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Dancers give an exhilarating performance to a medley of dancehall music, during the 51st Independence Grand Gala at the National Stadium in Kingston. (FILE)

$200 Million Allocated for Jamaica 55 Celebrations

A special budgetary allocation of $200 million has been approved by Cabinet to support the execution of Jamaica 55 celebrations. This was announced by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, at a post-Cabinet press briefing...

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

Minister Chuck to Make Cabinet Submission for Setting up of Human Rights Institute

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, said the initiative is part of a multisectoral approach to facilitate more opportunities for human-capital development, which is one of the most important aspects of national development.

$30-Million Scholarship Programme Launched

Senior Development Officer at the Canadian High Commission, Walric Peddie (right), has the attention of (from left) Pan American Health Organization (PAHO Consultant, Dr. Kam Mung; Acting Director of Emergency Disaster Management and Special Services in the Ministry of Health (MOH), Dr. Jacqueline Bisasor-McKenzie; Technical Advisor, PAHO, Dr. Taraleen Malcolm; and Consultant, PAHO, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse. Occasion was the opening of the Disaster Risk Management and Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) training session on February 21 at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) headquarters in Kingston. The initiative seeks to strengthen the response of the health sector to natural disasters and emergencies.

ODPEM Training Health Workers in Disaster Risk Management

Commissioner of Corrections, Ina Hunter, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ on February 21.

Parents Urged to Pay More Attention to their Children

Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison (right), shares details of ‘Aria’s Story’ with High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, His Excellency Sylvan Fabi, prior to the recent launch at the Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) in downtown Kingston. The public-education campaign, which is an initiative of the OCA, is an online animated miniseries being rolled out across various social media platforms.

9 years ago Youth

CDA Empowers Child-Abuse Victims through ‘Aria’s Story’

They suffer in silence, afraid to speak up. Suppressed by fear, these child-abuse victims are led to believe that they are powerless to do anything about their situation. Their cries are muffled by those meant to protect them. Through ‘Aria’s Story’ these young victims are being empowered to speak up and speak out about abuse. An eight year-old victim of...

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (centre), addresses media briefing at the St. James Parish Court in Montego Bay on February 21, following a tour of the facility. Others (from left) are Chief Judge of the St. James Parish Court, Justice Judith Pusey and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Mrs. Carol Palmer.

9 years ago Justice

St. James Family Court to be Relocated

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says the St. James Family Court will be relocated to offices at the Montego Bay Number One Post Office, as part of a rationalisation and upgrading programme for the justice system in the parish. Speaking to JIS News following a tour of the proposed Family Court site on February 21, Mr. Chuck said the impending...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), listens as Chief Executive Officer of Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited, Olivier Tretout, explains the scope of work being undertaken to dredge the Kingston Harbour, during a tour of the project site at Port Bustamante on February 21. (FILE)

9 years ago Commerce

Work Progressing on Dredging of Kingston Harbour

Work is progressing on the dredging of the Kingston Harbour under phase one of the Kingston Container Terminal (KCT) expansion project. Being undertaken by concessionaire Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL), the project involves deepening of the entry channel and reinforcing the quay at Port Bustamante to allow for access by the New Panamax vessels, which are passing through the region...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), engages Director of the National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL), Rosemary Campbell-Stephens, at the start of a two-day International Conference organised by the College, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, in New Kingston, on February 21.

9 years ago Education

Schools Being Provided with Quality Leaders

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says several areas of the education system are being fixed, and more schools are getting leaders equipped to move the institutions forward. The Minister, who was delivering the keynote address at the start of a two-day International Conference organised by the National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL), at The...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), observes as President and Chief Executive Officer of Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited, Richard Byles (left), explains an interactive chart depicting various aspects of retirement planning which was mounted as part of Sagicor

9 years ago Prime MinisterSocial Security

Prime Minister Says Government will Work to Amicably Resolve Pension Issues

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is assuring public-sector stakeholders that the Government will work to amicably resolve any issues they may have with proposed pension-scheme reforms. “The posture of the Government will be to work towards resolution and not antagonism. When we are talking about the quality of life in the future for our people, who have worked...

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Brian Wynter, addresses journalists during last Tuesday’s (February 21) quarterly media briefing at the BOJ auditorium in downtown Kingston.

9 years ago Finance & Public Service

No Need to Touch IMF US$600 Million – BOJ Governor

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Brian Wynter, does not anticipate that the country will need to immediately draw down on the US$600 million available to the country under the new US$1.6-billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) precautionary Stand-By Arrangement (SBA). The figure comprises an initial US$430 million that was made available upon the agreement’s signing and an additional US$170 million that...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), in discussion with Acting Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company, Joy Roberts (right), during the presentation of the 2016 Tourism Service Excellence Programme (TSEP) semi-finalists at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, yesterday (February 21). At left is Junior Advisor to the Minister, Giselle Jones.

9 years ago Tourism

Work Advanced to Establish Jamaica Centre for Tourism and Innovation

Work is advanced to establish the Jamaica Centre for Tourism and Innovation, which will target training and certification for the hospitality industry’s labour force. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, during the presentation of the 2016 Tourism Service Excellence Programme (TSEP) semi-finalists at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, yesterday (February 21). The centre aims to...