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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), signs contract for the purchase of two fire boats for the Jamaica Fire Brigade on February 14 at the Ministry’s head office in Kingston. Others (from left) are: Acting Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Raymond Spencer; Representative of United States boat manufacturer, Brunswick Commercial and Government Products (BCGP), Phillip Gibson; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), signs contract for the purchase of two fire boats for the Jamaica Fire Brigade on February 14 at the Ministry’s head office in Kingston. Others (from left) are: Acting Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Raymond Spencer; Representative of United States boat manufacturer, Brunswick Commercial and Government Products (BCGP), Phillip Gibson; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe.

Jamaica Fire Brigade to Get Two Fire Boats

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is to acquire two new fire boats valued at US$1.3 million. A contract for the acquisition of the vessels was signed by the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, the Jamaica Fire Brigade and...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), makes a point to Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, at the opening of a Labour Market Forum at the Spanish Court Hotel in St. Andrew today (February 14). The two-day event is being hosted by the PIOJ in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the HEART Trust/NTA.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), makes a point to Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, at the opening of a Labour Market Forum at the Spanish Court Hotel in St. Andrew today (February 14). The two-day event is being hosted by the PIOJ in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the HEART Trust/NTA.

Education Ministry Working to Develop First-Rate Apprenticeship System
The poster for ‘Science in the Gardens’ to be held on February 16 at the Hope Botanical Gardens, St. Andrew.
The poster for ‘Science in the Gardens’ to be held on February 16 at the Hope Botanical Gardens, St. Andrew.

Science in The Gardens to be Held February 16
State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), breaks ground on Tuesday, February 14, for the construction of a new school at the Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre in St. Catherine by Food for the Poor at a cost of approximately J$3.19 million (US$25,000). Also breaking ground (from second left) are: Superintendent in charge of Tamarind Farm, Baldwin Collins; Commissioner of Corrections, Ina Hunter; Head of Food for the Poor’s Prison Ministry Programme, Sandra Ramsay; and the charity organisation’s Executive Director, David Mair.
State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), breaks ground on Tuesday, February 14, for the construction of a new school at the Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre in St. Catherine by Food for the Poor at a cost of approximately J$3.19 million (US$25,000). Also breaking ground (from second left) are: Superintendent in charge of Tamarind Farm, Baldwin Collins; Commissioner of Corrections, Ina Hunter; Head of Food for the Poor’s Prison Ministry Programme, Sandra Ramsay; and the charity organisation’s Executive Director, David Mair.

School for Inmates at Tamarind Farm
Chief Executive Officer and Facilitator of the Dispute Resolution Foundation (DFR), Paul Hines (left), giving details of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) user guide to a group of Justices of the Peace (JPs) participating in a mediation training session on February 13 at Ministry of Justice in Kingston. The session was the first of several mediation courses to be extended to 500 JPs over the course of the year.
Chief Executive Officer and Facilitator of the Dispute Resolution Foundation (DFR), Paul Hines (left), giving details of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) user guide to a group of Justices of the Peace (JPs) participating in a mediation training session on February 13 at Ministry of Justice in Kingston. The session was the first of several mediation courses to be extended to 500 JPs over the course of the year.

500 JPs to Receive Training in Mediation Techniques

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Budget 2017/2018Justice

$425 Million to Improve Justice System

The Justice, Security, Accountability and Transparency (JSAT) Project has received $425 million in the 2017-18 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project seeks to improve the standard of living and the quality of life of Jamaican citizens by strengthening governance and oversight, with particular regard to the functioning of the justice system. As of December 2016,...
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Budget 2017/2018Justice

JUST Programme Gets $121 Million

The Government has allocated $121 million towards the Justice Undertaking for Social Transformation (JUST) programme to improve the service delivery and management capacity of justice sector institutions. This is outlined in the 2017-18 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The programme seeks to improve capacity of Ministries, Departments and Agencies to coordinate and streamline the process of...
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Budget 2017/2018Justice

$130 Million to Improve Courthouses

The Government has allocated $130 million towards the construction and improvement of courthouses. Details are provided in the 2017-18 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives for its consideration. The objective of the project is to provide improved court facilities which are conducive to the delivery of the services being provided by the justice sector. For the fiscal...
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Owner of Caribic Vacations, Gordon Townsend (right), and his team of tour guides have a light moment at the launch of the ‘Jamaica Land of Film’ tour on February 9. The guides (from left) are: Roger Adams, Christina Jarrett, Georgia Spence and Barbara Jarrett.
Tourism

Caribic Vacations Launches ‘Jamaica Land of Film’

A new tour, showcasing movie locations throughout Jamaica, including the sites of some of the world’s most iconic films, has been launched by popular destination management company (DMC) Caribic Vacations. This comes as Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, continues to urge operators of tours and attractions to innovate and diversity their offerings. Caribic Vacations’ Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Roy Page,...
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Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) Managing Director, Milverton Reynolds (centre); and Project Consultant for the DBJ’s Jamaica Venture Capital Programme, Audrey Richards (left), listen to a comment from General Manager of the entity’s Public-Private Partnership and Privatisation Division, Denise Arana, at the media launch of the DBJ’s infrastructure conference at its offices in New Kingston on February 13. The conference is slated for March 6-7 at The Jamaica Pegasus.
Finance & Public Service

DBJ Stages Regional Conference on Public-Private Partnership in Infrastructure Development

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) will host a two-day conference, which will explore private sector contribution as an alternative financing mechanism in the delivery of public infrastructure. The regional conference is set for March 6-7 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston under the theme: ‘Delivering Economic Growth Through Partnership: Private Sector Participation in Infrastructure Development’. It comes...
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Housing

Housing Agency to Hand Over 2,000 Titles to Norwood Residents

Some 2,000 lot and home owners of Norwood Phases A, B and C in St. James will receive property titles from the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) later this month. The delivery of titles is part of the continued efforts by the HAJ to deliver full ownership of lands titles to thousands of persons across the island. While on a...
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In this file photo, Distribution agent with GeoTechVision Limited, Varon England (left), shows Shaniqua Hibbert, student of the Greater Portmore campus of the Windsor School for Special Education, how to operate one of the tablet computers which were handed over to the institution, under the Tablets in Schools Programme.
Technology

17,500 Tablets to be Provided for Schools

The Government is to spend $7 million to provide 17,500 tablets to increase learning opportunities to students under the Tablet in Schools programme. The project will also see the distribution of 385 charging carts, 630 laptops as well as audiovisual display units to 210 schools. Funding for this initiative is being provided by the Universal Service Fund (USF). The money...
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