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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. (FILE)

Health Ministry to Start Administering Second HPV Dose April

The Ministry of Health will begin dispensing the second dose of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to grade-seven girls by April. In October 2017, the Ministry began administering the vaccine and, to date, 5,009 girls or 22 per cent of...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), accepts a sentencing guideline manual for use by judges of the Supreme Court and the Parish Courts from Chief Justice Zaila McCalla at the official launch held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew recently.

Sentencing Guidelines to Assist Judges

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addressing stakeholders and business interests at the Falmouth cruise-ship pier in Trelawny on January 19.

Port Authority Facilitating Development

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, addresses the Women and Youth in Agriculture Consultation Forum at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on January 19.

Agriculture Push-Start Going Well

President and Chief Executive Officer of the Port Authority of Jamaica, Professor Gordon Shirley, addresses stakeholders and business interests at the Falmouth cruise ship pier, Falmouth, on January 19.

Port Authority of Jamaica to Assist With Upgrade of Falmouth Hospital

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (right) addresses a press briefing at Jamaica House recently, where Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, declared a State of Public Emergency for the parish of St. James. Listening are Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Rocky Meade (left); and Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague.

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Tribunal to Hear Appeals Related to State of Emergency

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says an emergency review tribunal will be established shortly to hear and consider appeals by persons who have been affected by the State of Public Emergency that has been declared for the parish of St. James. The tribunal will adjudicate on appeals brought by or on behalf of persons who have been detained under...

8 years ago Justice

Legal Aid Representation for State of Emergency Detainees

The Legal Aid Council is providing legal representation for persons who have been detained under the Limited Public State of Emergency declared on Thursday January 18, 2018 for the parish of St. James. The Legal Aid Council in collaboration with Cornwall Bar Association has made available 19 Counsels, including six (6) Senior Lawyers to provide representation for the detainees. Residents...

Deputy General Manager, Urban Development Corporation, Heather Pinnock (left), addresses Kiwanis Club of North St. Andrew

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UDC Accepting Bids for Third City Consultants

The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) is still accepting bids from qualified entities to provide consulting services under phase one of its Third City project. Deputy General Manager, Heather Pinnock, says the phase entails the development of a multi-criteria suitability model to determine the best location for establishing Jamaica’s Third City, in keeping with a mandate from Prime Minister, the Most...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses the official opening of the Joy Spence Appleton Estate Rum Experience in St. Elizabeth on January 18.

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Tourism to Benefit from Renewed Focus on Gastronomy

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the booming tourism sector is expected to soar even higher with the renewed focus on gastronomy. Addressing the opening of the US$7.2-million “renovated and rebranded” Joy Spence Appleton Estate Rum Experience in Siloah, St. Elizabeth, on January 18, Mr. Bartlett said globally, gastronomy has grown into a US$150-billion industry, “which is now ripe...

Principal, The Mico University College, Dr. Asburn Pinnock, addresses a press briefing at the university in Kingston, to provide details about the Mathematics Enhancement Programme (MEP), being implemented by The Mico’s Caribbean Centre of Excellence in Mathematics
Teaching (CCEMaT).

8 years ago Education

Maths Improvement Programme Being Piloted in Five Primary Schools

Five primary schools are benefiting from a three-year Mathematics Enhancement Programme (MEP) being piloted by The Mico University College, which is aimed at improving student achievement in the subject. The institutions are Allman Town, Clan Clarthy, and John Mills Infant, Primary and Junior High in Kingston and St. Andrew; Devon Primary in Manchester; and Mineral Heights Primary in Clarendon. The...

Colonel General Staff of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Colonel Daniel Pryce (right), gives an update on security operations under the Public State of Emergency in St. James at a press conference at at Burke Barracks in Montego Bay on Saturday (Jan. 20). At left is Commanding Officer of the Second Battalion, the Jamaica Regiment (2JR), Lieutenant Colonel Godphey Sterling.

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Early Success from State Of Emergency

Colonel General Staff of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Colonel Daniel Pryce, says there are encouraging results from the Public State of Emergency in St. James, which was declared by Prime Minister , the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness on Thursday, January 18. At a media briefing on Saturday morning (January 20) at Burke Barracks in Montego Bay, Colonel Pryce said...

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

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Education Ministry Working With OAS to Establish Youth Innovation Centres

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is moving to transform its 11 youth information centres (YIC) across the island into innovation centres, as part of plans to foster entrepreneurship among young people in Jamaica. State Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, tells JIS NEWS that the rebranding is being done through partnership with the Organization of American States (OAS) under its...