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National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting (left), shares pleasantries with Assistant Professor of Justice and Development Studies, from Virginia, USA, Dr. Carl Stauffer, during Friday’s (February 21) 5th International Restorative Justice Conference, hosted by the Ministry of Justice at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston.

Church Must Get Involved in Restorative Justice Process – Bunting

National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting, has pointed to the need to incorporate community institutions, such as the church, in the restorative justice programme. He said that faith-based organisations can lend greater support to the process by allowing the use...

Minister of Education, Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites (right), explains the use of the computer keyboard to young Gerald Bolton (seated), at the opening of the refurbished laboratory at the Voluntary Organization for the Upliftment of Children (VOUCH) in Kingston on February 21. Others looking on are: President Elect, Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA), Doran Dixon; and Principal, VOUCH, K. Bromfield. Ten computers, valued at $600,000, were donated by the JTA.

Development of VOUCH as Special Needs Centre Begins September

Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable
Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P. — Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.

Prime Minister Expresses Sadness on Sudden Passing of Athlete

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, delivers the main address at the launch of the Spring Dunrobin and Hillside Local Forest Management Committees on Friday (Feb. 21), at the White Hall Baptist Church in St. Thomas. Seated at head table (from left) are: Member of Parliament for Western St. Thomas, James Robertson; Custos of St. Thomas, Hon. Marcia Bennett (centre); and Mayor of Morant Bay, Councillor Ludlow Mathison.

Forest Act to be Revised

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for Eastern Westmoreland, Hon. Luther Buchanan, and Chairman/Manager of the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), Lucille Brodber, break ground for construction of the Belvedere Community Centre on Thursday (Feb.20). Looking on are community members.

Ground Broken for Belvedere Community Centre

12 years ago Environment

Gov’t to License Sawmills, Power Saw Operators

The Government, in a move to provide greater protection for the country’s forests, will be licensing sawmills and operators of power saws. Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, made the announcement on Friday (Feb. 21), as he addressed the launch of the Spring Dunrobin and Hillside Local Forest Management Committees, at the White Hall Baptist...

12 years ago Education

More Computers for Children at VOUCH

Students at the Voluntary Organization for the Upliftment of Children (VOUCH), Heroes Park, in Kingston, are now in a better position to learn more about information technology, as they have received 10 new computers. The computers, valued at $600,000, have been donated by the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA). There are now 14 computers in the laboratory. Speaking at the official...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), shows delight as she views a photograph of former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson, with the late Presidents of Venezuela and Cuba, Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro, at the opening of a special exhibition at the Tom Redcam Library in St. Andrew on February 21. Also sharing in the moment are: Venezuelan Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Maria Jacqueline Mendoza Ortega (second left), and Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna. The photographic exhibition, entitled ‘Chavez was here’, is being hosted by the Venezuelan Government, in collaboration with the Institute of Jamaica and the Jamaica Library Service, to commemorate the first anniversary of the passing of the late President.

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Prime Minister Says Chavez Was Extraordinary

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has lauded the late President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, as “an extraordinary son of the region” and “a great friend of Jamaica.” Mrs. Simpson Miller said the late President’s legacy lives on through his many contributions to the region, noting that he was “a man with a generous heart, who had a...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), takes a close look at the $11 million cheque, which Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuo Takase, (centre) is presenting to Executive Director, Jamaica Society for the Blind (JSB), Lola Marson. The money will go towards the building of the low vision resource centre at the JSB’s premises in St. Andrew. The signing ceremony for the grant assistance was held on February 20, at the Lion’s Club Resource Centre in Mona.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaica Society for the Blind Constructing Low Vision Centre

Construction is to begin next month on a resource centre to provide services for Jamaicans, who have been diagnosed with low vision. Low vision is a significant reduction of visual function that is unable to be fully corrected by glasses, contact lenses, medical treatment or surgery. Low vision can result from a variety of diseases and injuries that affect the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, unveils a plaque on February 20 dedication ceremony at the Cedar Grove Academy in Portmore, St. Catherine. Applauding (from left) are: Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites; Principal of the school, Otis Brown; Chairman, Board of Governors, Rev. Dr. Wellesley Blair; and Advisor to the Prime Minister, Delano Franklyn.

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PM Urges Church to Play a Greater Role in Schools

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, is calling for the church to have a more dynamic presence in schools. This, she said, is in order to help in shaping the lives of students, who are being prepared to take on the “tough challenges of life”. Mrs. Simpson Miller, who was addressing the dedication ceremony for The Cedar Grove...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller on February 20 added her voice to the “clarion call” for churches to reengage its mission of values training by reaching the country’s youths through an increased partnership with the education sector. She made the appeal at the dedication ceremony of the Cedar Grove Academy in Portmore, St. Catherine which is a partnership between the Ministry of Education and the New Testament Church of God in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Photographed at right are: Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors for the Cedar Grove Academy, Rev. Dr. Roy Notice (slightly hidden), Chairman of the School Board, Rev. Dr. Wellesly Blair, Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Member of Parliament, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Elaine Foster-Allen and Acting Mayor of Portmore, Councillor Leon Thomas.

12 years ago EducationPrime Minister

Prime Minister Calls on Church to Increase its Partnership With the Education Sector

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller has added her voice to the “clarion call” for churches to reengage its mission of values training by reaching the country’s youths through an increased partnership with the education sector. Describing the church’s contribution to society as “large and legendary”, the Prime Minister said: “It is arguable that when the church had...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), having a light discussion with Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, His Excellency, Dong Xiaojun, at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Chinese garden project, at the Hope Botanical Gardens in Kingston, on February 20. The garden, which will be sited on 11 acres at the Lilly Pond, is the first of its kind in the Caribbean, and is being developed at a cost of $240 million.

12 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Ground Broken for Chinese Garden

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller and Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, His Excellency, Dong Xiaojun, broke ground for a Chinese garden at the Hope Botanical Gardens in Kingston, on February 20. The garden, which will be sited on 11 acres at the Lilly Pond, is the first of its kind in the Caribbean, and is...