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Head of the Police Traffic Division, Senior Superintendent Calvin Allen, addresses a JIS Think Tank.

Road Fatalities Down

Since the start of the year, road fatalities and collisions have been reduced when compared to the corresponding period last year. This was disclosed by Senior Superintendent and Commanding Officer of the Traffic and Highway Division, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF),...

Olympic gold medalist, Usain Bolt (centre), wins the 100 metres in 9.88 seconds at the inaugural staging of the Racers Grand Prix held on Saturday (June 11), at the National Stadium in Kingston. Yohan Blake (left) placed third in 9.94 seconds, while Asafa Powell was fourth in 9.98 seconds. (File Photo).

Minister Says Sport Will be at Forefront of Economic Growth

Women's Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) building at 42 Trafalgar Road, Kingston.

WCJF to Restructure Delivery of Programmes

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange

Joint Select Committee to Review Laws Against Gender-Based Violence

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), having a light exchange with Group Marketing Manager, Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB), Kerry-Ann Simpson (second right), shortly before the start of the annual economic forum of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) and the JMMB Group, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, today (July 12). Others (from left) are Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the PSOJ, Dennis Chung; and President, PSOJ, William Mahfood.

Measures Implemented Under EFF Will be Maintained – Finance Minister

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green. (FILE)

10 years ago Education

Literacy Target Surpassed by Grade 4 Students

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says the target set by the Ministry for mastery in literacy among grade 4 primary school students has been surpassed. Addressing the annual graduation exercise at the Parottee Primary School in St. Elizabeth recently, Mr. Green said there is an 86 per cent literacy mastery among the students. The State...

Communication Officer in the Corporate Communication Unit, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay (second left), addresses press conference at the Office of the Police Commissioner in St. Andrew, on July 11. Others (from left) are Deputy Superintendent of Police in charge of Operations, Traffic and Highway Division, Errol Adams; Senior Superintendent and Commanding Officer of the Traffic and Highway Division, Calvin Allen; and Director, Island Traffic Authority, Ludlow Powell.

10 years ago National Security and Peace

Police Moving to Apprehend Criminals in the West

The Police High Command is reassuring citizens that they have identified persons in Western Jamaica who are known to be violence producers and are moving to apprehend them. Speaking at a press conference at the Office of the Police Commissioner in St. Andrew on July 11, Communication Officer in the Corporate Communication Unit, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay,...

Communication Officer, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay, addresses press conference at the Office of the Police Commissioner, in St. Andrew, on July 11.

10 years ago National Security and Peace

‘Get The Guns’ Campaign Yielding Results

The ‘Get the Guns’ campaign continues to reap results in the number of illegal guns seized by the security forces since the start of the year. Communication Officer, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay, reports that law-enforcement officers have seized 336 illegal guns from communities all across Jamaica. Speaking at a press conference at the Office of the Commissioner...

Director of Policy and Research at the Bureau of Gender Affairs, Sharon Robinson, who represented Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaking at Monday’s (July 11) Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) exposition at Morant Villas in Morant Bay, St. Thomas, to mark World Population Day. The event was held under the theme ‘Investing in Teenage Girls; Engaging Men and Boys’. (FILE)

10 years ago EducationGender AffairsVision 2030Youth

Minister Reaffirms Commitment to Eliminate Gender-Based Violence

The Government remains committed to ongoing implementation of strategies to eliminate gender-based violence and discrimination. Notable among these are provisions in the National Policy for Gender Equality; the proposed National Action Plan to Eliminate Gender-Based Violence; as well as the Caribbean Community/United Nations Population Fund (CARICOM/UNFPA) Integrated Strategic Framework, which targets a 20 per cent reduction in adolescent/teenage pregnancies in...

Yohan Blake speaks to JIS News at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on July 6, before he, along with five residents of the Mount Olivet Boys

10 years ago Youth

Yohan Blake Takes Boys’ Home Residents to France

Five residents of the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home in Walderston, Manchester, are on the trip of a lifetime to France funded by sprinter, Yohan Blake through his YB Afraid Foundation and his French sponsor and business partner, Richard Mille. Blake and the boys departed the island on July 6 for the 12-day trip, where they will experience the unique French...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), greets Natasha Allen, a participant in the GraceKennedy Birthright Programme, at its media launch on July 11 at GraceKennedy Limited, Harbour Street, downtown Kingston. Others (from second left) are Group Chief Executive Officer at GraceKennedy, Senator Don Wehby, and participants in the programme, Casey Daley, Kimberly Ann Stephenson and Karis Edwards.

10 years ago Foreign Affairs

Diaspora Students on Internship

Four students of Jamaican heritage living across the diaspora are now in Jamaica benefiting from a one-month internship, under the GraceKennedy Jamaica Birthright Programme. The programme is a cultural and professional internship geared at highlighting all aspects of Jamaican life, while furthering the career goals of the selected candidates. Participants are Kimberly Ann Stephenson and Casey Daley from the United...

Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean (right), speaks with graduates of the International Recognised Qualifications (IIRQ) (from left) Tyler Colquhoun, Jodina Crooks,and Raheem Brown, while the Institute’s Director and Principal, Professor Gossett Oliver, looks on. The occasion was the IIRQ

10 years ago Education

All Students to Sit Technical Subject in June 2017

Come June 2017, all high-school students will be required to sit a technical or vocational subject in their exit examinations. Those subjects will be done in conjunction with four others, including Mathematics and English Language. Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, made the disclosure at the graduation ceremony for Career Advancement Programme...