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Communications/Social Marketing Specialist, Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III, Patrice Tomlinson-Nephew, addresses JIS Think Tank on Friday, July 12.

CSJP Provides $9 Million for Youth Activities This Summer

The Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III is providing $9 million to support youth engagement activities this summer. The CSJP III is financing the operation of six summer camps and summer employment for more 800 youth from communities in...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, makes her contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 9. At left is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson.

NIF Net Asset Value Grows to $120.7 Billion

General Manager, Urban Development Corporation, Heather Pinnock (fourth left), listens to Executive Director, National Integrity Action, Professor Trevor Munroe (second right), at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Jamaica’s Governance and Transparency Seminar, at The AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston, on Friday (July 12). Also listening (from left) are: Co-Chair, Anti-Fraud Committee, Jamaica Bankers Association, Lloyd Parchment; Partner, PwC, Jessica Shannon; Territory Leader, PwC, Leighton McKnight, and Modernisation of the State Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank, Francesco De Simone.

PHOTOS: PwC Seminar

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

Gov’t Building Financial Resilience Against Disasters

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, displays a poster presented to him by Formula 1 driver, Alex Powell, during a courtesy call at Jamaica House on Thursday (July 11). Eleven-year-old Alex has earned the distinction of being the only Jamaican to be signed with a Formula 1 team, joining the Mercedes Benz junior programme earlier this year. Alex is the grandson of late former parliamentarian, E.K. Powell.

PHOTOS: Minister Henry Receives Courtesy Call From Formula 1 Driver Alex Powell

The new St. Elizabeth Justice Centre that was officially opened on Coke Drive in Santa Cruz, on Thursday, July 11.

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New Justice Centre Opens in St. Elizabeth

A new Justice Centre was officially opened on Coke Drive in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, on Thursday (July 11), by Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck. The facility was funded as part of an agreement between the Government and the European Union (EU), and is intended to help clear backlogs and give the people in the parish increased access to...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon, Nigel Clarke (right), is in discussion with University of the West Indies (UWI) Pro-Vice Chancellor for Global Affairs, Ambassador Dr. Richard Bernal (left), following the opening ceremony for the Mona School of Business and Management’s (MSBM) three-day business and management conference, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (July 10). Listening (from second left) are Country Managing Partner and Tax Partner, Ernst and Young Jamaica, Allison Peart; Conference Chair, Dr. Indianna Minto-Coy; and Special Advisor to the UWI’s Vice Chancellor on Resource Development, Minna Israel.

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Research Funds to Finance Entrepreneurial Activities

The $200 million allocated by the Government for research is expected to be used to finance business and entrepreneurial programmes at tertiary institutions taking up the offer. The funds, earmarked in the 2019/20 Budget, are part of the Administration’s thrust to drive entrepreneurship through research and development. “We will rely on you (tertiary institutions) to run the transparent research application...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (right), in discussion with Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) Managing Director, Milverton Reynolds, following the opening ceremony for the Mona School of Business and Management’s (MSBM) three-day business and management conference, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (July 10).

7 years ago Finance & Public Service

Gov’t Seeks IDB Support to Commercialise Academic Research

The Government is in discussions with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for the provision of technical support in building Jamaica’s capacity to commercialise research done by local tertiary institutions. Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, said that the move is aimed at facilitating innovation in driving entrepreneurship. He was addressing the opening ceremony for the...

State Minister for National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (centre), engages with Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck; and Child Diversion Consultant, Ruth Carey. Occasion was the Justice Ministry’s ‘Child Diversion Programme stakeholders’ sensitisation session held at the University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew on Wednesday (July 10).

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National Child Diversion Programme to Roll Out by November

The National Child Diversion Programme, which deals with children who have come in conflict with the law, is to be fully rolled out by November this year. This was disclosed by State Minister for National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, at a stakeholders’ sensitisation session on the programme at the University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew on...

Marriage Unit Supervisor of the Registrar General’s Department, Normalyn Bell.

7 years ago Social Security

RGD to Hold Consultation with Marriage Officers

The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) will be staging a Marriage Officers’ consultation on Tuesday, July 16, 2019. The consultation will take place at the Fellowship Tabernacle, 2 Fairfield Avenue, Kingston 20, from 8:30 a.m. to Noon. It is free and open to all marriage officers. For more information, persons can contact the RGD’s Marriage Unit at 876-619-1260; 876-749-0550, ext. 6234-7...

7 years ago Works / Construction

Work Progressing on Jacob’s Hut Bridge in Clarendon

The National Works Agency (NWA) is reporting that the foundation for the Jacob’s Hut bridge in Clarendon has been completed as part of ongoing works to repair the structure. Senior Communications and Customer Services Officer, NWA, Ramona Lawson, told JIS News that work has intensified on the project in recent weeks, with significant concrete works planned for the next phase...

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Social Security Ministry Improving Facilities

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has embarked on a number of initiatives aimed at improving its facilities. Making her contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 9, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson, said these include the opening of new or improved offices. “A new Parish Office was opened in Hanover on February...