JSIF undertake Labour Day Activities in Denham Town & August Town

A volunteer from the Jamaica Defense Force paints a section of the recreation area at the St. Alban's Primary and Infant School.
May 24, 2023
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The Integrated Community Development Project II (ICDP-II), which is funded by the Government of Jamaica, supported 6 projects within 4 communities on National Labour Day 2023. The JSIF partnered with the Ministry of Education & Youth, the Jamaica Constabulary Force, the local police, Community Development Committees and Curfew Monitors from the respective communities, to rehabilitate the Math Resource Room at St. Alban’s Primary and Infant School; minor rehabilitation and clean-up at the Denham Town Police Station; rehabilitation of playfield and park at August Town Primary School, and improvement of the physical environment at 6 ZOSO checkpoints in St. James.  In keeping with this year’s theme ‘Plant a Tree for Life – Promoting Climate Change Mitigation, Food Security and Road Safety’, trees were also planted at each location, where the Day’s activities took place.

Giving because I always get my blessing

Kathleen Shaw-Gonzales poses with her GOJ ICDP Enterprise Development Grant Project Certificate of Achievement and Award for Community Service in the community of Greenwich Town, at the JSIF Community Awards at the AC Hotel by Marriot, Lady Musgrave Road, St Andrew, on April 6.
April 25, 2023
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The fisherwoman, who owns a boat with the same name as her business place ‘Kasalegna’, has had a long association with the JSIF. It started in 2014 when she was the recipient of a chest freezer (deep freeze), an igloo (cooler) and a weigh scale. By then, two freezers she owned had stopped working and she was without a scale.

“When I got the new one (deep freeze), it helped me to set more ice to sell to fishermen. And I used to have to be borrowing people’s scale. So I don’t have to borrow people’s scale no more,” she declared.

In addition to selling fishing, Shaw-Gonzales also generates income from selling buckets of ice to other fisherfolk. She tries to give back from her earnings but the needs are many, she admits. They range from helping to provide school uniforms, lunch money, school shoes and bags to bus fare for young students.

In addition, she is a member of the Greenwich Town Fishing Beach executive, which administers affairs on behalf of the fishing community.

Giving because I always get my blessing

After more than 20 years operating on the beach, Shaw-Gonzales has seen her fair share of hardships as well as good t

Upgraded Epworth rural feeder road in St Ann officially opened

Prime Minister, Andrew Holness (fourth right), cuts the ribbon to officially open the $109 million Epworth rural feeder road in St Ann on April 21. Looking on are (from left) Epworth CDC member, Edris Taylor; Mayor of St Ann’s Bay, Councillor Sydney Stewart; Councillor/Caretaker, Beecher Town Division, Natalie Wilmot; Vice President of Operations, Caribbean Development Bank, Isaac Solomon; and Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney. They are joined by Epworth Primary School’s Ramardo Davis (fourth left) and Kasari-Ann Pitterson (third right).
April 22, 2023
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The Epworth rural feeder road in St Ann, which was rehabilitated at a cost of $109 million, was officially opened by Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Friday.

Work on the three-kilometre parochial road was spearheaded by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) with financing provided under the Caribbean Development Bank's (CDB) Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF).

Upgraded Epworth Feeder Road in St. Ann Officially Opened

The Epworth rural feeder road in St.

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