Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says cybercrime is a major global threat that represents a clear and present danger to democracies and the rule of law everywhere. He said there is an urgent need for the strengthening of international cooperation and the harmonisation of policy and legislative instruments in the criminal justice system to combat the threat. “Mobile fraud...

The State-run Institute of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine is to receive additional state-of-the-art equipment valued just over $116 million (US$900,000), to further boost its operations, by the end of January 2017. Executive Director, Dr. Judith Mowatt, said the Institute is being provided with a liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) machine, valued approximately $64.5 million (US$500,000), and special ballistics equipment at...

Teachers and students of the Holland High School in Trelawny are basking in the success of candidates from the institution in the 2016 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advance Proficiency Examination (CAPE). Twenty students from the 12-year-old institution attained averages ranging from 85 per cent to 100 per cent in various subject areas. These include Agricultural Science, Environmental...

Acting Principal of the Montego Bay Community College, Dr. Maureen Nelson, says the institution is expanding its range of courses in order to continue the transformation of the education landscape in western Jamaica. These programmes include an Associate Degree in Funeral Service and Mortuary Sciences and a Bachelor’s Degree in Plant Science, a course which has been gaining popularity among...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says $10 million will be allocated for expansion of the canteen at the Mandeville Primary and Junior High School, in Manchester. Speaking at the official opening and handover ceremony for a new classroom block at the institution, on November 2, the Minister informed that the money will be available in...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says the fourth annual International Association of Prosecutors (IAP) North American and Caribbean Regional Conference, which ended in Montego Bay on November 4, was a resounding success. Speaking to JIS News, Mr. Chuck said the knowledge gained by the participants will empower them to be better able to address the matter in the legal...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda is expressing optimism for the 2016/2017 sugar crop season. He said it is expected that there will be a resumption of operations at the Appleton Sugar Factory in St. Elizabeth, come the first week in January. Minister Samuda was speaking at the 79th Annual Conference of the Jamaica Association of...