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Attorney-at-law, Shara-Kay Dacres (second right), notes particulars for Resident of Grants Pen, St. Andrew. Orette Perkins (left), at the Grants Pen Peace Park on Wednesday (February 28) during the Legal Aid Council’s Mobile Justice Unit visit to the community. Others (from 1nd left) are Citizens Security and Justice Programme Community Case Management Officer, Desrine Ritchie; and Grants Pen resident, Ralston Carr.
Attorney-at-law, Shara-Kay Dacres (second right), notes particulars for Resident of Grants Pen, St. Andrew. Orette Perkins (left), at the Grants Pen Peace Park on Wednesday (February 28) during the Legal Aid Council’s Mobile Justice Unit visit to the community. Others (from 1nd left) are Citizens Security and Justice Programme Community Case Management Officer, Desrine Ritchie; and Grants Pen resident, Ralston Carr.

Grants Pen Residents Benefit from Mobile Justice Unit’s Services

Residents of Grants Pen, St. Andrew, are the latest beneficiaries of the Legal Aid Council’s Mobile Justice Unit. The Unit was at the Grants Pen Peace Park on Wednesday (February 28) dispensing free legal information on the expungement of criminal...
Minister of Education, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second left) and Japanese Ambassador, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki (third left), clasp hands following the unveiling of a plaque marking the official handover of the recently renovated Warsop Primary and Infant School in Trelawny on Tuesday, February 27. At left is Member of Parliament for Trelawny Southern, Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert and Principal of the school, Stephanie Codling-Smith.
Minister of Education, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second left) and Japanese Ambassador, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki (third left), clasp hands following the unveiling of a plaque marking the official handover of the recently renovated Warsop Primary and Infant School in Trelawny on Tuesday, February 27. At left is Member of Parliament for Trelawny Southern, Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert and Principal of the school, Stephanie Codling-Smith.

Education Minister Commends Japan for Assistance
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the launch of the Nursing Now global campaign on February 27 at the Bustamante Hospital for Children in St. Andrew.
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the launch of the Nursing Now global campaign on February 27 at the Bustamante Hospital for Children in St. Andrew.

Nurses Charged to Play Greater Role in Promoting Public Health
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw.

260 Public-Sector Workers Register for SERP so Far
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), makes a point during the Standing Finance Committee meeting in the House of Representatives on February 28. At right is Financial Secretary, Darlene Morrison, and at centre is Deputy Financial Secretary, Lorris Jarrett.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), makes a point during the Standing Finance Committee meeting in the House of Representatives on February 28. At right is Financial Secretary, Darlene Morrison, and at centre is Deputy Financial Secretary, Lorris Jarrett.

Public Debt Servicing Below 40 Per Cent of National Budget

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Deputy Chairman, Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) Social Intervention Committee, Omar Sweeney.
National Security

Gov’t Focused on Re-Establishing Essential Services in ZOSOs

Deputy Chairman, Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) Social Intervention Committee, Omar Sweeney, says the various initiatives being undertaken in Mount Salem and Denham Town, where a ZOSO is currently in effect, are aimed at re-establishing essential services to these communities. Mr. Sweeney, who was addressing a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (February 27), pointed out that even before the ZOSO,...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), greets former President of the Republic of Estonia, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, during the 7th Annual Inter-American Development Bank Caribbean Governors
Technology

Jamaica Can Replicate Estonia’s Success in Levering Technology for Development – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, believes Jamaica can replicate the success recorded by Estonia, which has embraced technology to catalyse the nation’s development. He noted that the country has integrated technology into its governance structure, including the provision of services. “So, for example, they are able to offer a whole range of public services online. It’s very efficient...
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Prime Minster the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.
Prime Minister

Government Building Systems to Protect Citizens – PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the government is acting in the interest of the citizens in moving to advance a national system which identifies every Jamaican. The Prime Minister says a large part of the solution to formalize the economy and society is harnessing the benefits of technology as a catalyst in the transforming Jamaica. “What we are doing with...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), shares a light moment with (from left), President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Luis Alberto Moreno, and State Minister in the Finance Ministry, Hon. Fayval Williams. Occasion was a cultural event on the east lawns of Devon House on Tuesday (February 27). The Ministry of Finance hosted the event for participants in the IDB’s 7th Annual Caribbean Governors Meeting, which was held over two days at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
CultureFinance & Public Service

Cultural Evening for Caribbean Governors

Live music from a rhythmic mento band, aromatic authentic Jamaican food and a relaxed ambience greeted Caribbean Governors who took part in the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) meeting, when they arrived at Devon House for a cultural offering last evening (February 27). The event, which was hosted by the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, provided a comfortable setting...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, plants a Poui tree in commemoration of the 160th anniversary of the Hampton School, in St. Elizabeth. The anniversary celebration was held at the school on February 27.
EducationGovernor General

G-G Says Education Can Take Persons from Poverty to Success

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, says education is one of the fundamental pillars on which successful societies continue to endure, and which persons use to take them from poverty to success. Delivering the keynote address at the 160th anniversary celebrations for the Hampton School in Malvern, St. Elizabeth, on February 27, the Governor-General said that some...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), responds to questions from journalists during a press conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston, on Tuesday (February 27), which followed the 7th Annual Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Caribbean Governors’ Meeting. Also participating (from left) are IDB Caribbean Country Manager, Therese Turner-Jones; IDB President, Luis Alberto Moreno; and Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw.
Technology

PM Says Government Will Leverage Technology to Boost Public Sector Efficiency

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has reiterated the Government’s seriousness about leveraging technology to boost public-sector efficiency. This, he maintains, is to create the environment that delivers the services that make doing business in Jamaica easier and attractive to investors whose inputs will serve to spur economic growth. “That is the premium that we are trying to create...
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