The relationship between the police and residents of several inner-city communities should see marked improvement following their participation in the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce’s (JCC) Youth Leadership Training Programme. Held in collaboration with the University College of the Caribbean (UCC), the training course is an initiative of the JCC’s Civic Affairs and Inner-city Development Committees. The aim is to improve...

Andrea Brown (not her real name) is crediting the Family Court Attendance Centre (FCAC) for transforming her son’s life and strengthening their relationship. The mother tells JIS News that her son is a brilliant child, who did very well in his Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) some years ago and was placed at the prestigious St. George’s College. She soon...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says employment and promotion in the teaching profession must be on the basis of the value that persons can add to the tasks to which they are assigned and not necessarily on their years of service. Rev. Thwaites, who was speaking at the inaugural Research Day at St. Joseph’s Teachers’ College in Kingston, on...

The Government is seeking to renew its regional security agreements with Cuba, as both countries collaborate to combat drug trafficking and other transnational crimes affecting the region. Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, recently travelled to Cuba for an official three-day visit, where he met with top security officials to review and explore the renewal of the Jamaica/Cuba Maritime...

The Government is in the process of developing more robust, clear and uniformed legislation aimed at protecting personal data, State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), Hon. Julian Robinson, has informed. Mr. Robinson said the Data Protection Act will safeguard, in general, the privacy of individuals in relation to personal data as well as regulate...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, says that the Agro Parks project is going well with crops already reaped at the three facilities in operation and replanting underway. “At Plantain Garden (St. Thomas) we just finished reaping onions, and we are preparing now to put some more in. Pumpkins are now growing. Ebony Park (Clarendon), that one is...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says employment and promotion in the teaching profession must be on the basis of the value that persons can add to the tasks to which they are assigned and not necessarily on their years of service. Rev. Thwaites, who was speaking at the inaugural Research Day at St. Joseph’s Teachers’ College in Kingston on...