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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (foreground); Senior Superintendent of Police, Clive Blair (left); and Assistant Commissioner of Police, Gary Griffiths (second left), tour the Old Harbour Police Station in St. Catherine, on January 24.

Minister Says Security Forces Unwavering In Efforts To Catch Gang Members

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, is assuring the nation that the security forces are unwavering in their efforts to nab gang members and dismantle their activities. Speaking to reporters at the Old Harbour Police Station in St....

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw (left) listens to Donovan Taylor (right), during a meeting with sugar-cane farmers previously employed by the Golden Grove Sugar Factory in St. Thomas. The meeting was held at the factory in Duckenfield, on Friday (January 24).

Gov’t Provides $200 Million To Assist Cane Farmers In St. Thomas

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), engages with ‘Liz’ the robot, during the Jamaica Stock Exchange’s (JSE) 15th Regional Investment and Capital Markets Conference, held recently at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Among those looking on are Senior Enterprise Architect at INNOVATE 10X, which manufactured ‘Liz’, Clive Beckford (left); the entity’s Supply Chain Analyst, Francis Miller (second right); and NCB Capital Markets Limited’s Chief Executive Officer, Steven Gooden (right).

Jamaica Will See Benefits Of Plastics And Polystyrene Ban – PM

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.

Foreign Ministry’s Update On Welfare Of The Jamaican Community In China

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), listens as Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (at podium), provides details regarding the State of Public Emergency (SOE) in the Eastern Kingston Police Division. Occasion was a press conference to announce the declaration of the SOE at Jamaica House on Sunday (Jan. 26). Also pictured (from left), are: Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Rocky Meade; and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.

Eastern Kingston Residents Urged To Cooperate With Security Forces

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, at a recent JIS Think Tank.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Jamaica On Alert For Coronavirus

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is on high alert for the coronavirus. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said that measures are being put in place to detect and combat the virus, which has already affected hundreds of people in sections of China, and other countries around the world. “We have issued a number of releases; we have...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (left) speaking at a Roundtable Discussion on Electric Mobility held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on January 24. Listening are are Principal Director in the Ministry , Fitzroy Vidal (left) and President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS), Emanuel DaRosa.

6 years ago EnergyTechnologyTransportVision 2030

Strategic Investment Needed in Electric Mobility – Minister Williams

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, says strategic investment is needed to advance Electric Mobility (e-mobility) in Jamaica as a path towards sustained economic growth. E-mobility refers to the development of electric-powered vehicles. Minister Williams said that e-mobility is a national priority, as Government seeks to redefine the energy landscape “in order to achieve energy security, energy efficiency, energy...

Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace (3rd right), breaks ground for construction of the $73 million Green Acres Police Station in St. Catherine on Friday (January 24). Others (from left) are: Councillor for the Bellevue Division, Alphanso Johnson; Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott; Minister of Health and Wellness and Member of Parliament for West Central St. Catherine, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton; Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gary Griffiths; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Dianne McIntosh.

6 years ago National Security and Peace

JCF Reviewing Social Intervention Strategy

Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says that the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reviewing its social intervention strategy in order to better address anti-social behaviours that could lead to crime. He was speaking at the breaking ceremony for the new Green Acres Police Station in St. Catherine on Friday (Jan. 24), where he expressed sadness at the...

Principal Director in the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Fitzroy Vidal (right), addresses the roundtable discussion on electric mobility held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on January 24. At left is Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams.

6 years ago EnergyTechnologyTransport

Electric Mobility Framework Completed

The Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology has completed the electric mobility strategic framework, which will inform the electric vehicle policy for the public transportation sector. Principal Director in the Ministry, Fitzroy Vidal, made the disclosure at a roundtable discussion on electric mobility in Jamaica held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on January 24. He noted that Cabinet,...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon Olivia Grange, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held recently, at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

6 years ago CultureJIS Think Tank

Reggae Month 2020 Will Be Bigger And Better – Minister Grange

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says that this year’s Reggae Month will be “bigger and better” with several activities planned to celebrate Jamaica’s music under the theme: ‘Come Ketch di Riddim.’ Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Ms. Grange said that the Ministry and its partners “have been able to put together 29 days...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, greets Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Managing Director, Marlene Street Forrest (left), during the JSE

6 years ago Prime Minister

Gov’t Committed to Social Partnership – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government remains committed to maintaining the social partnership arrangement in order to combat potential threats to Jamaica's economy. These relate to crime, climate change, environmental sustainability, energy security, pandemics, among others. Mr. Holness said that while significant gains have been recorded under the Economic Reform Programme (ERP), the country remains vulnerable...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at podium), announces the declaration of a State of Public Emergency (SOE) in the Eastern Kingston Police Division during a press conference at Jamaica House on Sunday (Jan. 26). Also pictured (from left) are: Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Rocky Meade; Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; and Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson.

6 years ago National Security and Peace

PM Announces SOE for Eastern Kingston Police Division

A State of Public Emergency (SOE) is now in effect for the Eastern Kingston Police Division. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement during a press conference at Jamaica House on Sunday (Jan. 26) morning. He said that security personnel from the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) were deployed at midnight to...