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Some of the boats donated by the United States Government to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), to assist in the country’s crime fighting effort. The handing over ceremony was held on October 14, at the Commissioner’s Old Hope Road offices in St. Andrew.

US Government Donates 10 Boats to JCF

The United States Embassy, on Wednesday, October 14, handed over nine boats to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to assist in the country’s crime fighting efforts at sea. The 37-foot Boston Whaler vessels are among 10 donated by the US...

Mission Director at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Denise Herbol (2nd left), speaks with police constables, Marvalyn Green (3rd right); and Aundre France (2nd right), just before the start of the closing ceremony for participants in the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) diversity training course, held on October 14, at the Police Officers Club, St. Andrew. Looking on are: (from left) are: Chief of Party for the USAID Community Empowerment and Transformation (COMET) Phase II, Ian McKnight; Senior Superintendent of Police, Karina Powell-Hood; and Deputy Commissioner of Police in Charge of Operations, Clifford Blake. Some 230 new police officers were trained in September.

Cops Urged to Use Diversity Training to Make a Difference

Vice-President for Corporate Affairs and Business Development, Karisma Hotel and Resorts, Ruben Becerra (left), fields questions from journalists during a press conference held at the offices of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) in New Kingston on Tuesday (October 13). Mr. Becerra announced the company’s plans to invest more than US$900 million to develop nine hotels in Jamaica, over the next 10 years. Beside him is JTB Chairman, Dennis Morrison.

Mexican Hotel Chain Announces US$900 Million Investment

Project Manager for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programme (EECP) in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Wayne Williams, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Tuesday, October 13 at the agency’s headquarters in Kingston.

$80 Million in Savings from Energy Efficiency and Conservation Project

Vice President for Business Development at the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Edmond Marsh, addresses the launch of the Jamaica Public Service Company’s (JPSCo) Bogue Gas Conversion Project in Montego Bay, St. James on Tuesday (October 13).

Montego Bay Port Will Be Ready to Accept LNG for Bogue Project

Director of Children and Family Programme of the Child Development Agency, Audrey Budhi (second right), speaks to residents of Yallahs about child care and protection issues, during a sensitisation ‘walk thru’ in St Thomas early this year. At right is Children’s Officer, Lorna Braham.

11 years ago Culture

Child Protection Committee To Be Set Up In St. Thomas

A Child Protection Committee will be set up in St. Thomas, after a Town Hall meeting on Thursday, October 15 in the parish. The meeting, which begins at 4:00 p.m. at the New Testament Church of God in Yallahs, St, Thomas, is being organised by the Child Development Agency (CDA), a department of the Ministry of Youth and Culture. It...

Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (centre), speaks with Chief Executive Officer of New Fortress Energy, Wes Edens (right), as they view a model of the $2.5 billion Bogue Gas Conversion Project, which was officially launched yesterday (October 12), at the project site in St. James. Others (from left) are: President and Chief Executive Officer of JPSCo, Kelly Tomblin; Chairman of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), Chris Cargill; and Chairman of the Electricity Sector Enterprise Team (ESET), Dr. Vin Lawrence.

11 years ago Technology

JPS Launches $2.5 Billion Bogue Gas Conversion Project

Work is to get underway on the J$2.5 billion (US$22.54 million) Bogue Gas Conversion Project in St. James. This follows yesterday’s (October 12) official launch of the multibillion-dollar undertaking to convert the 120-megawatt plant into a dual facility for automotive diesel oil (ADO) and liquefied natural gas (LNG). The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPSCo) is undertaking the project in collaboration...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, outlines cyber security tips at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Friday, October 9 at the agency’s headquarters in Kingston.

11 years ago Technology

Jamaicans Urged To Protect Personal Security in Cyberspace

State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, is urging Jamaicans to exercise greater care in protecting their personal security in cyberspace. The Minister, who was addressing a JIS Think Tank last Friday (October 9), said that while the Internet has allowed for increased efficiency, there are greater risks for the average Jamaican, and so...

Chief Executive Officer of the National Irrigation Commission Limited (NIC), Dr. Mark Richards, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

11 years ago Agriculture

NIC Urges Stakeholders to Protect Systems from Vandalism

Farmers and community stakeholders are being urged to protect the resources of the National Irrigation Commission Limited (NIC) from vandalism. The call has come from Chief Executive Officer at the NIC, Dr. Mark Richards, who said the entity’s property in various communities has been tampered with, the result of which has been periods of loss of supply to customers in...

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (centre), addresses the opening of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) council meeting on Monday (October 12), at the Iberostar Hotel in Lilliput, St. James. Listening are Regional Director of the ICAO, Melvin Cintron (left); and President of the ICAO, Dr. Bernard Alui.

11 years ago Transport

Gov’t Committed to Quality Air Transport System

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, said the Government is fully committed to maintaining a quality air transport system that is above world average in terms of safety and security standards. He noted that while there are challenges, no effort will be spared to ensure that the country’s aviation system continues to...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson, emphasies a point as he addresses a public forum on the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), held on October 9, at the Faculty of Law, University of the West Indies, Mona.

11 years ago Foreign Affairs

Senator Nicholson Urges Full Support for CCJ

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson, is urging full support for the adoption of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as Jamaica’s final appellate court. In underscoring the court’s integrity, Minister Nicholson maintained that the judgments delivered are of high quality and not open to political manipulation. “The argument about fixing our local justice system...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, holds up a copy of the National Cyber Security Strategy while addressing a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank on Friday, October 9 at the agency’s headquarter in Kingston.

11 years ago Technology

New Cybercrimes Act to Be Debated Tomorrow

The new Cybercrimes Act, which seeks to protect the country from cyber criminal activities, is to be debated in Parliament tomorrow (Oct. 13). The new Act, which will replace the 2010 legislation, incorporates new offences such as computer-related fraud or forgery; the use of computers for malicious communication; and unauthorised disclosure of investigation. “The new Cybercrimes Act has a number...