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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, speaks at the Amber Group’s 10th anniversary celebration & artificial intelligence (AI) robotics showcase, held at the AC Hotel in Kingston on Tuesday (October 14).
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, says the Jamaica Learning Assistant (JLA) platform will revolutionise education in Jamaica. “Every child in Jamaica will have at their fingertips, the best teacher. The Learning Assistant is tailored to them. It knows how [they] learn. It provides the information in the way [they] learn,” she explained. The Minister, who was speaking at the Amber Group’s 10th Anniversary Celebration & Artificial Intelligence (AI) Robotics Showcase, held at the AC Hotel in...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, applauds members of Clarendon College’s debate team (from left): Devaunth Lopez, Marlene Green, and Aliya McKenzie, who won the Clarendon Municipal Corporation’s World Homeless Day debate competition. The event was held on October 10 at the Old Police Station grounds in May Pen, Clarendon.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, applauds members of Clarendon College’s debate team (from left): Devaunth Lopez, Marlene Green, and Aliya McKenzie, who won the Clarendon Municipal Corporation’s World Homeless Day debate competition. The event was held on October 10 at the Old Police Station grounds in May Pen, Clarendon.

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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), and Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Her Excellency Dr. Erja Askola (centre), at the handover of four tractors by the EU to Jamaica, at Kingston Industrial Agencies on Spanish Town Road in Kingston, on October 9. At left is technician with the company, Michael Bernard.
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), converses with Construction Manager at West Indies Home Contractors Limited (WIHCON), Patrick Turner (left), during a tour of the construction site of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) St. Catherine North Divisional Headquarters in Spanish Town, on Wednesday (October 8). They are joined by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security and Peace, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second right); and Chief Technical Director, Security Risk Reform and Transformation Policy Division in the Ministry of National Security and Peace, Delroy Simpson. The project is undertaken at a cost of $2.3 billion and is being funded through the Government’s Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) Programme.
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (left), and Co-Founder of Christel House Jamaica, Hon. Sally Porteous (right), read the dedication plaque during Christel House Jamaica’s anniversary and ribbon-cutting ceremony held on Tuesday, October 7, at the institution in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine. Also pictured are (back row, from left) President and Chief Executive Officer of Christel House International, David Harris; Parliamentary Secretary in the Education Ministry, Senator Marlon Morgan, and Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kasan Troupe; and Chief Executive Officer of Christel House Jamaica, Taneshia Stoney Dryden.
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