As the February 26 local government elections draw near, The Sunday Gleaner spoke with six first-time candidates, who are stepping into the political arena with hopes of serving their communities. Representing both rural and Corporate Area.
THE EUROPEAN Union Delegation to Jamaica recently collaborated with the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) for the global campaign for clean, plastic-free oceans, leading a beach clean-up activity at the Port Royal Beach on Saturday, September 16..
Global Student to host summit on vaccine justice
15 Hrs Ago Vaccine Justice through Fairness, Trust and Responsibility is the focus of The Global Student Forum s (GSF) Global Student Summit on July 12. - AP Photo
The Global Student Forum (GSF) will host the Global Student Summit: Vaccine Justice through Fairness, Trust and Responsibility on July 12.
The summit will be held virtually and participants will come from civil society, researchers, the public and student organisations and movements. The event will feature student leaders and cultural content of Trinidad and Tobago, said a media release.
The GSF said for a just distribution of covid19 vaccines, it supports countries that have lobbied for vaccines to be treated as a public good, free from patents. It said actions by rich nations in obtaining vaccines highlighted the political and economic inequalities that work against the global public good.
Home | News & Events | U.S. Embassy Supports Jamaica’s National Tree Planting Program through #300Trees Initiative Participants in the U.S. Embassy’s #300Trees Initiative (l-r) Standpipe Community Representatives Lavern Johnson and Doreen Moodie, Representative of the Mona Primary School, Alex Hepburn, Principal, Hope Valley Experimental, Anthony Grant, Media Personality and co-host of Farm Chicks Debbie Bissoon
On Tuesday, May 4, the U.S. Embassy in Kingston distributed 300 locally grown ornamental and fruit trees to persons in communities across Kingston, St. Andrew and St. Catherine, in support of the Government of Jamaica’s National Tree Planting Program. Recipients included members of the Embassy’s local community namely residents of Standpipe, the University of the West Indies Guild of Students, Hope Valley Experimental School, and Mona Primary School.
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