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      Heavy machinery manoeuvres boulders along the Kingston waterfront in the vicinity of the Rae Town fishing village. A multimillion-dollar shoreline protection wall, or stone guard, is being constructed as a buffer against sea surges.The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Contributing To Community Development In A Positive Way Across JamaicaThe booklet (mobile-friendly for offline reading) provides an overview on CDB Special Development Fund (SDF), the situation in Jamaica, and six stories on projects, implemented by the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF), a programme of the SDF, between 2013 and 2019 in Jamaica. https://www.caribank.org/sites/default/files/publication-resources/SDF Project Booklet final.pdf Minister without Portfolio in the OPM, Hon. Michael Henry (3rd left) presents the most improved trophy to Kenneth Williams (2nd left), during the graduation ceremony for the JSIF Alternative Livelihood Skills Programme (ALSP), held at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on February 25. Looking on (from left) are: Water Audit Specialist/Trainer and Chief Executive Officer, Diaspora AI, Dr. Kala Fleming; Managing Director of JSIF, Omar Sweeney; and Social Services Manager, JSIF, Gresford Bennett.Minister without Portfolio in the OPM, Hon. Michael Henry (3rd left) congratulates Valedictorian, Denese Austin (left), during the graduation ceremony for the JSIF Alternative Livelihood Skills Programme (ALSP), at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on February 25. Others (from 2nd left) are: Managing Director, JSIF, Omar Sweeney; Advisor to Minister Henry, Bindley Sangster; and Social Services Manager, JSIF, Gresford Bennett.Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Michael Henry (right), conversing with Managing Director at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney, during JSIF’s Alternative Livelihood Skills Programme (ALSP) graduation ceremony at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on February 25.Head of the European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska (left), makes a point to Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Managing Director Omar Sweeney at the recent formal launch of the JSIF-Poverty Reduction Programme Health Centres Expansion Programme at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St James. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Michael Henry, addresses the opening ceremony for the Jamaica Social Investment Fund's (JSIF) contractors and consultants seminar held at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (January 28).Minister of National Security, Dr Horace Chang (third left), points to an architectural drawing of works to be carried out at a police station under the European Union (EU)-funded Poverty Reduction Programme (PRP), on Thursday (January 23), at the Courtyard by Marriott hotel in New Kingston. Sharing the moment (from left) are Head of Delegation of the European Union in Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska; Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund, Omar Sweeney and Commanding Officer of the Property Management and Maintenance Division, Jamaica Constabulary Force, Garfield Taylor. (Photo: JIS)On Thursday, Jan 23, 2020, the JSIF/PRP hosted the launch for rehabilitative work on six (6) police stations across Clarendon, Kingston & St. Andrew and St. James. Here, Managing Director at the JSIF, Omar Sweeney (3rd from left) and EU Ambassador to Jamaica, Malgorzata Wasilewska (centre), share a photo op with (L-R), Garfield Taylor, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Marlene Lamonth, Project Manager, Delegation of the European Union, Andreea Popescu, Loan Officer, European Investment Bank, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, Minister of National Security, and Dr. Wayne Henry, Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica.President of The Mico University College, Dr. Asburn Pinnock (left); and Managing Director, JSIF, Omar Sweeny, sign a contract for the project, ‘Youth at Risk: Capacity Building for Social Workers and Caregivers in Children’s Homes’, on January 21 at The Mico University College campus in Kingston. Taking part is Manager, The Mico Foundation, Burchell Duhaney. Observing are Project Manager, JSIF, Kemiesha Batchan; and Social Officer, JSIF, Claudia Barrett. The contract, which is valued at $2.6 million, will see the training of Child Protection and Family Services Agency social workers in administering psycho-social interventions for at-risk youth.Crime Observatory Gets Further $16.7 Million. The Jamaica Crime Observatory Integrated Crime and Violence Information System (JCO-ICVIS) is an instrument that brings together all primary data sources to: Establish valid and consistent crime and violence related statistics for each community as well as the corresponding geo-reference maps of the incidents, support and keep up to date, reliable data to promote transparency, security and safety in the national interest and use the data to inform policy and decision making towards the development of improved citizen security and prevention measures. Jamaica is one of three Caribbean countries to have an established crime observatory. Social Development Manager, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Mona Sue-Ho (left) and Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police, Richard Stewart, look through JSIF's commemorative magazine. The occasion was the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the entities for the provision of additional funding for the Jamaica Crime Observatory (JCO) Enhancement Project, at JSIF's corporate offices in Kingston on Wednesday (January 22). Social Development Manager, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Mona Sue-Ho (left), presents Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police, Richard Stewart, with a signed copy of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the entities, for the provision of additional funding for the Jamaica Crime Observatory (JCO) Enhancement Project. The signing was held on Wednesday (January 22) at the JSIF's corporate offices, Kingston.Click here to view the Community Tourism BrochureClick here for more details
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