Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Government, through the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), is committed to providing parents with the necessary training and support to raise their children, as a first line of defence against crime. “It is no longer the Ministry of National Security (only) that is really going to arrest...

Within the next six months, three of the island’s hospitals should have new elevators, following the signing of contracts valued at $44.9 million for the replacement of the lifts. The hospitals are Kingston Public and National Chest in Kingston and Spanish Town in St. Catherine. Malfunctioning of elevators at the facilities has severely hampered surgeries and movement of patients. The...

Road crash victims represent the highest number of trauma cases seen at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) for the first six months of the year. Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said 1,000 victims of motor-vehicle crashes were treated at the downtown Kingston-based hospital from January to June. There were over 300 victims of stabbing and more than 200...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government intends to strengthen measures to address the prevalence and ease of access to guns and ammunition. The Prime Minister, who was speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 31), said the Government “considers this to be a national emergency and will expand on the strategies to deal with...

Beginning November 13, the Government will convene town hall meetings across the island in preparation for the roll-out of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) in 2019. Scheduled to run until January 21 next year, the meetings will serve to heighten public awareness of the initiative, which is a new assessment of students at the primary level that will replace the...

Member of Parliament for North Western St. Elizabeth, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, says 12 parish council roads in his constituency have been repaired since June 2016. “Two major roadways are currently being rehabilitated. The Middle Quarters to New Market Road is being repaired, and the Arcadia to Maggotty roadway is also under rehabilitation,” Mr. Hutchinson said, as he made his contribution...

The House of Representatives on October 31 approved a resolution extending the Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) in Mount Salem, St. James, for a period of 60 days. The Resolution was moved by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who explained that during this period, the Social Intervention Committee will be given space to continue the work they have...