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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.

PIOJ Launches National Poverty Reduction Programme

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), in collaboration with the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, has launched the National Poverty Reduction Programme (NPRP). The programme, which was launched at the Spanish Court Hotel, New Kingston, on Wednesday (March...

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), greets Senior Programme Officer with the International Development Research Centre in Canada, Dr. Zee Leung, during a workshop for the ‘Improving Household Nutrition Security and Public Health in CARICOM’ project at The Courtleigh Hotel & Suites, New Kingston, on March 21. Looking on is Director of the George Alleyne Chronic Disease Research Centre and Deputy Dean for Research and Graduate Programmes, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus, Barbados, Professor Alafia Samuels.

Health Minister Endorses CARICOM Wellness Initiative

Education, Youth and Information State Minister, Hon. Floyd Green (left); and Custos Rotulorum for St. Andrew, Hon. Patricia Dunwell (second left), share a moment with Founder of the Dental Hygienists Association of Jamaica, Stacianne Tennant (second right), and Chief Dental Officer, Ministry of Health, Dr. Irving McKenzie, during the DHAJ's launch at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston, on March 20.

Dental Hygienists Association Launched

Executive Director of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Dr. Zoe Simpson, speaking at a ‘Four Women’ cultural series held recently at the Institute of Jamaica Lecture Hall, East Street, downtown Kingston.

Jamaicans Urged to Change Perception of Adolescent Mothers

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), shares a light moment with Marketing Manager, Beverages, Lasco Limited, Catherine Goodall (centre) and Chairman, Guardsman Group, Kenneth Benjamin. They were at the media launch of the Guardsman Games 2018 at the Serengeti Bistro at the Hope Zoo, Hope Gardens, on March 20.

Dr. Tufton Endorses Guardsman Games

Senior Director for Programmes at the National Youth Service (NYS), Alicia Williams, highlights the various components of the National Service Corps Programme (NSCP) at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

8 years ago Youth

NYS Senior Director Highlights Importance of NSCP

Senior Director for Programmes at the National Youth Service (NYS), Alicia Williams, has underscored the importance of the National Service Corps Programme (NSCP) in transforming lives and boosting national development. The programme is specifically designed to support young persons between 18 and 24 years old who are not employed or enrolled in an educational institution. Ms. Williams told JIS News...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (centre); Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (right); and Assistant Commissioner of Police, Warren Clarke, try out new motorcycles that were presented to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) by the Minister, during a ceremony at the Traffic Management and Maintenance Division on Old Hope Road, St. Andrew, on March 20. A total of 42 motorcycles and 19 motor cars valued at $104 million were handed over.

8 years ago National Security and Peace

JCF Gets Additional Vehicles

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, has handed over 42 motorcycles and 19 motor cars valued at $104 million to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to boost the mobility of the Force. The presentation was made at the Transport Management and Maintenance Division of the JCF located on Old Hope Road in St. Andrew on March 20. The motorcycles,...

State Minister for National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second left), makes a point to Programme Manager, Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III, Simeon Robinson (right), following a ceremony at the Ministry’s Oxford Road offices on Monday (March 19), to recognise beneficiaries of the reintegration programme being implemented by the CSJP III in partnership with the Department of Correctional Services (DCS). Listening are Modernisation of the State Specialist with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Camila Mejia Giraldo (left); and Commissioner of Corrections, Ina Hunter.

8 years ago Youth

At-Risk Youth Get Second Chance

Forty-four youngsters who have been in conflict with the law have been given a second chance to turn their life around and make a positive contribution to society. Over the past two years, the youngsters have been engaged in a reintegration programme being undertaken by the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III in partnership with the Department of Correctional...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at podium), emphasises a point while making his contribution to the 2018 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 20). Pictured in the background, is the Prime Minister’s wife and Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.

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PM Says 5,000 Solar Lamps Will Be Distributed to Energy-Poor Households

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says an initial 5,000 solar lamps will be made available under a programme being developed to assist energy-poor households. This is in light of house fires that since the start of the year have claimed the lives of eight adults and five children, caused mainly by lit candles or lamps. “A system of...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre) and Principal Director in the Ministry, Dr. Janice Lindsay (second left), examine a document during a workshop on Jamaica’s accession to two United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Conventions to prevent the illicit trafficking of cultural property, held at The Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in Kingston, on March 20. Others (from left) are Programme Specialist for Culture, UNESCO Kingston Office of the Caribbean, Yuri Peshkov; Director and Representative of the UNESCO Office for the Caribbean in Kingston, Katherine Grigsby; and Secretary General for the Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO, Everton Hannam.

8 years ago CultureEducationScience

Jamaica to Prevent Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Property

The Government is seeking accession to two United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Conventions to prevent the illicit trafficking of cultural property. These are the UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (1970), and the UN International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT)...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green.

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Deadline for NYS Empowerment Programme April 6

The application deadline for the National Youth Service (NYS) Empowerment Programme has been extended to April 6, 2018. The initiative seeks to target some 360 persons, aged 17 to 34, with various disabilities. It also aims to provide the tools and opportunities to improve the quality of life for persons with disabilities and increase their participation in, and contribution to...

Eleven-year-old Santa Cruz Primary and Junior High School student, Jquani Chung, will be sitting the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) in a hospital on March 22 and 23.

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Despite Illness Jquani is ready for GSAT

When the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) starts tomorrow (March 22), 11-year- old Jquani Chung, who is a patient at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, will be among the thousands of students sitting the all-important secondary school placement examination. The student of Santa Cruz Primary and Junior High in St. Elizabeth tells JIS News that she has been studying daily...