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Forty-five youth, mainly from inner-city communities, have been trained and certified as call centre operators, under the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP). The training was done over four weeks at the University of the West Indies Open Campus, with resources from JEEP, in collaboration with the HEART Trust /NTA. Beneficiary, Annakay Williams said the job readiness initiative has enabled the...

Ground was broken in Belvedere, Westmoreland on Thursday (Feb. 20), for construction of a community centre at a cost of $10 million. The project, which will be undertaken through the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), is scheduled to be completed within six months and will serve approximately 5,000 residents. The community centre is being built on more than two acres...

Residents of Cobbla and surrounding communities in Manchester now have access to a newly refurbished community centre and playing field. The facility, which had been out of use for some time, was renovated through funding from the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP) at a cost of $3.49 million. Speaking in a recent interview with JIS News, Councillor for the Walderston Division...

The Jones Town Primary School, located in the heart of the South St. Andrew community, has benefitted from much-needed repairs through the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP). The work, which was undertaken at a cost of some $6 million, improved the physical infrastructure and aesthetics of the 100-year old institution, which serves the community and surrounding areas. Chairman of the...