MAY PEN, Clarendon — Five Jamalco employees created history when they graduatedrecently from the first Smoking Cessation programme to be launched at a corporateentity in Jamaica, a news release from the bauxite/alumina company has said.The five employees, Deryck Beckford, Horace Logan, Brenda Beale, Nicholas Dougherty,and Derron Garwood, were among 18 persons who enrolled in the special programme toquit smoking last.. Read more
Scores of Jamalcoans swung into action at various projects as the company observes itsninth annual Month of Service. Tree PlantingThe celebrations got underway on Friday October 3 with the observance of NationalTree Planting Day. Some ten team members journeyed to the York Town Primary, FogaRoad and Vere Technical High Schools and wo Church ServiceOn Sunday October 5, some 23 Jamalcoans.. Read more
Over two hundred students at the Pratville Primary & Infant School in SouthManchester were reminded of the importance of using the road safely. The Mines along with Jamalco Mining Contractor Trevor Dunkley & Company hosted asymposium at the school as a part of the Jamalco in Schools Programme. Conliffe Simpson, Manager of Trevor Dunkley and Company in his presentationreminded the.. Read more
Twenty-five residents from the South Manchester Community Council and surroundingcommunities participated weeks of training in Greenhouse Technology. The training which was facilitated by the President of the Greenhouse GrowersAssociation of Jamaica, Jervis Rowe, sought to educate and expose the participants tothe essentials of greenhouse production. Among the subjects taught were greenhouseclimate, greenhouse construction, breeding and propagation, logistics and watersystems. Each.. Read more
For the fifth consecutive year, Jamalco has afforded an opportunity to sixty persons wholive in Jamalco’s host communities to continue their education through the JamalcoCareer Enhancement Programme (JCEP). Through JCEP, the youngsters are given a chance to continue their secondary educationto the Caribbean Secondary Examination Council (CSEC) level in evening programmesat the Vere Technical and Lennon High schools in Clarendon.. Read more
