Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, says Jamaicans should continue to embrace the spirit of volunteerism, and give service to family, youth and education, so as to build better and stronger communities. Addressing the 25th Anniversary presentation ceremony of the Governor-General’s Achievement Awards (GGAA) for the County of Cornwall at the Wexford Hotel, Montego Bay, on June...

State Minister in the National Security Ministry, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says that ensuring the mental and physical health of law-enforcement officers is critical in the fight against crime. “We are about building partnerships for a safer community and to do so, we have to have a healthy police force,” he noted. Senator Charles Jr. was speaking to...

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says he will be placing much emphasis on supporting primary-school students across the constituency. Addressing the annual graduation ceremony of the Black River Preparatory School in St. Elizabeth on June 23, Mr.  Green said this is aimed at encouraging excellence among the students. “As Member of Parliament for South West...

The Fisheries Bill, aimed at protecting the multimillion-dollar industry and safeguarding the welfare of fisherfolk is to be brought to Parliament shortly. Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, who gave the commitment, said he intends to ensure that passage of the legislation is expedited. He was addressing a press briefing at the close of the two-day...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Pensions (Public Service) Act to establish a contributory pension scheme in the public sector, is to come before Parliament. Making her contribution to the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 22, the State Minister said both the private- and...

The National Youth Service (NYS) has been allocated $295 million for the implementation of various youth-development programmes during the 2016/17 financial year. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank recently, Acting Executive Director of the NYS, Dennis Lawrence, noted that these programmes, which aim to equip young people with the necessary training and life-coping skills to foster their personal and career...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has hailed and extended gratitude to the country’s educators who he said, continue to go “above and beyond” for the development of the nation’s children. He was speaking at a ceremony held on Thursday (June 23) on the lawns of Jamaica House, where 40 educators were awarded the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation...