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The Ministry of Justice is continuing its restorative justice campaign, targeting young people in schools, exposing them to the principles of restorative justice and thereby motivating this cohort to adopt good social interaction skills. The series of public meetings continued on Wednesday, March 8 at Campion College in Kingston where Senior Governance Programme Manager for the Canadian International Development Agency...

Assistant Country Programmes Director for the United States Peace Corp in Jamaica, Jimmy McNeil, has urged Jamaica 4H Club members in the parish of Hanover to always embrace excellence as they strove to develop, and be honest under all circumstances. He encouraged students to reject all anti-social behaviour, and to seek to make positive contributions to the building of their...

The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) will be promoting its new Jamaica Travel Specialist online training programme at www.jamaicatravelspecialist.co.uk, through a series of specialist events across the United Kingdom (UK), beginning Monday, March 13 in East Grinstead, Kent. The programme is specifically designed to help equip frontline agents with in-depth knowledge of Jamaica as a unique and leading destination, and is...

State Minister for Education, Youth and Culture, Dr. Donald Rhodd today (March 10) launched the National Policy for the Management of HIV/AIDS in Schools Debating Competition at a ceremony held at the Knutsford Court Hotel on Ruthven Road. The competition is targeted at students aged 11 to 17 years in 64 schools across the island, and is designed to increase...

Minister with responsibility for women affairs, Dr. Paul Robertson, has cited the election of Portia Simpson-Miller as the country's first female Prime Minister-designate and the recent passage of the Maintenance Bill in Parliament, as two significant developments, which could contribute to the advancement of women in Jamaica. The Minister, who was addressing the official ceremony to mark International Women's Day...

Minister of Information, Senator Burchell Whiteman has lauded the Access to Information Students' Challenge, noting that the competition was a good one, which would enable students to understand and appreciate the process. His remarks came at the awards luncheon for the challenge, which was held at the Gleaner Company's North Street offices yesterday (March 8). The competition began in October...

Minister of Transport and Works, Robert Pickersgill, has announced that the architectural design for the construction of a permanent "solution" to the Yallahs Fording in St. Thomas would be completed soon, as only "final touches to the design" are currently being made. In addition, the Minister noted that the National Works Agency (NWA) would be meeting with persons in the...

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), will be participating in the international observation of World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD), on March 15 under the theme: 'Energy: Sustainable Access for All Consumers'. Speaking at a JIS 'Think Tank' yesterday (March 8), Communications Specialist at the CAC, Dorothy Campbell said that the annual observance of World Consumer Rights Day, "seeks to highlight the...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Kenneth Hall has restored Professor to his title. King's House informed JIS News today that the title of the Governor-General should be: His Excellency the Most Honourable Professor Kenneth O. Hall, ON, OJ. The wife of the Governor-General is referred to as: Her Excellency the Most Honourable Mrs. Hall.

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is moving to reduce the turnaround time for the processing of applications for beneficiaries under the Programme for Advancement through Health and Education (PATH). Senator Floyd Morris, State Minister in the Ministry, has said that the time taken to process applications was one of the major challenges facing the programme. "We find that...

The importance of tax payers complying voluntarily with their tax obligations was stressed at seminars sponsored by the Tax Administration Directorate at the Buff Bay Health Clinic in Portland, and the Port Maria Civic Centre in St. Mary on Wednesday, March 8. Both seminars were attended by a wide cross section of persons, including self employed, employers of labour and...

A contract valued at $15 million was signed on March 8 by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), for the expansion of the Middle Quarters All-age School in St. Elizabeth. The project is expected to last for four months, and will benefit some 414 students and 9 teachers at the institution. Speaking at the signing, which took place at the...