October 2, 2024, 10:14 am
The Music in Schools project is an initiative spearheaded by The Organization for Strategic Development in Jamaica (OSDJ), in collaboration with The Ministry of Education & Youth, The Edna Manley School of Performing & Visual Arts, Church Teachers’ College, The Mico University College and Sam...
September 20, 2024, 11:05 am
The CHASE Fund, which has only 20 employees on staff will be 226 strong for the Blue Run 5K on Sunday, September 22 at Emancipation Park at 6:00 a.m. CHASE invited agency colleagues and grant beneficiaries to join its team for the 5K which aims to raise awareness for prostate cancer.
Alfred...
August 7, 2024, 3:03 pm
The CHASE Fund is an agency of the Government of Jamaica providing funding support to projects in Culture, Health, Arts and Early Childhood Education.
The Fund provides financing for impactful projects in the areas of Culture, Health, Arts, and Early Childhood Education.
The funds are allocated...
August 5, 2024, 9:17 am
Jamaica has a dynamic and vibrant music culture; however structured music training is not always readily available to youth from the inner city. Musical talent abounds in these environs but is mainly focused on dancehall and its associated cultural elements. The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), with its...
July 30, 2024, 4:54 pm
Kingston, July 20, 2024-- In a decisive move to support the government’s national recovery efforts following the passage of Hurricane Beryl, the CHASE Fund has announced an investment of JA$110 million toward restoring critical sectors in severely affected parishes.
This substantial allocation will...
July 8, 2024, 4:54 pm
On Sunday June 30, 2024, Mr. W Billy Heaven, OD, JP, Chief Executive Officer of CHASE Fund was delighted to hand over musical instruments along with the Member of Parliament for South- East Clarendon, Hon. Pernel Chales Jr. to the Golden Touch Marching and Performing Band. Among the musical instruments...
May 22, 2024, 1:56 pm
The 2024 Professional Development Institute is being hosted, by the Early Childhood Commission (May 20-24, 2024) under the theme “A Place to Belong: A Child’s Right to Quality Early Childhood Education,” at the Conference Centre in Kingston.
CHASE provided $18M towards the 2024 PDI conference aimed...
May 8, 2024, 2:57 pm
CHASE Fund Director, Nicole McLaren Campbell, reads to students at the Allman Town Infant School in Kingston for Read Across Jamaica Day. Read Across Jamaica Day is an initiative that is observed islandwide that aims to encourage students to develop a healthy habit for reading. CHASE staff also visited...
May 6, 2024, 10:47 am
Pediatric surgery, the delicate art of operating on infants, children, and adolescents, last week witnessed a remarkable advancement with the first laparoscopic surgeries performed at the Bustamante Hospital for Children (BHC). The appendectomy (removal of the appendix) and cholecystectomy (gall bladder...