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The Government is to acquire two firearm marking machines to assist with efforts to stem the illegal trafficking in small arms. The Dot Peen machines will allow the authorities to trace weapons by placing marks on them, which cannot be easily erased, should they fall into the possession of criminals. They will be procured by the Ministry of National Security...

The widening of access to quality tertiary education in Jamaica is a major policy objective in Jamaica’s efforts to achieve sustainable development. This was stated by Regional Director (Region1), Ministry of Education, Elaine Roulston on March 28, as she delivered greetings on behalf of Education Minister, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, at the University of Technology’s School of Business Administration...

The Government has expressed full support of the recommendations contained in the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) report to Parliament on campaign financing. Leader of Government Business in the House of Representatives, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, who opened the debate on the report in the Lower House on Tuesday (March 27), said the government will be working with the ECJ to...

Minister of Education, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, is urging students, who benefitted from the Financial Education in Schools programme, to used the knowledge gained to save and become more financially empowered for the future. “I am encouraging you, who have the learning and understanding now as a result of your exposure, to save as part of your enablement for...

Approximately 70 unfinished housing units in Oak Glades,South West St. Andrew are to be sold, informed Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy. The units were started over 10 years ago by the National Housing Development Corporation, now the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) Limited. Minister Guy, who was speaking with JIS News following a tour of sections...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, said there could be amendments to the law governing the operations of the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM). He informed that the Commissioner of the body has asked the Minister of Justice to examine the INDECOM Act, with a view to more clearly outline the role of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) investigators...

The Estimates of Expenditure for the 2012/13 financial year will be tabled in May, 2012. This was disclosed by Minister of Finance and Planning, Hon. Dr. Peter Phillips on Wednesday March 28, during the meeting of the Special Committee on Tax Reform held at Gordon House. “The budget is going to be delayed because of the change in administration and...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has charged the relevant technocrats and stakeholder agencies to ensure that the National Identification System (NIDS) becomes a reality this year, the 50th anniversary of Jamaica’s Independence. Remarks delivered by Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Sandrea Falconer, on Wednesday March 28 opening ceremony of a three-day NIDS seminar at the Terra...

Minister of Education, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, says the Ministry will be seeking to encourage partnerships with its stakeholders towards the provision of special education services. “A thrust of the Ministry has to be to encourage a partnership towards special education, and to put it in centre-stage rather than along the periphery,” the Minister said. He was addressing the...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says there is need for an effective regulatory framework governing the operations of the funeral industry in the island. “At present, inspections of funeral homes are carried out under the Public Health Act, but there is no specific regulation for the funeral industry… It is not enough for you to just register as...

Students for Transformation (SFT), the youth arm of the National Transformation Programme (NTP), are appealing to young Jamaicans to maintain peace during the upcoming Boys and Girls Athletic Championships, slated for March 28 to 31 at the National Stadium in Kingston. “We are all one Jamaican. Let it be one love, one heart and friendly rivalry. It is okay for...

Jamaica and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will continue discussions during the Spring Meetings of the Fund, scheduled for April 20 to 22, in Washington, D.C., United States. The deliberations follow the recently concluded Article IV Consultation and discussions in Kingston, on a possible Fund-supported economic programme for Jamaica. In a statement following the conclusion of the visit, the Fund’s...