Minutes, General Meeting June 15, 2010

Minutes

PRSJ General Meeting

June 15, 2010

Jampro Training Room

Trafalgar Road

Present:

Delmares White, ODPEM            
Mark Thomasm, Jampro                    
Shawnette Henry, MIND        
Camille Taylor, LIME
Analisa Downes, SLB         
Christopher Benjamin, Consultant          
Cheryl Smith, Ministry of Finance and the Public Service              
Opal Davis, NSWMA    
Keith Brown, Keith Brown and Assoc
Stephen Shaw, NWA            
Gerry Mc Daniel, JFLL                
Carroll Edwards, UWI Mona PR          
Claudette Myers, PIOJ PR
Leo McEwan, Ministry of Transport and Works
Gwyneth Davidson, OPM
Christine Ann Bell, Innovative Solutions

The meeting was called to order at approximately 6:15 by President Delmares White. She welcomed student guests from CARIMAC (Keith Brown) and students guests from the International University of the Caribbean (Gerry McDaniel).

Announcement of New Members
VP Membership announced that the following persons were accepted as full members of the PRSJ.

Journalist, radio producer and Communications Manager, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries

Mr Cecil Thoms;

Public Education and Community Relations Manager at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) Mr Jamal Tugman;

Information Officer at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM)

Ms Kimberley Weller;

Journalist and Media Coordinator Embassy of the United States of America - Public Affairs Section, Ms Fern White.

The Society extends a warm welcome and congratulations to the new members and look forward to their active involvement in the Society. Members in arrears were reminded to pay their 2010 dues.

Guest Speaker

Past President Mark Thomas introduced guest speaker, Social Violence expert and Lecturer in the department of Social Sciences, UWI, Anthropologist Dr Herbert Gayle. Dr Gayle made a call for more investment in boys and young men as an essential component to overcome violence in the society. Dr Gayle was presented with a token of appreciation by Gwyneth Davidson.

Other Business
First VP Christopher Benjamin reminded the group about the benefit performance of the UWI Singers on Saturday June 19, tickets $1,200 each. Tickets are on sale from Executive members. Members were asked to support the Society by purchasing the tickets to this fund-raising event.

Juice was served and the meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:00p.m.
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