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Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (2nd left), tries out the closed-circuit television (CCTV) system installed at the Islington Police Station in St. Mary. The system, donated by Quest Security, was officially handed over on December 7. Others (from left) are Advisor to the Minister, Peter Jones; Assistant Chaplin for the Area Two police division, Lenford Newell; and Head of the division, Assistant Commissioner of Police, (ACP) Fitz Bailey.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (2nd left), tries out the closed-circuit television (CCTV) system installed at the Islington Police Station in St. Mary. The system, donated by Quest Security, was officially handed over on December 7. Others (from left) are Advisor to the Minister, Peter Jones; Assistant Chaplin for the Area Two police division, Lenford Newell; and Head of the division, Assistant Commissioner of Police, (ACP) Fitz Bailey.

Prank Calls Affecting Police Emergency Service

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, is appealing to persons not to misuse the 119 police emergency number. He noted that of the 32,000 calls to the number daily, 22,000 are prank calls, which are clogging up the system....
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the Edu/Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Conference at the Holiday Inn Hotel, Montego Bay, St. James, on December 8.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the Edu/Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Conference at the Holiday Inn Hotel, Montego Bay, St. James, on December 8.

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Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Corporate Communication Unit, Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, recently.
Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Corporate Communication Unit, Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, recently.

JCF Outlines Reasons for Seizure of Vehicles
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), inspecting craft items at the Craft Enhancement Project Recognition and Awards Ceremony on July 12, at the New Kingston Business Centre. Others (from second left) are Craft Coordinator at the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Violet Crutchley; Director, Organisation of American States (OAS) Country Office, Jeanelle Van Glaanenweygel and Executive Director (TPDCo), Dennis Hickey. (FILE)
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), inspecting craft items at the Craft Enhancement Project Recognition and Awards Ceremony on July 12, at the New Kingston Business Centre. Others (from second left) are Craft Coordinator at the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Violet Crutchley; Director, Organisation of American States (OAS) Country Office, Jeanelle Van Glaanenweygel and Executive Director (TPDCo), Dennis Hickey. (FILE)

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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses the inaugural Tourism Policy Lecture Series held on December 7 at the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Regional Headquarters, St. Andrew. The inaugural lecture was hosted by the Ministry of Tourism through its Tourism Linkages Network in collaboration with the UWI Department of Government and the UWI Centre for Tourism and Policy Research.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses the inaugural Tourism Policy Lecture Series held on December 7 at the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Regional Headquarters, St. Andrew. The inaugural lecture was hosted by the Ministry of Tourism through its Tourism Linkages Network in collaboration with the UWI Department of Government and the UWI Centre for Tourism and Policy Research.

Committees to be Established to Manage Standards in Resort Areas

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The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Miss Kingston and St Andrew 2016 Festival Queen, Shanique Shand (centre) and students of Mountain View Primary School on their way to plant a tree at the school. Occasion was the recent launch ceremony for Project Cultural and Environment Outreach (CEO).
Education

Festival Queen Spearheads Project at Mountain View Primary School

More than 700 students and their teachers of the Mountain View Primary School, in Kingston, will benefit from a cultural and environmental project, spearheaded by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Miss Kingston and St Andrew 2016 Festival Queen, Shanique Shand. Called Project Cultural and Environmental Outreach (CEO), it aims to inspire positive change through cultural awareness and environmental responsibility....
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Senior Deputy Superintendent and Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emilio Ebanks, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on December 6, at the agency
JIS Think TankLocal Government

JFB Proposes Legislation to Inspect Private Dwellings

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is proposing legislation to give the agency authority to inspect and ensure that private dwellings are subjected to the same kind of scrutiny as public buildings. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay on December 6, the JFB’s Senior Deputy Superintendent and Public Relations Officer, Emilio Ebanks, noted...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (centre), joins stakeholder representatives, who signed the Partnership for a Prosperous Jamaica agreement at King’s House on Wednesday, December 7. They are Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (2nd right), representing the Government; Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) President, Paul B. Scott; Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) Chief Executive Officer, Diana McCaulay, representing civil society; and Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) President, O’Neil Grant, on behalf of the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU).
Prime Minister

Signatories to Partnership Agreement Assure PM of Support

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has been assured of support from signatories to the agreement for the Partnership for a Prosperous Jamaica, which the Government will implement over the next four years. They include the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) Chief Executive Officer, Diana McCaulay, on behalf of civil society; Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) President, O’Neil Grant, representing...
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National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, emphasises a point while addressing the commissioning of a Cessna aeroplane for the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF), at the Caribbean Aviation Training Centre situated at the Tinson Pen Aerodrome in Kingston on Friday, September 23. (FILE)
National Security

Private Owners of CCTV Respond to Security Ministry

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, is reporting that private owners of closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems are responding to his call to partner with the Ministry to detect crimes. The Minister, who was speaking at the handing over of a CCTV system at the Islington Police Station, in St. Mary, yesterday (December 7), said so far, eight private entities...
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Resident of East Kingston, Adolphus Kelly (left), receives information from Legal Officer, Land Administration And Management Programme (LAMP), Tirshatha Russell. Occasion was the Legal Aid Council’s (LAC) fourth justice fair held at the Vauxhall High School on Windward Road, East Kingston, on December 7.
Justice

East Kingston Residents Benefit from free Legal Services

Residents of East Kingston yesterday (December 7) benefited from free legal information and advice at a justice fair staged by the Legal Aid Council (LAC). The fair, which was held on the grounds of the Vauxhall High School on Windward Road, in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice, Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP), and involved public-sector agencies concerned with...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking in the House of Representatives on December 6. At left is Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
Finance & Public Service

House Approves Bills for Development of Caymanas Park

The House of Representatives approved two Bills on December 6 that will establish a regulatory framework to attract and support investment in Jamaica’s horse-racing industry and facilitate the development of Caymanas Track into a modern world-class racing complex. The Bills – Betting, Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Act and the Jamaica Racing Commission (Amendment) Act – were piloted by Minister of...
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