More youth for Service Corps

The Government is increasing the number of young people to benefit under the Jamaica National Service Corps (JNSC) programme.

Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke said that 1,500 more persons would be trained in three batches by October 2019.

Some 220 recruits graduated last Saturday at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Moneague training camp in St Ann.

The 220 graduates, representing the fourth intake under the JNSC, underwent 16 weeks of rigorous training focused on military service knowledge, basic first aid, and weapons handling, among other areas.

They will continue to be engaged in military, vocational, and broader life skills training for another eight months, which will equip them for either an extended career in the JDF or engagement in other professional areas of interest.

Grange has announced that “Cabinet has approved a contract for J$71.5 million to the German firm, BSW GmbH, to begin the urgent replacement of the synthetic running track.”

BSW, one of the world’s leading suppliers of synthetic surfaces, successfully replaced the main running track at the National Stadium in 2011. Since then the company has installed running tracks at several facilities across Jamaica.

It is estimated that the replacement work will take 14 weeks.