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Chief Executive Officer of the Social Development Commission, Omar Frith (back row, second left), shares a moment with key stakeholders and students at the Hanover Youth Entrepreneurship awards ceremony, at S Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, on Friday (July 3).
Chief Executive Officer of the Social Development Commission, Omar Frith (back row, second left), shares a moment with key stakeholders and students at the Hanover Youth Entrepreneurship awards ceremony, at S Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, on Friday (July 3).
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Students Generate More Than $850,000 in Sales Through SDC Entrepreneurship Programme

By: Reneek Brown, July 6, 2026
A new wave of entrepreneurial passion and talent has emerged among Hanover's youth, with students generating more than $850,000 in sales through the Social Development Commission (SDC) and Infiniti Co-operative Credit Union Youth Entrepreneurship Programme. The three-month initiative culminated in an awards ceremony at S Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, on Friday (July 3), where participants were recognised for transforming business ideas into viable ventures, while developing practical skills in entrepreneurship, financial management and marketing. A group of ninth-grade students secured the top-three spots...
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Minister of State, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Hon. Rhoda Moy Crawford (third left), sharing a moment with founders and sponsors of iamtheCODE Caribbean, at the closing ceremony for the first cohort of trainees, at S Hotel in New Kingston on Saturday (July 4). (From left) are Board Member, iamtheCODE, Peter Goldson; co-founders, iamtheCODE, Nadeen Matthews Blair and Mariame McIntosh Robinson; Portfolio Manager for Education and Special Needs, Digicel Foundation, Jamila Crooks Brown; and Executive Director, National Baking Company Foundation, Lauri-Ann Samuels.
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Education State Minister Urges Jamaicans to Seize Free iamtheCODE Tech Training

By: Ainsworth Morris, July 7, 2026
St. James residents gather to speak to representatives from the National Housing Trust (NHT) at the homebuyer booth, during the agency's Home It Expo held at the Harmony Beach Park in St. James on July 3.
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NHT Stages Home It Expo in Montego Bay

By: Serena Grant, July 7, 2026
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), walks on the newly rehabilitated Caenwood Road in Portland, at the official opening of the roadway on Friday (July 3). Joining the Prime Minister (from left) are: Member of Parliament for Portland Western, Hon. Daryl Vaz; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development with responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Morgan; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Arlene Williams.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), walks on the newly rehabilitated Caenwood Road in Portland, at the official opening of the roadway on Friday (July 3). Joining the Prime Minister (from left) are: Member of Parliament for Portland Western, Hon. Daryl Vaz; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development with responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Morgan; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Arlene Williams.

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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), cuts a ribbon before officially handing over the new National Housing Trust (NHT) Vineyard Town Housing Development in Kingston, on July 1. Also participating (from left) are Board Director, NHT, Sujae Boswell; Member of Parliament, St. Andrew South Eastern, Julian Robinson; beneficiaries, Shane Henry and Marlene Witham; Managing Director, NHT, Martin Miller, and Senior General Manager, Construction and Development, NHT, Bryan Saunders.
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Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Delroy Chuck (second right), presents a Seal to Justice of the Peace, Kaycie‑Ann Barrett‑Reid (left), during the Trelawny Justice of the Peace Association’s Commissioning Ceremony at the Glistening Waters Hotel in Falmouth, Trelawny, on Friday (June 26). Looking on are Custos Rotulorum for Trelawny, Hon. Hugh Gentles, and State Minister, Hon. Marisa Dalrymple‑Philibert.
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Newly crowned Miss St. Catherine Festival Queen 2026, Allison Williams (centre), stands with first runner-up, Imauny Huie (left), and second runner-up, Terry-Ann Wilson (right), during the coronation, held at Eltham High School in Spanish Town on June 21.
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