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Sub-officer in charge of Quality, Audit and Assurance, Polygraph Unit, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Sergeant Adrian Wellington.

JCF’S Polygraph Unit Tests Over 650 Since 2017

More than 650 Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) members and applicants have undergone polygraph testing since 2017. The tests, conducted by the Polygraph Unit, fall under the Effective Policing Pillar of the Ministry of National Security’s Five-Pillar Crime Reduction Strategy, and...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), samples cocoa chips being promoted by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), at the 64th Hague Agricultural Show, in Trelawny, on Wednesday, March 6. At left is Home Economics and Social Service Officer of RADA, Trelawny Parish Office, Ingrid Barrett.

Stronger Coastal Surveillance to Prevent Poaching

Secretary General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Mr. Kitack Lim (left), is greeted by President of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Professor Fritz Pinnock (centre), when he visited the university, recently. Also pictured is Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Rear Admiral (ret.) Peter Brady. Mr. Lim was the guest of the MAJ for a series of meetings, including a High Level Symposium for Caribbean Transport Ministers on Maritime Affairs.

Head of IMO Commends Caribbean Maritime University

Prime Minister, the Most Honourable
Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP — Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP

Prime Minister says State will Act Decisively Within the Law to Protect Citizens

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (seated, centre), affixes his signature to a Service Agreement between Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) and Family Life Ministries (FLM), for a pilot foster care project. Waiting to sign are Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of FLM, Dr. Barry Davidson (seated left); and CEO of CPFSA, Rosalee Gage-Grey (seated right). Overseeing the process (in the background are FLM Board Members, Arnold Aiken; and Professor Maureen Samms-Vaughan. The signing took place at the FLM’s Cecelio Avenue offices in St. Andrew on Tuesday (March 5).

Gov’t to Embark on Pilot Foster Care Project

Graduates of the Ministry of National Security

7 years ago National Security and Peace

Ministry of National Security Staff Trained in Project Management

A total of 133 staff members of the Ministry of National Security and its agencies have been trained and certified in project management, better enabling them to carry out their work. The training was conducted by the Project Management Institute through funding from the Ministry. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dianne McIntosh, said the training exercise reflects the Ministry’s commitment...

Managing Director of HEART Trust/NTA , Dr. Janet Dyer, addresses attendees during the launch of the Essex Valley Community and Associates (EVC) Employee Certification Programme, which was held at the Alpart Sports Club in Nain , St. Elizabeth, on Tuesday (February 26).

7 years ago Transport

HEART/NTA to Offer Railroad Track Maintenance Certificate Course

The HEART Trust /NTA will be introducing a railroad track maintenance programme in April. The certificate course is being offered in collaboration with City and Guilds. Managing Director of the HEART Trust /NTA, Dr. Janet Dyer, told JIS News that the programme came about as a result of research into emerging skill sets, which will require certification. “We visited the...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (second left), observes while Staff Officer at the St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre, Maxine McPherson Hassock (right), points out the names of inmates who passed subjects in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. Occasion was an Education Symposium held at the facility in Spanish Town, today (March 5). Others (from left) are Head of the institution, Senior Superintendent Herbert McFarlane, and Commissioner of Corrections, Ina Hunter.

7 years ago National Security and Peace

Security State Minister says Rehabilitation Programme is Working

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, says passes in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination by persons in the penal system is a sign that the rehabilitation programme is working. Addressing the opening of an Education Symposium at the St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, today (March 5), Mr....

General Manager of the Jamaica Mortgage Bank, Courtney Wynter, discusses the changes to mortgage insurance.

7 years ago Finance & Public Service

JMB Makes Changes to Mortgage Indemnity Insurance Plan

General Manager of the Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB), Courtney Wynter, says that effective immediately, the Bank will be implementing four changes to the Mortgage Indemnity Insurance (MII) plan. Mr. Wynter told JIS News that a letter has been sent to inform Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Water, Works and Housing,...

Poison Information Coordinator at the Caribbean Poison Information Network, Sherika Whitelocke-Ballingsingh, addressing a recent JIS Think Tank

7 years ago JIS Think TankYouth

Children from Poor Households More Prone to Poisoning

Children from poor households in Jamaica are more likely to be exposed to chemical poisoning, says the Caribbean Poison Information Network (CARPIN). This is one of the findings coming out of a CARPIN study that focused on the use of chemicals within the home and how behaviour, knowledge, and storage pattern will determine how children 0-5 years are poisoned in...

7 years ago Budget 2019/2020Tourism

Earnings of US$3.6 Billion Expected from Tourism

The Government is projecting gross earnings of US$3.6 billion from the tourism industry for the 2019/20 fiscal year. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, told the Standing Finance Committee of the House on March 4, that the country is expected to have some 4.584 million visitors for the financial year, with stopover arrivals at 2.875 million and cruise arrivals of...

Senior Advisor to the State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Howard Chamberlain (second right), cuts the ribbon to officially open the University of Technology (UTech) 60th anniversary exhibition on March 4. Sharing the moment (from left) are: UTech President, Professor Stephen Vasciannie; Deputy President, Colin Gyles, and Campus Registrar, Mercedes Deane.

7 years ago Education

UTech Opens 60th Anniversary Exhibition

The University of Technology (UTech) officially opened its 60th anniversary exhibition on March 4, to highlight aspects of the institution’s history and its contribution to national development. President of UTech, Professor Stephen Vasciannie, explained that the special anniversary exhibition is part of the institution’s year-long activity celebrations, which began last year March. He said the exhibition also forms a part...