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Director of the Projects Unit, Transport and Mining Ministry, Tanya Bedward (left), listens as President of the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Audley Deidrick, addresses the Aviation Seminar at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on December 6.

Government to Review National Transport Policy

The Government is to commence review of the 2007 National Transport Policy (NTP) during the 2018/2019 financial year. Director of the Projects Unit in the Transport and Mining Ministry, Tanya Bedward, said the review will take into consideration the aviation...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness delivered a statement in Parliament on Wednesday (December 6) in which he expressed regret for the pain and loss which occurred during the 2010 West Kingston Operation.

Gov’t Apologises for 2010 West Kingston Operation

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (FILE)

DART Returns from Dominica

Project Director for the National Identification System (NIDS), Warren Vernon, addresses a town hall meeting at Emancipation Park in New Kingston on Tuesday (December 5). This is the first in a series of islandwide meetings on NIDS, which is being established to provide a comprehensive and secure structure to enable the capture and storage of identity information for all Jamaicans.

Work Advanced on National Identification System

Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.

Use Advocacy to Bring About Change – Mrs. Holness

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, signs the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Gender Equality Seal during the official launch on December 5 at The Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston. The programme aims to address gender gaps in the workplace and create equitable conditions for both men and women. Others (from left) are Deputy Resident Representative for the UNDP, Dr. Elsie Laurence-Chounoune and UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative, Bruno Pouezat.

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More Action to Promote Gender Equality in the Workplace

The Government continues work to ensure gender equality through the launch of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Gender Equality Seal certification programme, which aims to address gaps in the workplace and create equitable conditions for both men and women. The official launch of the programme took place on December 5 at The Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston. Local implementation...

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Ian Boyne Out of ICU and Recovering Well

Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Ian Boyne, is now out of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the University Hospital of the West Indies and is recuperating well in the Tony Thwaites Wing. He was rushed to the hospital on Saturday, December 2, after falling ill. “I am deeply touched by the outpouring of love...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes a point as he addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 5). At left is Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw.

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CARICOM Report to Be Tabled in The House in January

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the final report from the CARICOM Review Commission will be brought to Parliament in January 2018. “The CARICOM Report is still before Cabinet, and it will be addressed as one of the first reports early next year. In fact, I want to take it in the second sitting of Parliament next year,”...

8 years ago AgricultureDevelopmentEducationNational SecurityYouth

Teach Children to become Environmental Ambassadors

A call has been made for children to be cultured into becoming environmental ambassadors as one means of addressing climate change. Principal Director for Field Services at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Winston Simpson, said students can play a key role as stewards of the environment by keeping their space clean, recycling plastics and planting trees. “We, as parents,...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw. (FILE)

8 years ago Finance & Public ServiceParliament

PAAC Deliberating First Supplementary Estimates

Members of the Public Administration and Appropriations Committee (PAAC) are now deliberating the First Supplementary Estimates for the 2017/18 financial year. It will then be debated in the House of Representatives later in the afternoon for its approval. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, tabled the Supplementary Estimates in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague. FILE

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Security Minister Says Taxes for Cars on Wharf Getting Priority Attention

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, says the taxes surrounding the 66 cars for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), which are on the wharf, is getting priority attention. The Minister was giving an update on the matter in a Statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 5). Mr. Montague was responding to concerns raised in the public...

Assistant Director of Interpol’s Fugitive Investigative Support Sub-directorate, Ioannis Kokkinis, speaks to JIS News at the 7th Operational Global Symposium on Fugitives, which is being held in Montego Bay from December 5-8.

8 years ago National Security

Global Symposium on Fugitives in Mobay

More than 120 Fugitive Investigators from across the world have gathered in Montego Bay for the 7th Operational Global Symposium on Fugitives, which is being held from December 5 to 8. The conference is being staged by the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), in collaboration with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Interpol is the world’s largest international police organisation and...