The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is expected to meet its established quota of 14,000 members this year, says Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. He told JIS News that with the ongoing recruitment drive, the Force should reach its full complement. “We have been operating for many years below 12,000. This year, we will be at 14,000. We...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (right), presents a Careeras Limited scholarship certificate of achievement to student, Khalilah Myers. The presentation was made during the company’s scholarship awards ceremony and brunch at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Sunday (February 4).

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, delivers a message during Sunday’s (February 4) church service to commence the observance of Career Development Awareness Week under the theme: ‘Expanding Our Horizon: Respecting the Journey through Career Development’. The service was held at Emanuel Apostolic Church in Kingston.    

Residents of Pondside and adjoining communities in Hanover now have access to much needed potable water, following the completion of the $150 million Cascade Phase Two supply system. The facility, which forms part of a $600 million development that commenced in 2013, was recently commissioned into service by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation,...

Twenty students with hearing impairments, who participated in the just concluded Climate Smart Agriculture Greenhouse Production training programme at the Caribbean Christian Centre for the Deaf (CCCD), are now equipped with the requisite certified skills to undertake agricultural engagements within their communities. The intensive 10-week programme, which was held at the CCCD in Knockpatrick, Manchester, was organised by the Rural...

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses congregants attending Sunday’s (February 4) Restorative Justice National Church Service, which was held at the New Beulah Moravian Church in Mandeville, Manchester, under the theme -‘Transformation, Peace and Harmony through Restorative Justice’. The service formally launched activities marking Restorative Justice Week 2024, from Sunday, February 4 to Sunday, February 11.

The launch of the Portmore public wi-fi facility in St. Catherine is deemed a pivotal undertaking by the Universal Service Fund (USF) in its mandate to provide internet access to all Jamaicans. Speaking during Friday’s (February 2) launching ceremony at the Portmore Mall, Minister Without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation,...