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Dr. the Hon Horace Chang delivering his presentation at the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in Parliament on April 16, 2019

New Police Headquarters to be Built in Downtown Kingston

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says a new “built-for-purpose” headquarters for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) will be constructed in downtown Kingston. He advised that the facility, which will accommodate over 2,500 police officers, is to be built...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), and Chief Executive Officer, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) Rosalee Gage-Grey (centre), converse with Business Consultant and Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Marcus Mottley, during the CPFSA’s Field Services Conference at Iberostar Rose Hall Hotel in Montego Bay, St James, on Tuesday (April 16).

Adoption Regulations to be Amended

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), converses with (from left) Food For the Poor Executive Director, David Mair, and Chairman, Andrew Mahfood, during the launch of the organisation’s fifth annual 5K Run/Walk on Tuesday (April 16) at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston.

Health Minister Lauds Food for the Poor

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange

Grange Hails Great Cricket President Rousseau

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), presents a trophy and $20,000 bursary to Ardenne High School student, Alexio Fraser, who was awarded for outstanding performance in the 2018 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Industrial Technology examination. The presentation was made during an awards ceremony hosted by the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Foundation for top students in the 2018 examination, at Hotel Four Seasons in Kingston on April 16.

JPS Foundation Lauded for Initiating Engineering Scholarship

Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness, speaking during Tuesday’s (April 16) sitting of the House of Representatives. Listening is Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon Nigel Clarke.

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Gov’t Looking to Roll Out More ZOSOs

The Government plans to roll out additional Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs). This was announced by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during Tuesday’s (April 16) sitting of the House of Representatives, where two resolutions were approved, extending the ZOSOs in Mount Salem, St James, and Denham Town, West Kingston, for another 60 days. “We have reached a point...

Director General, Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy (second left), addresses the media at a press conference to present the findings of the March 2019 Consumer Price Index and January 2019 Labour Force Survey, at the offices of STATIN on Cecelio Avenue, in St. Andrew, on Tuesday (April 16). With the Director General are (from left) Deputy Director General, Leesha Delatie-Budair; Director, Surveys Division, Dr. Natalee Simpson and Unit Head of the Indices and Price Analysis Unit, Shelly-Ann Chambers

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STATIN Highlights Areas Contributing to Increase in Employment

The labour market in the real estate, renting and business activities industry has accounted for much of the increase in employment during the past 12 months. This was disclosed by Director General, Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, during STATIN’s press conference to release the March 2019 Consumer Price Index and the January 2019 Labour Force Survey, at the...

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Regulations for MOCA to be Passed by End of April

The Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) is to be made fully operational with the passing of the Regulations, which will be tabled in the House of Representatives by the end of April. This will give effect to the provisions of the MOCA Act, which include the establishment of MOCA as a statutory law-enforcement agency that will have operational...

(FILE) Dr. the Hon Horace Chang delivering his presentation at the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in Parliament on April 16, 2019

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Hundreds Enlist in Jamaica National Service Corps

As of December 2018, more than 1,500 Jamaicans have enlisted in the Jamaica National Service Corps (JNSC). This was disclosed by Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, when he opened the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 16. He informed that the initiative will be expanded this year, and that at the end of...

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More Vehicles for Jamaica Constabulary Force

The Government will be investing $1 billion to improve the mobility of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). This was disclosed by Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, as he opened the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives today (April 16). “We recognise that mobility is critical to the efficient functioning of any police force,” Dr. Chang...

Director General, Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, presenting the findings of the March 2019 Consumer Price Index and January 2019 Labour Force Survey, at the offices of STATIN on Cecelio Avenue in St. Andrew, on Tuesday (April 16).

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Record Low Unemployment

Director General, Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, has announced that in January 2019, Jamaica achieved a new record-low unemployment rate of eight per cent. “After record-low unemployment rates of 8.4 per cent in July and 8.7 per cent in October 2018, the unemployment in January 2019 declined to a new low of eight per cent. This was a...

Montego Bay Mayor and St. James Municipal Corporation Chairman, Councillor Homer Davis, speaking at the Corporation’s monthly meeting on April 11.

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Mobay Business Operators Urged to Practise Proper Waste Disposal

Montego Bay Mayor, Councillor Homer Davis, is urging business operators to properly dispose of solid waste, in order to reduce the rodent population affecting the city and, by extension, the parish. Mr. Davis indicated that consequent on the rodents’ onset, the St. James Municipal Corporation, which he chairs, convened a meeting with restaurant operators earlier this year to discuss better...