Retired Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Novelette Grant, says there is a link between domestic violence and crime in Jamaica. “As a country, we need to recognise that domestic violence is the underbelly of general crime and violence, especially gang violence in Jamaica. We are not making that link,” she said. Ms. Grant was speaking at a recent public forum,...

Executive Director of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Stephen Wedderburn, is calling on suppliers of pesticides to comply with the regulations governing proper labelling, to prevent poisoning from improper use and handling of these chemicals. Mr. Wedderburn, who was speaking at the recent Pesticides Control Authority (PCA) annual awards dinner at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston, said...

The Board of State-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, is to conduct an audit to identify and explain the loss of 600,000 barrels of oil over a five-year period. The directive, from Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, comes in the wake of the Auditor General’s report into the entity’s operations, which highlighted the losses. Speaking at a press conference at...

Scores of educational institutions, childcare and health facilities, and infirmaries across the island benefited from the Jamaican 4-H Clubs National Leaders Association (NALA) Week of Kindness activities in November. Each year in November, the group dedicates one week of reaching out to community institutions, with hundreds of 4-H members carrying out voluntary work, such as cleaning of the facilities, entertaining...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has directed the Board of State refinery, Petrojam, to take the necessary actions to recover funds determined to have been misappropriated from the entity’s resources. This instruction comes in the wake of the Auditor General’s (AG) report into the refinery’s operations, which identified certain administrative and oversight shortfalls. “Where the Board sees that,...

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment & Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced the schedule of activities to honour the Reggae Girlz’ historic qualification to the FIFA Women’s World Cup finals. “I want them to feel very special,” said Minister Grange. The activities begin on Saturday (December 15) with a motorcade. Minister Grange said: “The motorcade will go through the Corporate Area....

The Minister of Culture, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has congratulated Kadijah Robinson, Jamaica's representative to the Miss World pageant, for her stellar showing as she finished in the top five of the competition held in Sanya, China. Minister Grange said: “It was an amazing feat securing a top 5 finish and gaining the Miss World Caribbean title,...