Prime Minister Andrew Holness today (March 21), announced the establishment of the Zones of Special Operations as part of the Government’s plan to secure Jamaica. Making his contribution to the 2017/2018 Budget Debate in Parliament, the Prime Minister said the legislation has been brought to the Houses of Parliament to ensure the special measures can take effect. The Bill entitled,...

The Ministry of National Security will be acquiring 200 additional motor vehicles for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), at a cost of approximately $418 million. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, noted that these will include 120 pick-ups and 80 motorcars. “We are hopeful that with this purchase to improve mobility, we will see much more from our officers,” he said....

World-renowned Futurist, Edie Weiner, has urged the Government to underpin growth initiatives with a fundamental focus on education, as half of the country’s population is below the age of 25. “You have to be thinking about putting almost all of your resources into the future of your economy,” she said. Ms. Weiner was speaking at an International Women’s Forum (IWF)...

Residents of the Parade Gardens community in Central Kingston are the latest to benefit from the services of the Legal Aid Council’s Mobile Justice Unit. The unit was in the community on Monday (March 20) from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to provide free legal advice to residents. Attorney-at-law, Sue-Ann Lowe, who is a legal consultant for the unit, told...

Thirty-two correctional officers will benefit from training scholarships totalling in excess of $1.2 million, which will equip them to deliver National Vocational Qualification of Jamaica (NVQ-J) programmes to inmates and wards in correctional facilities across the island. The scholarships were provided by the Vocational Training Development Institute (VTDI) under the HEART Trust/NTA’s Train-the-Trainer project. As part of the programme, two...

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Paula Llewellyn, is urging women to desist from having children that they cannot afford to provide for financially. “If you know you cannot afford it, you cannot sit down in the 21st century and have five, six and seven children and you do not work,” she said. She noted that these women often get into...

The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) will be taking its outreach campaign to an exposition at the Pearson Convention Centre in Toronto, Canada, on March 25. This will be done in partnership with other government agencies, such as the Registrar General's Department (RGD) and the National Land Agency (NLA); and Jamaica National (JN). In an interview with JIS News,...