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Director of the Victim Services Branch (VSB) in the Social Justice Unit of the Ministry of Justice, Dionne-Dawn Binns.
Director of the Victim Services Branch (VSB) in the Social Justice Unit of the Ministry of Justice, Dionne-Dawn Binns.

VSB Providing Special Intervention Programmes for Children

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...
Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, delivers remarks during the recent ground-breaking ceremony for the Rio Cobre Water Treatment Plant Project in Content, St. Catherine.
Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, delivers remarks during the recent ground-breaking ceremony for the Rio Cobre Water Treatment Plant Project in Content, St. Catherine.

Unprecedented Investments in Water – Minister Samuda
Chief Executive Officer of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Charlton McFarlane, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.
Chief Executive Officer of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Charlton McFarlane, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

RGD Clears Free Birth Certificate Backlog
Prime Minister, The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his contribution to the 2024/2025 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 21.
Prime Minister, The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his contribution to the 2024/2025 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 21.

Billions Being Invested in Irrigation Projects
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.
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.

PHOTO: Board of Supervision Awards Ceremony

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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.
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PHOTOS: KC Celebrates Champs Win

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.
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Budget 2024/2025Housing

HAJ to Provide 10,000 Housing Solutions in Four Years

The Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) continues to provide affordable housing solutions for low and middle-income-earning Jamaicans as well as provide for the regularisation of informal settlements. Providing an update on the agency in his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives recently, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said of the 14,000 housing solutions...
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Marketing and Corporate Communications Division Manager of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Carolyn Rose Miller.
EducationScienceTechnologyYouth

More Schools Can Benefit from SRC’s Wastewater Treatment Project

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) is encouraging more schools to take advantage of the entity’s wastewater treatment project. Under the initiative, the SRC designs and implements environmentally friendly treatment plants to reduce the harmful effects of untreated effluent on the environment. Speaking with JIS News, Marketing and Corporate Communications Manager at the SRC, Carolyn Rose Miller, said that in order...
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Director of the Victim Services Branch in the Ministry of Justice, Dionne-Dawn Binns.
Justice

Victims of Crime Encouraged to Access VSB Services

Jamaicans who are victims of crime are being encouraged to take advantage of the support programmes and services available to them from the Victim Services Branch (VSB) of the Ministry of Justice. Director of the VSB, Dionne-Dawn Binns, told JIS News that in addition to providing emotional support and counselling to deal with the trauma that often follows a crime,...
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European Union (EU) Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Marianne Van Steen, addresses the Civil Society Boost Initiative 3 (CSBI 3) signing and launch ceremony on Thursday (March 21) at the Summit hotel in Kingston. CSBI is RISE Life Management Services’ flagship product for building capacity and engagement with members of civil society in Jamaica and is undertaken through funding from the EU.
Foreign Affairs

PHOTOS: Civil Society Boost Initiative 3 Launch Ceremony

European Union (EU) Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Marianne Van Steen, addresses the Civil Society Boost Initiative 3 (CSBI 3) signing and launch ceremony on Thursday (March 21) at the Summit hotel in Kingston. CSBI is RISE Life Management Services’ flagship product for building capacity and engagement with members of civil society in Jamaica and is undertaken through funding from...
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