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Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (sixth left, front row); Senior St. James Parish Judge, Her Hon. Sandria Wong Small (sixth right) and President of the St. James Lay Magistrates Association, Claudette Bryan (seventh left) with the new St. James Justices of the Peace (JPs) who were sworn in at a ceremony at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on September 8.
Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (sixth left, front row); Senior St. James Parish Judge, Her Hon. Sandria Wong Small (sixth right) and President of the St. James Lay Magistrates Association, Claudette Bryan (seventh left) with the new St. James Justices of the Peace (JPs) who were sworn in at a ceremony at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on September 8.

JPs to Perform Duties Islandwide

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says the Government is moving to put in place legislation to allow Justices of the Peace (JPs) to perform duties islandwide. Addressing an installation ceremony for 35 new Justices of the Peace (JPs) for the...
Director, Port Community System (PCS) Operator, Port Authority of Jamaica, Dwain Powell (centre), is in light discussion with Lions Club District Governor, Errol Lee (left) and President, Lions Club of Kingston, Paul Robinson (right). The occasion was the monthly meeting of the Lions Club of Kingston held on September 7 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston.
Director, Port Community System (PCS) Operator, Port Authority of Jamaica, Dwain Powell (centre), is in light discussion with Lions Club District Governor, Errol Lee (left) and President, Lions Club of Kingston, Paul Robinson (right). The occasion was the monthly meeting of the Lions Club of Kingston held on September 7 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston.

Port Community System to Speed up Trans-Shipment Processes
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange

“Continue Giving of Your Best”- Grange
Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (third left) and State Minister, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), look on as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dianne McIntosh (right), signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Head of Fight for Peace Jamaica, Kellie Magnus (second left) on September 8 at the Ministry’s offices. Also pictured is Director of Crime Prevention and Community Safety at the Ministry, Courtney Brown (second right). The MOU serves to establish a framework for the operation and governance of the partnership between the Ministry and the non-governmental organisation, which uses sports to engage youth in communities impacted by violence.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (third left) and State Minister, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), look on as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dianne McIntosh (right), signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Head of Fight for Peace Jamaica, Kellie Magnus (second left) on September 8 at the Ministry’s offices. Also pictured is Director of Crime Prevention and Community Safety at the Ministry, Courtney Brown (second right). The MOU serves to establish a framework for the operation and governance of the partnership between the Ministry and the non-governmental organisation, which uses sports to engage youth in communities impacted by violence.

MOU Signed With Fight for Peace to Assist At-Risk Youth
Chairman of the Hanover Parish Council, Mayor Wynter McIntosh.
Chairman of the Hanover Parish Council, Mayor Wynter McIntosh.

Drain-Cleaning Works Under Way in Lucea

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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. (FILE)
Health & Wellness

Gov’t Establishes $50 Million Fund for Zika-Related Microcephaly

The Government has earmarked $50 million to establish a fund to provide support for families of babies born with Zika-related microcephaly. In an interview with JIS News, Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton said that the fund will be used to support interventions to assist families to cope with the condition. “This will involve preparedness of high-risk clinics...
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Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dermon Spence, delivers the keynote address on behalf of portfolio Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, at the launch of the Mavis Bank Coffee Factory Preferred Farmers’ Programme in rural St. Andrew on Thursday (September 8).
AgricultureCommerce

Work Advanced on Legislation for Cess on Imported Coffee

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, is reporting that work is advanced for the application of a cess on all imported coffee. Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Dermon Spence, said that most of the legislative work to facilitate the move has been completed. He was delivering a speech on behalf of Portfolio Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, at...
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United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Luis G. Moreno, makes presentation at the Jamaica-US Bilateral Relations Forum, held at the Regional Headquarters of the University of the West Indies on September 7. The Forum focused on a report from the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI) entitled ‘Dialogues between Democracies: The Future of US-Jamaica Bilateral Relations’.
Foreign Affairs

FBI and ATF to Set Up Offices at US Embassy

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), will be setting up offices in Jamaica as part of measures to help fight crime and violence. The offices of both agencies will be located at the Embassy of the United States of America (USA), in Liguanea, Kingston. United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Luis G....
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), is in discussion with Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney during the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) power breakfast commemorating International Literacy Day, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on September 8.
Education

Jamaicans Urged to Engage in Continuous Learning

With the country’s adult literacy rate at 87 per cent, the Government is encouraging more Jamaicans to engage in lifelong learning in order to boost the island’s competitiveness and productivity outputs. “I’d love to see Jamaica develop a culture of learning where we see people going back to school and doing some new courses...  ; every adult should be involved...
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Entertainment

Grange Mourns Iconoclastic Prince Buster

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has issued the following statement on the passing of Jamaican ska legend Prince Buster. Minister’s statement follows: “It is with regret that I learn of the passing of the iconoclastic Prince Buster — a true stalwart in the development of Jamaican popular music. “Those such as myself, coming...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator Ruel Reid, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.
EducationTechnology

CAPE Students to do Animation and Game Design

Animation and Game Design will be a new addition to the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) offerings this academic year. The subject will comprise two units – ‘The Fundamentals of Animation and Game Design’, and ‘Interactive Design and Game Development’. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, told JIS News that he is very excited, as...
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