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Minister of National Security, Senator Colonel Trevor MacMillan, has informed that the Ministry is working with the security forces to implement a multi- dimensional response to the crime problem, and within the next few days, will be addressing the nation to provide a full account of the strategies that will be employed. The Minister made this announcement during a statement...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Professor Sir Kenneth Hall, has commended the work of the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust, which is providing critical support services for young people, including Jamaican students. The Governor-General was speaking following a meeting with trustee Doreen Lawrence and a tour of the new Stephen Lawrence Centre at Deptford in South East London on Thursday...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw has said that the country is producing qualified persons capable of addressing the skills shortage, which currently exists in the local insurance industry. Speaking at a brief ceremony at Marathon Insurance Brokers Limited's New Kingston offices on May 29, to formally introduce the company's new General Manager, Jane Francis, Mr. Shaw...

The Government will be putting into effect, rights-of-way measures, to streamline and regulate the conditions under which the placement of utility service or other facilities and materials, will be allowed across the island. "This new concept offers fundamental scope for improved public service within the Ministry and the overall Government service, especially via fibre-optic telecommunication, and that we are moving...

The National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC) is to undertake a number of programmes and initiatives during the current fiscal year, in the Government's bid to further expand and improve the corridors of the toll highway. This was noted by Transport and Works Minister, Michael Henry, when he made his contribution to the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate in the House...

A sum of $5.9 billion is earmarked to facilitate the National Works Agency (NWA) to undertake a number of programmes, aimed at further improving the country's road and bridge network during the current fiscal year. Making his presentation in the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate in the House on May 28, Transport and Works Minister, Michael Henry said the work would incorporate...

A new jetport is to be opened up at the Boscobel Aerodrome in St. Mary, as part of a pilot initiative to encourage more affluent vacationers to fly their private jets to Jamaica. "We will provide this as a port of entry with customs and immigration stations there too," said Transport and Works Minister, Michael Henry, during his contribution to...

Residents of Grove Place in Manchester will re-launch their community club on Sunday, June 1, at the Ebenezer Open Bible Church, beginning at 5:00 p.m. The club was formed in the late 1950s to represent the interest of farmers, but over recent years, it has concentrated on sporting activities for young people. Since February it has broadened its membership to...

At least 100 community police officers were deployed islandwide recently, as the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) increases its effort to build better relationships between citizens and the police. This disclosure was made by Assistant Commissioner of Police, John McLean, who heads the Community Safety and Security Branch of the JCF, during a recent interview with JIS News. "I would like...

The Scientific Research (SRC), during the current fiscal period, plans to improve and increase customer productivity through the provision of science and technology solutions. As contained in a Ministry Paper that was tabled in the House of Representatives recently by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Karl Samuda, the issue of low productivity in companies will be addressed, with baseline...

Minister of Transport and Works, Michael Henry, has said that US$10.8 million has been procured to protect the Palisadoes peninsula, in light of the impending hurricane season, which begins June 1. The Minister, who was making his presentation in the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 29, said that the sum is part of the US$20...

Fourteen-year old Machel MCalla aspires to become a lawyer. This dream, though ambitious, is nothing special really, until one considers that just five years ago, Machel, considered a slow learner, was extremely limited in his literary and numeracy skills. His parents, realizing that he could not reach his full potential at the primary school he attended, decided to transfer him...