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...
June 25, 2023, 9:09 am
The Pembroke Hall Wellness Park was officially handed over to the Pembroke Hall Civic Association and the Pembroke Hall community on May 12, 2023. The Wellness Park was developed by the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, at a cost of $16M.
Minister of Finance and the Public...
May 31, 2023, 8:08 pm
Students of the Savanna-La-Mar Infant School in Westmoreland are now benefiting from a much-improved learning environment financed by the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund at a cost of $46.2 million.
An upgrade to an old timber frame building, the newly constructed block includes...
May 12, 2023, 8:15 pm
The Pembroke Hall Wellness Park was officially handed over to the Pembroke Hall Civic Association and the Pembroke Hall community on May 12, 2023. The Wellness Park was developed by the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, at a cost of $16M.
Minister of Finance and the Public...