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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), shakes hands with Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters (left) following his address to the diplomatic community at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, recently. Sharing in the moment is Head of delegation, European Union (EU) Delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska.

Traffic Police To Be Equipped With Phablets

Beginning this month, 100 phablets will be provided to the traffic police as part of a pilot project aimed at improving the efficiency of the island’s ticket management system. A phablet is a small pocket-sized mobile device that is a...

Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace.

TEF Summer Interns To Gain International Certification

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), tours of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s ‘Expo 2020’, following the official opening ceremony held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on March 6. He is accompanied by Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) President, Janet Silvera (centre); and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis.

Gov’t Refocusing Public Safety And Citizen Security Strategies

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, addressing a business continuity seminar on disaster management on March 6. The event was hosted by the St. James Municipal Corporation at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre.

St. James Municipal Corporation Instituting Ongoing Disaster Mitigation Measures

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (centre), observes as Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott (right), is presented with his certificate and Instrument of Office after being installed as a Justice of the Peace for St. Catherine by Custos Rotulorum for the parish, Hon. Rev. Jeffrey McKenzie. The commissioning ceremony for the 126 new JPs was held at the Portmore Seventh-Day Adventist Church on March 4.

126 New Justices Of The Peace Commissioned In St. Catherine

Executive Director for the Legal Aid Council, Hugh Faulkner.

6 years ago Justice

Legal Aid Council To Host Sensitization Session For Justices Of The Peace And Police Officers

Three hundred Justices of the Peace (JPs) and police officers from Kingston, St. Andrew, and St. Catherine will benefit from the Legal Aid Council’s (LAC) Sensitization Session, slated for Tuesday, March 10. The session, to be held at the AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston, will focus on the responsibilities of JPs and police officers towards individuals who have been detained...

National Epidemiologist, Dr. Karen Webster Kerr (left), receives one of 10 thermal scanners donated to the Ministry of Health and Wellness by Sandals Resorts International, from Group Manager for Communications and Public Relations, Sheryl McGaw-Douse. The presentation was made during a handing over ceremony at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston on Friday (March 6).

6 years ago Health & WellnessTourism

Ministry Of Health And Wellness Receives 10 Thermal Scanners From Sandals International

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has received 10 thermal scanners from Sandals Resorts International, valued over $280,000. These are expected to significantly boost the capacity of the Ministry’s medical staff to check for elevated temperature levels in individuals. Speaking at the handing over of the machines at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston on Friday (March 6), National Epidemiologist,...

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (right), greets Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes, during the recent National Conference for Technology in the Justice Sector, at the AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston.

6 years ago JusticeTechnology

Judicial Stakeholders To Be Trained In Use of Technology-driven Case Management System

The Ministry of Justice is developing a programme to adequately train and sensitize staff at all levels of the judicial sector in the use of the second Case Management System, being introduced. The facility is designed to assist in optimizing the operations of all courts islandwide where it will be introduced, by creating a database for organizing and monitoring data....

6 years ago International Women's Day

Mary Seacole’s Legacy To Be Celebrated On International Women’s Day, Sunday, March 8

The Mary Seacole Foundation (MSF), In Collaboration With The Institute Of Jamaica (IOJ), Will Be Celebrating The Life And Legacy Of Jamaican Nurse, Mary Seacole, During A Special Event On International Women’s Day, Sunday, March 8. The Event, Titled ‘Welcome Home Mary Seacole’, Will Be Held At The IOJ’s Lecture Hall, 10 East Street, Kingston, Beginning 11:00 A.M. The MSF,...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (centre); President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society, Lenworth Fulton; and Member of Parliament for Trelawny North, Víctor Wright, tour the Wakefield Primary and Infant School garden, during Friday’s (March 6) launch of the Trelawny School Garden Feeding Programme, at the institution.

6 years ago Education

Trelawny School Garden Feeding Programme Launched

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, on Friday (March 6), launched the Trelawny School Garden Feeding Programme. The launch was held at the Wakefield Primary and Infant School which is one of the two institutions in the parish where the project is being initially rolled out, the other being Wait-A-Bit Primary...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), demonstrates the gender equality symbol, during a forum dubbed: ‘Empowered and Equal,’ co-hosted by the Government of Canada, through the Canadian High Commission in Jamaica, and the Institute of Law and Economics (ILE), at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Friday (March 6). Also participating in the exercise (from left) are: Director, ILE, Judith Wedderburn; Organization of American States (OAS) Country Representative in Jamaica, Jeanelle van GlaanenWeygel; Chairperson and National Coordinator Governor-General’s Programme for Excellence, Sonja Simms; Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters; Assistant Director, Juvenile Services, Department of Correctional Services, Eileen Gardner; and Founder, ILE, Professor Rosalea Hamilton.

6 years ago Gender Affairs

Jamaica Ranked 42nd In Global Progress Towards Achieving Gender Parity

Jamaica ranks highly among the countries making significant progress towards achieving gender parity, sitting 42nd out of 153 nations, as outlined in the recent Global Gender Gap Report. Gender parity is a statistical measurement for female-to-male ratio for indicators such as income and education. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, who made the announcement, said Jamaica...

Chair of Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA), Dr. Elizabeth Ward (second left), presents a trophy to Principal of the Upper Rock Spring All-Age and Infant School in Hanover, Faithlyn Walters Meylor; and grade-six student, Tahaelia McIntyre; while grade-six student at Maryland All-Age in Hanover, Jody-Ann Hylton (second right) and Principal of the school, Andria Dehaney-Grant, show off their trophy. Occasion was the VPA awards ceremony held on March 3 on the grounds of the Maryland All-Age. The institutions were joint winners of the VPA’s 2020 Trees for Peace competition.

6 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Hanover Schools Joint Winners OF Trees For Peace Competition

Maryland All-Age and Upper Rock Spring All-Age and Infant Schools in Hanover took the top spot in the 2020 Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA) Trees for Peace competition. The schools were named joint winners at the awards ceremony held on Peace Day, Tuesday (March 3) at Maryland All-Age. They walked away with $100,000 each and a trophy. Second place went to...