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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange. (FILE)

Cabinet Approves Members of NCR

Cabinet has approved 12 members to serve on the National Council on Reparations (NCR), which will be co-chaired by Professor Verene Shepherd and Lalaeta Davis Mattis. This was disclosed by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange,...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.

Local Government Minister Visits Trelawny July 14

Senior Superintendent and Commanding Officer of the Traffic and Highway Division, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Calvin Allen (right), responds to questions by journalists during a press conference at the Office of the Police Commissioner, in St. Andrew, on July 11. At left is Communication Officer in the Corporate Communication Unit of the JCF, Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay.

Motorists Urged to Stop Using Flashing Blue and Red Lights

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), inspects craft items at the Craft Enhancement Project Recognition and Awards Ceremony, held 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 of the Organization of American States (OAS) Country Office, Jeanelle Van Glaanenweygel, and Executive Director of TPDCo, Dennis Hickey.

Tourism Ministry to Empower Jamaican Artisans

Head of the Police Traffic Division, Senior Superintendent Calvin Allen, addresses a JIS Think Tank.

Road Fatalities Down

10 years ago Education

Foster Child Looks Forward to High School

Twelve-year-old Shannel* is looking forward to the new school year, when she will embark on a new chapter of her life at Mount Alvernia High School in St. James. She is determined to maintain the same level of focus and motivation that allowed her to excel at her Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) examinations, which she sat in March. “I...

Olympic gold medalist, Usain Bolt (centre), wins the 100 metres in 9.88 seconds at the inaugural staging of the Racers Grand Prix held on Saturday (June 11), at the National Stadium in Kingston. Yohan Blake (left) placed third in 9.94 seconds, while Asafa Powell was fourth in 9.98 seconds. (File Photo).

10 years ago Sectoral Debate 2016/2017Sport

Minister Says Sport Will be at Forefront of Economic Growth

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the Government is committed to having sports at the forefront of the country’s push towards economic growth. Speaking in the Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, today (July 12), Miss Grange said among the strategies to achieve this is the establishment of an international training facility. She pointed...

10 years ago CultureGender AffairsSectoral Debate 2016/2017

WCJF to Restructure Delivery of Programmes

The Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) has commenced the restructuring of the delivery of its programmes. This was disclosed by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Babsy Grange, during her contribution to the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 12. She said the restructuring aims to broaden the scope of the Foundation’s mandate...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange

10 years ago CultureSectoral Debate 2016/2017

Joint Select Committee to Review Laws Against Gender-Based Violence

A Joint Select Committee of Parliament to review legislation against gender-based violence is to be reconvened shortly. This was disclosed by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, in a Statement to the House of Representatives on July 12. Some of the laws to be re-examined include the Sexual Offences Act, the Domestic Violence Act, the Offences...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), having a light exchange with Group Marketing Manager, Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB), Kerry-Ann Simpson (second right), shortly before the start of the annual economic forum of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) and the JMMB Group, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, today (July 12). Others (from left) are Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the PSOJ, Dennis Chung; and President, PSOJ, William Mahfood.

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

Measures Implemented Under EFF Will be Maintained – Finance Minister

Finance Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Government is committed to maintaining measures implemented under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Extended Fund Facility (EFF), after the agreement ends in December. “I want to make it absolutely clear that this Government is not hesitant whatsoever to continue some form of engagement and monitoring with the IMF (after the programme expires),” the...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green. (FILE)

10 years ago Education

Literacy Target Surpassed by Grade 4 Students

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says the target set by the Ministry for mastery in literacy among grade 4 primary school students has been surpassed. Addressing the annual graduation exercise at the Parottee Primary School in St. Elizabeth recently, Mr. Green said there is an 86 per cent literacy mastery among the students. The State...

Communication Officer in the Corporate Communication Unit, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay (second left), addresses press conference at the Office of the Police Commissioner in St. Andrew, on July 11. Others (from left) are Deputy Superintendent of Police in charge of Operations, Traffic and Highway Division, Errol Adams; Senior Superintendent and Commanding Officer of the Traffic and Highway Division, Calvin Allen; and Director, Island Traffic Authority, Ludlow Powell.

10 years ago National Security and Peace

Police Moving to Apprehend Criminals in the West

The Police High Command is reassuring citizens that they have identified persons in Western Jamaica who are known to be violence producers and are moving to apprehend them. Speaking at a press conference at the Office of the Police Commissioner in St. Andrew on July 11, Communication Officer in the Corporate Communication Unit, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay,...