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First Secretary of the Venezuelan Embassy in Jamaica, José Antonio Sanchez Vegas (right), speaks with graduates of the Venezuelan Institute for Culture and Cooperation, during the ceremony held on December 7 at the PCJ Auditorium, New Kingston. From left are: Fuchsia Blair, Godfrey Bernard and Ingrid Blackwood.
First Secretary of the Venezuelan Embassy in Jamaica, José Antonio Sanchez Vegas (right), speaks with graduates of the Venezuelan Institute for Culture and Cooperation, during the ceremony held on December 7 at the PCJ Auditorium, New Kingston. From left are: Fuchsia Blair, Godfrey Bernard and Ingrid Blackwood.
Foreign Affairs

Venezuelan Institute to Offer New Spanish Course

The Venezuelan Institute for Culture and Cooperation will be offering a new Spanish-language course next year. The post-superior course will be open to candidates who have completed classes at the superior level. The Institute has been offering free Spanish classes...
Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy (left), shows Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry information contained in the 2016 Jamaica Industrial Classification, at the launch on December 8 at Hotel Four Seasons in St. Andrew.
Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy (left), shows Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry information contained in the 2016 Jamaica Industrial Classification, at the launch on December 8 at Hotel Four Seasons in St. Andrew.

Statin Launches Revised Jamaica Industrial Classification
Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), looks on as Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), and Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, peruse details of the agreement formalising the EU’s provision of approximately $3.3 billion (€22 million) in grant funding for Jamaica’s Justice Reform Programme. The agreement was signed during a ceremony at the Finance Ministry in Kingston, on December 8. Overseeing the proceeding is the Finance Ministry’s Communications Director, Elaine Oxamendi-Vicet.
Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), looks on as Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), and Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, peruse details of the agreement formalising the EU’s provision of approximately $3.3 billion (€22 million) in grant funding for Jamaica’s Justice Reform Programme. The agreement was signed during a ceremony at the Finance Ministry in Kingston, on December 8. Overseeing the proceeding is the Finance Ministry’s Communications Director, Elaine Oxamendi-Vicet.

Justice Reform Programme Boosted by $3.3-Billion Grant
Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (2nd left), tries out the closed-circuit television (CCTV) system installed at the Islington Police Station in St. Mary. The system, donated by Quest Security, was officially handed over on December 7. Others (from left) are Advisor to the Minister, Peter Jones; Assistant Chaplin for the Area Two police division, Lenford Newell; and Head of the division, Assistant Commissioner of Police, (ACP) Fitz Bailey.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (2nd left), tries out the closed-circuit television (CCTV) system installed at the Islington Police Station in St. Mary. The system, donated by Quest Security, was officially handed over on December 7. Others (from left) are Advisor to the Minister, Peter Jones; Assistant Chaplin for the Area Two police division, Lenford Newell; and Head of the division, Assistant Commissioner of Police, (ACP) Fitz Bailey.

Prank Calls Affecting Police Emergency Service
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the Edu/Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Conference at the Holiday Inn Hotel, Montego Bay, St. James, on December 8.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the Edu/Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Conference at the Holiday Inn Hotel, Montego Bay, St. James, on December 8.

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Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Corporate Communication Unit, Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, recently.
National Security

JCF Outlines Reasons for Seizure of Vehicles

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reminding the public of the conditions under which a motor vehicle can be seized. Speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, Head of the JCF Corporate Communications Unit (CCU), Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay, said if the vehicle is not licensed, the police can lawfully seize the unit. “The law makes provision for a 30-day grace...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), inspecting craft items at the Craft Enhancement Project Recognition and Awards Ceremony on July 12, at the New Kingston Business Centre. Others (from second left) are Craft Coordinator at the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Violet Crutchley; Director, Organisation of American States (OAS) Country Office, Jeanelle Van Glaanenweygel and Executive Director (TPDCo), Dennis Hickey. (FILE)
Tourism

Christmas Village Dec. 16 At 64-70 Knutsford Boulevard

The grounds of the Ministry of Tourism will be transformed into a mini artisan village to stage ‘Christmas Village on the Breezeway’, on Friday, December 16 at 64-70 Knutsford Boulevard in New Kingston. The extravaganza, which is being hosted by the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), will showcase and present for sale handicrafts and other authentic Jamaican products made by...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses the inaugural Tourism Policy Lecture Series held on December 7 at the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Regional Headquarters, St. Andrew. The inaugural lecture was hosted by the Ministry of Tourism through its Tourism Linkages Network in collaboration with the UWI Department of Government and the UWI Centre for Tourism and Policy Research.
Tourism

Committees to be Established to Manage Standards in Resort Areas

The Ministry of Tourism will be setting up destination assurance management committees in resort areas, which will be charged with ensuring a quality vacation experience for visitors to the island. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said the committees will be established within the first quarter of next year in the Kingston Metropolitan Area (KMA), Montego Bay, Negril, Ocho Rios, Portland...
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The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Miss Kingston and St Andrew 2016 Festival Queen, Shanique Shand (centre) and students of Mountain View Primary School on their way to plant a tree at the school. Occasion was the recent launch ceremony for Project Cultural and Environment Outreach (CEO).
Education

Festival Queen Spearheads Project at Mountain View Primary School

More than 700 students and their teachers of the Mountain View Primary School, in Kingston, will benefit from a cultural and environmental project, spearheaded by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Miss Kingston and St Andrew 2016 Festival Queen, Shanique Shand. Called Project Cultural and Environmental Outreach (CEO), it aims to inspire positive change through cultural awareness and environmental responsibility....
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Senior Deputy Superintendent and Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emilio Ebanks, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on December 6, at the agency's Montego Bay Regional Office in St. James.
JIS Think TankLocal Government

JFB Proposes Legislation to Inspect Private Dwellings

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is proposing legislation to give the agency authority to inspect and ensure that private dwellings are subjected to the same kind of scrutiny as public buildings. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay on December 6, the JFB’s Senior Deputy Superintendent and Public Relations Officer, Emilio Ebanks, noted...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (centre), joins stakeholder representatives, who signed the Partnership for a Prosperous Jamaica agreement at King’s House on Wednesday, December 7. They are Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (2nd right), representing the Government; Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) President, Paul B. Scott; Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) Chief Executive Officer, Diana McCaulay, representing civil society; and Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) President, O’Neil Grant, on behalf of the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU).
Prime Minister

Signatories to Partnership Agreement Assure PM of Support

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has been assured of support from signatories to the agreement for the Partnership for a Prosperous Jamaica, which the Government will implement over the next four years. They include the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) Chief Executive Officer, Diana McCaulay, on behalf of civil society; Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) President, O’Neil Grant, representing...
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National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, emphasises a point while addressing the commissioning of a Cessna aeroplane for the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF), at the Caribbean Aviation Training Centre situated at the Tinson Pen Aerodrome in Kingston on Friday, September 23. (FILE)
National Security

Private Owners of CCTV Respond to Security Ministry

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, is reporting that private owners of closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems are responding to his call to partner with the Ministry to detect crimes. The Minister, who was speaking at the handing over of a CCTV system at the Islington Police Station, in St. Mary, yesterday (December 7), said so far, eight private entities...
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Resident of East Kingston, Adolphus Kelly (left), receives information from Legal Officer, Land Administration And Management Programme (LAMP), Tirshatha Russell. Occasion was the Legal Aid Council’s (LAC) fourth justice fair held at the Vauxhall High School on Windward Road, East Kingston, on December 7.
Justice

East Kingston Residents Benefit from free Legal Services

Residents of East Kingston yesterday (December 7) benefited from free legal information and advice at a justice fair staged by the Legal Aid Council (LAC). The fair, which was held on the grounds of the Vauxhall High School on Windward Road, in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice, Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP), and involved public-sector agencies concerned with...
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