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The Jamaica Reggae Industry Association honoured Reggae pioneers at the JaRIA Honour Awards held on February 25 at the Courtleigh Auditorium.  The JaRIA awards are held annually to celebrate the contribution of some of Jamaica's most outstanding music professionals, past and present. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon…

A bronze statue of well-known cricketer O’Neil Gordon “Collie” Smith was unveiled in an official ceremony at Boys’ Town, Trench Town on Wednesday, March 21, 2018. The statue was commissioned by Boys’ Town and finance by the CHASE Fund at a cost of $8.1 million.  The statue was sculpted by…

The CHASE Fund collaborated with the National Health Fund and the Tourism Enhancement Fund to establish a National Cancer Treatment Centre at the Cornwall Regional Hospital. The Centre, which was officially opened on November 24, 2017, houses the linear accelerator machine (pictured), which delivers high-energy radiation to shrink tumors and…