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Student Curfew Model Could be Replicated Islandwide

The curfew model which stipulates that students must be off the streets by 9 p.m. may be replicated across the island. Under the model, students under the age of 17 must not be on the streets unless they are in...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), guides children across the road outside the Seaward Primary and Junior High School on Olympic Way in St Andrew, on September 5 as they began the first day of the academic year. He is accompanied by State Minister of National Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jnr. (second left); Commissioner of Police, Dr. Carl Williams (third right); and Director of Customer Solutions at Digicel, Mr. Patrick King (right).

Parents Urged to Steer Children away from Violent Tendencies

Police Officer assigned to the Community Safety and Security Branch (CSSB) Safe Schools Programme, Corporal Fitzroy Rochester (centre) is flanked by students from Calabar High School, who recently participated in the Suncity High School Disc Jockey Competition.

1,400 Persons Trained in School Safety Techniques

Founder of the Rakul Enterprises School of Education and Technology (RESET), Dr. Raghavan Ramamoorthy, speaks with Business Development Officer at the National Commercial Bank (NCB), Damion Sibbles (left), and Social Officer, Integrated Community Development Project, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Shunelle Nevers. Occasion was the staging of an ornamental fish farming workshop on Friday (September 2), at RESET’s offices, 13 Lower Sandringham Avenue, Kingston 10.

At-Risk Youth Trained in Ornamental Fish Farming

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator Ruel Reid (centre), shares a photo opportunity with 2016 awardees of the National Commercial Bank (NCB) Foundation’s scholarships and grants, at a ceremony held recently at The Courtleigh Hotel & Suites in New Kingston.

NCB Foundation Awards $1 Million Scholarships to University Students

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie participates in the removal of bulky waste in Port Antonio, Portland, under the national clean-up campaign.

10 years ago Local Government

National Clean-Up Campaign for Hanover this Weekend

The national clean-up campaign, aimed at ridding communities of mosquito breeding sites, moves to Hanover this weekend. Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, will lead a multi-agency team in a parish-wide clean-up exercise on Saturday (September 10), aimed at removing bulky waste such as refrigerators, stoves, washing machines, sofas and other material. The clean-up activity will be...

Prime Minister, the Most Honourable
Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP

10 years ago EducationPrime Minister

Prime Minister Holness Commits to Free Access to Education

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness has reiterated the Government’s commitment to free access to education. Speaking at a Special School Opening Ceremony at Seaward Primary this morning (Monday, September 5) he said, “I know in communities like these the tremendous struggle that parents go through and that is why we have reintroduced the no tuition policy. We are...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), interacts with students and a parent at the Seaward Primary and Junior High School on Olympic Way, St. Andrew this morning (September 5). The Minister was attending a ceremony to mark the institution’s 60th anniversary as well as promote a focus on safety in schools. It was put on by the Ministry in collaboration with the Community Safety and Security Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).

10 years ago Education

Smooth Start to New School Year

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the new academic year is off to a smooth start. He said there have been no adverse reports from schools, adding that the Ministry is prepared to respond to any concerns throughout the day. Senator Reid was addressing a school-opening ceremony at Seaward Primary and Junior High in...

10 years ago Justice

Restorative Justice Training for Justices of the Peace

Some 50 Justices of the Peace (JPs) are benefiting from training on the principles of restorative justice. The two-day training got under way this morning (September 5) at the Ministry of Justice, Constant Spring Road, St. Andrew. The objective is to prepare JPs to play a critical role in the implementation of restorative justice procedures within the formal justice system...

National Health Fund (NHF) Chairman, Christopher Zacca, addresses a JIS Think Tank held recently at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

NHF to Develop National Health Insurance Scheme

The National Health Fund (NHF) has been tasked with the responsibility of developing a National Health Insurance Scheme to fund the public healthcare system. NHF Chairman, Christopher Zacca, made the disclosure at a recent JIS Think Tank at the agency’s head office in Kingston. He said that the mandate was given by Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton....

Minister without Portfolio in the the Office of the Prime Minister responsible for Science, Technology and Special Projects

10 years ago Technology

Government to Launch Task Force on the State of Electricity and Telecommunications Services in Jamaica

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology Dr. Hon. Andrew Wheatley has decided to convene a task force to examine the state of utilities in Jamaica in light of recent devastating incidents. The Minister notes that “this administration is focused on growth and job creation but this cannot be achieved without a reliable power grid and robust communications backbone.” “This is...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), presents the Gold Medal of the City of Kingston to Jamaican footballer and captain of Leicester City Football Club, Westley ‘Wes’ Morgan (second left), at ceremony in his honour at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, on September 4. Sharing in the occasion (from left) are Deputy Mayor, Councillor Andrew Swaby; Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Derrick Smith; Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange; and President of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), Captain Horace Burrell.

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PM Says Government will Continue to Invest in Sport

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government will continue its investment in sport because of its developmental and transformative effect on the lives of young people. The Prime Minister, who was speaking at a ceremony to honour Reggae Boyz footballer and Leicester City captain, Westley ‘Wes’ Morgan, in Kingston on September 4, noted that football has kept...