Acting Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Horace Chang is this afternoon extending condolences and support to the families of those killed yesterday (Friday, August 25) in Clarendon. Dr Chang says he is especially troubled by the killing of children which seems to be a growing trend by criminals. "I am deeply troubled by what seems to be a growing trend where these...

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has condemned the attacks in Clarendon in which it’s been reported that two children and two women were killed. Minister Grange said that there could be “no justification for the cold, calculated and despicable attacks” which took place within a 24-hour period in the communities of Race Course...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, has called on parents with exceptional skills to become volunteers in their communities. The State Minister said the skills are needed for better parenting, and the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) has embarked on an initiative to develop “model parents” through the various parent-teacher associations (PTAs)...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, has informed that the debt trajectory under the Government’s economic programme is expected to fall to 108.6 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP) by the end of the 2017/18 fiscal year. Currently, the debt trajectory stands at 115 per cent of GDP. Speaking at a press conference at...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, has been named Finance Minister of the Year for the Caribbean by the GlobalMarkets newspaper. The publication focuses on the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Asian Development Bank, and the Inter-American Development Bank annual meetings Managing Editor of the publication, Toby Fildes, noted that Mr....

Effective October 1, 2017, it will be mandatory for the more-than-300 registered private security companies to make salary deductions on behalf of security guards in their employ, to facilitate the self-contributory health insurance scheme that was announced in November 2016. Executive Director of the Private Security Regulation Authority (PSRA), Rosalyn Monteith Campbell, explained to JIS News that this became necessary...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, says management of police resources is being improved, so that they can be better used to smash criminal gangs. The Minister, who made the comments while handing over 20 new vehicles to Area and Shift Commanders, at the Office of the Police Commissioner on Old Hope Road in St. Andrew today (August 25),...

The Copyright Act is to be amended to introduce comprehensive measures to tackle digital piracy. Speaking at a seminar on the business of music at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on August 24, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, said the response to piracy needs to change to effectively address some of the challenges...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness has declared that no child should be discriminated against by virtue of their inability to afford education. Speaking at a function to honour students who sat the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) this year at Jamaica House on August 23, the Prime Minister stressed that every child has a right to education. He...