Prime Minister Opens Modern Multimillion Dollar Infant School in South West St. Andrew

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller (R ) is assisted by (L-R) JSIF’s Managing Director, Mr. Omar Sweeney; Head of the EU Delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Paola Amadei, and Julia Sutherland, Deputy British High Commission to unveil the commemorative plaque to official open the Union Gardens Infant School.
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Asserting that education is one of the greatest weapons against poverty, Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for South West St. Andrew, Portia Simpson Miller officially opened the new state-of-the-art Union Gardens Infant School in her constituency on Wednesday, January 13.  The multimillion dollar institution was made possible through a successful private-public sector partnership.
Some of the private sector donors and partners include Cari-Med and Kirk Distributors Foundation; Tank-Weld Group; National Baking Company Foundation; Seprod Limited; Sandals Foundations; Kingston Wharves Limited; Stewart Industrial; Advanced Integrated Systems (AIS); Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS); BH Paints; Gleaner Company Limited; and Food for the Poor. Public sector partners include: the Ministry of Education; Culture, Health, Arts, Sports, and Education (CHASE) Fund; and Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF).