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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang

Institute Of Forensic Science Fully Equipped To Deal With Ballistics And DNA Analyses

Minister of National Security, Dr. the Hon. Horace Chang, says the Institute of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine is now fully equipped to deal with ballistics and DNA analyses. Speaking in the House of Representatives on July 28, the Minister...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right), speaking during Tuesday’s (January 28) media briefing at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston. Listening (from left) are Pan-American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Jamaica Country Representative, Dr. Bernadette Theodore-Gandi; Chief of Medical Staff, University Hospital of the West Indies, Dr. Carl Bruce; and Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Karen Webster Kerr.

Travel Advisory For China Right Thing At This Time – Dr. Tufton

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, displays his custom-made bag from local small business, Bresheh, which is now a part of the Jamaica Promotions Corporation's (JAMPRO) Export Max Programme. Mr . Green was addressing the closing exercise of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation’s (JBDC) Design Fusion Programme, at the agency's Incubator and Resource Centre in Kingston on Wednesday (January 29).

Gov’t To Expand Business Incubator Services This Year

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, CD, MP

Efforts Being Made To Improve Equality In Education

Developers, Matthew Donaldson (second left) and his wife, Danielle (third left), at the construction site of their $600-million housing project in Ironshore, St. James. Others (from left) are Financiers, Sygnus Group Co-founder, Ike Johnson, and head of Sygnus Group Real Estate, David Cummings.

$600-Million Housing Project Under Way In Ironshore

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter.

6 years ago National Security

JPs Urged To Be Vigilant When Certifying Passport Documents

Chief Executive Officer of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter, is imploring Justices of the Peace (JPs) to be vigilant when certifying passport documents. “Justices of the Peace play an important role with PICA in maintaining the integrity of the Jamaican passport system. We rely heavily on their uprightness, so I want to encourage each JP to...

Executive Director of National Integrity Action, Professor Trevor Munroe.

6 years ago National Security

National Integrity Action Head Welcomes Increased Use Of ‘Crime Stop’

Executive Director of National Integrity Action (NIA), Professor Trevor Munroe, has welcomed increased utilisation of the Crime Stop programme by civic-minded Jamaicans as part of overall efforts to reduce illegal activities and bring the perpetrators to justice. He said total calls to Crime Stop for the first nine months of 2016/17 averaged 100 per month, noting that this doubled for...

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left, foreground), and Canada’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters, display a wheelchair on the ramp of one of two newly acquired retrofitted mobile justice units, which were handed over during a ceremony in the Ministry’s car park on Constant Spring Road in Kingston on Wednesday (January 29). The units, valued at Can$420,000, were provided by the Government of Canada through the Justice Undertakings for Social Transformation (JUST) programme.

6 years ago Justice

Gov’t Receives Additional Two Vehicles For Mobile Justice Programme

The Ministry of Justice will be expanding mobile justice services to members of the disabled community and the elderly with the addition of two specially retrofitted units. This is in keeping with the Ministry’s thrust to facilitate access for all citizens through enhanced service delivery. The units, valued Can$420,000, each seat 14 persons and comprise two enclosed office compartments furnished...

Executive Director of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), Deborah Chen, addresses a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (January 29), where she highlights the impact of hypertension on the kidneys. The HFJ is observing Heart Month in February under the theme

6 years ago Health & WellnessJIS Think Tank

Hypertension Leading Cause Of End-Stage Renal Failure

High blood pressure is the leading cause of end-stage renal failure in Jamaica. This was disclosed by Executive Director of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), Deborah Chen, at a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (January 29) as the entity prepares to observe Heart Month in February under the theme ‘High Blood Pressure, the Untold Damage to Kidneys’. “This year,...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (second left), shakes hands with District Officer, Fire Prevention Unit, Jamaica Fire Brigade, Dilton Pike, during the official presentation of a state-of-the-art fire system at Maxfield Park Children’s home in Kingston on Thursday (January 29). Sharing the moment (from left) are Officer in Charge of Kingston and St. Andrew Fire Prevention Unit, Assistant Superintendent, Howard Thomas; and Director, Supreme Ventures Foundation, Heather Goldson.

6 years ago Youth

Maxfield Park Children’s Home Gets $2.8M State-Of-The-Art Fire Alarm System

The Maxfield Park Children’s Home in Kingston was, on Wednesday (January 29), officially presented with a $2.8-million state-of-the-art fire alarm system by the Supreme Ventures Foundation on Wednesday (January 29). The facility, which has been installed at the institution, is expected to greatly assist in safeguarding the lives of the wards and staff. The system, its installation, training in its...

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange (right) shares a light moment with Olympic sprinter, Asafa Powell, as they admire the maquette of the monument to be erected at the National Stadium in tribute to the runner.

6 years ago CultureSport

Unveiling Of Asafa Powell’s Statue In Reggae Month

The statue of Olympian Asafa Powell will be unveiled on February 9 at the National Stadium Statue Park in Kingston. The unveiling is one of many events scheduled to take place during Reggae Month under the theme ‘Come Ketch de Riddim’. Powell’s statue is the last of four monuments of outstanding Jamaican athletes commissioned by the Ministry of Culture, Gender,...

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, converses with graduates of the Jamaica National Commission for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (JNC-UNESCO) Empowerment of At-Risk Youth Empowerment Programme. The graduation ceremony was held on Tuesday (January 28) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.

6 years ago Youth

Twenty-Seven Youth Certified Under JNC-UNESCO Empowerment Programme

Twenty-seven youth from inner-city communities in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, have earned National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) certification in hairstyling through the inaugural Jamaica National Commission for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (JNC-UNESCO) Empowerment of At-Risk Youth programme. The project aims to equip young women with the requisite skills and certification to become entrepreneurs and, ultimately, economically independent....