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Programme Manager of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III, Orville Simmonds, speaking at a JIS Think Tank held on Thursday (July 2). At left is Acting Chief Technical Director, Ministry of National Security, Shauna Trowers.

CSJP Case Management Approach Transferred To National Security Ministry

The successful case management approach, piloted locally through the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III, is being shifted to the Ministry of National Security’s Crime Prevention and Community Safety Unit. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Thursday (July...

Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe.

All In Place For CSEC, CAPE

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, makes a statement in the House of Representatives on July 7. Seated at left is Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.

Gov’t Extends SET And BEST Cash Grants

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, announces a Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) in August Town, St. Andrew on Wednesday (July 8), during a virtual press conference from Jamaica House.

ZOSO Declared For August Town

Eight More Recoveries, Eight New COVID-19 Cases

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, makes his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 7.

6 years ago Health & WellnessSectoral Debate 2020/2021

Health Ministry Spends $3.8 Billion So Far To Fight COVID-19

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has so far spent $3.8 billion on efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 7. A total of just under $6 billion has, to date, been budgeted...

Programme Manager of the then Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III, Orville Simmonds.

6 years ago JIS Think TankNational Security and Peace

CSJP Programme Manager Hails Parenting Education Component

Programme Manager, Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP), Orville Simmonds, is hailing the parenting education component as one of the major achievements of the project, which ended recently. The parent-focused segment started in Phase II of the programme and was further developed in Phase III. The initiative was delivered through a combination of group workshop settings and in-home sessions where...

6 years ago Finance & Public Service

Gaming Lounges Reopen July 8

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, announced on Tuesday (July 7) that gaming lounges are set to reopen, effective Wednesday (July 8). Dr. Clarke made the disclosure during a Statement to the House of Representatives. “The decision comes following the development and publication of COVID-19 reopening and operating protocols by the Betting Gaming and...

Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

PAHO Lauds Member Countries For Swift Action To Combat COVID-19

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, has praised member countries that swiftly instituted safeguards against the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the region of the Americas. Speaking during PAHO’s COVID-19 digital media briefing on Tuesday (July 7), Dr. Etienne noted that from the outset of the pandemic, “people across the region quickly embraced public health guidance to stay...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), examines one of the tablet computers distributed to educators at the Hope Valley Experimental School, located at 2-4 University Road, Kingston 7, on July 7. With the Minister (from left) are Chief Executive Officer, e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Keith Smith; Principal, Hope Valley Experimental School, Anthony Grant; and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund, Daniel Dawes. The initiative falls under the Government’s Tablets for Teachers Programme.

6 years ago EducationTechnology

65,000 Tablet Computers For Teachers And Students This Fiscal Year

The distribution of 65,000 tablet computers to teachers and students will be completed in this fiscal year, says Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams. This was noted by Mrs. Williams during the official ceremony for the distribution of 32 tablet computers to educators at the Hope Valley Experimental School, located at 2-4 University Road, Kingston 7, on...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), in discussion with Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson; and Inspector of Police, Stephen Sharpe (left), during a tour of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) training facility at Tranquility Bay in St. Elizabeth, on July 3.

6 years ago National Security and Peace

Minister Commits To Measures To Reduce Attacks On Security Forces

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the Government is committed to taking steps to reduce attacks on the nation’s security forces. Over the past few weeks, police and military personnel came under attack from criminal elements in separate incidents in the country. Speaking to the media following a tour of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) training facility...

Communications Consultant in the Ministry of Justice, Lavern Reid.

6 years ago Justice

Ministry Hosts Second ‘Access Justice Live’ Virtual Town Hall

Come Wednesday, July 8, the Ministry of Justice will host its second ‘Access Justice Live’ virtual Town Hall. The Town Hall, which begins at 10:00 a.m., facilitates discussions on various topics and issues, particularly those dealing with children. Communications Consultant in the Ministry of Justice, Lavern Reid, told JIS News that children are a priority group for the Ministry. “The...