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Commanding Officer of the Traffic and Highway Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force, Senior Superintendent Calvin Allen (right), addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ on tickets issued since the beginning of the year, yesterday (March 14). Others (from left) are Director of the Island Traffic Authority, Ludlow Powell and Acting General Manager, HR and Administration at the Transport Authority, Petra-Kene Williams.
Commanding Officer of the Traffic and Highway Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force, Senior Superintendent Calvin Allen (right), addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ on tickets issued since the beginning of the year, yesterday (March 14). Others (from left) are Director of the Island Traffic Authority, Ludlow Powell and Acting General Manager, HR and Administration at the Transport Authority, Petra-Kene Williams.

Police Issue 106,000 Traffic Tickets

The police have issued more than 106,000 tickets for breaches of the Road Traffic Act since the beginning of the year. This represents a 24.5 per cent increase over the corresponding period in 2016 when 83,000 tickets were issued. This...
Members of Staff of the Peace Management Initiative (PMI) Western, in Montego Bay, St. James, discuss programmes being implemented across western Jamaica. From left are social workers Maxine Matthews and Howard Lewis; Programmes Coordinator, Sheila Pryce Brooks; Violence Interrupter, Brenda-Lee Black Samuels, Violence Interrupter Supervisor, Lavern Johnson and Data Analyst, André Reid.
Members of Staff of the Peace Management Initiative (PMI) Western, in Montego Bay, St. James, discuss programmes being implemented across western Jamaica. From left are social workers Maxine Matthews and Howard Lewis; Programmes Coordinator, Sheila Pryce Brooks; Violence Interrupter, Brenda-Lee Black Samuels, Violence Interrupter Supervisor, Lavern Johnson and Data Analyst, André Reid.

PMI Western Playing Major Role to Curb Crime and Violence
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, makes his contribution in the Senate.
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, makes his contribution in the Senate.

Education Minister to Discuss Funding with Tertiary Institutions
Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague. (FILE)
Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague. (FILE)

Gov’t Procuring Equipment for DNA Register
Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (right), in discussion with Executive Director, Institute of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine, Dr. Judith Mowatt, at the handing over of the BULLETTRAX-3D system to the Institute, in Kingston, today (March 14).
Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (right), in discussion with Executive Director, Institute of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine, Dr. Judith Mowatt, at the handing over of the BULLETTRAX-3D system to the Institute, in Kingston, today (March 14).

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Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (2nd left), emphasises a point during Monday’s (March 13) post-Budget media briefing at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston. Others (from left) are State Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams; Financial Secretary, Everton McFarlane; and Bank of Jamaica Governor, Brian Wynter.
Finance & Public Service

Gov’t has Made Provisions in Budget for Vulnerable Persons – Shaw

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Government, in drafting the $715.6-billion Budget for the 2017/18 fiscal year, has taken major steps to safeguard the welfare of vulnerable citizens. This, he said, is evident in the improved benefits under the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) for which the Administration has increased the allocation...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (sixth left); Deputy Chair of the Economic Growth Council, Ambassador Nigel Clarke ( left); and Chief Technical Director in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Jacqueline Lynch Stewart (right), share a photo opportunity with Jamaica House Fellows, during the official launch and pinning ceremony at the Office of the Prime Minister on Wednesday, March 8. The Fellows (from second left) are Mark Tracey, Andrae Shawn Silburn, Aubrey Stewart, Sherona Forrester, Karelle Samuda, Christopher Graham and Lavois Cruikshank. Missing is the eighth awardee, Jerome Cowans. The Fellows will serve in Ministries, Departments and Agencies in the public sector for two years.
Prime MinisterVision 2030

Jamaica House Fellows Welcome Opportunity to Serve

The new Jamaica House Fellows are expressing gratitude to the Government for the opportunity granted for them to make a meaningful contribution to the country’s development. Eight persons were selected and officially pinned by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during a ceremony held on March 8 at the Office of the Prime Minister to officially launch the Jamaica...
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Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (5th left), shares a photo opportunity with students from the St. Andrew-based Liguanea Preparatory School, at the Commonwealth Day celebration held on Monday (March 13), at King’s House. Also pictured at left is Chairperson of the Royal Commonwealth Society, Indera Persaud.

Jamaica Marks Commonwealth Day

Jamaica, on Monday (March 13), joined 51 other nations in celebrating Commonwealth Day under the theme ‘A Peace-building Commonwealth.’ Scores of persons gathered in the ballroom at King’s House for a brief ceremony, which featured cultural performances from schoolchildren and the reading of the message of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, by Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), is greeted by residents of Darliston, Westmoreland, when he visited the community on Friday (March 10) to break ground for a housing development in the area.
Housing

Darliston Residents Welcome Housing Project

Residents of Darliston and surrounding communities in Eastern Westmoreland have welcomed plans for a new housing development in the area, for which Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness broke ground on Friday (March 10). The project, which is being undertaken by the National Housing Trust (NHT) at a cost of $95.4 million, will see 32 serviced lots being established,...
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Director of Safety and Security in Schools, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Coleridge Minto, speaks at the International Women’s Day commemorative church service, held on March 12 at the Faith Cathedral Deliverance Centre, 104 Waltham Park Road, in Kingston.
National Security

JCF Introduces 50 Youth Clubs in Schools

The Community Safety and Security Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has introduced 50 police youth clubs in schools since the start of this school year. This was revealed by Director of Safety and Security in Schools, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Coleridge Minto, while addressing the International Women’s Day commemorative church service, held on March 12 at the Faith...
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E-Learning Jamaica’s (e-ljam) Technology Day will be held on April 4.
Technology

Registration Deadline For e-LJam Technology Day is March 17

The deadline for schools to register for e-Learning Jamaica (e-LJam) Technology Day 2017 is March 17. The event, which will feature an array of technology-focused activities is targeting mainly students preparing for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. It will be held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston on April 4, under the theme ‘Winning with Technology: Educate,...
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