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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, addresses International Peace Day ceremony in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, St. James, on September 21. (File photo)

75 Correctional Officers Honoured for Dedicated Service

Seventy-five correctional officers have been recognised by the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) for their yeoman and sterling contribution to the organisation. The recipients were honoured during the Department’s National Honours and Awards Ceremony held at the Jamaica Conference Centre,...

Manager for Public-Private Partnership at the National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris (left), addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, recently.

National Education Trust Partners with JDETF to Raise US$2 Million

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left); Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Carol Palmer; and Managing Director, Keith Ryan and Company Limited, Richard Josephs, sign a contract valued at $21.8 million for the procurement of a high-density filing system for the Ministry. The contact is one of two valued at $43 million signed at the Ministry’s Constant Spring Road offices today (November 15), for the improvement of justice services. The other is for the installation of louvre blades at the Supreme Court.

More Improvements to Justice Services

In this file photo, Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), adjusts the collar of a student at Spanish Town High School, during a tour of the institution.

Support for Spanish Town High to Transition from Shift System

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, CD, MP

Minard Livestock Show a Plus for Agriculture – Samuda

Executive Director of the National Council on Drug Abuse, Michael Tucker (left), in discussion with Organisation of American States Country Representative to Jamaica, Jeanelle van GlaanenWeygel (third left), at a ceremony to release the findings of the 2016 National Drug Prevalence Survey, at Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston, on November 15. Others (from second left) are Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Mrs. Karen Clarke Davis; Advisor to the Health Minister, Dr. Stephanie Reid, and Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission Research Specialist, Pernell Clarke.

9 years ago National Security and Peace

Special Tickets Being Designed to Deal with Ganja Offence

Steps are now being undertaken by the National Security Ministry to design special tickets to assist members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) with enforcing the country’s legislation dealing with dangerous drugs. This was stated by Chief Technical Director (CTD) in the Ministry, Mrs. Karen Clarke Davis, at a ceremony to release the preliminary results of the 2016 National Drug...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Mrs. Carol Palmer, addresses press conference and contract-signing ceremony, held at the Ministry’s Constant Spring Road offices, today (November 15).

9 years ago Justice

Government Spending Billions to Implement Justice-Reform Programme

The Government is spending just under $7 billion to implement the current justice-reform programme. This was disclosed by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer, during a press conference held at the Ministry’s Constant Spring Road offices today (November 15). The Permanent Secretary pointed out that funding is being provided up to the fiscal year 2019/20. “Our strategic...

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dermon Spence (left), is in light conversation with Vice President of Investment and Promotions at the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Claude Duncan. Occasion was a ‘Do Business Jamaica’ Agriculture Investment Forum hosted by JAMPRO at the entity’s New Kingston offices on November 15.

9 years ago Agriculture

Gov’t Exploring Non-Traditional Products for Export

The Government is exploring a range of non-traditional products to market overseas, as part of a deliberate strategy to expand exports. Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dermon Spence, said there is high demand for sweet potato, melon, mango, pineapple, yam, dasheen, pepper, pumpkin, herbs, spices and nutraceuticals. He credits the demand to a...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses a community meeting at the Jamaican High Commission in London recently.

9 years ago Tourism

Tourism Minister Woos UK Diaspora

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett is encouraging Jamaicans in the United Kingdom (UK) to invest in the sector. Speaking at a community meeting at the Jamaican High Commission in London recently, Mr. Bartlett noted that tourism offers numerous opportunities for entrepreneurship and wealth creation. He noted that investment in tourism can propel growth in other sectors such as agriculture...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), in a meeting with stakeholders from Cumberland High School and Ministry personnel at the institution on November 14. Others are (from left): Dean of Discipline, René Level; Member of Parliament for St. Catherine South Eastern, Colin Fagan; Board Chairman, Rupert Pryce and Principal of the school, Michael Brydson.

9 years ago Education

Security to be Improved at Cumberland High

The Ministry of Education has committed to putting in place several medium- to long-term security management strategies at Cumberland High School in Portmore, to mitigate the possibility of any further breaches. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, in an interview with media personnel following a meeting at the school on November 14, said the institution will be provided with...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson presents an award to Ernel Smith for more than 40 years of service to the Canada/Caribbean Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (CCSAWP). Occasion was the 50th anniversary and awards ceremony of the programme held at Meliá Braco Village in Trelawny on November 13.

9 years ago Labour

Labour Minister Hails Canadian Farm-Work Programme

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, has hailed the Canada-Caribbean Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (CCSAWP) for 50 years of contribution to the Jamaican economy through the inflow of remittances. “From a macro perspective, remittances go a long way in advancing our social and economic (progress) by assisting to stabilise our foreign-exchange market and increasing the levels of...

Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) Governor, Brian Wynter, addressing journalists during a quarterly media briefing. (File photo).

9 years ago Finance & Public Service

Inflation Continues to Fall

Jamaica’s inflation rate continues to decline, with the figure falling to 1.9 per cent for the September 2016 quarter. This was 0.6 per cent lower than the out-turn for the June quarter, Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Brian Wynter, has reported. He also indicated that the September out-turn represented the eighth consecutive quarter in which inflation had declined. The Governor...