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As the Government prepares to enter into an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), public sector workers are being reminded that they will have to increase efficiency and productivity, with reduced resources, particularly over the next three years. Speaking to registrants for the Tax Audit and Revenue Administration (TARA) post graduate diploma programme (cohort 26), at the Management Institute...

Members of the Senate extended their sympathies and condolences to Haiti, in the aftermath of the January 12 earthquake that devastated that nation, during its sitting at Gordon House in Kingston on Friday (January 22). Leader of Government Business, Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Dorothy Lightbourne, described the incident as "one of the darkest periods" in...

With the Jamaica 4-H Movement joining in the show of generosity to the people of Haiti, its western Jamaica wing is supporting the national effort with a regional collection drive launched on Monday (January 25). With over 11,000 clubbites in some 196 registered clubs in the western region, covering the parishes of St. Ann, Trelawny, St. James and Hanover, the...

The Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon Sir Patrick Allen, has called on the church to become fully involved in addressing concerns essential to solving the country's social problems. Addressing the 66th Annual National Conference of the Holiness Christian Church Inc., at the Sunset Jamaica Grande Resort in Ocho Rios St. Ann, His Excellency pointed to some of the fundamental...

The Private Security Regulation Authority (PSRA), has intensified its efforts to set standards for the private security industry to deliver quality service since 2009. "The PSRA ensured that the National Vocational Qualification of Jamaica Level One Standards in Security Operations were completed and circulated to all security companies," says Minister of National Security, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson. He added...

Minister of National Security Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson, has said that there has been a 13 percent increase in police mobility, with the new vehicles acquired for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) in the last quarter of 2009. Speaking in the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on Friday (January 22), Senator Nelson said that, during the...

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved funding of $1.9 billion (US$21 million) for the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) to continue its initiatives and interventions geared towards reducing the level of major crimes and interpersonal violence, for another four years. This was disclosed by Minister of National Security Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson, during his contribution to the...

Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of the Anti-Corruption Branch, ACP Justin Felice, has said that the 1- 800-CORRUPT line, launched in January 2009, has been very successful. "We had an outstanding and successful year with the 1- 800 toll free line, and it is something we must continue," the Assistant Commissioner said, during an interview with JIS News on...

The Registrar General's Department (RGD) has completed registration proceedings for the 14 persons who died in the December 19, 2008 accident in the Rio Grande Valley, Portland. The RGD has also completed similar proceedings for the seven girls who perished in the May 22, 2009 fire at the Armadale Juvenile Correctional Centre, St. Ann, according to Chief Executive Officer (CEO),...

Over 8,500 pairs of shoes were collected on Saturday (January 23) and Sunday (January 24) in support of earthquake-hit Haiti, during a shoe drive held at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management's (ODPEM) headquarters at 2-4 Haining Road in Kingston. A collaborative effort between ODPEM and Well Heeled Jamaicans, a local charitable organisation, the event was held in...

The Ministry of National Security is placing increased focus on training this year, with $100 million identified to start construction of classrooms and dormitories at the Police Academy in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine. Also, a sum of $127 million has been allocated to construct a Firearm and Tactical Training Unit. "Construction on the project, which will be jointly funded by...

Minister of National Security, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson, said that some $508 million was spent on improving the technological capacity of the security forces and the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) last year. Making his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on Friday, (January 22), Senator Nelson informed that the police emergency 119 service...