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A section of the audience at the Girls in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Day event held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston recently.

More Girls Urged to Get Involved in ICT

Senior Financial Markets Specialist at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Navita Anganu-Ramroop, is encouraging more of the country’s young women to get into the information and communications technology (ICT) industry. She said the technology sector offers exciting career paths, in...

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

Service Clubs Urged to Help Basic Schools Meet Certification Standards

Prime Minister, the Most Honourable
Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP — Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP

PM Holness Hails Journalists on World Press Freedom Day

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, listens to remarks from Director of the Legal Reform Department in the Ministry, Maurice Bailey (right), at a post-Sectoral Debate Press Briefing held on May 3, at the Ministry’s Constant Spring Road offices, St. Andrew. At left is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Carol Palmer.

Justice Ministry Reviewing Laws to Update Penalties for Breaches

In this file photo, Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), and Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Sylvain Fabí, discuss some of the features of one of the newly designated courtrooms for criminal case trials at the Supreme Court in downtown Kingston, during a tour of the facility on November 1 last year.

Over $190M Spent to Upgrade Courts

9 years ago Justice

House Begins Debate on Bill to Amend Public Debt Management Act

Amendments are being made to the Public Debt Management Act (PDMA) to make certain provisions more consistent with international and local standards. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, who piloted the Bill in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 2), said it has become necessary to effect changes to the Act in order to improve...

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

9 years ago Justice

$7 Billion to Complete Justice Reform by 2020

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says it will cost the Government $7 billion to complete all major aspects of justice reform by 2020. Making his contribution to the 2017/18 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, yesterday (May 2), Mr. Chuck said this amount does not include the cost for infrastructural works and institutional capacity. He noted that the...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, addressing a forum organised by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (May 2). The forum was entitled: ‘Crime and Violence in Jamaica: Data Driven Policy for Effective Citizen Security’ .

9 years ago National Security and Peace

Availability of Data Critical in the Fight Against Crime – Montague

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, says the continuous collection and analysis of reliable data are essential in addressing crime and violence in the country. He said the availability of data is critical in the development of preventative strategies and facilitates effective deployment of resources. “To develop effective and informed interventions, better data are needed, and not only about...

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

9 years ago Education

Skills Training is a Valid Choice – Green

State Minister in the Education, Youth and Information Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green, has reiterated the call for more students to pursue studies in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). Mr. Green noted that TVET training is an asset in the global job market. “The reality is that TVET is not a second-chance opportunity. It is not for those of...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (left), is shown the damage done to his scallion farm by the beet armyworm, by Ralden Bellanfante, when the Minister stopped at his farm in the Duff House/New Forest Agro Park in Manchester, on May 1.

9 years ago Agriculture

Ministry to Assist Farmers Affected by Beet Armyworm

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries is assessing the impact of the beet armyworm on farmers in the Duff House/New Forest Agro Park and surrounding areas of Manchester. This is being done so that a decision can be taken as to how best to assist the farmers who have lost some 150 acres of scallion, tomato, cucumber, callaloo,...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (right), speaks with farmers attached to the Thompson Town Achievers Benevolent Society in Clarendon, at the Thompson Town Community Centre in the parish on April 28.

9 years ago Agriculture

Gov’t to Roll Out Strawberry Production Programme

The Government will roll out a strawberry programme over the next two months in order to meet the demands of the tourism sector. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, said that following a successful pilot project in St. Andrew, the full programme can now be implemented. “Jamaica must provide all the...

Professor of Child Health, Child Development and Behaviour at the University of the West Indies (UWI), and Patron of the Autism Support Association, Maureen Samms-Vaughan, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Parents Urged to Get Children Tested Early for Autism

Parents of children displaying communication problems, delayed speech, antisocial or odd behaviours are being urged to get them tested early for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Patron of the Autism Support Association, Professor Maureen Samms-Vaughan, said that while parents are often told that their child will grow out of certain behaviours, it is important that they get the child properly assessed....