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Legal consultant for the Legal Aid Mobile Justice Unit, Attorney-at-Law, Sue-Ann Lowe, jots down information provided by Parade Gardens resident, Avril Morgan, at a community outreach in the area on Monday, March 20 .

Parade Gardens Residents Benefit from Free Legal Service

Residents of the Parade Gardens community in Central Kingston are the latest to benefit from the services of the Legal Aid Council’s Mobile Justice Unit. The unit was in the community on Monday (March 20) from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00...

State Minister in the National Security Ministry, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (2nd left), addresses the opening ceremony for a train-the-trainer programme for correctional officers at the Vocational Development Training Institute (VTDI) on Gordon Town Road, St. Andrew on March 20. Listening (from left) are Director Principal of the HEART Trust/NTA, Delize Williams; Senior Director Workforce Development Employment, HEART Trust/NTA, Denworth Finnikin; and Deputy Commissioner of Corrections with responsibility for Custodial Services, Joyce Stone.

32 Correctional Officers to Benefit from Training

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Paula Llewellyn (2nd right), makes a point to Professor Emerita of the Institute for Gender and Development Studies, Barbara Bailey (2nd left), at a breakfast forum to celebrate women pioneers at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on March 17. The event was organised by the University of the West Indies’ Institute for Gender and Development Studies. Acting Commissioner of Police, Novelette Grant (left); and Chief Justice, Zaila McCalla, also shared in the discussion.

DPP Urges Women Not to Have Children they Cannot Afford

Acting Director of Customer Service at the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Stephanie Gordon (left) and Immigration Officer, Collette James, reviewing documents in preparation for their trip to Pearson Convention Centre in Toronto, Canada, on March 25.

PICA Goes to Toronto March 25

In this file photo, Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), is greeted by Pro-Chancellor of the Mico University College, Professor Neville Ying, at the launch of the University and College Leadership Training Programme (UCLTP), last year at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge and Conference Centre, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus.

The Mico University to Launch Education Conversation Series

Chairman, Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ), Norman Brown, fields questions posed by journalists during a press conference at the HAJ’s Caledonia Avenue offices in Kingston yesterday (March 20). Others (from left) are Director, HAJ, Joseph Shoucair; Acting Managing Director, Joan Sicard; and Public Relations and Marketing Manager, Richard Jones.

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HAJ Clarifies Newspaper Report Regarding Financial Losses

The Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) is moving to clarify a recent newspaper report that the agency incurred millions of dollars in losses in the current fiscal year, which ends on March 31. Speaking at a press conference at the agency’s Caledonia Avenue offices in Kingston yesterday (March 20), Board Chairman, Norman Brown said the information was “dated and erroneous”....

Acting Account Manager, Sutherland Global Services, Curtley-Ann Palmer.

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BPO Employees and Owners Support Govt’s Job-Creation Thrust

When Curtley-Ann Palmer joined the staff of Sutherland Global Services as a customer service representative in 2014, she had no idea that four years later she would become one of the entity’s top-performing managers. She tells JIS News that she worked hard and took advantage of all the training programmes, even completing an undergraduate degree at the Mona Campus of...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ on March 15.

9 years ago National Security and Peace

Officers from DCS to Receive Specialised Tactical Training

Officers from the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) will be getting specialised tactical training to improve security in the prisons. Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., said 20 officers have been selected to participate in defensive tactics, restraining, use of force, cell extraction and inmate transport drill. “This will enhance the...

General Manager of Independence Park Limited, Major Desmon Brown, urging persons not to smoke at the National Stadium.

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No Smoking at the National Stadium

Jamaicans planning to attend football matches and other events at the National Stadium are being reminded that no smoking will be allowed. General Manager, Independence Park Limited (IPL), Desmon Brown, told JIS News that IPL has started a public education campaign to create an awareness about the no-smoking ban. He said it is illegal to smoke cigarettes or ganja at...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (left), listens as Executive Director, Institute of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine, Dr. Judith Mowatt (second left), explains features of the BULLETRAX-3D System. Seated is Firearms and Toolmarks Examiner at the Institute, Stephanie Blake. The system has been donated by the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean.

9 years ago National Security and Peace

Institute of Forensic Science Gets Equipment to Boost Service

The forensic capabilities of the security forces have been boosted, following the acquisition of a BULLETRAX-3D System by the Institute of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine. This system will capture digital images on the surface of bullets, match them with existing images in the police database, suggest potential matches with other bullets and strengthen the Institute’s capacity to collect information...

Senior Medical Officer at the Kingston Public Hospital, Dr. Natalie Whylie, updates JIS News about the hospital’s thrust towards doing more minimally invasive surgeries

9 years ago Health & Wellness

KPH Aiming for More Minimally Invasive Surgeries

The Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) is moving towards reducing overcrowding and having less inpatient days by improving access to minimally invasive surgery (MIS). Senior Medical Officer (SMO) at the facility, Dr. Natalie Whylie, explains that the country will benefit more when persons are able to recuperate faster as a result of MIS. “Surgical centres are moving away from inpatient services...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), along with Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla (centre), and British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency, David Fitton (right), peruse the newly published Criminal Bench Book, developed by the Government of Jamaica in collaboration with the United Kingdom Government. Occasion was the launch of the publication on March 17 at The Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston.

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Judges now Have Benefit of Criminal Bench Book

Jamaica now has a Criminal Bench Book, which will better aid trial judges in directing juries in criminal cases. This Bench Book, which was officially launched at The Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Friday (March 17), provides judicial officers with a single publication to which they can turn for guidance in crafting summations to juries. It will save...