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Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (2nd left), gets a high-five from media personality, Christopher ‘Johnny’ Daley (right), after participating in a tug-o-war contest with students attending the finale of the Ministry’s Health Youth Positive Energy (HYPE) School Tour at the University of Technology (UTech) in St. Andrew on Friday (March 17). The event was staged in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information to promote healthy lifestyles in schools.

Hundreds of Students Attend Hype Event

Hundreds of students from schools in Kingston, St. Andrew, St. Catherine and St. Thomas converged at the University of Technology (UTech) for Friday’s (March 17) Health Youth Positive Energy (HYPE) School Tour finale. The event, organised by the Ministry of...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (right), is in discussion with Opposition Spokesperson on Justice and Governance, Senator Mark Golding (left); and Executive Director of National Integrity Action (NIA) Professor Trevor Monroe, at a National Public Education Symposium held recently at the Supreme Court, downtown Kingston.

Measures Continue in New Fiscal Year to Improve Justice System

Government Backs Bolt Farewell in Jamaica

Commissioner of Corrections, Ina Hunter.

Holistic Rehabilitation Programme at South Camp Road Juvenile Centre

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), embraces outgoing Leader of the Opposition, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), following her contribution to the 2017/18 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 16. It was Mrs. Simpson Miller's final budget presentation in Parliament as Opposition Leader. Shaking hands in the background (from right) are Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang and Opposition Spokesperson on Finance, Dr. Peter Phillips. Seated is Member of Parliament for North West St. Catherine, Robert Pickersgill.

Opposition Leader Proposes Special Standing Committee on Social Security

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (File Photo)

9 years ago JIS Think TankNational Security and Peace

Dept. of Correctional Services to Expand Rehabilitation Programme

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has received US$2.5 million to expand its rehabilitation programme. The programme, ‘New Path Project’, which began at the South Camp Correctional Centre, was implemented in collaboration with Trust for the Americas, a non-profit agency of the Organization of American States (OAS). The project promotes productive alternatives for juvenile remandees and offenders in Jamaica. It...

Acting Director, Information Technology at the Jamaica Library Service (JLS), Dwight Grant, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, on March 14, about the implementation of the Integrated Library Management System (ILMS) by April 1, 2017.

9 years ago Technology

JLS to Implement ILMS April 1

Come April 1, the Jamaica Library Service (JLS) will be implementing an Integrated Library Management System (ILMS) called Koha, to improve the efficiency of the library’s operations as well as service for users. Koha is an automated open-source management system used by public libraries worldwide. Elaborating on the use of the system, Acting Director, Information Technology at JLS, Dwight Grant,...

A participant gives her views at a town hall meeting held by the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), at the Power of Hope Deliverance Ministry, in Riverton Meadows, in Kingston, March 15.

9 years ago Local Government

NSWMA to Clear and Beautify Entrance to Riverton Meadows

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), is to clear and beautify the front of Riverton Meadows, in St. Andrew. Executive Director of the NSWMA, Audley Gordon, says while a dump exists beyond the community, Riverton Meadows is a residential area, and the activities at the entrance of the community give it a negative perception. “We have lived with it...

State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), looks on as President of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCAF), Victor Montagliani (centre), presents the CONCACAF banner to Caribbean Football Director for CONCACAF, Horace Reid. Occasion was the official opening of the CONCACAF regional office at the Courtleigh Corporate Centre in Kingston on March 15.

9 years ago Sport

CONCACAF Office will Boost Football in Jamaica and Wider Region – Grange

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the establishment of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) office in Jamaica will serve to improve the technical capacity of football administrators in the island and the wider region. Ms. Grange, in a statement read by State Minister in the Ministry of National Security,...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. (FILE)

9 years ago Education

HEART Merger to Expand Access to Training and Certification

Persons will be able to access training and be certified through a centralised system, with the merger of the HEART Trust/NTA, Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) and the National Youth Service (NYS). Under the merger, slated to take effect on April 1 this year, operations of the JFLL and NYS are to be subsumed under the HEART Trust/NTA. This...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry, addresses the Ministry’s retirees ceremony held on Wednesday (March 15) at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston.

9 years ago CommerceSocial Security

Workers Urged to Adequately Prepare for Retirement

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry, has underscored the need for workers to prepare for retirement by making adequate pension arrangements. This, he said, is important, particularly in light of the increase in average life expectancy, with persons living as many as 25 years after retiring. “Planning for retirement... is something we have...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (2nd left), interacts with young persons at the launch of the National Youth Service (NYS) 2017 Summer Employment Programme, held at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre, in St. Andrew, on March 15. To the State Minister’s left is Chairman of the NYS, Robert Miller

9 years ago Youth

More Participants in NYS Summer Employment Programme

The Government has increased the number of participants in the National Youth Service (NYS) Summer Employment Programme to 8,000 from 6,000, which obtained last year. Making the disclosure, State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, said the increase is to enable more young persons to gain experience for the workforce. “We want to ensure...