The Justice Ministry plans to train and equip several key stakeholders with the skills to identify incidence of human trafficking. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says up to 1,000 persons per month will be targeted over the next year. He said they include Justices of the Peace, pastors and teachers, who will also be sensitized about the appropriate interventions. The...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has called on all store owners and operators of public and private sector entities to decorate their windows, business places and town centres in the national colours, in an effort to depict the ‘spirit of independence’. “We have much to celebrate this emancipation and independence. Our rich culture continues to...

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, is proposing that the Youth In Agriculture Programme (YIAP) be housed at the Denbigh showground in Clarendon. He contends that if the programme is sited at the property, which is owned by the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), it would, among other things, facilitate greater training opportunities for young people in agriculture....

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development and St. Catherine Parish Council are in discussions regarding renovation of the Old Harbour market which was damaged by fire. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, during a tour of the St. Catherine-based facility on July 29. Mr. McKenzie said the Council has been asked to submit draft designs...

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) will undertake a $7.5-million recycling pilot project in three communities, beginning in August. The ‘Waste Reduction through Waste Separation, Waste Diversion and Recycling Project’ aims to reduce the high volume of plastic bottles at the Riverton disposal site. It will involve partnership with various stakeholders in the recycling of plastic containers. Approximately 2,000...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the Government stands ready to provide support to get more young people engaged in cricket. She noted that the success that the region enjoyed in the sport did not happen overnight but because “our young people were so socialised”. “So, let us strengthen and restore what we do best;...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, heads the officials who will attend Sunday’s (July 31) National Emancipation and Independence Thanksgiving Service at the Pentecostal Gospel Tabernacle on Windward Road in Kingston, beginning at 11:00 a.m. Mr. Holness, who will read the First Lesson, will be accompanied by Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange. Also slated to...