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

RJ Plays Vital Role in Healing the Nation

The work of the Justice Ministry’s Restorative Justice (RJ) branch has been instrumental in helping to heal the nation, by providing Restorative Justice practices and services to Jamaicans islandwide. This was noted by the Branch’s Acting Director, Saccsha Ebanks, who...

Director of Tourism, Donovan White, addresses the first day of the Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX) 2023 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James on September 11.

3.88 Million Visitors, US$4.2 Billion in Tourism Earnings Projected for 2023

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (fourth left), with (from left) Parish Manager, St. Elizabeth Health Services, Sean Brissett; Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Black River Hospital, Diana Brown-Miller; Acting Regional Director, Southern Regional Health Authority, Herschel Ismail; Health Specialist, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Novia Condell; Assistant Nutritionist, St. Elizabeth Health Department, Tracia Gayle; Director, Health Promotion and Protection, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Simone Spence; and Consultant Pediatrician, Dr. Aggrey Sajabi. They were attending the hospital’s recent baby friendly certification ceremony.

Importance of Jamaica’s ‘Baby-Friendly’ Hospital Designations Highlighted

Students of the St. Theresa Preparatory School perform a dance at a special mass to mark the 70th anniversary of the institution held on Sunday (September 10), at the St. Theresa Roman Catholic Church, 61½ Deanery Road, Kingston 4.

PHOTOS: St. Theresa Prep School 70th Anniversary Celebration

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.

Senator Johnson Smith to Head Delegation to UN General Assembly

Senior Design Engineer at the National Water Commission (NWC), Erron Reid (left), makes a point to Deputy Managing Director at M&M Jamaica Limited, Richard Mullings (centre), and Vice President at the National Water Commission (NWC), Garth Jackson, while at the Spanish Town leg of the major NWC improvement project recently.

3 years ago Water

Scheduled Network Testing Activities to Impact Some Customers

The National Water Commission is advising that it will be carrying out scheduled network testing activities in some sections of Portmore. These works will be carried out on Wednesday September 13, 2023 and Thursday, September 14, 2023 respectively. Work Area Date Areas to be impacted Disruption time Intersection of Old Braeton and Mc Pherson Drive Wednesday September 13,...

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), observes students entering buses operated by the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in St. Andrew, today (September 11).

3 years ago TransportYouth

Waiting Time at Half-Way Tree Transport Centre Reduced – Vaz

The waiting time for persons at the Half -Way Tree Transport Centre in St. Andrew has been reduced, says Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz. Mr. Vaz, along with Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams; Managing Director, Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Paul Abrahams; Chairman of the Transport Authority, Owen Ellington, and Managing Director,...

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Courtney Cole, presents a certificate to Nordia Greaves, at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Farmer Field School Graduation Ceremony, held at Moneague College, St Ann, on Thursday (February 7).

3 years ago Agriculture

St. Ann Farmers Graduate from Training Programme

One hundred and seventy-two farmers from St. Ann, with the majority being women, have successfully graduated from a Farmer Field School training programme, spearheaded by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA). The inaugural training initiative, which was supported by the HEART/NSTA Trust and the Jamaica Bauxite Management Limited (JBM), aimed to empower local farmers with essential skills and knowledge to...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams

3 years ago EducationYouth

Schools Encouraged to Discuss Draft Policy on Dress and Grooming

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, is encouraging schools to hold discussions about the draft policy on dress and grooming. The policy was recently published on the Ministry’s website for stakeholders to provide feedback. “We have been encouraging our schools to have a collaborative approach with our parents, our teachers, our students, in terms of rules. We know...

Director, Victim Services Branch (VSB), Social Justice Division, Ministry of Justice. Dionne Dawn Binns.

3 years ago Justice

Victim Services Branch Helped Over 5,700 New Clients Last Fiscal Year

With more than 5,700 new clients in the last fiscal year, the Victim Services Branch (VSB) continues to provide support for crime victims, helping them to manage and cope with the associated trauma and assisting them through the justice system. An entity under the Ministry of Justice, the Branch was established to provide therapeutic interventions for all victims of crime....

Students at Falmouth All-Age School in Trelawny at play on Monday (September 4), the first day of the 2023/24 academic year.

3 years ago EducationYouth

Education Ministry Provides Heat Safety Guidelines for Schools

The Ministry of Education and Youth is encouraging school administrators to take proactive measures to ensure the safety and well-being of students and staff as the soaring temperatures persist. In a bulletin issued recently, the Ministry recommended several heat safety protocols that are to be implemented based on individual school circumstances. These include the development of guidelines for outdoor activities...

Members of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) team cleaning a section of the Shipwreck Beach, on September 17. The JIS partnered with the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) and other volunteers to clean up the beach for International Coastal Clean-up Day 2022.

3 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Early Start on ICC Day

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) says that International Coastal Clean-up (ICC) Day activities will begin promptly on Saturday, September 16, at 7:00 a.m., due to the increasing temperatures. “The safety of our volunteers is of utmost importance on the day, and so we made a strategic decision to start at this time because we are trying to get...