground in Clarendon on Friday, May 12. The Bellfield High School student also won the competition at the parish level, but was far from confident that the would come out on top in the national event. In fact he lost confidence in his project after going head-to-head with the other regional winners.

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Jamaica-UK Relations

On today’s programme, we take a look at Jamaica and her relationship with the United Kingdom.

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MOEY JUST MEDZ IT JINGLE COMPETITION

Since the resumption of face-to-face classes in schools last year coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been several reports of violent incidents involving students and even teachers.  As part of efforts to address the issue, the Ministry of Education in October 2022 launched a programme called ‘Just Medz It’. It’s aimed at changing the culture of violent confrontations and responses among children and students in schools, by equipping them with conflict-resolution strategies that are peaceful and healthy.

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Export Readiness Tips Part 1

Selling products overseas is a dream for many local business owners.

Broader brand appeal and increased revenues are some of the major benefits.

Though not easy, getting your products on the shelves in a foreign country is very doable, especially with the help of Jamaica’s trade facilitation organisation JAMPRO.

Stay tuned as Interim Vice President for Export at JAMPRO Shane Angus walks us through the steps to prepare your business for the export market.

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Composting

When it comes to managing waste, composting is one of the most beneficial and environmentally friendly options a person can use.

In fact, the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) wants more Jamaicans to get on board the composting band wagon.

We tell you why on today’s programme.

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Former Ward of the State thriving in Jamaica Bobsleigh

Meet 21-year-old Anthony Ellis. He is a member of Jamaica’s Bobsled Team, which is currently training for several upcoming championships, including the 2024 Olympics. His journey to becoming a member of the national bobsled team, was quite unexpected, in fact the former ward of the state says he had no initial interest in the sport. He didn’t pay much attention to bobsledding until being introduced to it in college.

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CPFSA’s Child Month Activities

The key mandate of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) is that of child protection – to act proactively and responsively.  The Agency is also mandated to go above and beyond to provide love, advocacy, education, rehabilitation, and family support for the nation’s children.

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