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Parish Manager for St. James Public Health Services, Lennox Wallace.

St. James Health Department Ramps Up Activities for Hurricane Season

The St. James Health Department is preparing to deal with any potential increase in the mosquito population in the parish during the hurricane season now under way. The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1 and ends on November...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), addresses persons gathered at a ceremony to mark the 243rd Anniversary of the Independence of the United States, hosted by the United States Embassy in Kingston at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, on Wednesday (June 26). At left is Chargé d’Affaires, United States Embassy in Kingston, Eric Khant.

More Tourists Coming from the US

Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes, addresses the Judiciary of Jamaica National Symposium, held in Falmouth, Trelawny, on June 26.

Investors Will Spend Money in Countries with First-Class Legal System – Chief Justice

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (at podium), fields questions from journalists at a press conference at her offices in New Kingston, on Tuesday (June 25). Also pictured is Director of the Public Relations and Media Affairs Unit in the Ministry, Delona Flemming.

Jamaica Elected to Serve on UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, speaking at the launch of the Human Trafficking Survivors’ Handbook and Human Trafficking e- Learning platform at the AC Marriott Kingston Hotel on Wednesday (June 26).

Gov’t Unveils Major Anti-Human Trafficking Interventions

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (3rd right), and Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (3rd left), sign a contract valued at $126.5 million to undertake air conditioning retrofits at three Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) divisions, during a ceremony at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium in Kingston on (Wednesday) June 26. Also signing (from left) are: Chief Executive Officer of Geddes Refrigeration Limited, Roy Lafayette; Acting PCJ Group General Manager, Brian Richardson; Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Support Services in the JCF, Warren Clarke; and PCJ Director, PCJ, Danville Davidson.

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Three Police Divisions to Benefit from Major Energy Efficiency Projects

Three divisions of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) are to benefit from the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica’s (PCJ) implementation of air conditioning retrofit projects at a cost of $126.5 million. A contract has been signed between the PCJ and Geddes Refrigeration Limited to install air conditioning (AC) solutions at the Mobile Reserve Headquarters in Kingston; the May Pen Division Headquarters...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness (right), greets residents of St. Thomas during the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the new Morant Bay Urban Centre in Springfield in the parish on Wednesday (June 26).

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PM Breaks Ground for Morant Bay Urban Centre

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Wednesday (June 26), broke ground to start construction of the new Morant Bay Urban Centre in Springfield, St. Thomas. The urban centre is being built on the grounds of the former Good Year Factory, which closed its doors in 1997. The 365,000 square feet property will house the St. Thomas Municipal Corporation;...

Principal of the Grateful Hill Primary and Infant School in St. Catherine, George Moodie (2nd right), talks with students during a tour of the school farm. He was accompanied by teachers Ann-Marie Henry (left) and Michka Wellington.

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95 Per Cent of Grateful Hill Primary Students Placed in Traditional High Schools

The Grateful Hill Primary and Infant School in St. Catherine is celebrating the achievement of students, who sat the Primary Exit Profile (PEP). Principal of the school, George Moodie, told JIS News that 95 per cent of the 23 students, who sat the examination, have been placed in a traditional high school. The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information released...

Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte, making her contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 25.

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Attorney General’s Chambers Clears Backlog of Accident Files

Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte, says that the backlog of accident files within the Chambers has been cleared. She made the disclosure while contributing to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 25. In December 2018, the Attorney General's Chambers secured funding from the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service to embark on an accident...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses a plenary session during the 8th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (June 19). (FILE)

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Diaspora Conference Attracted Increased Number of Overseas Attendees

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says the recently staged 8th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference saw an increase in the number of overseas participants, moving from 239 in 2017 to 280 this year. “Not only was there an increase in numbers, but, in addition to attendees from the United States (US), United Kingdom...

State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (right), listens to a point from Commissioner of Corrections, (Ret.) Lieutenant Colonel Gary Rowe (second left), at the launch of the first phase of an electronic case management system for juvenile facilities on Tuesday (June 25) at the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) Training Centre, Kingston. Sharing in the conversation are Country Representative of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Jamaica, Jeanelle Van Glaanenweygel (left); and Director of Juvenile Services, DCS, Claudeth Hamilton.

7 years ago National Security and Peace

Electronic Case Management System for Juvenile Facilities Come September

An electronic case management system is to be fully installed and operational in all juvenile correctional facilities by September 2019. The system is being implemented by the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) in partnership with the Organization of American States (OAS), Trust for Americas, with financial support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). It is intended to...

American Bestselling Author, Stephen Covey, speaking during the 37th Annual Caribbean Conference of Accountants, jointly hosted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Caribbean (ICAC) and Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica (ICAJ), which was held recently at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Stakeholder Trust Identified as a Pivotal Economic Driver

Engendering greater stakeholder trust across the public and private sectors to drive efficient service delivery is deemed pivotal in any thrust to secure higher levels of sustainable economic growth. This is the view of American bestselling author, Stephen Covey, who was speaking during the 37th Annual Caribbean Conference of Accountants, held recently at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston....