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Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley. (FILE)

Finance Ministry to Work With JFJ to Restore Charity Status

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley, says the Government will be working with Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) to restore the organisation’s charity status. The human rights group had lost its charity status after...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), is presented with a framed copy of the Child Declaration for Road Safety, by student of the Mona Heights Primary School, Najeebe Bailey (left), during the official launch of the third United Nations (UN) Global Road Safety Week 2015, at Appliance Traders Limited (ATL) Autohaus, in Kingston, today (April 30). At right is the mascot for the Sesame Street Road Safety Awareness Campaign, being implemented by the Sandals Group.

PM Urges Road Users to Take Heed and “Save Kids Lives”

Manager of Revenue Enhancement and Resource Mobilization in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Calvert Thomas, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (May 1). Mr. Thomas said that the parish councils need some $10 billion in property taxes to sufficiently address the needs of citizens across the island.

Parish Councils Need $10 Billion in Property Taxes

Minister with Responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (2nd left) presents a cheque from the National Housing Trust (NHT) in the amount of $500,000 to the President of Netball Jamaica, Mrs. Marva Bernard. Witnessing the presentation at the Office of the Prime Minister on Friday, May 1 are from left: Ms. Donnetta Russell, Manager – Customer Care at the NHT; Members of the National Netball Team Ms. Vangelee Williams and Ms. Shantel Slater; President of the International Netball Association, Mrs. Molley Rhone; and National Netball Team member Ms. Adean Thomas.

NHT Sponsorship to Netball Jamaica Signals Continued Partnership

Registrar at the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Mr. Greig Smith.

Reduction in Number of Missing Children

Attorney General, Hon. Patrick Atkinson in parliament. (FILE)

11 years ago Justice

AG Expresses Concern at Charges Being Brought Against Members of Legal Profession

The following is a statement from the Honourable Attorney General Patrick Atkinson, Q.C.. The statement reads: “It is with deep concern that I have heard the reports of serious criminal charges being laid against members of the Bar, including some senior attorneys at law. I recognize that, like any other citizen, they are entitled to the presumption of innocence. Nonetheless,...

11 years ago Labour

STATIN Labour Force Report for January 2015

The main findings of the January 2015 Labour Force Survey, conducted by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) are presented below. The reference week for this survey was December 14-20, 2015. In January 2015, the number of persons in the Labour Force was 1,320,800, which was 15,700 (1.2%) higher than the 1,305,100 recorded in January 2014. The male labour...

Agriculture, Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (left), presents Managing Director, Prime Development Limited, Michael Todd, with a copy of the signed agreement formalising the firm’s partnership with the Ministry in the pilot implementation of the Worker Safety Passport programme. The signing took place at the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Mona Campus in St. Andrew, on Tuesday (April 28), and coincided with this year’s observance of World Occupational safety and Health Day.

11 years ago Labour

Labour Ministry Tests Worker Safety Passport at UWI Housing Project

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security will be using the $1.3 billion student housing expansion project, now underway at the University of the West Indies (UWI), to test its Worker Safety Passport programme. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, and Managing Director of construction firm, Prime Development Limited, Michael Todd, signed an agreement for the pilot project, during a ceremony...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (seated), looks at something of interest being pointed out by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kevin Harvey, during the opening ceremony for a high level dialogue meeting on universal access to health and universal health coverage, held on April 29, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Gov’t to Craft 10-Year Development Plan for Health Sector

The Government of Jamaica is to craft a 10-year development plan for the country’s health sector. Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, said the process will get underway this year, through Cabinet’s approval of the Primary Health Care Renewal Policy. “This will result in a quantum shift in the way we offer health care to Jamaicans,” he said. The...

11 years ago Local Government

Collection Points in Place for E-Waste

Three locations have been established so far as points of collection for electronic waste (E-Waste). These are the National Solid Waste Authority Management Authority (NSWMA) offices in Kingston (Half-Way Tree Road) and Spanish Town (King Street); and Dermason Plaza, Independent City, in Portmore. Electronic waste or e-waste describes discarded electrical or electronic devices. Used electronics, which are destined for reuse, resale, salvage, recycling or disposal...

Registrar at the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greig Smith (2nd right); and Chief Financial Officer of Cabletron Network Systems Limited, Richard Perry (2nd left), sign a Memorandum Of Understanding (MoU) for the airing of Ananda Alerts by the cable provider. The signing took place on April 30, at the National Centre for Youth Development (NCYD) in Savanna-la-Mar. Looking on are Parish Coordinator for Disaster Preparedness at the Westmoreland Parish Council, Hilma Tate (left); and Custos of Westmoreland, Hon. The Very Reverend Canon Hartley Perrin.

11 years ago Ananda Alerts

Westmoreland Cable Company to Air Ananda Alerts

The Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR) and Westmoreland-based cable provider, Cabletron Network Systems Limited, today (April 30) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the airing of Ananda Alerts on the local cable channel. The signing, which took place at the National Centre for Youth Development (NCYD) in Savanna-la-Mar, represents the first such partnership between the OCR and a...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, addressing a post Sectoral Debate press briefing, held today (April 30), at the Office of the Prime Minister.

11 years ago National Security and Peace

Security Minister Confident DNA Bill Will Withstand Any Challenge

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, says he is confident that the Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Evidence Act, 2015, will withstand any constitutional challenges. Mr. Bunting said that prior to tabling the Bill (in the House on April 29), he had the input of the Attorney General’s Department, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Legal Reform Department,...