The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is imploring parents and guardians whose children will sit the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) in 2017 to ensure that they complete the registration or entry form by the deadlines set by the schools. The Ministry, in a statement, said parents should now be in the process of completing the document. Parents, who...

Commissioner of Police, Dr. Carl Williams, is calling for support for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), as it embarks on a process of reform. “I think we have enough bright people in the force who can make a difference in modernising the force. All they need is the partnership and the support, the logistics, the budget, and also the encouragement,”...

The Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) has signed a partnership agreement with Crime Stop to tackle illegal gambling. The partnership, which will allow members of the public to make anonymous reports through Crime Stop’s ‘311’ toll-free number, will offer persons cash rewards of up to $25,000 if the information provided results in an arrest and charge. Acting Executive Director...

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Special Olympics Ambassador, Lucy Meyer, believes that youngsters with intellectual disabilities are capable of having normal lives if given the opportunity. She was giving the keynote address at the recent opening of a centre of excellence at the Montego Bay Learning Centre in Catherine Hall, St. James. The 17-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, USA,...

The ‘Right to Know… Power to Change’ is the mantra guiding the operations of the Access to Information Unit, a department under the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM). It is mandated to monitor the implementation and application of the Access to Information (ATI) Act’s provisions across all government entities. The Unit’s primary functions include providing guidance and training for...

The Ministry of Health is expanding the reach of the National Cancer Registry (NCR) to the entire island, to facilitate gathering data on every type of cancer in Jamaica. Director of Non-Communicable Diseases and Injuries Prevention in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Tamu Davidson-Sadler, told JIS News that the registry information will allow the Ministry to plan and project how...

National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, says there will be sustained presence of the security forces in St. James as the Government undertakes measures to tackle the crime wave in the parish. He made the disclosure at a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister’s Montego Bay office on September 25. He informed that work on the old...