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In this file photo, Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), and Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Sylvain Fabí, discuss some of the features of one of the newly designated courtrooms for criminal case trials at the Supreme Court in downtown Kingston, during a tour of the facility on November 1 last year.

Staff Serving Courts to be Increased

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, has given an undertaking to increase the complement of staff serving the court system. He gave this assurance during the presentation of 15 computers to the Supreme Court in downtown Kingston on November 1, after...

Managing Director at the National Education Trust, Marcia Phillips-Dawkins, addressing a JIS Think Tank

Education Trust Invites Donor Support

Principal of the John Rollins Success Primary School in Rose Hall, St. James, Yvonne Miller Wisdom (right); Administrative Assistant, Hervilyn Forbes (centre); Teacher, Margaret Harwood; and students, stand beside the attractively decorated drum in which the school is accepting relief supplies for Haitian students. The school is collecting canned foods, items of clothing, water and toiletries, which will be sent to Haiti through Food For The Poor to assist young victims of Hurricane Matthew.

John Rollins Success Primary Helping Children in Haiti

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (3rd left), is in light discussion with Chairman of the Jamaica Diaspora Education Task Force (JDETF), Leo Gilling (left), at the launch of the Pledge 2 Build Campaign on November 1 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston. Chairman of the National Education Trust (NET), Nicholas Scott (2nd left), and Executive Director of the Jamaica Diaspora Institute, Neville Ying, shared in the conversation.

Gov’t Increasing Support for Primary Schools

Lottery Scamming Cases Clogging Court System in St. James

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (third left) and State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (2nd right) examine a brochure on the Jamaica Library Service (JLS) at Tech Fest, held on November 3 at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library, in Kingston. Others (from left) are Chairman of the Jamaica Library Board, Paul Lalor; Member of Parliament for South East St. Andrew, Julian Robinson and Director General of the JLS, Karen Barton.

9 years ago Technology

Technology Minister Commends JLS

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, has commended the Jamaica Library Service (JLS) and its partners for providing free access to information and communications technology (ICT) to the public. “The Jamaica Library Service has embraced technology in such a way that it seeks to improve its service offerings to the general public. I am pleased...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses Wednesday’s (November 2) sitting of the House of Representatives.

9 years ago Justice

Arbitration a Game Changer – Minister Chuck

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says arbitration can become a game changer in the settlement of domestic commercial disputes and international trade matters, providing the country with a major source of foreign exchange earnings. He was giving a statement in the House of Representatives on November 2 on the Arbitration Bill, which was tabled. The Bill seeks to repeal...

In this file photo, Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (2nd left), examines an equipment at the Wigton Windfarm, in Rose Hill, Manchester, last year. Occasion was the official opening of the Renewable Energy Laboratory at the facility. Others (from left) are Group General Manager at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), Winston Watson; General Manager at the facility, Earl Barrett, and Chairman of Wigton, Dwayne Smith.

9 years ago Technology

Wigton Renewable-Energy Lab to Provide Training

Training in renewable energy has taken another step, with the opening of the Wigton Renewable-Energy Laboratory, in Rose Hill, Manchester. The resource centre, which was opened on November 3, by Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, will deliver practical and theoretical courses in solar thermal, photovoltaic, concentrated solar and wind power. It will also offer...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, the Hon. C. Everald Warmington, MP, makes his contribution to the 2016/2017 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 06, 2016. (File)

9 years ago Works / Construction

National Clean-Up Exercise

State Minister with responsibility for Works, Hon. Everald Warmington, has announced plans by the Government to carry out a national clean-up exercise across the country. Dubbed the ‘National Clean-up and Environmental Beautification Initiative’, the project, expected to start soon, entails drain cleaning, harvesting of plastic bottles for recycling, and bushing. “We believe that this initiative is timely and necessary to...

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Stephen Wedderburn (left) and President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Norman Grant shake hands during the launch of ‘Eat Jamaican’ Month on November 2 at the JAS head offices in Kingston. The JAS, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, is celebrating the 13th anniversary of the ‘Eat Jamaican’ campaign under the theme ‘Grow What We Eat, Eat What We Grow’.

9 years ago Agriculture

Adequate Supply of Pork for Christmas

The Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) says there will be adequate supply of pork for the upcoming Christmas season. President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Norman Grant, said pig farmers are now producing to meet 60 per cent of local demand and will be able to provide sufficient fresh meat to the general market, as well as to ham processors....

State Minister for National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles, Jr. (standing, 2nd right), and United States (US) Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Luis Moreno (right), look on as Senior Forensics Officer, Institute of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine, Lysha Reid (seated), demonstrates the new state-of-the-art Scanning Electron Microscope. The equipment, procured by the US Embassy was officially presented to the Institute on Wednesday (November 2). Looking on at left is the Institute’s Chief Forensics Officer, Nicola Baxter.

9 years ago National Security and Peace

Jamaica Gets Equipment to Boost Crime Solving

The analytical capability of the State-run Institute of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine has been boosted with the acquisition of a scanning electron microscope (SEM) valued at approximately $42.3 million (US$328,000). The state-of-the-art equipment enables the laboratory to better analyse trace evidence such as gunshot residue, paint and glass fragments, among other elements, which are collected by the police from...

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), shakes hands with Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Sylvain Fabí, following the presentation of one of 15 desktop computers acquired for the Supreme Court’s new jury management system. The state-of-the-art equipment provided by the Government of Canada as part of a $19.2 million allocation under the Justice Undertaking for Social Transformation (JUST) Programme. The presentation was made during a brief ceremony at the Supreme Court on King Street, downtown Kingston, on Tuesday, November 1. Looking on is Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla.

9 years ago Justice

Justice Ministry Collating Cases Before the Courts

The Ministry of Justice is expected to have an accurate count of the number of documented criminal cases within the court system by early next year. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, said that a statistician has been recruited to collate the figures, which will be captured under a statistics and data management system. He said the move is being facilitated...