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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry.

New Road Traffic Act Passed

The new Road Traffic Bill, which will repeal and replace the existing 1938 Act, was passed in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 6). The legislation, piloted by Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, was approved with...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most. Hon. Patrick Allen. (FILE)

Ceremonial Opening of Parliament February 15

British Criminologist and Gang Reform Specialist, Craig Pinkney (left); Coordinator of the Ministry of Justice’s Restorative Justice Unit, Kahilah Whyte; and Director of the Ministry of Education’s Safety and Security in Schools programme, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Coleridge Minto, in conversation at the Ministry’s Constant Spring Road offices in Kingston, on February 6. They were attending an interactive session with restorative justice practitioners.

Criminologist Holds Session with Restorative Justice Stakeholders

Principal of the St. James High School, Joseph Williams.

Comfort Level of Schools up in St. James

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point as he tables the Report of the Commission to Review Jamaica’s Relations within the CARICOM and CARIFORUM Frameworks in the House of Representatives on February 6.

Prime Minister Tables Report on CARICOM

National Security Minister, Hon Robert Montague (second left), is shown newly produced passports by Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) Immigration Officer, Christopher Walker (second right), during a tour of the agency’s head office on Constant Spring Road in St. Andrew. Observing (from left) are State Minister, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.; and Immigration Officer, Errol Williams.

8 years ago National Security and Peace

New Building for PICA

The Government is one step closer to begin construction of the new Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) head office, following receipt of the architectural designs. National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, who has portfolio responsibility for PICA, told JIS News that the designs will be submitted to the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation for approval to facilitate the...

Chief Technical Director in the Office of the Prime Minister, Jacqueline Lynch-Stewart, addresses the National Identification System (NIDS) Town Hall Meeting, held at the University of the West Indies, Mona, recently.

8 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Persons Doing Business in Jamaica Will Be Required to Register with NIDS

Members of the diaspora and non-Jamaicans who wish to do business in the country for six months or more, will be required to register under the new National Identification System (NIDS). According to Chief Technical Director in the Office of the Prime Minister, Jacqueline Lynch-Stewart, this will become effective in 2019 after NIDS is fully rolled out. Addressing a town...

8 years ago EnergyScienceTechnology

35,000 LED Street Lights to Be Installed this Year

Another 35,000 street lamps are to be installed this year under the Smart Light Emitting Diode (LED) Street Light Programme. Since the roll-out of the programme in June 2017, 37,000 LED street lamps have been installed by the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) in several communities in Kingston and St. Andrew, St. James, St. Ann, Trelawny, St. Mary, Hanover, Westmoreland, and...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck. (FILE)

8 years ago Justice

Bills Passed to Expand Justices of the Peace Functions

The House of Representatives recently passed two companion Bills to expand the functions of justices of the peace (JPs). Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, piloted the Justices of the Peace Bill and the Renaming of the Courts of Petty Sessions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill. The Justices of the Peace Bill, which was passed with 27 amendments provides for codifying the...

The late Director/Curator of Liberty Hall, Dr. Donna McFarlane.

8 years ago Education

Work of Liberty Hall’s Late Director/Curator Praised

Retired University of the West Indies (UWI) Professor Rupert Lewis, has lauded the work done by the late Director/Curator of Liberty Hall, Dr. Donna McFarlane, in developing the Marcus Mosiah Garvey Multimedia Museum at Liberty Hall, King Street in downtown Kingston. He was speaking at the seventh staging of the Grounation Series held on Sunday (February 4) at the Institute...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

8 years ago Tourism

450,000 Visitors Expected from Canada this Year

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says projections are for 450,000 visitors out of Canada this year, continuing the strong growth in tourist arrivals out of the North American country over the last few years. He said there were 405,000 visitors from Canada last year up from 370,000 in 2016, reflecting a nine per cent increase. “So, they broke the...

Leader of Government Business in the Senate, and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses recent sitting of the Senate.

8 years ago Foreign Affairs

Senator Johnson Smith to Preside Over Council of ACP States

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, will preside over the Council of Ministers of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States for the next six months. Senator Johnson Smith’s tenure, which began on February 1, will last until July 2018. This was disclosed by President of the Senate, Tom Tavares-Finson, during a recent...