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The roadway from Bog Walk to Lime Walk in St. Catherine, which was recently rehabilitated at a cost of $35.5 million, was officially opened on February 8 and handed over to residents. The project was undertaken by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) under its Community Investment Project, which is funded by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). It comprised the...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, says the Government is committed to upgrading the fire service across the island. Speaking at a specially convened meeting of the St. Ann Parish Council on February 8, Mr. Arscott pointed out that approximately 120 recruits graduated to join the Jamaica Fire Brigade, recently, and another 120 are to begin...

The United States (US) Government has pledged to provide the Ministry of National Security with a number of non-lethal equipment to assist the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) in its efforts to reduce the number of police-related fatalities. The move comes just a week after Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, said he would be looking to develop the necessary...

Minister of Finance, Planning and the Public Service,Hon. Dr. Peter Phillips, is scheduled to lead a delegation to Washington DC next week for discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other multilaterals. The Minister made the disclosure during February 8 Jamaica House press briefing. He said that while in Washington, he will also meet with capital market players and...

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding says it is important for Jamaicans to adopt a culture of tolerance and healing, as the country celebrates its 50th year of Independence from Colonial rule. He explained that part of the aim of the Restorative Justice Programme is to help Jamaicans who have been perpetrators of crime or victims of crime,...

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, said that the Ministry is in the process of reforming the justice system in an effort to provide Jamaicans with greater access to justice. “The reform process requires a collaborative approach to enable the justice system to have a significant role in not only responding to, but helping to shape the requisite...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security will be observing Safer Sex Week from February 12 to 18, 2012, under the theme: ‘Tek charge! Condom: check HIV Test: check Less Partners: check’. Programmes Manager for HIV at the Ministry, Peta-Gay Pryce, informs JIS News that the week’s activities is geared towards sensitising  persons about  the importance of taking charge of...

Justice Minister, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, said that a draft of the proposed Restorative Justice Policy is to be submitted to Cabinet within the next few weeks, for consideration. Speaking with JIS News, following the official opening of the May Pen Restorative Justice Centre in Clarendon on Tuesday (February 7), Senator Golding informed that work on the policy, which...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, is calling on the nation to embrace the restorative justice approach in resolving conflicts, to maintain a peaceful and just society.  In a speech read by Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, during a civic ceremony at Emancipation Square, Spanish Town, St. Catherine on Wednesday (February 8) the...

At least $4 billion has been identified to fund the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP). The project is scheduled to be rolled out before the end of the current financial year on March 31, 2012. This was disclosed by Minister of Finance, Planning and the Public Service, Hon. Dr. Peter Phillips during Wednesday’s (Feb. 8) Jamaica House press briefing. In...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott,  says the Local Government reform process should move into the implementation stage soon. “Our commitment to Local government is unquestionable, and we are here to ensure that we advance the process. We are doing a series of consultations, and we intend to carry the process further than it has ever...

There is need to address the digital divide between the rural and urban Internet users in Jamaica, says Professor of Communications Policy and Digital Media at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Hopeton Dunn. He pointed out that findings from a recent survey conducted by a department at the university, revealed the gap between urban and rural users...