The Government has made provisions for further transformation of the country’s prison system, in order to ensure that the rehabilitation of inmates is in line with international standards. Making the announcement in his presentation to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on May 13, Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, said the reform is being undertaken...

Transport Authority of Jamaica will be implementing a range of initiatives, aimed at improving the service provided to commuters by public passenger vehicle operators. One such initiative is the Road Management Information System (ROM), which will facilitate the automation of road inspection and is to be implemented during this financial year. “It will enable Road Inspectors to access real time...

Thirty women from the Jamaica Household Workers Union (JHWU) have been empowered in advocacy, negotiation, proposal writing, and mediation skills, through a $3.7 million training initiative being carried out at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND). Financed by the Fund for Gender Equity, a special facility of the United Nations Entity for Gender and Equality and the Empowerment of...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is slated to purchase 400 motorcycles at an estimated cost of US$2.5 million during the 2014/15 fiscal year. This is stated in a Ministry Paper tabled by Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting during the sitting of the House of Representatives on May 13. According to the Paper, vehicles will augment the resources dedicated...

Jacks Hill Primary school in rural St. Andrew has been adopted by the Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL) as its 2014 Labour Day project. The school will benefit from significant improvement works to its plant on Friday, May 23. Managing Director of RWSL, Audley Thompson told JIS News that, “when we looked at the school we saw where it needed...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has acquired additional smarter cards to fill the shortage in supply to commuters. This was disclosed by Managing Director, JUTC, Colin Campbell during a recent interview with JIS News following the handing over of 73 new Volvo buses to the company. The smarter cards are available at the JUTC’s East Parade office, downtown Kingston;...

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, says if all goes according to plan, the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) will be in private management by mid 2015. The Minister assured that the privatisation of the airport remains a priority, in order to address significant deficiencies in the physical plant, and to put the NMIA in...