Custos for the parish of St. Andrew, Hon. Dr. Patricia Dunwell, has called on justices of the peace (JPs) to get more involved in safeguarding the lives of the nation’s children and youth. At a swearing-in ceremony for JPs for the parish of St. Andrew, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Sunday (June 3), Dr. Dunwell said...

Development of a Global Resilience and Crisis Management Centre in Jamaica to deal with climate-related issues has been attracting attention from international financial and academic interests, says Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. He noted that his Senior Advisor, Dr. Lloyd Waller, is in Cuba meeting with “particular persons who are interested in funding a significant element of the resilience centre”...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, says some 2,000 titles are to be transferred to Jamaicans who have been relocated from bauxite mining lands. He made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives recently. “This is a priority. We cannot relocate people from their lands that have a title and...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says the commissioning of Youth Innovation Centres across the island will assist in the fight against crime. Mr. Green, who was speaking at the official launch of the Westmoreland Youth Innovation Centre, at Llandilo, on May 31, said the real fight against crime “is touching people...

Teacher of the Edith Dalton James High School, Sharon Brown (left), presents retiree and former Head of the Electrical Technology Department at the institution, Earle Bisasor, with his citation at the school’s 40th anniversary retirement function at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on May 31.

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, has emphasised the importance of sound pension governance in safeguarding the interest of persons saving for retirement. Speaking at NCB Insurance Company (NCBIC) Limited’s pension seminar, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston, on May 29, the Minister said pension schemes are pivotal in...

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, is calling on members of the local chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) to support the Government’s thrust to get more informal businesses regularised. He said regularisation will enable them to access benefits such as financing at reasonable rates, better positioning them to participate in productive activities, which will...