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Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Coleridge Minto, Director of Safety and Security in Schools Unit, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, addresses the opening ceremony for the ‘Chance, Choice, Change’ (Triple C) Day Camp on Wednesday (September 19), at the Caymanas Golf and Country Club, St. Catherine. The event forms part of activities for Anti-Gang Week 2018, being observed from September 16 to 21 under the theme ‘Gang Life Equals No Life’.

More Metal Detectors in Schools

As part of its violence-prevention and early intervention efforts, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, through its Safety and Security in Schools Unit, has secured 500 metal detectors for the 2018/19 school year, up from the 130 detectors procured...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point during his address in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 18).

Denham Town Residents Provided with IDs

We Must Not Relent- We Cannot Stop Now, says PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness stands by the Wall of Fame at the FESTO FACT Centre at Caribbean Maritime University along with other persons who were instrumental in the establishment of the centre. (Left to right) Dr Wesley Hughes, Shakierah Cowan, Dr Alwyn Hayles, Phillip Paulwell, Dr Grace McLean, Dr Omar Davies, Senator Ruel Reid, Mrs Audrey Sewell, Rev. Wellesley Blair & Professor Fritz Pinnock.

Alignment of Political Perspective Brings Projects to Fruition – PM Holness

St. Catherine State of Emergency Extended for Another Three Months

Veteran swim coach, John Lopez, will receive the Order of Distinction in the Rank of Officer on National Heroes Day for his contribution to the welfare of persons with disabilities in relation to paraplegic sports in Jamaica.

7 years ago Sport

Veteran Swim Coach Gets National Honour for Work with Paraplegic Athletes

Veteran swim coach, John Lopez, who has trained some of Jamaicans greatest Paralympians, is being honoured by the Government of Jamaica for contribution to disability and paraplegic sports. He will be presented with the Order of Distinction in the Rank of Officer on National Heroes Day, October 15. Mr. Lopez, who started competitive swimming from a young age, representing Kingston...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, addresses the opening ceremony for the ‘Chance, Choice, Change (Triple C)

7 years ago National Security

Security Forces Going After Gang Leaders – Spencer

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, says the Government is taking the formation and participation in gangs very seriously and the security forces will be going after gang leaders and apprehending them. “We will be diminishing their status as heroes within the communities; they will face the full force of the law. Their assets...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), tries out a hydraulic training device in a laboratory at the Festo Authorised and Certified Training (FACT) Centre located at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) in Kingston. The occasion was a tour of the facility following its official opening on Wednesday (September 19). Looking on are Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right); and FACT-certified trainer, Ricardo Hopwood.

7 years ago EducationPrime Minister

PM Opens Festo Training Centre at CMU

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Wednesday (September 19), officially opened the region’s first Festo Authorised and Certified Training (FACT) Centre at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) in Kingston. The state-of-the-art facility, which will deliver international certification in industrial automation and mechatronics, is the result of a partnership between the CMU and globally renowned German training institute, Festo...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), fields questions from educators at a regional teachers’ consultation held on Tuesday (September 18) at the Port Antonio High School in Portland. He is flanked by Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean (left); and Assistant Chief Education Officer, Winnie Berry.

7 years ago Education

Schools Encouraged to Contact Ministry for PEP Support

School administrators are being advised to call on the Education, Youth and Information Ministry for any additional support they may require in the implementation of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP). “We are interested in knowing where the needs are, and where we can provide additional resources,” said Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. He was addressing a regional teachers’...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), engages with Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Her Excellency Malgorzata Wasilewska (second left) at a recent ceremony at the Bustamante Hospital for Children in St. Andrew, to mark the breaking of ground for construction of a high-dependency unit (HDU) at the facility, in addition to Victoria Jubilee, St. Andrew; and Cornwall Regional, St. James. From second right are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Sancia Bennett Templer; and Director of the EU Unit, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Dianne Davis. The units are being built under the EU-funded Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC).

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Improvements in Delivery of Maternal Care and Childcare

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Government has made significant strides in strengthening the delivery of maternal care and childcare under the Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC). “We have made inroads in a number of areas, which take us along the path to realising the outcomes of the targeted spend of...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, during his presentation in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 18).

7 years ago Transport

House Passes Bill to Validate Activities of Transport Authority

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday (September 18), approved legislation to indemnify the Transport Authority from any legal action arising from its collection of fees between December 1, 1989 and December 8, 2015. The Bill, entitled ‘Transport Authority (Validation and Indemnity) Act, 2016’, serves to validate and confirm the activities of the Authority. Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert...

7 years ago Prime Minister

PM Holness to Attend Official Funeral for the late Easton Douglas

Prime Minister Andrew Holness is scheduled to read the first lesson at the official funeral service for the late Hon. Easton Douglas, OJ, CD. Mr Douglas died on Sunday, August 26, following a long battle with cancer. The Government, through the Cabinet, has accorded him an official funeral. The funeral service will take place today (September 20) at the St....