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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia “Babsy” Grange.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia “Babsy” Grange.

Fort Rocky Named Jamaica’s First Entertainment Zone

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has named Fort Rocky in Port Royal as Jamaica’s first entertainment zone. She made the announcement at the launch of Carnival in Jamaica 2018 held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel...
Coordinator for Science and Technology Education at the Scientific Research Council, Amanda McKenzie.
Coordinator for Science and Technology Education at the Scientific Research Council, Amanda McKenzie.

SRC Implementing $9m Agriculture Project at Carron Hall High School
Acting Leader of Government Business in the Senate and National Security State Minister, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addressing Friday’s (October 20) sitting of the Upper House.
Acting Leader of Government Business in the Senate and National Security State Minister, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addressing Friday’s (October 20) sitting of the Upper House.

Senate Approves Amendments to Processed Food Act and Regulations
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right) is in light conversation with President of the Northern Caribbean University (NCU), Dr. Lincoln Edwards (left), just before the start of the Honours Convocation ceremony on the grounds of the institution in Mandeville, Manchester, on October 19.
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right) is in light conversation with President of the Northern Caribbean University (NCU), Dr. Lincoln Edwards (left), just before the start of the Honours Convocation ceremony on the grounds of the institution in Mandeville, Manchester, on October 19.

University Graduates Urged To Pursue Political Office
National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (right), converses with newly appointed Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) Chairman, National Security Advisor, Major General (Ret’d), Antony Anderson, during a press conference at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Friday (October 20) to announce the new five-member FLA Board
National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (right), converses with newly appointed Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) Chairman, National Security Advisor, Major General (Ret’d), Antony Anderson, during a press conference at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Friday (October 20) to announce the new five-member FLA Board

New Firearm Licensing Authority Board Appointed

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Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (left), presents Mikayla Crossdale with a scholarship valued at $200,000 during the Jamaica Police Federation/Ministry of National Security awards ceremony at the Girl Guides Association of Jamaica headquarters in Kingston on October 19. A total of 62 scholarships were presented to children of police officers, who are pursing tertiary studies.
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Mobile Apps Being Developed to Improve Policing

National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, says the Government is developing three mobile applications (apps) that will revolutionise policing in Jamaica. The Minister made the disclosure during the Jamaica Police Federation/Ministry of National Security scholarship awards ceremony at the Girl Guides Association of Jamaica headquarters in Kingston on October 19. He noted that the apps will allow police personnel to...
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Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis. (FILE)
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ODPEM Seeks Volunteers for Disaster Risk Management Programme

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is recruiting volunteers for its recently established National Disaster Risk Management Programme. Under the programme, community volunteers will be trained in various emergency techniques to act as first responders in the event of a disaster. The areas of training include cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), first aid, search and rescue as well as...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (third left), shares in conversation with (from left) Chairman of the National Carnival in Jamaica Stakeholders Committee, Kamal Bankay; Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; and Acting Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board, Donnie Dawson. They were at the launch of Carnival in Jamaica 2018 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston, on October 19.
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Entertainment a Major Source of Growth – Grange

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the Government is reinforcing entertainment in Jamaica as a major source of growth and development. She noted that Reggae Month and Jamaica Carnival are two major projects under the rubric of festival tourism that will be strengthened in the upcoming year. She was speaking at the launch of Carnival...
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Children on their way home from school in the community of Denham Town in Western Kingston on Wednesday (October 18). Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness on Tuesday (October 17) declared Denham Town the second Zone of Special Operations under the Law Reform (Zones of Special Operations) (Special Security and Community Development Measures) Act. (FILE)
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Security Forces Reap Early Success in Denham Town ZOSO

The Joint Command of the Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) Communications Unit is reporting early success in the security forces’ engagements in Denham Town, West Kingston, which they say are going well since commencing on October 17. Head of Corporate Communications at the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay, who is jointly in charge of the Unit, told JIS...
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Programme Manager for the ‘We Transform’ initiative, Ella Ghartey, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on October 19, about the programme’s recruitment drive for potential Mentors to assist in the development of at-risk youth in the care and supervision of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS).
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Mentors Invited for ‘WE TRANSFORM’ Programme

The ‘We Transform’ programme is seeking Mentors for the second phase of its youth empowerment and reintegration initiative. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on October 19, Programme Manager for We Transform, Ella Ghartey, said the Ministry of National Security is recruiting potential Mentors to assist in the development of the at-risk youth in the care and supervision of the...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses girls from the South Camp Road Juvenile Correctional and Rehabilitation Centre at the launch of the mentorship arm of the ‘We Transform’ youth empowerment and reintegration programme at the facility on October 17.
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Mentoring Programme Launched For Youth in Juvenile Centres

The Ministry of National Security is engaging influential Jamaicans in the empowerment of young people in juvenile institutions under the mentoring arm of its ‘We Transform’ programme. Minister of State in the Ministry, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., said the mentoring segment focuses on interacting with and motivating the wards of the State. “This is where we have a...
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