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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Mrs. Carol Palmer (left), in conversation with Custos of St. Andrew, Hon. Marigold Harding, at a recognition ceremony for persons in the Drug Court Rehabilitation Programme, held at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in Kingston, on November 27.

Permanent Secretary Calls for More Focus on Children to Prevent Drug Abuse

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Mrs. Carol Palmer, has called for increased sensitization of the effects caused by substance abuse, with particular focus on the children. Delivering the keynote address at a recognition ceremony for persons in the...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science Technology, Energy and Mining (MSTEM), Hon. Julian Robinson, addresses a JIS Think Tank on the upcoming regional Information Communication Technology (ICT) conference, at the Agency’s head office in Kingston on Wednesday, November 27.

ICT Conference to Empower Persons with Disabilities

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), proudly holds the award given to Jamaica for bridging the gender gap in terms of women in public administration, awarded by the European Union. The presentation was made during a high profile gala and awards dinner hosted by the Women In Parliaments (WIP) Global Forum, on November 27, at the Royal Museum Of Art and History in Brussels, Belgium. Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of Rwanda, Donatille Mukabalisa (left), accepted the award on behalf of her country for Women in Parliament; while Speaker of the Senate in Ireland, Paddy Burke, accepted the award for his country, which was recognized for the number of years with Female Head of State.

Jamaica Cops EU Women Empowerment Award

Deputy Commissioner of Police, Clifford Blake (right), assists Secretary, Police and Judicial Services Commissions, Judith Cheese-Morris (2nd right), in cutting the ribbon, symbolising the opening of the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) museum at the Police Academy in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine on November 26. Also participating (from left) are: Former Deputy Commissioner of Police, Allan Lewis and Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Training and Chief Chaplain, JCF, Bishop Dr. Gary Welsh.

JCF Preserves Its 146-Year-Old History

Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer.

Minister Falconer Clarifies ‘Guidelines’ to Media

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (left), cuts the ribbon symbolizing the official unveiling of the mobile mental health clinic for children in state care called “Smiles Mobile”. Occasion was the official launch of the ‘Reducing the Juvenile Population in State-supported Institutions in Jamaica’ programme at the Alpha Boys’ Home in Kingston on November 27. Others (from right) are Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding; United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) Representative in Jamaica, Mark Connolly; and Head of Operations for the Delegation of the European Union in Jamaica, Jesús Orús Baguena.

13 years ago Culture

Gov’t Launches Project to Protect Children in State Care

Government has ramped up efforts to safeguard the welfare of children in state care and those who come in contact with the justice system. This is through the ‘Reducing the Juvenile Population in State-supported Institutions in Jamaica (RJPSI)’ pilot project, which was launched on Wednesday, November 27, by Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, at the Alpha Boys...

General Manager of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Desmond Malcolm, speaking at a JIS Think Tank on November 26. To his left is Senior Planner at the UDC, Shyril McIntosh Wilson.

13 years ago JIS Think TankTourismVision 2030

UDC Plans to Regularize Business Operators at Ocho Rios Fishermen’s Village

The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) says that plans are in place for the regularization of persons, who operate business at the Ocho Rios Fishermen’s Village, so that they will be included in the overall transformation of the facility. “As part of the plans going forward, approved restaurant operators will also be provided with lease agreements, so legally, they will be...

13 years ago Technology

Regional ICT Conference to Provide Opportunity for Industry Players

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), Hon. Julian Robinson, is encouraging players in the local Information Communication Technology (ICT) to attend the upcoming regional conference, noting that it will benefit from expertise and advice to push their operations forward. The five-day event is scheduled for the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall...

Registrar at the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greig Smith (left), is in discussion with Head of the Institute for Gender and Development Studies at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Dr. Leith Dunn. They were panelists at public forum on human trafficking held on November 26, at the UWI Mona campus.

13 years ago Culture

Jamaicans Urged to Report Cases of Human Trafficking

Registrar at the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greig Smith, has joined the call for Jamaicans to break the silence and report known or suspected incidences of human trafficking, especially those cases involving children. Addressing a public forum on human trafficking at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona campus, on November 26, Mr. Smith informed that in...

President and Chief Executive Officer, Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited, Richard Byles (right), is engaged in light conversation with Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Collin Bullock (left), and former Director General, Dr. Wesley Hughes, during the PIOJ’s eighth Dialogue for Development Lecture at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, on Tuesday, November 26. Mr. Byles was guest lecturer at the forum held under the theme: ‘Going for Growth in the Jamaican Economy in a Contractionary Environment’.

13 years ago Finance & Public Service

Sagicor Believes Four-Year IMF Plan Can Bring Economic Stability

Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Richard Byles, says that the four-year Memorandum of Economic and Fiscal Policies (MEFP), negotiated with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), is a feasible plan that can bring the level of economic stability that the country needs. “First of all, we (Sagicor) have examined, very carefully, the MEFP and believe it to...

Chair of the National Child Month Committee, Dr. Pauline Mullings. (File)

13 years ago Education

Dr. Pauline Mullings, Educator, Mentor Par Excellence

When Nelson Mandela said: “Education is the most powerful, which can be used to change the world”, perhaps he was referring to the life and work of Dr. Pauline Mullings. Since 1975 when she first entered the classroom, as a National Youth Service (NYS) trainee teacher, Dr. Mullings’ mission has been to change lives through education. Thirty-eight years later, this...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), addressing Rotary Club of St. Andrew meeting at the Hotel Four Seasons in Kingston on November 26. Others (from left) are: Past President of the Club, Jennifer Anderson and President, Marie Powell.

13 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Minister Supports Marijuana Use as Medicine

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says while the smoking of marijuana has serious implications for one’s health, he fully supports the use of the substance for medicinal purposes. “Jamaica can’t lock off itself from the rest of the world or the research findings that are available, that is pointing to a significant number of elicits that medical marijuana...