Director of the Victim Services Branch (VSB) in the Ministry of Justice, Dionne Dawn Binns, says a slew of special intervention programmes are available for children who are victims of crime or are at risk. She told JIS News that children make up the majority of the branch’s clientele at around 50 per cent, leading to the creation of these...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, says the Government is investing at an “unprecedented rate” in the country’s water infrastructure. “There is no corner, no crevice of Jamaica that we are not currently doing investments in our water sector,” he said. “With these projects, we will prove that it...

The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) is reporting that it has improved its operational capacity to address the printing backlog of free birth certificates experienced in 2023. Persons are allowed the first copy of a child’s birth certificate free of cost. However, last year, the RGD experienced challenges with providing the service, due to issues with logistics. Speaking at a JIS...

The Government is investing billions of dollars in the development of irrigation schemes to improve farmers’ access to water. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, in providing details in his 2024/25 Budget Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on March 21, said that among the projects is the Southern Plains Irrigation Scheme at a cost of $1.5 billion....

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), is in discussion with Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, during the Board of Supervision’s annual awards ceremony at the Boone Hall Oasis in Stony Hill, St. Andrew, recently.

Principal, Kingston College (KC), Dave Myrie, addresses students at the institution located at North Street on Monday (March 25), as they celebrate the school’s victory in the just concluded ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships. KC secured their 35th title, the fourth in the last five years, with 335 points.

Students and staff of Edwin Allen High School celebrate the institution’s victory in the 2024 ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls' Athletics Championships at the institution in Frankfield, Clarendon, on Monday (March 25).