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Retired Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Novelette Grant.
Retired Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Novelette Grant.

Retired DCP Cites Link Between Domestic Violence and Crime

Retired Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Novelette Grant, says there is a link between domestic violence and crime in Jamaica. “As a country, we need to recognise that domestic violence is the underbelly of general crime and violence, especially gang...
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), shares a good laugh with Executive Director of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Stephen Wedderburn (centre); and Board Chairman of the Pesticides Control Authority (PCA), Warren Newby, during the Authority’s annual awards ceremony, held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in New Kingston recently.
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), shares a good laugh with Executive Director of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Stephen Wedderburn (centre); and Board Chairman of the Pesticides Control Authority (PCA), Warren Newby, during the Authority’s annual awards ceremony, held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in New Kingston recently.

Suppliers of Pesticides Must Comply with Labelling Regulations – BSJ
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point at Monday’s (December 10) press conference at Jamaica House, where he addressed the Auditor General’s report on developments at State oil refinery, Petrojam.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point at Monday’s (December 10) press conference at Jamaica House, where he addressed the Auditor General’s report on developments at State oil refinery, Petrojam.

PM Orders Audit of Oil Losses at Petrojam
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while addressing Monday’s (December 10) press conference at Jamaica House, where he addressed issues regarding the Auditor General’s report on developments at State refinery Petrojam.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while addressing Monday’s (December 10) press conference at Jamaica House, where he addressed issues regarding the Auditor General’s report on developments at State refinery Petrojam.

PM Directs Petrojam Board to Recover Funds
Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison, addresses the closing ceremony of the Caribbean Regional Conference of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN), held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday (December 5). At right is Executive Councillor of ISPCAN, Dr. Myriam Caranzano-Maitre.
Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison, addresses the closing ceremony of the Caribbean Regional Conference of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN), held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday (December 5). At right is Executive Councillor of ISPCAN, Dr. Myriam Caranzano-Maitre.

Jamaica Stands to Benefit from Just-Concluded Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect

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Prime Minister

PM Holness Issues Critical Mandates Stemming from AG’s Report on Petrojam

Prime Minister Holness has taken several decisive steps to address the Auditor General’s Report into the operations of the country’s oil refinery Petrojam. The Prime Minister has given key directives to Government Ministers to make changes to accountability practices arising from the Report. The mandates will take immediate effect and will be codified by the Cabinet Secretary. The announcement was...
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Youth

Children’s Advocate Says Ispcan Conference Was A Success

Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison, says the just-concluded Regional Caribbean Conference of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) was a tremendous success and that it was “the right forum at the right time”. Speaking to reporters at the end of the conference on December 5 in Montego Bay, Mrs. Gordon Harrison said the Office...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addressing members of the St. Ann Chamber of Commerce at a recent function at the Almond Tree Restaurant in Ocho Rios.
National Security

Dr. Chang Praises Police for Taking Fight to Gangs

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has commended members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) for continuing to “take the fight” to gangs in communities across the island. He said that in Area Two alone (involving St. Mary, St. Ann and Portland), the police has been successful in apprehending 23 members of one gang. He pointed out that...
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May Pen Health 2: Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left); along with (from left) Chief Executive Officer, May Pen Hospital, St. Andrade Sinclair; Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency, Hiromasa Yamazaki; and Parish Manager, Clarendon Health Department, Joseph Grant, displays the grant cheque for US$86,780 ($10 million), which is to be used for the procurement of a Digital Mobile C-Arm machine at the May Pen Hospital. The grant agreement was signed on Wednesay (December 6) at the Ministry
Health & Wellness

May Pen Hospital to Get $10-Million C-Arm Machine for Orthopaedic Surgeries

The Japanese Government is providing $10 million (US$86,780) for the acquisition of a Digital Mobile C-Arm machine for the May Pen Hospital in Clarendon, which will strengthen the provision of orthopaedic surgeries at the facility. A grant agreement for the procurement was signed on Thursday (December 6) by Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton; Ambassador of Japan to...
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Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Dr. Andrew Spencer, looks at a bust of National Hero Marcus Garvey done by sculptor Dwight Thomas of Negril. Occasion was a tour at the Uniquely 876 Craft Fair, which was staged by the TPDCo at the Whitter Village in Ironshore, Montego Bay, December 2017.
Tourism

TPDCo Hosts Craft Extravaganza in Resort Towns

Local artisans will be given the opportunity to display and sell their products at the ‘Craft Extravaganza’ series to be held in the resort regions of Montego Bay, Ocho Rios and Kingston. The fairs, hosted by the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), will showcase handicrafts and other authentic Jamaican products made by some 70 local artisans. In an interview with...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), greets Director of the Office of Caribbean Affairs in the United States (US) Department of State, Katherine Duffy Dueholm, during a courtesy call by representatives of the US government, at the Minister
Local Government

US Gov’t Looking to Provide Support in Building Disaster Resilience

The United States (US) Government is looking to strengthen partnership with Jamaica in building the country’s disaster resilience. Representatives of the US Embassy in Kingston, the US Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) called on Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, at his Hagley Park Road offices on Wednesday (December 5),...
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