A new type one health centre opened in Moravia, Clarendon, on Friday, replacing the clinic that operated from the home of a community member.The centre was constructed by Food For the Poor (FFP) with funds donated by Chicago resident, Denise Di Biase, and on land donated by the Moravian Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Assistance also came from Custos of Clarendon William Shagoury.
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AS a part of its commitment to the improvement of early childhood education in Jamaica, the National Baking Company Foundation says it will be offering the Little Leaders Early Childhood Scholarship under its Little Leaders initiative.
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Foundation offers scholarship for early childhood teachers
MINISTER of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange has revealed that the Government is to offer houses and cash to the owners/occupants of the Marcus Garvey boyhood home in St Ann’s Bay, St Ann.
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Gov’t to offer houses, cash to occupants of Garvey home
French Ambassador to Jamaica Jean-Michel Despax, who leaves Wednesday after four years here, had one last bit of good news before his departure: Fifty Jamaica students will go to France to work as English teaching assistants this year, a repeat of the number who went in 2017.
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Bastille Day celebrations flavoured with World Cup joy
The recent upgrade of Jamaica’s credit rating by Moody’s Investors Service, from B3 with a stable outlook to B3 with a positive outlook, has pleased Generation 2000 (G2K), the young professional affiliate of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) — The upgrade was made public by the international ratings agency last week.
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G2K pleased with Moody’s upgrade on J’can economy
Planning practices islandwide are being reviewed and upgraded through far-reaching provisions being formulated for a new Town and Country Act to be enacted to replace the current Town and Country Planning Act.
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Big changes coming for Town and Country Planning Act
In years gone by, and perhaps still in the minds of most, a sentence to serve time in a maximum-security prison only spelt failure, with the prospect of rehabilitation pretty slim.But this story, unfolding now within the walls of the Spanish Town Prison, formally named the St Catherine Adult Correctional Centre, certainly challenges that idea.
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Transformation from behind those prison walls
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Several key international tourism stakeholders will convene at The University of the West Indies, Mona, on Thursday, September 13 to participate in a resilience summit, which will be an harbinger to the official launch to the highly anticipated Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre in January next year.
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Bartlett predicts spirited tourism summit
Commissioner of Customs Velma Ricketts Walker says that all agencies of the State involved in customs administration and border protection must continue to close ranks to stamp out corruption, as this should not only be seen as a customs issue but a national imperative.
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Customs urges closing of ranks to topple corruption
PEOPLE’S National Party caretaker for the constituency of St Mary South Eastern Dr Shane Alexis is opposed to the indefinite closure of the Junction Road which links St Mary with the Kingston and St Andrew.The road is to close for six hours a day from Broadgate to the Westmoreland Bridge to accommodate road improvement.
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Alexis objects to indefinite closure of Junction Road