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The new video identification (ID) system, which will replace the conventional line-up of suspects, is on schedule to be in operation by the end of August. Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Les Green, speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, said that plans are far advanced to start the process and already, three locations have been selected for the video...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding this morning (June 18) reiterated his commitment to the protection of human rights in the Government's latest response to fighting crime. Mr. Golding, who was speaking at the weekly post-Cabinet press briefing held at Jamaica House, was resolute in his language on the issue of restoring peace and safety to Jamaicans, while ensuring that the new...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding said the government has sought legal advice on the implementation of a fixed date for the holding of general elections and expects a response from the Attorney General within another three weeks. He was responding to a question raised by Member of Parliament for Central Kingston Mr. Ronald Thwaites in the House of Representatives on Tuesday...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has outlined a raft of crime fighting strategies in a contribution to the Sectoral Debate in Parliament on Tuesday (June 17). Mr. Golding said his contribution to the debate was being made in light of the fact that both the Minister and Minister of State for National Security are from the Upper House. In his address,...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) and the St. Catherine Parish Council are looking into the installation of flood gates at the north and south access points of the Bog Walk Gorge, which would prevent motorists from approaching the Gorge when it is flooded. This was announced during a special meeting held yesterday (June 17) at the...

The Ministry of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports (MICYS), is actively engaged in a venues development programme, which will see collaboration with international entities to raise funds to restore the Ward Theatre in particular, as well as develop other venues. Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia Grange, in her contribution to the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate in Gordon House,...

The Ministry of Information, Youth, Culture and Sports, through the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), is actively promoting the revitalization and repositioning of the annual National Festival of the Performing and Visual Arts programmes. Culture Minister, Olivia Grange, in her contribution to the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives yesterday (June 17), said that so far this year,...

Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang, signed a $21.6 million contract, yesterday (June 17), with the University of Technology (UTech), for the preparation of a National Housing Policy and Implementation Plan, at the Ministry's headquarters in Kingston. The Policy and Implementation Plan, which will be formulated jointly by the University of the West Indies (UWI) and UTech, will...

Member of Parliament for North Western Clarendon, Michael Stern, has said that several community-based infrastructure in the constituency will be targeted this year for repair and rehabilitation. Some of the facilities include the Frankfield Community Centre at the old railway station; Tweedside playfield; Sunberry Primary playfield; Alston High School playfield and the Spaulding sanitary convenience. Michael Stern was speaking in...

Senior citizens of Clarendon will be given an opportunity to showcase their skills at the annual Senior Citizens' Cultural Day, to be held at the St. Gabriel's Anglican Church in May Pen on June 19. Participants will display their expertise in the areas of dance, food preparation, modelling (fashion show) and handicraft, among other things. There will also be a...

This year, the concept of a 'one stop shop' is to be introduced, among food regulatory bodies in order to streamline and coordinate food safety activities, State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Michael Stern, has informed. Making his contribution to the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives yesterday (June 17), he outlined that this all-inclusive concept is...

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) will be embarking on several projects to benefit farmers in North West Clarendon, including the Moravia Ginger Project, which will cost $3 million. Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Michael Stern, in his contribution to the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives yesterday (June 17), said that the European Union has...