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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), greet Therese Braham after the National Workers’ Week and Labour Day church service at the Portmore Holiness Christian Church, Hellshire, St. Catherine, on May 20.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), greet Therese Braham after the National Workers’ Week and Labour Day church service at the Portmore Holiness Christian Church, Hellshire, St. Catherine, on May 20.

Businesses Urged to Support Ramps for Schools Project

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, is calling on corporate entities to match the $50-million allocation by the Government to equip public schools with wheelchair ramps. An initial 126 institutions, two in each of the...
Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Brian Wynter, emphasises a point while addressing journalists at Monday’s (May 21) quarterly media briefing, at the BOJ Auditorium, downtown Kingston.
Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Brian Wynter, emphasises a point while addressing journalists at Monday’s (May 21) quarterly media briefing, at the BOJ Auditorium, downtown Kingston.

BOJ Governor Reports Low Inflation in April
Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority, Dr. Eric Deans, pointing out several areas of Special Economic Zone operations.
Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority, Dr. Eric Deans, pointing out several areas of Special Economic Zone operations.

Value-Added Logistics Will Drive Growth – Dr. Deans
Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority, Dr. Eric Deans (right), in discussion with Director of Investor Relations and Communications, Kelli-Dawn Hamilton.
Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority, Dr. Eric Deans (right), in discussion with Director of Investor Relations and Communications, Kelli-Dawn Hamilton.

Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority Reporting Heightening Investor Interest
State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (right), is assisted by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (2nd right), in cutting the ribbon to officially open the newest building of the Stimulation Plus Early Childhood Development Centre located at Ostend Close, in Rockfort, Eastern Kingston during a ceremony on May 18. Sharing in the moment from left are: Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Audrey Deer Williams, and Director, Early Stimulation Programme, Antonica Gunter-Gayle. Also pictured are students of the school and other officials.
State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (right), is assisted by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (2nd right), in cutting the ribbon to officially open the newest building of the Stimulation Plus Early Childhood Development Centre located at Ostend Close, in Rockfort, Eastern Kingston during a ceremony on May 18. Sharing in the moment from left are: Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Audrey Deer Williams, and Director, Early Stimulation Programme, Antonica Gunter-Gayle. Also pictured are students of the school and other officials.

New Facilities for Early Stimulation Programme

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Minister of Justice, the Hon. Delroy Chuck.
Justice

Ministry of Justice to Receive Two Additional Mobile Legal Clinics

The Ministry of Justice is to acquire two additional mobile legal aid clinics as part of plans to further increase citizens’ access to legal and judicial services. The Units will increase the current fleet to three, and will facilitate the dispensing of free legal information on issues such as expungement of criminal records, wills, land titles, criminal matters, and child custody...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe (right) share in a conversation with (from left): Director of the United Kingdom (UK)-based company, One Step Forward Consultancy, Patricia McKenzie- Thomas and Welterweight Champion of Jamaica, Sakima Mullings during the second day of the fourth annual International Safeguarding Children’s Conference held from May 17 to18 at the Jamaica Conference Centre, Downtown, Kingston.
Sport

Policy and Regulatory Framework for Safeguarding Children in Sport to be Developed

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport is to develop apolicy and regulatory framework for safeguarding children in sport. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, the Hon. Olivia Grange in a message read by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe, at the fourth annual International Safeguarding Children’s Conference held on May 18 at the Jamaica Conference Centre, Downtown, Kingston....
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right) in discussion with Opposition Senator, Damion Crawford (centre) and Secretary General of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), Akbar Khan during the CPA roadshow held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on May 18. The roadshow provides young people with opportunities to meet and find out more about the work of their representatives.
Youth

Young People Urged to Participate in the Political Process

Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge is urging more young Jamaicans to participate in the country’s political process. He said their involvement can assist in the creation of new laws and policies which are critical to the development of the nation. The State Minister also argued that politics and policies will determine...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second right) emphasises a point to (from left): Permanent Secretary in the Education Ministry, Dean-Roy Bernard; Director of Safety and Security in Schools, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Coleridge Minto; Detective Inspector Clifton Green of the Gang Unit of the Counter Terrorism and Organized Crime Branch (C-TOC); and Acting Commander of C-TOC, Superintendent of Police Anthony McLaughlin. Occasion was the launch of the first in a series of anti-gang workshops at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Friday (May 18).
Education

Education Ministry to Re-Introduce the Truancy Officer Programme in Schools

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid says his Ministry will be working with the police to re-introduce the truancy officer programme in schools. This, he said, is to ensure that all children are accounted for at all times which will lessen the likelihood of them being recruited by gangs or become involved in criminal activities. “No...
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Senior Director, Housing Policy, Research and Monitoring Branch, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Paula Parkes, addresses a JIS Think Tank on May 18.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Public Invited to Participate in Consultations on Proposed Amendments to the Rent Restriction Act

The public is being invited to participate in a series of consultations on the proposed amendments to the Rent Restriction Act. The Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation is taking steps to implement the amendments to strengthen existing provisions in order to address challenges in the renting industry. The consultations, which began on May 15, will run until June 20,...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), speaks with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dianne McIntosh (left); and Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, at the Jamaica Police Federation Conference at the Moon Palace Jamaica Grande in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on May 16.
CommunityNational Security and Peace

Police Urged to Build Trust with Citizens

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says that law enforcement must re-establish a sense of public order if they are to regain the confidence of citizens. He noted that public order is the first remit of the police force and “restoring a sense of law in our public spaces will create the environment for confidence, increased morale and greater...
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