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The Legal Aid Council Mobile Justice Unit that will be visiting locations to provide free consultations, advice and complete Court assignments for clients with criminal matters.

Legal Aid Mobile Unit to Visit 11 Locations in February

The Legal Aid Council Mobile Unit, which has consulted with over 175 persons in five communities so far, will continue its drive to help Jamaicans by targeting 11 additional locations in the month of February. Executive Director of the Legal...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), and United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Luis Moreno, break ground for the refurbishing and expansion of a women’s shelter on January 30 in Kingston. Others (from left) are: Past President of the non-governmental organisation (NGO), Woman Inc., Joyce Hewitt (left); and founder of the NGO, Angela Forrest. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing over $14 million for the project, which will allow for the accommodation of more women and their children, who are seeking shelter.

Ground Broken for Renovation and Expansion of Women’s Shelter

Mission Director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Jamaica, Maura Barry, addresses an energy efficiency training workshop for members of the hotel sector at the Half Moon Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, recently. Ms. Barry told participants that the United States government will continue to give full support to Jamaica and other Caribbean countries to become energy independent.

US Will Continue to Support Jamaica’s Energy Programme

In this file photo, Accountant General, Mrs. Carlene Murdoch (right), assists pensioners at her office in downtown Kingston. The Accountant General’s Department serves over 40,000 Government pensioners.

AGD Improves Service to Pensioners

Chairman of the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica (EFJ), Professor Dale Webber (left), and Christopher Collins of the St. Elizabeth Agricultural Cooperative Society, sign documents for grant funding to undertake a greenhouse project. Looking on (from left, standing) are: Programme Manager, Inter-American Development Bank, Anaitée Mills; Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Lt. Col. Oral Khan; and Myrtle Myers Hall from the St. Elizabeth Agricultural Cooperative Society. The group was one of 18 awarded grants totalling $84.92 million to implement climate change adaptation and resilience-building projects, during a ceremony at The Knutsford Court Hotel on January 30. The grants were provided by the EFJ from the Special Climate Change Adaptation Fund on behalf of the Adaptation Programme and Financing Mechanism of the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience (AP&FM PPCR).

18 Community Projects Receive $84. 92 Million in Grants

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), highlights a feature of the 1907 Earthquake Monument at Bumper Hall, St. Andrew, to Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Winston Ennis (left), and Opposition Leader, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, during the recent 110th anniversary commemorative ceremony.

9 years ago Local Government

Earthquake Monument a Timely Reminder

The 1907 Earthquake Monument is among the starkest reminders of one of the most fateful days in Jamaica’s history. The towering structure sits on land at Bumper Hall in Greenwich Town, St. Andrew, where 501 unidentified victims of the quake, which occurred 110 years ago on January 14, were interred. History recounts that they were among the over 1,000 persons...

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), speaks with General Manager of the Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS), Earl Jarrett (second left), at the second staging of the Social Enterprise Boost Initiative (SEBI) Summit 2017, organised by the JNBS Foundation, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on January 30. Others (from third left) are: Mission Director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Maura Barry-Doyle; and State Minister in the Finance and the Public Service Ministry, Hon. Fayval Williams.

9 years ago Finance & Public Service

Role of Social Enterprises in Community Development being Explored

State Minister in the Finance and Public Service Ministry, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Government is exploring the role of social enterprises in the development of vulnerable and crime-prone communities. Social enterprises refer to those businesses that trade to tackle social problems, improve communities, people’s life chances or the environment. They make their money from selling goods and services in...

In this file photo, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (2nd right), is in discussion with National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (3rd right); and former Police Commissioner, Dr. Carl Williams (left), after a tour of the Montego Hills Police Station in St. James on Sunday (September 25, 2016). Others (from left) are: Deputy Superintendent of Police in charge of the station, Clinton Moore; Senior Superintendent of Police in Charge of St. James, Marlon Nesbeth; and Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of the Area One division, Warren Clarke. The Prime Minister toured several communities before addressing a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister’s Montego Bay office, where the outlined some crime fighting strategies for the parish.

9 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Government to Roll out Policies to Address the Country’s Crime Rate

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has revealed that in the coming months the government will be rolling out strategic policies to address the country’s homicide rate and put in place a plan to secure Jamaica. Speaking at a brunch with Destination Experience at Devon House on Saturday, January 28, Prime Minister Holness said, “We are making the investments in national security...

Economic Growth Council (EGC) Chairman, Michael Lee-Chin (at podium), addresses its quarterly briefing on January 26 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Seated (from left) are: EGC Deputy Chairman, Ambassador Nigel Clarke; and members, Adam Stewart and Pat Ramsay.

9 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Economic Growth Council Engages Service of Bonds Expert

The Economic Growth Council (EGC) has engaged the service of Israeli Bonds Director, Gideon Sitterman, to assist with the Government’s undertaking to lobby greater Jamaican Diaspora support for the country’s growth agenda. This could be done by investing in special bonds to be developed, targeting Jamaicans overseas, among other initiatives. This was disclosed by EGC Chairman, Michael Lee-Chin, during the...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (2ndleft), has the attention of (from left): Group Executive Chairman of the University College of the Caribbean (UCC), Dr. Winston Adams; President of the JOF Haynes Law College of the Americas (JHLSA), Dr. Velma Brown Hamilton; and Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs in Guyana, Basil Williams. Occasion was a ceremony to launch the partnership to establish the law school, held on January 26 at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston.

9 years ago Education

Education Minister Welcomes New Law School

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has welcomed a joint venture partnership to establish a new law school in the Caribbean. The move, which involves collaboration among the Government of Guyana, the University College of the Caribbean (UCC), and the Law College of the Americas (LCA), will facilitate access to enhanced legal education for a...

Economic Growth Council (EGC) Deputy Chairman, Ambassador Dr. Nigel Clarke (left), addresses the EGC’s quarterly briefing at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on January 26. At right is EGC member, Adam Stewart.

9 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

EGC Endorses Public Sector Transformation

The Economic Growth Council (EGC) has endorsed the Government’s public sector transformation programme. Deputy Chairman, Ambassador Dr. Nigel Clarke, describes it as an undertaking that will serve to enhance growth. He was responding to a question during the EGC’s quarterly briefing at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on January 26. Underscoring the need for greater efficiency in the...

In this file photo, National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (centre), reviews Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) recruits who were on parade during their Passing Out and Awards Ceremony at the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ), in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine last year.

9 years ago Social Security

JCF Celebrates 150 Years

For 150 years, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has championed the fight against crime. Over time, the institution has utilized technology to boost its operational efficiency in a bid to further enhance national security and citizens’ safety. Acting Police Commissioner, Novelette Grant, tells JIS News that technological advancements have greatly changed police operations. “Law enforcement now is significantly different than...