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A display of paper poppies, which symbolise one of the activities commemorating Remembrance Day on November 11, the National Poppy Appeal, that seeks to raise funds to cater to the welfare of Jamaica’s ex servicemen.
A display of paper poppies, which symbolise one of the activities commemorating Remembrance Day on November 11, the National Poppy Appeal, that seeks to raise funds to cater to the welfare of Jamaica’s ex servicemen.

Jamaicans Urged To Assist War Veterans By Donating To Poppy Appeal

As the world community prepares to recognize the sacrifices of war veterans on Remembrance Day, Monday, November 11, Jamaicans are being encouraged to assist in the welfare of the country’s ex-service men, by donating to the cause. Having fought valiantly...
Commissioner of Police, Owen Ellington, engages police recruits after the reopening of the refurbished lecture theatre at the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Twickenham Park training academy.
Commissioner of Police, Owen Ellington, engages police recruits after the reopening of the refurbished lecture theatre at the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Twickenham Park training academy.

Refurbished Lecture Theatre Opens at JCF Training Academy
JUTC buses.
JUTC buses.

JUTC Pushes Back Date for Discontinuation of Transfer Tickets
Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (left), presents a travel book entitled: ‘Jamaica By Air,’ to Captain Neil Marshall (2nd left), pilot of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner Aircraft, which arrived at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay on November 7 on its inaugural flight to the island. Others sharing the moment (from third left) are: Director of Tourism, John Lynch; First Officer of the Aircraft, Rupert Buckley; Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris; and Director General of Tourism, Carole Guntley.
Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (left), presents a travel book entitled: ‘Jamaica By Air,’ to Captain Neil Marshall (2nd left), pilot of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner Aircraft, which arrived at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay on November 7 on its inaugural flight to the island. Others sharing the moment (from third left) are: Director of Tourism, John Lynch; First Officer of the Aircraft, Rupert Buckley; Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris; and Director General of Tourism, Carole Guntley.

Jamaica Welcomes Inaugural Dreamliner Flight
Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla (centre); and Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Paula Llewellyn (right), are in discussion with Acting Puisne Judge and President of the Association of Resident Magistrates, Justice Cresencia Brown, at a Restorative Justice Protocol and Case Management System Sensitization workshop held on Saturday (Nov. 9), at the Jewel Paradise Cove Beach Resort and Spa in Runaway Bay, St. Ann.
Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla (centre); and Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Paula Llewellyn (right), are in discussion with Acting Puisne Judge and President of the Association of Resident Magistrates, Justice Cresencia Brown, at a Restorative Justice Protocol and Case Management System Sensitization workshop held on Saturday (Nov. 9), at the Jewel Paradise Cove Beach Resort and Spa in Runaway Bay, St. Ann.

Chief Justice, DPP Voice Full Support for Restorative Justice

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Minister of Youth & Culture, the Hon. Lisa Hanna.
Culture

Minister Hanna Leads Caricom Delegation in Funding Discussion with UNESCO

Paris, November 9, 2013 - The Minister of Youth and Culture the Honourable Lisa Hanna, MP will lead a delegation of Caricom Ministers and Ambassadors in a meeting with the leadership of UNESCO on Monday (November 11) to secure funding for education, youth and culture initiatives. UNESCO has been reducing spending since losing about a fifth of its annual income...
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Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (right), converses with Water Resources Authority (WRA) Managing Director, Basil Fernandez, during the National Environment and Planning Agency’s (NEPA), Public Lecture on Friday (November 8) at the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) head office, New Kingston, to commemorate World Town Planning Day under the theme: ‘Water: Too Much, Too Little, Unusable or in the Wrong Place’.
Environment

Govt to Make Rainwater Harvesting Mandatory for Housing Projects

It will soon be mandatory for all housing developments to have provisions facilitating rain water harvesting whether or not they are connected to a central water supply system. Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, who made the disclosure yesterday (Nov. 8), said that the National Rainwater Harvesting Policy is currently being strengthened to facilitate this undertaking....
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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), address a ceremony to mark the official re-dedication of the Moreland Hill Primary School in Westmoreland, held on Thursday (Nov. 7) on the school grounds. Looking on in background are Principal of the school, Alecia Laing (partly hidden) and President of the Rockhouse Foundation, Peter Rose.
Education

Moreland Primary School gets New Building

The 73-year old Moreland Hill Primary School in Westmoreland now has a new building with modern amenities to enable a more conducive teaching/learning environment. Through a $15 million grant from the Rockhouse Foundation in Negril, the old school structure was demolished and a new plant built during the summer holidays, complete with new furniture and modern bathroom facilities. The new...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson.
Foreign Affairs

Minister Nicholson for COTED and CHOGM

Senator the Honourable Arnold J. Nicholson QC, Minister of Foreign Affairs & Foreign Trade is to attend the 37th Meeting of the CARICOM Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), in Georgetown, Guyana, which runs from the 5th-9th November. The Ministerial of the 37th Regular Session of COTED, is scheduled for Saturday, November 9, is now underway, with Minister Nicholson participation. He...
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Executive Director of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Dr. Patrece Charles (at microphone), addressing a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. At left is Manager for Group Corporate Communications at National Commercial Bank (NCB), Mrs. Belinda Williams.
Education

NPSC Gets Helping Hand from NCB

The National Parenting Support Commission’s (NPSC) initiatives have been bolstered by a $5 million sponsorship from the National Commercial Bank (NCB), in cash and kind over the next two years. The sponsorship will also be utilized to assist NPSC with its activities for Parent Month, which is being observed in November, under the theme: ‘Transforming Families Through Communication Awareness Resources’....
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), is greeted by her Japanese counterpart, His Excellency Shinzo Abe, prior to their talks in Tokyo on Tuesday (November 5). Both leaders signed a statement pledging to strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries.
Office of the Prime Minister

PM Ends Successful Working Visit to Japan

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, ended a successful three-day working visit to Japan on Friday, November 8, during which she signed a joint declaration with her Japanese counterpart, His Excellency Shinzo Abe, for the strengthening of bilateral relations between the two countries. Addressing a reception hosted by the Jamaican Embassy in Tokyo, on November 7, the Prime...
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Jamaica’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Aloun Ndombet Assamba (left), shares a moment with Mayor of Kensington and Chelsea Councillor, Charles Williams (2nd left); Project Director of the Windrush Foundation, Arthur Torrington; and Mayoress June Williams at the official opening of an exhibition on Tuesday (Nov. 5), by the Windrush Foundation, to mark the 175th anniversary of the Emancipation of African slaves in the British West Indies. The exhibition is currently being held at the Royal Geographical Society in London.
Foreign Affairs

Jamaican High Commissioner Opens Emancipation Exhibition in London

Jamaica’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Her Excellency, Aloun Ndombet-Assamba, opened an exhibition in London on Tuesday, November 5, marking the 175th anniversary of the 1838 Emancipation of African slaves in the British West Indies. The exhibition titled: ‘Making Freedom: Riots, Rebellions and Revolutions’, will run at the Royal Geographical Society before touring the UK. It is the...
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