The Marcus Mosiah Garvey Multimedia Museum (MMGMM) at Liberty Hall on King Street in downtown Kingston is being renovated at a cost of $13.6 million. The funds have been provided by the Government, through the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), to upgrade the historic landmark which was the home of Jamaica’s first National Hero, the Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey. The...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, is urging the Kiwanis movement to play a greater role in the fight against crime and violence in the country. This, he said, by reaching out to more young people in order to instil in them a culture of service and respect for law and order. Minister Montague was addressing the 26th convention...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has lauded resort operators in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth, for enabling Jamaica to gross approximately US$2.6 billion in earnings from visitor arrivals in 2015. “Treasure Beach contributed US$82.4 million of that amount; and you do it with the smallest cluster of tourism enterprises in Jamaica. But you do it because you have a particular brand,...

The Integrated Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Information System and Database is supporting law enforcement efforts to combat human trafficking in Jamaica. Jointly developed by the Ministry of Justice and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in August 2015, the system is designed to improve data collection, analysis, and sharing in support of national policies, programmes and strategies to prevent human trafficking....

The Government remains committed to the ongoing implementation of measures aimed at creating safer environments in schools. Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the administration has invested “heavily” in developing and implementing security strategies to this end. These, he said, include training and deploying approximately 1,000 safety and security officers, with an additional 400 to...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is seeking to strengthen community support for primary schools islandwide. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, notes that while secondary schools, in many instances, are assisted by their alumni, primary schools, to a great extent, often have to rely on the goodwill of stakeholders such as the private sector. He was speaking...

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is encouraging greater utilization of its services by the public to compare prices and report concerns arising. Research Officer, Elroy Galbraith, says the agency has several tools and channels for the timely provision of information to consumers. These, he said, include the ‘Price Enquiry Tool’ that enables persons to access and compare the prices for...