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TPDCo Office Closed to In-Person Business

The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) has advised that its office located at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James is closed to in-person business. The closure took effect on Monday, September 18 and will remain until Thursday, September...

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addresses the opening ceremony for the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project Part A (May Pen to Williamsfield) on September 14.

Transport Minister Urges Responsible Use of New Highway

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, delivers the main address during the opening ceremony of the High-level Ministerial Meeting for Caribbean Ministers of Agriculture and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, held at AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston, on Monday (September 18).

Regional Partnerships Key to Sustainable Agriculture Future

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), stamps the social contract for the two-bedroom house handed over to New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary Marlene Bennett (second right), at 63 Tower Street in Kingston, recently. Looking on (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Arlene Williams; Chairperson for the Oversight Committee of the NSHP, Judith Robb Walters; and Member of Parliament for Kingston Central, Donovan Williams.

PHOTOS: PM Hands Over Two-Bedroom House to Kingston Central Resident

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (second left), is in light conversation with (from left) State Minister in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn; Custos Rotulorum of St. Mary, Errol Johnson; and Mayor of Port Maria, Richard Creary. The event was the Legal Aid Council (LAC) Justice Fair held on September 15 at the Annotto Bay Car Park, Main Street in St. Mary. The LAC Justice Fairs play an integral role in increasing access to justice services for Jamaicans.

PHOTOS: Legal Aid Council Stages Justice Fair in St. Mary

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (third right), with members of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) team who participated in International Coastal Clean-up Day activities at the Shipwreck Beach in Kingston on Saturday, September 16.

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Gov’t Looking at Creating a Culture of Environmental Cleanliness

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, says the Government will be looking at developing initiatives geared towards creating a culture of environmental cleanliness. The Minister made the disclosure while participating in International Coastal Clean-up Day (ICCD) activities at Shipwreck Beach on the Palisadoes Road in Kingston on Saturday (September...

Members of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) participate in the International Coastal Clean-up Day (ICCD) activity at the Shipwreck Beach in Kingston, on Saturday, September 16.

3 years ago Environment

JIS Members Take Part in ICCD Activity

Members of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) were among thousands of Jamaicans who turned out to participate in International Coastal Clean-up Day (ICCD) activities on Saturday, September 16. The 30-member-strong JIS team collected several bags of recyclable and non-recyclable garbage, totalling 105.9kg, from the Shipwreck Beach along the Palisadoes Strip in Kingston. Manager of the JIS’s Public Relations and Marketing...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), greets President, Jamaica Institution of Engineers (JIE), Godfrey Boyd, during the opening ceremony for Engineers’ Week, held at The Summit in New Kingston on Monday (September 18).

3 years ago Finance & Public Service

Jamaica’s Upgraded Credit Rating Will Yield Favourable Financing Terms – Dr. Clarke

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says that upgrading of Jamaica’s credit rating by Standard and Poor’s will facilitate access to financing on better terms. Standard and Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings, on September 13, upgraded the Government of Jamaica’s Long-Term Foreign and Local Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) from B+ to BB-, with a...

Acting National Restorative Justice Coordinator in the Ministry of Justice, Saccsha Ebanks speaks with JIS News at a Restorative Justice (RJ) Week community open day and sensitisation at Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay on Wednesday, February 8.

3 years ago Justice

Over 5,600 Persons Trained in Restorative Justice Practices

More than 5,600 Jamaicans across the island have been equipped with skills in restorative justice (RJ) better enabling them to prevent and manage conflicts. Acting Director of the RJ Branch in the Justice Ministry’s Social Justice Division, Saccsha Ebanks, said the RJ facilitators in each parish have been instrumental in the training process. “Every day our officers get the chance...

Acting Director of the Restorative Justice Branch of the Justice Ministry’s Social Justice Division, Ms. Saccsha Ebanks.

3 years ago Justice

Restorative Justice Allowing All Parties Involved in Conflict to be Heard

The use of Restorative Justice (RJ) as a means of resolving conflicts provides Jamaicans with the opportunity to ventilate their issues. This, according to Acting Director for the Restorative Justice Branch within the Justice Ministry’s Social Justice Division, Saccsha Ebanks. The restorative justice process involves three main parties – the victims, the offenders, and stakeholders deemed positive voices who are...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Partick Allen (seated, centre); President of the Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Patrick Brooks (seated left) and Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes (seated right), with members of the judiciary who were appointed to higher office at a swearing-in ceremony at King’s House, on September 18. From left are Her Hon. Tracey-Ann Johnson; Her Hon. Christine McNeil; Her Hon. Luciana Jackson; Mrs. Sharon Millwood Moore; Master Pamela Mason; Hon. Justice Kissock Laing; Master Stephany Orr; Her Hon. Opal Smith; and Hon. Justice Georgiana Fraser.

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Judges Sworn in to Serve in Higher Office

Nine members of the judiciary were sworn in to higher office for the Michaelmas Term by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Partick Allen, today (September 18), at King’s House. Taking the Oath of Allegiance and the Judicial Oath were Justices Kissock Laing and Georgiana Fraser, who have been appointed to act as Judges of Appeal from September 25,...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green.

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Minister Green Elected New Chair of WECAFC

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, has been elected Chairman of the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC). He was elected during the staging of the 19th WECAFC session, held in Bridgetown, Barbados, from September 6 to 8. The Minister said Jamaica is honoured to be the Chair of WECAFC. “WECAFC continues to be essential in our...