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Registrar at the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greig Smith.

Information on Child Abuse is Confidential

Registrar of the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greg Smith, is assuring the public that reports of child abuse are handled in a confidential manner at the OCR. “I want to assure the public that once you make a...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, emphasizes a point as he addresses the official opening ceremony of the University of Technology's (UTech) Western Campus on Friday (November 8), at Dome Street in Montego Bay, St. James.

Education Minister Hails Expansion of UTECH to Montego Bay

General Manager of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Desmond Malcolm.

UDC General Manager Updates on Ocho Rios Fishing Village

Training Centre Manager at Sherwin-Williams Limited, Oliver Lewis (standing left), addresses Allman Town residents, who participated in a recent decorative painting course spearhead by the Ministry of Finance and Planning in collaboration with Sherwin-Williams. Occasion was a certificate handing over ceremony for the participants held on November 5 at the St. Matthew’s Anglican Church in the community. Seated at the head table are: Deputy Financial Secretary, Corporate Services Division in Ministry, Claudette Wright; and Acting Director, Transport Security and Emergency Management, Aon Wint.

Skills Project Brings Hope To Allman Town Youth

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

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.

13 years ago National Security and Peace

Refurbished Lecture Theatre Opens at JCF Training Academy

The training capacity of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has been strengthened with the refurbishing of the lecture theatre at the Twickeham Park Academy in St. Catherine. The facility, which was re-opened earlier this week, now has the capacity to seat 144 persons and boasts state-of-the-art audio visual equipment. The project was undertaken through funding from the European Union and...

13 years ago Transport

JUTC Pushes Back Date for Discontinuation of Transfer Tickets

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has announced that the planned discontinuation of the bus transfer system will be delayed by one week, to Sunday, November 17. The company had previously announced that the transfer system would be discontinued on Sunday, November 10. According to the company, the extension will allow commuters who will be affected to familiarize themselves with...

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.

13 years ago Tourism

Jamaica Welcomes Inaugural Dreamliner Flight

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner landed at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay Thursday, November 7, making Jamaica the first Caribbean country to welcome the aircraft. The inaugural flight, from London, Gatwick, brought 291 passengers to the island. The aircraft is expected to fly into Montego Bay once per week, bringing a similar number of passengers each trip, which will...

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.

13 years ago Justice

Chief Justice, DPP Voice Full Support for Restorative Justice

Chief Justice, Hon. Zalia McCalla and Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Paula Llewellyn, have both declared their unwavering support for the restorative justice programme, both claiming that it can help to improve confidence in the justice system. They voiced their support, while delivering remarks at a Restorative Justice Protocol and Case Management System Sensitization workshop held yesterday (Nov. 9), at...

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

13 years ago 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...

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’.

13 years ago 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....

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.

13 years ago 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...