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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), addresses students at Mona Heights Primary School during their devotion on September 5. Following the ceremony, Senator Reid officially opened a new 24-unit sanitation facility. Behind the Minister is Principal of the school, Fabian Mahabeer.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), addresses students at Mona Heights Primary School during their devotion on September 5. Following the ceremony, Senator Reid officially opened a new 24-unit sanitation facility. Behind the Minister is Principal of the school, Fabian Mahabeer.

Education Minister Opens New Sanitation Facility at Mona Heights Primary

Two days into his tour of schools for the new school year, Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, visited the Mona Heights Primary School and officially opened a new 24-unit sanitation facility at the institution...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), converses with a resident of Mount Salem, St. James, during a tour of the Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) in that community on Sunday, September 3. Mr. Holness visited to get an update from the joint police/military command on activities in the ZOSO, which was declared on Friday, September l.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), converses with a resident of Mount Salem, St. James, during a tour of the Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) in that community on Sunday, September 3. Mr. Holness visited to get an update from the joint police/military command on activities in the ZOSO, which was declared on Friday, September l.

PM Says Security Forces Will Be In Mount Salem for Full 60 Days
Director, Investment Branch, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Omar Chedda (centre), displays a certificate for his participation in the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) 37th regional course on key issues on the international economic agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean, in Medellin, Colombia. At left is Economic Affairs Officer, UNCTAD, Kalman Kalotay. The course ran from July 24 to August 11.
Director, Investment Branch, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Omar Chedda (centre), displays a certificate for his participation in the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) 37th regional course on key issues on the international economic agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean, in Medellin, Colombia. At left is Economic Affairs Officer, UNCTAD, Kalman Kalotay. The course ran from July 24 to August 11.

Recommendations from UNCTAD Course Should Benefit Country
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith (left), presents two publications commemorating the 55th anniversary of the Ministry’s establishment to Chief Executive Office of the Jamaica Information Service, Donna-Marie Rowe, during a ceremony at the Ministry’s Dominica Drive offices in New Kingston on Monday, September 4.. The ceremony was held to launch the publications and open a commemorative exhibition. In the background is Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Ambassador Marcia Gilbert-Roberts.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith (left), presents two publications commemorating the 55th anniversary of the Ministry’s establishment to Chief Executive Office of the Jamaica Information Service, Donna-Marie Rowe, during a ceremony at the Ministry’s Dominica Drive offices in New Kingston on Monday, September 4.. The ceremony was held to launch the publications and open a commemorative exhibition. In the background is Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Ambassador Marcia Gilbert-Roberts.

Foreign Affairs Ministry Opens Exhibition to Launch 55th Anniversary Celebrations
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (2nd right), addresses students at the Half-Way Tree Primary School in Kingston during a visit to the institution on Monday (September 4). At right is Principal of the School, Carol O’Connor Clarke. The Minister also visited the Old Harbour High and Old Harbour Primary schools in St. Catherine, and the New Day Primary and Junior High in Kingston.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (2nd right), addresses students at the Half-Way Tree Primary School in Kingston during a visit to the institution on Monday (September 4). At right is Principal of the School, Carol O’Connor Clarke. The Minister also visited the Old Harbour High and Old Harbour Primary schools in St. Catherine, and the New Day Primary and Junior High in Kingston.

Smooth Start to New School Year

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Prime Minister, Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), greets a young resident of Mount Salem, St. James during a tour of the Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) in that community on Sunday, September 3. Prime Minister Holness visited Mount Salem to get an update on activities in the ZOSO, which was declared on Friday, September 1. Looking on are Attorney-General and Member of Parliament for West Central St. James, Hon. Marlene Malahoo-Forte (centre); and National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (right, partly hidden). (File)
National Security and Peace

Back-to-School Fund Established for Students in Mount Salem

A special back-to-school fund has been established for needy students in Mount Salem, St. James, where a zone of special operations (ZOSO) is in effect. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said the fund will ensure that every single child in the community is registered in school. He said it will assist students having challenges with back-to-school expenses, including...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), is briefed on activities within the Mount Salem Zone of Special Operations in St. James by Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Major Godfrey Sterling (right), during a tour of the community on Sunday, September 3. Major Sterling is jointly in charge of operations in the Zone with Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Superintendent, Kirk Ricketts. Accompanying the Prime Minister (from left) are Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Rocky Meade; Attorney-General and Member of Parliament for West Central St. James where Mount Salem is located, Hon. Marlene Malahoo-Forte; National Security Advisor, Major General Antony Anderson; and National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague.
National Security and PeacePrime Minister

Careful Intelligence and Planning will Determine Next Zone – Prime Minister

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the next zone of special operations will be declared based on careful intelligence and planning. Mr. Holness, who was speaking at a press conference held at the Office of the Prime Minister, Western Region in Montego Bay, on September 3, said while it makes sense to move into other violence-prone areas in...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), greets a resident of Mount Salem in St. James during a tour of the Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) in that community on Sunday, September 3. Prime Minister Holness visited Mount Salem to get an update on activities in the ZOSO, which was declared on Friday, September 1.
National Security and PeacePrime Minister

Prime Minister Says Identities will be Protected in Reporting Gun Locations

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says persons should not be afraid to call in on the Government’s $100-million islandwide cash for guns reward programme, noting that all identities will be protected. Mr. Holness, who was speaking at a press conference on September 3 at the Montego Bay Regional Office of the Office of the Prime Minister, said the...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. (FILE).
Education

Back-to-School Message by Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid

My fellow Jamaicans, as we begin this new school year 2017 / 2018, we do so with much optimism and confidence that this will be a very good year for the education of our young people in Jamaica. Much work has been done to lay the foundation for improved student performance. School plants have been renovated, furniture and other equipment...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), addresses a JIS Think Tank on August 28. He is flanked by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dean-Roy Bernard; and Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean.
Education

Hundreds of Schools Spruced Up

Thousands of students and teachers will begin the new academic year on Monday (Sept. 4) in much improved surroundings. Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, told JIS NEWS that 172 institutions were identified for repairs at a cost of $554.3 million under the schools maintenance project. He informed that $316.7 million was disbursed to 122 schools...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague.
National Security and Peace

Crime a Major Cost to the Economy – Montague

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, says the Government is determined to curtail the scourge of crime, which he noted, is a significant cost to the economy. Addressing a town hall meeting in St. Ann’s Bay on August 31, Minister Montague said the cost of crime is approximately five per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). “If...
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