Since Independence, the number of couple families - two people living together in a marriage or common law relationship with a child - has increased from 20 per cent to 42 per cent. This was disclosed by Fathers Incorporated Chairman, Dr. Herbert Gayle, who was speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on June 12. He said Fathers Incorporated would like...

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Novelette Grant, is urging citizens to provide the security forces with information that will assist them in crime fighting efforts. The ACP says the information will help the police to nab criminals and prevent them from committing other crimes. She was speaking on June 12, in Grant’s Pen, St. Andrew. Recalling the front page story...

The Government’s efforts to beat back praedial larceny is bearing fruit, as a result of intense campaign being carried out by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, with enforcement from the police. “Last week in St. Thomas, 26 persons were carried before the court…we are working on those people who continue to reap what they did not sow… I am...

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke, says the island’s banana sector is on the road to recovery with the first shipment of the produce sent off this week to the United Kingdom, since Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Minister Clarke says although production and exports are not yet at the level of former years, the sector is back in the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has praised the nation’s teachers for dedicating their lives to not only advancing education, but transforming the country’s populace through selfless acts of kindness. “Many of you have for decades voluntarily given of your time and resources, beyond the call of duty as dictated by your job descriptions. In addition to providing...

Cabinet is expected to receive a submission from Justice Minister, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, on proposed amendments to the Criminal Records (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act, within the next two weeks. The amendments are intended to revise the Act to facilitate the removal of criminal records against the names of persons convicted for possession of, or smoking small quantities of...

Jamaica is expected to benefit significantly from an Internet Exchange Point (IXP) facility, which the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining expects to have in place by August. The IXP enables Internet traffic routing within the country where the provision exists, instead of through external providers, as currently obtains with Jamaica. State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Julian Robinson,...