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Prime Minister Bruce Golding says he wants to review the landscape of charitable organisations to see whether there is anything government can do to induce greater responses and to configure its involvement with the private sector and business activities, so as to provide more space for greater responses to organisations like the Kingston YMCA. Mr. Golding was addressing the 88th...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has called on the church to help the country get back to its core values where there was an emphasis on the family, positive values and attitudes, and a sense of right and wrong. He expressed concern that so much of the nation's conscience has been damaged and that the society has become so hard that...

The Honourable Olivia "Babsy" Grange, Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports (MICYS) has said that the Government is pledged to see to further improvements for athletes involved in the Special Olympics. Minister Grange's comments came as she addressed the Opening Ceremony of Special Olympics Jamaica Annual Summer Games which was held at the University of Technology (Utech) on Friday,...

The Sectoral Debate for the 2008/2009 Parliamentary year enters its sixth week starting Tuesday, June 17, 2008 when the Minister of Information, Youth, Culture and Sports, Miss Olivia 'Babsy' Grange will be among those making her presentation to the debate. Also presenting will be Minister of State, Industry, Investment and Commerce, Michael Stern, and Members of the Opposition, Michael Peart...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport and Works, Joseph Hibbert, has said that fixed scale sites and roving teams will be utilized to clamp down on the use of overweight vehicles to transport goods along the road network. The move is in keeping with recent legislation to protect the physical state of the main roadways and the large...

Remittance firm Moneygram International Limited has partnered with the Ministry of Transport and Works to undertake improvements to road safety features islandwide during the current fiscal year. State Minister, Joseph Hibbert, in his contribution to the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate in Parliament on Wednesday (June 12), said that Moneygram has donated pedestrian crossing signs for more than 250 locations islandwide. He...

The operational capacity of the National Works Agency (NWA) is to be significantly boosted, as funding has been provided to purchase and repair its current fleet of units and equipment. State Minister for Transport and Works, Joseph Hibbert, in making the announcement in the House of Representatives on June 11, said that the move will enable the agency to respond...

Thirty-two law enforcement officials, including clerks of court, deputy clerks, police officers, immigration officers, social service personnel and persons working in the Witness Protection Programme, participated in a human trafficking detection training programme in Mandeville, from June 10-11. The programme, made possible through the collaborative effort of the Ministry of Justice Training Institute and the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JDF) Reform...

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) in Miami is now accepting entries for the annual Independence Essay Competition, which forms part of the Jamaica Independence celebrations throughout the Florida communities. This contest is in its eighth year, and is open to all Jamaican children, first and second generation, residing in Florida State. The deadline for participating entries is Thursday, July 24....

The Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA) is carrying out its role in facilitating good relations between the public and the police by, among other things, monitoring the implementation of policies by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and its auxiliaries. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the PCOA, Richard Black, speaking at a public forum in Westmoreland recently, said that the Authority,...

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has received equipment valued at $32 million from the Ministry of National Defence, People's Republic of China. Among the items are bullet-proof helmets, jungle hats, combat boots and camouflage uniforms. The JDF has also received musical instruments from China. Speaking yesterday (June 12), at the handing over ceremony at Up Park Camp, Acting Officer Commanding,...

Cabinet has approved an 11-member Advisory Board for the Jamaica Information Service (JIS). Their appointment took effect from June 2, and they will serve for a period of two years. Speaking at a post-Cabinet press briefing, held at the Office of the Prime Minister on June 11, Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia Grange, pointed out that Neville...