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Probation Officer with the Department of Correctional Services, Kerry-Ann Davis, speaks at the We Transform Programme mentorship training session, in Kingston, recently. At left is Probation Officer, Brian Doyley.
Probation Officer with the Department of Correctional Services, Kerry-Ann Davis, speaks at the We Transform Programme mentorship training session, in Kingston, recently. At left is Probation Officer, Brian Doyley.

Persons Trained to Mentor Children in Care of DCS

Approximately 45 persons were educated about the various aspects of mentorship at the first We Transform Mentorship Training session earlier this month, held at the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) Training Room, in Kingston. The We Transform Programme is the...
Jamaica Reggae Girlz display Keys to the City of Kingston they received from His Worship the Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, today (December 17), at Flag Circle in downtown Kingston.
Jamaica Reggae Girlz display Keys to the City of Kingston they received from His Worship the Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, today (December 17), at Flag Circle in downtown Kingston.

Reggae Girlz Get Keys to the City of Kingston
Government Senator, Matthew Samuda, speaks at the National Consumers’ League ‘Consumer Talk’ on the impending plastic ban, at the Bureau of Standards, recently.
Government Senator, Matthew Samuda, speaks at the National Consumers’ League ‘Consumer Talk’ on the impending plastic ban, at the Bureau of Standards, recently.

No Unfair Advantages with Plastic Ban – Senator Samuda
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (second left); Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), and Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (fourth left), holding bags with bananas they received during the launch of the Jamaica Producers Group’s St. Mary Heritage Project, on Friday (December 14) at the company’s farm in Annotto Bay, St. Mary. Presenting the bags are Commercial Manager, JP Tropical Foods Limited, Tara Goulbourne (left) and Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Producers Group, Jeffrey Hall.
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (second left); Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), and Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (fourth left), holding bags with bananas they received during the launch of the Jamaica Producers Group’s St. Mary Heritage Project, on Friday (December 14) at the company’s farm in Annotto Bay, St. Mary. Presenting the bags are Commercial Manager, JP Tropical Foods Limited, Tara Goulbourne (left) and Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Producers Group, Jeffrey Hall.

Jamaica Producers Group Discounts Price of Bananas to Schools
Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (seated fifth right), with newly commissioned Justices of the Peace (JPs) for the parish of St. Andrew, at the Medallion Hall Hotel in St. Andrew on December 16. Also with the JPs are Custos for the parish of St. Andrew, Dr. Patricia Dunwell (seated sixth left) and President of the Lay Magistrates Association of St. Andrew, Mrs. Marigold Harding (seated fourth right).
Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (seated fifth right), with newly commissioned Justices of the Peace (JPs) for the parish of St. Andrew, at the Medallion Hall Hotel in St. Andrew on December 16. Also with the JPs are Custos for the parish of St. Andrew, Dr. Patricia Dunwell (seated sixth left) and President of the Lay Magistrates Association of St. Andrew, Mrs. Marigold Harding (seated fourth right).

PHOTOS: Newly Commissioned Justices of the Peace

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An American Crocodile basking in the sun in the Black River Lower Morass. Crocodiles are being threatened by acts of poaching and loss of habitat.
Environment

NEPA Encourages Jamaicans to Protect the Crocodile

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is urging the public to help in the conservation of the American Crocodile species in Jamaica. The American Crocodile, the largest native reptile in the country, has come under increasing population threat from habitat loss and poaching. To help stem the problem, NEPA has embarked on a ‘Croc-Wise’ educational outreach targeting communities and...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, the Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaking at the St. Ann Municipal Corporation’s annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony held at Lawrence Park, St. Ann Bay on Friday, December 14.
CommunityDevelopment

$300,000 Provided To Furnish Two Homes Under Indigent Project

Local Government and Community Development Minister, the Hon. Desmond Mckenzie, says $300, 000 has been provided to furnish two houses in St. Ann that have been constructed under the Indigent Housing Project. The two studio units, which consist of a bedroom, bathroom and a kitchen area, were constructed in the communities of Lime Hall and Beecher Town at a cost...
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President of the National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ), Lennon Richards, addressing the National Parenting Support Commission’s ( NPSC) Parent Awards Ceremony held at the Montego Bay Riu Hotel in St. James, recently.
Education

Fathers Urged to Get More Involved in Children’s Education

President of the National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ), Lennon Richards, is imploring fathers to become more involved in the academic lives of their children. “I am calling on the men of Jamaica to be involved in the education system, more so with their children. It is very bad that almost all Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) meetings and functions I have...
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Chief Executive Officer of the National Works Agency (NWA), E.G. Hunter (left) tries his hand at steel work at China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) Limited
Works / Construction

CHEC Stages Inaugural Skills Competition

China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) Limited staged its inaugural skilled workers’ competition on Friday (Dec. 14) geared at enhancing team spirit between locals and their Chinese counterparts and inculcating excellence as an integral part of the company’s corporate social responsibility programme. Dubbed the ‘CHEC me, I can –Skills Competition’ it also aimed to motivate workers to high levels of production...
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The "belly woman" character from the Marcus Garvey Jonkonnu group dances with a member of the public at the Ocho Rios clock lighting ceremony, which was held in the town centre on Thursday ( December 13) .
Culture

Traditional Jamaican Christmas Important – Mayor Belnavis

Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Councillor Michael Belnavis, says traditional Christmas celebrations in Jamaica are important in preserving the culture and bringing people together. He was speaking to JIS News at the annual Clock Lighting Ceremony held in the Ocho Rios town centre on Thursday (December 13), which included performances from the Marcus Garvey Jonkonnu group, as well as reggae...
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