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Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (right), observes while Government Ballistic Expert, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Dave Brown, points out features of the forensic and DNA machines donated by the United States Embassy, to the Forensics Laboratory and the Legal Medicine Unit, in Kingston, on September 11. Chargé d’Affaires at the United Sates (US) Embassy, Elizabeth Martinez (right), shares in the occasion

Forensic Capability to be Strengthened

As the Government continues to modernize its forensic capability, come fiscal year 2015/2016, the Forensic Laboratory and the Legal Medicine Unit will become the Institute of Forensic Science, with direct reporting to the Ministry of National Security. Making the announcement,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right) and Mayor of Kingston, Angella Brown-Burke view the body of former Minister of Agriculture and Central Westmoreland Member of Parliament, the Hon. Roger Clarke at the People’s National Party Headquarters on Old Hope Road on Thursday, September 11.

Jamaica Pays Respect to Former Minister of Agriculture

Hon. Phillip Paulwell, Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining presents Owen Bondswell, a grade five student with his tablet, while Hon. Ronald Thwaites, Minister of Education presents Charmaine Langley, of grade six with hers. Both students symbolically accepted their devices on behalf of the student body of Salt Savannah Infant and Primary at the handover of tablets to students at the school under the Tablets in Schools Pilot Project (on Thursday, September 11). Salt Savannah in Clarendon was the first of 38 educational institutions to receive tablets under the project.

First Students Receive Tablets Under E-Learning Project

Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Kevin Harvey (left), having a light conversation with Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organisation (WHO) Country Representative, Noreen Jack (centre) and Senior Director, Sport (representing Minister with Responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley), Florette Blackwood, at the launch of Caribbean Wellness Day 2014 at PAHO’s offices at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus, on September 10.

Health Minister Outlines Impact of NCDs

Recipients of this year’s annual scholarships awarded by Children of Jamaica Outreach Inc. (COJO) (from second left, front row), Kemar Henry; Ruth Ann Hamilton; Judi-Ann Oldacre; and Mackoy McNish, at the awards luncheon, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, on September 10. Others (from left) are: Founder and Chairman of COJO, Gary Williams; Olympian, Kemar Bailey Cole; Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dennis Shipping, Dennis Hawthorne; Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Holness; Director, National College for Educational Leadership, Dr. Maurice Smith, world sprinter, Yohan Blake.

Former Wards of the State Get Scholarships

Chief Technical Director in the Financial Investigation Division (FID), Ministry of Finance and Planning, Justin Felice (standing), addressing participants at an anti-fraud seminar, hosted by the Jamaica Institute of Financial Services (JIFS) and the Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA), under the theme: ‘Fraud and the Financial Services Sector – Prevention and Detection’, at the Terra Nova Hotel in St. Andrew, on September 10. Listening keenly are: JBA President, Maureen Jayden Cater (right); and Anti-Fraud Committee member, Stacey Ann Escoe.

12 years ago National Security and Peace

Financial Institutions Must Guard Against Fraud – ACP Felice

Chief Technical Director in the Financial Investigation Division (FID), Ministry of Finance and Planning, Justin Felice, says financial institutions need to put measures and strategies in place that will safeguard their operations against the incidence of fraud. These include conducting client risk assessments, and establishing risk registers to document potential fraud threats, and strategies to counter them. Mr. Felice was...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Alwin Hayles (left), converses with Principal Director for Forest Operations, Forestry Department, Keith Porter, at the official launch of the Sawmill Licensing Programme and Registry on September 10, at the Hotel Four Seasons in New Kingston.

12 years ago Environment

New Licensing Regime for Sawmill and Power Saw Operators

Effective January 2015, all sawmill and power saw operators must be registered and licensed with the Forestry Department to operate legally in Jamaica. The new policy, which falls under the Forest Regulations of 2001, is aimed at regulating the island’s sawmilling industry as well as providing greater protection for the country’s forests. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Water, Land,...

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Errol Miller, speaking to a gathering of employers and job seekers at a job fair put on by the Ministry’s Electronic Labour Exchange (ELE) and Labour Market Information System (LMIS) units on Wednesday, September 10, at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston.

12 years ago Labour

Employers, Jobseekers Urged To Use Electronic Labour Exchange

Employers and jobseekers are being urged to make use of the Government’s Electronic Labour Exchange (ELE) facilities as the country seeks to improve its labour market outcomes and reduce the level of unemployment. Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Errol Miller, said employers can take advantage of the inexpensive approach to recruitment as they fulfill...

Chargé d’Affaires at the United States (US) Embassy, Elizabeth Martinez (right), symbolically hands over keys to forensic vehicles to Commissioner of the Independent Commission of Investigations (IDECOM), Terrence Williams (left); and Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Devon Watkis. Five vehicles were handed over to the police force and three to INDECOM during a ceremony on Wednesday, September 10, at the US Embassy in Kingston.

12 years ago National Security and Peace

US Embassy Donates Forensic Vehicles to Police, INDECOM

The country’s crime scene capacity has been strengthened with eight forensic vehicles donated by the United States (US) Embassy, to be used by investigators attached to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), and the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM). Five of the vehicles are earmarked for use by the JCF, while INDECOM gets the other three. Funding for the vehicles came...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, on Tuesday, September 9, led fellow Members of Parliament in a tribute to the late Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, during the sitting of the House of Representatives.

12 years ago Parliament

PM Leads House Tribute to Roger Clarke

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, on Tuesday, September 9, led fellow Members of Parliament in a tribute to the late Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, during the sitting of the House of Representatives. Mrs. Simpson Miller noted that Mr. Clarke distinguished himself as an outstanding parliamentarian, a representative of the people, who was sincere...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), is engaged in discussion with Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representative to Jamaica, Belize, and the Bahamas, Dr. Jerome Thomas, during Tuesday’s (Sept.9) launch of Jamaica’s Inter-Ministerial School Feeding Programme – ‘Strengthening of School Feeding Programmes of Latin America and the Caribbean without Hunger 2025 Initiative’, at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), St. Andrew.

12 years ago Education

300,000 Students to Benefit from School Feeding Project

Over 300,000 students are expected to benefit from an integrated school feeding project, to be implemented by the Government. Titled: ‘Strengthening of School Feeding Programmes in the Framework of Latin America and the Caribbean without Hunger 2025 Initiative’, the project involves collaboration among the Ministries of Health; Agriculture and Fisheries; and Education. It aims to strengthen the Government’s existing school...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (right), responds to questions during a roundtable discussion at the 2nd annual Venture Capital Conference on September 9, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. Looking on is Associate, Alta Ventures Group, Carl Adams.

12 years ago Technology

Government Continues to Create Environment for Technology and Innovation

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, says the Government will continue to create the enabling environment for technology and innovation. This, he said, is being done by ensuring that Jamaicans have access to the Internet through the e-learning initiatives, and community access points. He noted that an island-wide broadband network is...