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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, examines Jamaican patois-speaking dolls on display during the launch of the Jamaica Independence Festival at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston on June 14.

Town and Villages to Come Alive for ‘Jamaica 55’

Town centres and villages across the island are expected to come alive with the celebration of culture for ‘Jamaica 55’. Activities include church services; parish vigils; flag-raising ceremonies; festival bandwagon, which is a mobile showcase of the best talents from...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (3rd right), and Canada's High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Sylvain Fabí (3rd left), participate in the ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the Jamaica Defence Force's (JDF) Directorate of Training and Doctrine at Up Park Camp, Kingston, on Wednesday, June 14. Others (from left) are the JDF's Commanding Officer-designate, Lieutenant Colonel Mahatma Williams; Director General, International Security Policy, Department of National Defence, Canada, Major General Derek Joyce; Canada's High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Sylvain Fabí; Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid; and Jamaica's Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Rocky Meade.

PM Opens JDF Directorate of Training and Doctrine

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses the launch of the Jamaica Independence Festival at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston on June 14. (File)

Gov’t to Establish Entertainment Insurance Plan

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), is in discussion with (from left), former New York Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner, Raymond Kelly; Security and International Cooperation Advisor for Colombia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and former Head Chief General of the Colombian National Police, General Rosso José Serrano; and Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague. Occasion was the opening ceremony for a two-day Multilateral Crime Summit at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on June 15.

Increased Focus on Intelligence in Addressing Crime – PM

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (second left), looks on as Court Statistician, Dr. Denarto Dennis (right), and Data Entry Clerk from the St. Ann Parish Court, Shanique Davis (seated), demonstrate the use of the Court Information Statistical System (CISS), which has been implemented at parish courts across the island. Head of Development Cooperation at the High Commission of Canada, Walter Bernyck; and Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla, also observe. Occasion was the official launch of the system on January 21, at the Ministry’s Constant Spring Road offices.

Processing of Court Cases to Be Improved Through CISS

Chief Justice, The Hon Mrs. Justice Zaila Rowena McCalla, OJ

9 years ago Justice

Chief Justice Responds to the Police Commissioner’s Statements

Press Release- The Chief Justice and other members of the Judiciary have taken note of the recent statements by the Commissioner of Police regarding the vast number of persons arrested and the likely length of time it will take for these matters to be tried. We in the judiciary are just as concerned especially as these new matters are adding...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (FILE)

9 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Government will Tackle Crime Decisively – PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the government will tackle crime decisively to secure a better future for Jamaica. “The only obstacle in the way of our growth potential is crime,” stated the prime minister. He was speaking today (June 14) at the groundbreaking ceremony of The Hampshire Housing Development by Guardian Life, Musgrave Avenue in Kingston. “We know that crime...

Senior Manager, Health Administration at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), Nola Phillpotts-Brown, highlights activities for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Week at a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (June 13). The week will be observed from June 18 to 24 under the theme ‘Prepare, Respond, Revive’.

9 years ago Health & Wellness

HEART Foundation of Jamaica Marks CPR Week June 18-24

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) is observing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Week from June 18 to 24 under the theme ‘Prepare, Respond, Revive’. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (June 13), Senior Manager for Health Administration at HFJ, Nola Phillpotts-Brown, said the week will focus on the importance of CPR training. Activities will get under way with the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), participates in the breaking of ground for the construction of ‘The Hampshire’ apartment complex by the Guardian Group, at the project site at 9 Musgrave Avenue in St. Andrew on Wednesday (June 14). Others (from left) are Estate Officer, Guardian Life Limited, and Project Manager for The Hampshire, Rachel Harrisingh; Architect, Michael Lake; Senior Manager, Corporation Services, Guardian Life, Olive Bernard; President, Guardian General Insurance Jamaica Ltd, Karen Bhoorasingh; President of Guardian Life Limited, Eric Hosin; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; Director, Guardian Holdings Limited (GHL), Patrick Hylton; Member of Parliament for South Eastern St. Andrew, Julian Robinson; Vice-President, Corporate Resources, Guardian Life, Audrey Basanta-Henry; and Insurance Advisor, Premier 5, Guardian Life, Simone Henry.

9 years ago Prime Minister

Investors Urged to Develop Underutilised Assets

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is encouraging private investors to develop underutilised assets around the country. Such investment, he said, would contribute to economic growth by boosting the productivity of underused land and infrastructure. Mr. Holness noted that in the Corporate Area there are pieces of property that have depreciated in value and need to be developed. “The...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), joins Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Carol Palmer (2nd left); High Commissioner of Canada, His Excellency Sylvain Fabi (2nd right); and Chief Justice the Hon. Zaila McCalla, in perusing the Legislative Drafting Manual. The document, along with the Legislative Production Management System, was launched on June 8 at the Ministry’s Constant Spring Road offices in Kingston.

9 years ago Justice

Legislative Production System and Drafting Manual Launched

The process by which the country’s laws are drafted is to be significantly improved with the introduction of the Legislative Production Management System and Legislative Drafting Manual. Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, launched the software system and manual at his Constant Spring Road offices in St. Andrew on June 8. They were developed under the Justice Undertakings for Social Transformation...

Executive Director of the Jamaica Diaspora Institute, Professor Neville Ying. (FILE)

9 years ago Foreign Affairs

CaPRI Launches Study on Value of the Diaspora

A study to examine the value of the diaspora to Jamaica’s development will be launched on Jamaica Diaspora Day (June 16), which is celebrated annually in Jamaica and abroad. Some of the results will be revealed at the Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference to be held in July. The designation of Diaspora Day emerged from one of seven Resolutions put forward...

Director of Emergency Cardiac Care at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), Dr. Hugh Wong, highlights the importance of Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training, during a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (June 13).

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaicans Urged to Learn CPR

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) is stressing the need for Jamaicans to be trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), as having such knowledge could result in them saving a life. Director of Emergency Cardiac Care at the HFJ, Dr. Hugh Wong, said that everyone should have CPR skills, which, he noted, are easily learnt. “The person whose life you save...