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Attorney-at-law, Shara-Kay Dacres, who is a legal consultant with the Legal Aid Council’s Mobile Justice Unit (right), listens to teacher at the Promise Learning Centre, Janique Lewis Minzie. The Unit stopped at the instituion on Monday (April 9) to offer free consultations and legal advice to teachers, parents of students and residents.

Mobile Justice Unit Stops at Hagley Park Road

The Legal Aid Council’s Mobile Justice Unit stopped at the Promise Learning Centre on Hagley Park Road on Monday (April 9), offering free consultation and legal advice to teachers, parents of students and residents. Persons received counsel on land-related matters,...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), greets His Worship the Mayor of Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, Alderman Joel Martinez (right), at the inaugural staging of the Caribbean Conference of Mayors at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters, Mona, St. Andrew, today (April 9). At centre is His Worship the Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor, Delroy Williams. The three-day meeting is organised by the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation and is being held under the theme ‘Caribbean Cities: Honouring the Past, Embracing a Smart Future’.

Local Authorities Challenged to Become More Self-Sufficient

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

Gov’t Taking Responsible Approach in Dealing with Situation at Cornwall Regional – Dr. Tufton

Principal of Yallahs High School in St. Thomas, Mark Malabver, addresses the recent launch of the Management Institute for National Development's (MIND) Repository of Public Sector Publication and Research at the entity's offices in St. Andrew. Seated (from left) are Librarian at MIND, Christopher Thomas; Registry and Records Management Officer, Evelyn Sutherland; and Manager of Research and Information Management, Kirk Frankson.

MIND Launches Repository of Public Sector Publications and Research

Minister without Portfolio in the the Office of the Prime Minister responsible for Science, Technology and Special Projects

Energy Minister Recuperating in Hospital

8 years ago Justice

Newly Renovated Chapelton Family Court Opened

Residents of Chapelton and neighbouring communities in Clarendon, now have a newly renovated Family Court, which was refurbished with funds provided by the European Union (EU) and Government of Canada. The facility, which is located at the Chapelton courthouse, was officially opened by Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, and Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes, on April 5. The newly upgraded...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (2nd left), listens as a vendor in Falmouth, Trelawny, highlights an issue during a recent tour of the town. Looking on is National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left); and Falmouth’s Mayor, Councillor Colin Gager (3rd left).

8 years ago Tourism

Anti-Visitor Harassment Measures Bearing Fruit

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says anti-visitor harassment measures being implemented in resort areas are bearing fruit. These include training programmes and sensitization workshops for frontline industry representatives interacting directly with visitors; and heightened vigilance and patrols by resort security officers. Mr. Bartlett says the positive outcomes are evidenced in Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) visitor opinion surveys which show that...

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), and Jamaica Manufacturerss Association (JMA) President, Metry Seaga (centre), are updated on Red Stripe/Heineken Jamaica’s new $2.16-billion (€14-million) state-of-the art Line 8 production facility at the company’s brewery on Spanish Town Road, Kingston, by Managing Director, Ricardo Nuncio, during a tour of the plant on Friday (April 6).

8 years ago AgricultureCommerce

Industry Minister Welcomes $2.16-Billion Investment by Red Stripe

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, has welcomed Red Stripe/Heineken Jamaica’s $2.16-billion (€14-million) investment in a new state-of-the art production line at the entity’s brewery on Spanish Town Road in Kingston. The new Line 8 facility, which was commissioned into service in October 2017, brews Jamaica’s world-renowned Red Stripe Beer and Dragon Stout for the CARICOM, North...

Executive Director of the Jamaica Manufacturers Association (JMA), Imega Breese McNab speaking at a JIS Think Tank today, about the 46 staging of Expo Jamaica, schedule for April 19 to 22 at the National Arena and National Indoors Sports Centre.

8 years ago Commerce

New Features for Expo Jamaica Trade Fair

A Jamaica Emerging Manufacturers’ and Services (JEMS) Village is among the new features at the 2018 Expo Jamaica trade fair, slated for the National Arena and National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston from April 19 to 22. The Village, aimed at enhancing patrons’ experience, will showcase micro and small business industries, including castor oil, nutraceuticals, beauty and spa care, aromatherapy,...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second right), speaks with young men who are benefiting from training in various skill areas with the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF). Occasion was a tour of Up Park Camp on April 6. He was accompanied by Minister of State, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (third right); and Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Rocky Meade (right).

8 years ago National Security and Peace

Gov’t Will Continue to Bolster JDF – Dr. Chang

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the Government will continue to provide the necessary resources to bolster the capabilities of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF). Speaking to JIS News following a tour of facilities and meetings with high-level staff at Up Park Camp on April 6, he said the objective is to ensure that the JDF remains...

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (second left,) converses with onion harvester, Omar Riley (right), during a tour of the Caribbean Broilers Group’s Imagination Farms in Hill Run, St. Catherine, on Friday (April 6). Looking on (from left) are: Caribbean Broilers Group Operations Manager in charge of the 400-acre farm, Don McGlashan; and Group Director, Lori-Ann Lyn.

8 years ago AgricultureCommerce

Minister Shaw Targeting Reduced Onion Imports

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says efforts must be made to reduce the percentage of onions being imported for domestic consumption. It is a call to which the Caribbean Broilers Group is responding through its Crop Division subsidiary, Imagination Farms, situated at Hill Run, St. Catherine, where it has 12 of over 400 acres of land...

Jamaica’s former ‘Sunshine Girls’ netball team captain and conceptualiser of Project GOLD (Guidance, Opportunities and Lessons for Development), Simone Forbes, delivers remarks during the initiative’s launch at the Triple Century Sports Bar, New Kingston on Friday (April 6).

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

Strong Support For ‘Project Gold’ Social Intervention Initiative

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, is among several notable persons supporting a programme designed to curtail crime and violence among youth through sports and mentorship, which is being spearheaded by Jamaica’s former ‘Sunshine Girls’ netball team captain, Simone Forbes. The initiative, dubbed ‘Project Gold’ (Guidance, Opportunities and Lessons for Development),...