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Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, makes a point during his contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 14. Seated at right is Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan.

CMI To Be Upgraded

Work is far advanced to upgrade the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) to a specialised university catering to maritime, inter-modal transportation and logistics. This was announced by Transport, Works and Housing Minister, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, while making his contribution...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, making his contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 13.

JDF to Design and Construct Storage Facility at Forensic Lab

President of the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards (centre) in conversation with Managing Director of The Business District, Maria Jones while on a recent tour of the facility at 22B Old Hope Road. Looking on is Vice President of Investment Promotion at JAMPRO, Claude Duncan.

JAMPRO Lauds Corporate Area Business Services Operation

Minister of National Security, the Hon. Peter Bunting address journalist at a post-Sectoral Debate presentation press conference hosted by the Minister at Jamaica House, on Wednesday, May 14. Also pictured is Chief of Defence Staff, Brigadier Antony Anderson (far left) and Commissioner of Police, Owen Ellington.

Police Fatal Shootings Down 40 Per Cent

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller (third right) in dialogue with Ms Kelly Tomblin(second left), Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited JPSCo and other executives who accompanied her to a meeting with the Prime Minister on Wednesday, May 14 at Jamaica House. The meeting was convened to discuss the company’s decision to interrupt service to communities in which it is experiencing up to 70% theft of electricity. Also in attendance were Senator Sandrea Falconer, Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Julian Robinson, State Minister in the Ministry of Science Technology, Energy and Mining, Attorney General Patrick Atkinson, Hon. Horace Dalley, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Dr the Hon. Omar Davies, Minister of Transport, Works and Housing and Ms Onika Miller, Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister. (FILE)

PM Meets with JPSCO on Service Interruption Issue

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (right), listens as Commissioner of Police, Owen Ellington, highlights a point regarding crime statistics for the last five years, while addressing journalists at a post-Sectoral Debate presentation press conference hosted by the Minister at Jamaica House, on Wednesday, May 14. (FILE)

12 years ago National Security and Peace

Five-Year Low for Serious and Violent Crimes

Commissioner of Police, Owen Ellington, says there has been a gradual decrease in serious and violent crimes over the past five years, due to the tireless work of the security forces to maintain law and order. “We are actually maintaining a five-year downward trend in serious violent crimes, which means that Jamaica is getting safer year after year, based on...

Managing Director of Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Scarlette Gillings (left) and Chief Executive Officer of the Petro Caribe Fund, Dr. Wesley Hughes (centre), listen to Chairman of the Hope Zoo Preservation Foundation, Kenneth Benjamin, during a walk at the Hope Zoo, today (May 13). Occasion was the closing ceremony for the Alternative Livelihoods and Skills Development Hope Zoo Landscape Training Project.

12 years ago Education

Students Benefit from Hope Zoo Initiative

Approximately 10,000 students have benefitted from non-traditional teaching methods, aimed at improving their learning patterns, under a $19.4 million initiative undertaken at the Hope Zoo in St. Andrew. The engagement, an education project tour, was jointly implemented by the Ministry of Education, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), and Hope Zoo Preservation Foundation, with financing from the Petro Caribe Development Fund....

12 years ago National Security and PeaceParliamentSectoral Debate 2014/2015

Special Application to Report Crime Anonymously

Within the next few months, citizens with access to android smart phones will be able to download a special application (app), allowing them to report a crime or send information to the police, anonymously. The application, which is slated to be launched in the first quarter of this fiscal year, will also provide alerts from the police, similar to the...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, makes a point during his presentation in the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 13.

12 years ago National Security and PeaceSectoral Debate 2014/2015

CSJP Outdoing Major Targets

The Ministry of National Security through the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) continues to support programmes targeting at-risk youth in eight parishes and in 50 communities. According to a Ministry Paper tabled by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting on Tuesday, May 13 in the House of Representatives, the CSJP has focused on the development of life skills, remedial education,...

Director of Planning at the St. James Parish Council, Trevion Manning, (right) and Director of Administration Ricardo Rhoden (left) engaging members of the head table during the first of three island-wide consultations held by the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing at the University of the West Indies, Western Campus in Montego Bay on Monday, May 12. Others are (from 2nd left) presenter, Nicola Satchell; Habitat III Coordinator, Alicia Smith; Acting Senior Director, Housing division of the Ministry, Paula Parkes; and Executive Secretary at the Ministry, Diane Shaw.

12 years ago Transport

Housing Ministry Starts Public Consultations on Human Settlement

The first of three island-wide public consultations on housing and human settlement by the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, got underway on Monday, May 12, at the University of the West Indies, Western Campus in Montego Bay. Several representatives from government and non-government organisations, as well as from the western business community and the education fraternity, participated in discussions,...

Group Chief Human Resource Officer at GraceKennedy Limited, Dr. Cassida Jones presents, top awardee, Jaffet McDonald, formerly of Guys Hill High School with a plaque. Jaffet was one of the 22 students from non-traditional high schools across the island who were recognised for their outstanding academic achievement at the National Child Month Committee Youth Academic Achievement Awards Ceremony held recently at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston. Looking on (centre) is Director of Children and Family Programmes at the Child Development Agency, Audrey Budhi.

12 years ago Culture

Child Month Committee Awards High Achievers

Twenty-four students from 22 non-traditional high schools, the Salvation Army School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, and the Lister Mair Gilby High School were recognised for their outstanding achievement at the National Child Month Committee (NCMC) inaugural Youth Academic Achievement Awards ceremony. The ceremony, which was held on Friday May 9, at the Knutsford Court Hotel, is one of...

12 years ago National Security and PeaceSectoral Debate 2014/2015

Business Case for New Correctional Facility to be Completed in May

The business case for a new correctional facility is being prepared and will be completed by the end of May. This is included in a Ministry Paper that was tabled in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday, May 13, by Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting. The document will advise on various funding approaches, with the intent that the...