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KINGSTON — Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says that it is time for the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) to fulfill its promise to establish a media complaints council to monitor compliance with the code of practice the PAJ said was ratified in 2010. “No democratic society can afford to give any one...

MONTEGO BAY — Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, has said that the Government will have to take a radical approach to intervening in failing schools. "The concept of a failed school has not yet entered the vocabulary of Education in a significant way in the region, but I do not think that we are doing our children a service...

Today, in celebrating Nelson Mandela’s birthday, the world pays homage to someone who has triumphed over adversity and has led the charge in transforming a nation; someone, whose influence and appeal to our better nature has justifiably earned him international recognition and respect for a life truly lived in service of humanity. His Excellency, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, freedom fighter, philosopher,...

WASHINGTON — Jamaican born entrepreneur, Karene Stewart, has established a company  in New York,  Casually Chic,  to assist  persons who are too busy  to give  enough attention to personal undertakings. The company, which offers closet organising and personal shopping services, was conceived with the sophisticated career woman in mind, who is finding it increasingly difficult to stay organised, look good,...

MONTEGO BAY — The Westmoreland Parish Council is giving due recognition to its former mayors, custodes, councillors and justices of the peace, who served the parish with distinction for many years. Chairman of the Westmoreland Parish Council and Mayor of Savanna-La-Mar, Councillor Bertel Moore, said the Council has benefitted from the dedicated service and leadership from these men and women,...

KINGSTON — A draft of the new National Youth Policy should be available by August 2012 after approval by Cabinet.  The findings of the 2010 Jamaica National Youth Survey will inform the revision of the existing Youth Policy and give insight into developmental models and programmes for Youth. This was revealed by Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Youth, Sports...

KINGSTON — Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in charge of the Area One, Denver Frater has said that the police in that division will be working assiduously to ensure that motorists observe the road traffic law. “When compared to last year, the number of fatalities since the start of this year is just too many and with what we are...

KINGSTON — The Youth Mainstreaming Strategy, being developed by the Government, will ensure the full inclusion of young people throughout all levels of policy decision-making, said Parliamentary Secretary for Youth, Sports and Culture, Senator Warren Newby. He was addressing a JIS Think Tank held recently at the agency’s headquarters on Half-Way-Tree Road, St. Andrew. “What the strategy will do is...

MONTEGO BAY — Over $7 million will be spent to rehabilitate the Moneague Health Centre in St. Ann, which serves more than 10,000 persons from that area, and surrounding communities. The health centre, which is now closed to facilitate repair work, is currently operating out of the Moneague Community Centre. Chief Health Inspector at the St. Ann Health Department, Leroy...

KINGSTON — The Registrar Generals Department (RGD) is to launch an islandwide series of consultations with stakeholders in the collection of civil registry data. This was disclosed by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the department, Dr. Patricia Holness, who told JIS News that the series of meetings would begin on July 18. The idea behind the campaign is to standardize...

MONTEGO BAY — There has been a drastic reduction in the number of emergency fire calls made to the Trelawny division of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, over the last month. In a report tabled at the monthly meeting of the Trelawny Parish Council on Thursday July 14, 2011, Deputy Superintendent of the division, Kevin Haughton, credited the reduction to a...

Nearly three quarters of Jamaican youths are logging on to the Internet to find information and to interact with their friends on social networks. This was revealed in the 2010 Jamaica National Youth Survey released in June, which stated that almost 74 per cent of young people between 15 and 24 years reported that they have access to computers, while...