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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.

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...

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.

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

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.

Jamaica to Prevent Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Property

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

Deadline for NYS Empowerment Programme April 6

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.

Despite Illness Jquani is ready for GSAT

8 years ago Budget 2017/2018Prime Minister

LAMP and NLA to Be Merged

The merger of the Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP) and the National Land Agency (NLA) to create a new land-titling agency and legal machinery will start officially in April. The transitional period will last for 12 months and the merger is in keeping with the Government’s Public Sector Rationalisation Plan. Making his contribution to the 2018/19 Budget Debate in...

Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) Managing Director, Milverton Reynolds (right), shares a joke with Scotiabank Jamaica’s Executive Vice President for Retail Banking, Audrey Tugwell-Henry, during the recent launch of the DBJ’s fifth annual National Business Model Competition at The Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston.

8 years ago Education

NCU Goes For Fifth Straight Win in DBJ Business Model Competition

Northern Caribbean University (NCU) will be seeking to maintain its dominance of the Development Bank of Jamaica’s (DBJ) National Business Model Competition (NBMC) for tertiary institutions when it contests this year’s renewal slated for The Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston, from March 22 to 23. The annual competition is designed to encourage and promote the creative and innovative thinking of...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (third left), and Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Roalee Gage-Grey (second left), cut the ribbon to officially open the renovated Portland-based Muirton Child Care Facility. Also pictured (from left) are Manager of the home, Chances Walker, and Member of Parliament for East Portland, Dr. Lyndale Bloomfield.

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Strong Support for Muirton Child Care Facility

There is strong support for the renovated Muirton Child Care Facility in Portland from community members and other stakeholders. Located in Manchioneal, the Government-run facility caters to boys aged 11 to 18 years who have learning challenges. Through the ‘Friends of Muirton’, initiated by the institution’s Manager, Chances Walker, to make it a “model facility for lifting up people with...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey (right), receives a cheque valued at $100,000 from President of the St. Catherine High School Peer Counsellor Group, Jaunel Johnson (second right), towards the rebuilding of the Walker’s Place of Safety in Kingston. Sharing the moment (from left) are guidance counsellors Kemar Hayden, Olivette Douglas Halstead, and Rosie McLeggon Hinds; and peer counsellors Breanna Grant, Brianna Powell and Tevonie Pearce. The cheque and 12 boxes comprising clothes, books and toys were donated under the Love Care Project, which was organised by the peer counsellors at the school. The handover took place at the CPFSA’s downtown Kingston offices on Monday (March 19).

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

$6 Million Donated Towards Rebuilding of Walker’s Place of Safety

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) has received approximately $6 million towards the rebuilding of the Walker’s Place of Safety in Kingston, which was destroyed by fire earlier this year. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the agency, Rosalee Gage-Grey, made the disclosure to JIS News on Monday (March 19), following the presentation of a cheque valued at $100,000...

Outlying sections of a closed broadleaf forest within the Dolphin Head mountain range near Glasgow, Hanover.

8 years ago Tourism

Forestry Dept. Contributes to Success of Tourism

The Forestry Department has been quietly contributing to the success of tourism in Jamaica’s major vacation belt, through the work of the organisation’s Northwest Regional Office, which operates within the island’s forest reserves and forest management areas. “The northwest region, which stretches from Hanover to St. Ann, covers a wide section of the tourism area, so what we do is...

8 years ago Budget 2018/2019National Security and PeacePrime Minister

Firearms Act to Be Amended to Address Illegal Dealing and Possession

The Government will be amending the Firearms Act to discourage the possession of and/or dealing in illegal firearms and ammunition. This was disclosed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, while making his contribution to the 2018/19 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 20. He said there will be a number of new offences, such as...

8 years ago Budget 2018/2019Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentPrime Minister

Economic Growth, Curbing Crime Remain Priorities – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says achieving economic growth and curbing crime remain national priorities. Mr. Holness, who was making his 2018/19 Budget Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 20) under the theme ‘Prosperity in Action’, noted that Jamaicans are ambitious people who “want to see our country grow (and) want to be able...