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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott. (FILE)

Drafting of Disaster Risk Management Bill Advanced

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, says that drafting of the proposed Disaster Risk Management Bill is far advanced. He informed that further drafting instructions were issued to the office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel in...

Registrar at the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greig Smith (left), is in discussion with Head of the Institute for Gender and Development Studies at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Dr. Leith Dunn. They were panelists at public forum on human trafficking held on November 26, at the UWI Mona campus.

Jamaicans Urged to Report Cases of Human Trafficking

President and Chief Executive Officer, Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited, Richard Byles (right), is engaged in light conversation with Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Collin Bullock (left), and former Director General, Dr. Wesley Hughes, during the PIOJ’s eighth Dialogue for Development Lecture at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, on Tuesday, November 26. Mr. Byles was guest lecturer at the forum held under the theme: ‘Going for Growth in the Jamaican Economy in a Contractionary Environment’.

Sagicor Believes Four-Year IMF Plan Can Bring Economic Stability

Chair of the National Child Month Committee, Dr. Pauline Mullings. (File)

Dr. Pauline Mullings, Educator, Mentor Par Excellence

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), addressing Rotary Club of St. Andrew meeting at the Hotel Four Seasons in Kingston on November 26. Others (from left) are: Past President of the Club, Jennifer Anderson and President, Marie Powell.

Health Minister Supports Marijuana Use as Medicine

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (left), cuts the ribbon to open a mobile community security and dispute resolution centre, in March Pen, St. Catherine, on November 26. The facility is one of four for the Spanish Town communities of March Pen, Lauriston and Shelter Rock. Looking on are: Commissioner of Police, Own Ellington (right), and World Bank representative, Giorgio Valentini (centre).

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Four Mobile Security and Dispute Resolution Centres Open in March Pen

Four mobile community security and dispute resolution centres were opened in March Pen, St. Catherine, on November 26, to serve the Lauriston and Shelter Rock areas. Speaking at the handing over ceremony, Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, urged the residents to take “ownership” of the facilities, noting that with the Security Forces maintaining law and order in the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), is in light conversation with Jamaica

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PM Says Lack of Funding Keeping Women Out of Politics

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has cited a lack of adequate funding as part of the challenge keeping more women from participating in representational politics in Jamaica. She noted that while women head important institutions, such as the Supreme Court, and are dominant in fields such as health and education, they still lag behind in numbers in...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right). (FILE)

12 years ago InformationOffice of the Prime Minister

Time Ripe For Media To Set Up Complaints Council – Minister Falconer

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, says that with the recent passage of the Defamation Act, the media must now move swiftly to establish the long-awaited complaints council or commission. She said that the Government has delivered its promise to update Jamaica’s libel law, and it is now time for the media to set up a...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, addresses a special Back-to-School press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston, where he announced transport benefits for Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) students, as part of the ‘School we seh’ initiative.

12 years ago Labour

‘School Wi Seh’ Campaign A Success – Minister Kellier

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, is hailing the ‘School Wi Seh’ campaign as a success. He tells JIS News that the achievements under the programme, which has been implemented as a pilot in four high schools in the parish of Clarendon, have enabled the initiative to be expanded across the island. “It is because of the...

12 years ago Culture

Dancehall Set to ‘Blow Up’ in a Big Way, says Minister Hanna

The Minister of Youth and Culture the Hon. Lisa Hanna, MP has said that Jamaica’s music - particularly Dancehall - was set to make another major impact on the world through the ingenuity and innovation of the promoters of Sting. According to Miss Hanna, social media and television were providing new exposure and new young fans to the genre which...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (second right), interacts with students from various high schools across the country, while admiring a ‘Reset di ting’ t-shirt, prior to the start of a youth seminar at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, on November 20. The seminar was held under the theme: ‘Reset di Ting! The Courage to do Things Differently’, and formed part of the activities to celebrate Youth Month 2013. (FILE)

12 years ago Culture

National Youth Policy Concept Paper completed, says Minister Hanna

Minister of Youth and Culture the Hon. Lisa Hanna has announced that the Concept Paper for the National Youth Policy has been completed. Speaking at “A Suh Di Ting Set? Reset Di Ting! Youth Dialogue for Action” a national youth forum held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on Wednesday, November 20, 2013, the Minister expressed the view that the Government...

12 years ago Transport

Jamaica and Singapore Sign Open Skies Agreement

Jamaica and Singapore have signed an Open Skies Agreement (OSA) which will allow some airlines to fly freely between the two countries. The deal was signed on behalf of the Jamaican Government by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing the Hon. Dr. Morais Guy in London, England on November 25. Under the OSA, selected airlines...