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Restorative Justice Coordinator, Andriene Lindsay.

Restorative Justice Unit Implements Virtual Conferences

Virtual conferences are now a feature of the Ministry of Justice’s Restorative Justice Unit (RJU) offerings, in direct response to minimising potential client exposure to COVID-19. A Restorative Justice Conference is one of the tools used to address disputes by...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fifth left), Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (third left) and Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), share a photo opportunity with members of the Jamaica Fire Brigade during a special service at the Webster Memorial United Church in St. Andrew on July 19 to recognise the country’s front-line workers, who have been integral in the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

PM Hails Country’s Front-Line Workers

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Restorative Justice Centres Resume Full Operations

Government officials (at right) in discussion with Members of the Opposition, led by Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Peter Phillips (fifth left), about the National Identification System (NIDS). The meeting was held at The Jamaica Pegasus in New Kingston, earlier this year.

PHOTOS: Government Officials in discussion with Members of the Opposition about the National Identification System (NIDS)

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the handing over ceremony of a one bedroom house to an elderly person in Bogue, St. Elizabeth, on July 17.

PM Says Jamaicans Must Remain Vigilant

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, addressing a ceremony for the distribution of tablet computers to educators at the Hope Valley Experimental School, St. Andrew.

6 years ago Technology

More Wi-Fi Hotspots Coming

The Government will continue to roll out free secured Wi-Fi hotspots in public places across the island this financial year. Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure at the official ceremony for the distribution of 32 tablet computers to teachers at the Hope Valley Experimental School, St. Andrew, recently. Mrs. Williams said the service will...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left) , meets with medical staff at the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital in Westmoreland, on Sunday (July 19).

6 years ago Health & Wellness

More Medical Doctors To Be Employed

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says in the coming weeks, the Government will be announcing the employment of additional medical doctors in the sector. At a press briefing after a meeting with medical staff at the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital in Westmoreland on July 19, Dr. Tufton said the additional personnel will help those doctors...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. (FILE)

6 years ago Tourism

Tourism Minister Commends Entities For Support

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says tourism entities, such as Mystic Mountain in St. Ann, should be lauded for their continued support of the sector, despite the fallout from the coronavirus (COVID-19). In an interview with JIS News, Mr. Bartlett said it is pleasing to learn that despite having closed since March, Mystic Mountain still managed to pump US$6...

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

16 New COVID-19 Cases, 14 More Recoveries

As at Sunday (July 19), Jamaica recorded 16 new COVID-19 cases. The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases for the island is now 790. At the same time, 14 more patients have recovered and have been released from care. This brings the total recoveries to 693. (87.7% Recovery rate). The newly confirmed cases consist of 10 females and six males,...

Chairman of the South Coast Chapter of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) and owner of Jakes Hotel, Jason Henzell (3rd right), brought Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett (2nd left) up to date on the preparedness of tourism stakeholders along the newly opened South Coast Resilient Corridor, when he toured recently to see and hear first-hand from them. Behind Mr Bartlett is Executive Director of Jamaica Vacations Ltd. (JAMVAC), Joy Roberts and at centre is Destination Manager for the South Coast, Jonathan Bamidele.

6 years ago Tourism

Minister Bartlett Issues Stern Shut-Down Warning

Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett, has warned that tourism entities that fail to comply with health and safety protocols designed to facilitate the phased reopening of the tourism sector, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, will be shut down. Speaking at the Golf View Hotel in Manchester, during a tour of the newly opened South Coast Resilient Corridor on the weekend,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while speaking at a handing over ceremony of a one bedroom house to an elderly person in Bogue, St. Elizabeth, on July 17.

6 years ago CoronavirusHousingPrime Minister

PM Says There Are Some Strong Indicators That Bode Well For The Future

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that while the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has created some severe economic challenges for Jamaica, there are some surprisingly strong indicators that bode well for the future. Mr. Holness, who was speaking at the handing over of a one bedroom house to an elderly person in Bogue District, St. Elizabeth, on July 17,...

Former Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, with responsibility for Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Leslie Campbell (second left), is presented with a Leica CS20 field controller by Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Lim Baejin (second right), during the official handing over ceremony for several pieces cadastral mapping and land surveying equipment, on Thursday (July 16) at the National Land Agency Estate Management Division, Downtown, Kingston. Also displaying the devices are Chief Executive Officer, National Land Agency (NLA) Elizabeth Stair (left) and Under-Secretary, Bilateral, Regional and Hemispheric Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Janice Miller. Mr. Campbell has since been re-assigned to the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries.

6 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

National Land Agency Aims To Produce 20,000 Titles In Three Years

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), National Land Agency (NLA), Elizabeth Stair, says work to produce 20,000 new titles is to commence this financial year. This is to be achieved through Systematic Land Registration (SLR), which should enable the NLA to achieve its mandate of issuing 20,000 certificates of title in three years. “We have identified the areas we are going into,...