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Attorney General, Hon. Patrick Atkinson in parliament. (FILE)

Defamation Act Passed in the House of Representatives

The amended Defamation Act 2013, which seeks to replace the decades-old slander and libel laws, was passed in the House of Representatives on November 5 with bi-partisan support. According to Attorney General, Hon. Patrick Atkinson, who led the debate, a...

Principal of the St. James-based John Rollins Success Primary School, Yvonne Miller-Wisdom (right), along with teacher and Coordinator of the Reading Marathon, Verena Wellington (left), point out features in a reading book to students (from 2nd left): Anya Bernard, Patroy Vernon, Toniann Cowan, and Sebert Walker.

John Rollins Success Primary Boosting Literacy and Numeracy Through Quiz Competitions

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (3rd left); and Project Manager, Culture, Health, Arts, Sports, and Education (CHASE) Fund, Paulette Mitchell (3rd right), cut the ribbon to officially open the renovated Accident and Emergency Department at the Annotto Bay Hospital in St. Mary, recently. The department was upgraded as part of a rehabilitation project undertaken at the hospital at a cost of more than $90 million. Others participating in the exercise are Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuo Takase (2nd left); South East St. Mary Member of Parliament, Dr. Winston Green (4th right); Senior Medical Officer, Dr. Ray Fraser (2nd right); and North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA) Chairman, Leon Gordon (right).

Refurbishing of Annotto Bay Hospital A Symbol of Public/Private Partnership

Executive Director, National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Dr. Patrece Charles-Freeman (right), updates the media on a number of activities to observe National Parent Month, during the official launch on the month and the NPSC held on November 1, at the Office of the Prime Minister. Listening (from left) are: NPSC Chairman, Hon. Lady Hall; Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites; and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Elaine Foster-Allen.

Jamaicans Urged To Support Parent Month Activities

Principal Director of the National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL), Dr. Maurice Smith, addressing a JIS Think Tank held recently, where he provided information about the training of principals.

Ministry Introduces Certification Course for Aspiring Principals

President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Professor Gordon Shirley speaks with senior director at the PAJ, Paul Roberston at a meeting with stakeholders at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on November 1.

13 years ago Transport

PAJ Engages Stakeholders on Proposed Development of Goat Islands

President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Professor Gordon Shirley, on November 1, engaged several stakeholders at the Jamaica Conference Centre with a presentation and discussion surrounding the proposed development of the Goat Islands. The proposal made by the China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) is for the establishment of a transshipment port and an...

Director of Social Security in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Denzil Thorpe.

13 years ago Labour

400,000 Jamaicans Have Benefitted From PATH

The Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) has helped to transform the lives of over 400,000 Jamaicans since its inception in 2002. A conditional cash transfer programme, funded by the Government of Jamaica and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the initiative provides assistance to the most needy, by way of cash grants. Director of Social Security at the...

Minister of Justice and Government Senator, Hon. Mark Golding.

13 years ago JusticeSenate

Senate Passes United Nations Security Council Implementation Act

A Bill to enable Jamaica’s fulfillment of its commitments to the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF), was passed in the Upper House on November 1 with bi-partisan support. The United Nations Security Council Implementation Act 2013 also allows Jamaica to put into practice declarations passed by the UN Security Council under Chapter VII of its Charter, which deals specifically...

13 years ago Education

Effective Parenting Central to Launch of NPSC

The issue of effective parenting has taken on added significance with the official launch of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), and National Parent Month 2013, on Friday, November 1, at the Office of the Prime Minister. The Commission also received a financial boost from financial giant, National Commercial Bank (NCB), in the sum of $5 million over two years...

13 years ago Sport

Gov’t Launches $250m High School Sport Infrastructure Improvement Project

The Government has signed an agreement that will see $250 Million being pumped into the infrastructural development of 23 high school and community based sporting facilities across the island. The High School Sports Infrastructure Improvement Programme is being facilitated through the collaboration of the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), the Ministries of Education, Agriculture and Local Government. The project...

Woman Police Sergeant, Audrey Ramsay (right); is all smiles as she receives a certificate to mark her successful completion of the Sergeant Supervisory Management Course, from Regional Manager, Scotia Insurance, Michael Isaacs (left); during the closing ceremony for the course held at the University of the West Indies, Western Jamaica campus, on Friday (November 1).

13 years ago National Security and Peace

Area One Police Sergeants Successfully Complete Supervisory Management Course

Twenty Eight (28) Sergeants of Police from within Area One have proven themselves ready for higher responsibilities within the force, as they have all successfully completed a six-week Sergeant Supervisory Management Course conducted by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Staff College. The training, which took place at the Area One In Service Training Centre, at the Montego Freeport Police Station,...

Air Canada Rouge, making its inaugural flight into Montego Bay on Friday, November 1 with some 259 passengers from Toronto, Canada. The airline is scheduled for daily flights into Montego Bay throughout the winter tourist season ending in May 2014.

13 years ago Tourism

New Flights Boost Tourist Arrivals

There has been a boost in visitor arrivals to Jamaica with the advent of Air Canada Rouge, making its inaugural flight into Montego Bay on Friday, November 1, and Air Transero 747 adding more seats from Russia. The two aircraft landed at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay with just under 600 passengers who were met by officials from...