The United Nations (UN) Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children, Dr. Najat Maalla M’jid, says investing in ending school violence will have a positive effect on the society. Speaking at the launch of the Ministry of Education and Youth’s school violence prevention initiative, ‘Just Medz It’, on October 19 at Wolmer’s Boys’ School, National Heroes Circle, and...

President of the Crown Council of Ethiopia, His Imperial Highness Ermias Selassie, received a jubilant welcome to Culture Yard in Trench Town, where he was presented with gifts and entertained by drummers. The Prince, who visited the museum at the facility on October 18, was greeted by scores of elders and members of indigenous/Afrocentric groups, who gifted him with paintings,...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, is encouraging Jamaican businesses and households to invest in green technologies. He said that the Ministry stands ready to provide the relevant information and guidance to help companies and individuals become climate smart. “We are prepared to offer support, working through our partners, stakeholders and agencies to encourage initiatives...

The Government will shortly unveil a national non-revenue water programme, which is expected to significantly impact consumers, particularly in rural communities. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, says the engagement will entail a major overhaul of the distribution network. “This [includes] changing the piping network, managing the pressure [by]...

A total of 16,000 students at 25 primary and high schools, based in Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs), will be targetted for behavioural interventions. Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the inter-Ministerial strategy will be operationalised later this month. She was addressing the semi-virtual launch of the Ministry’s violence prevention initiative, ‘Just Medz It’, at Wolmer’s Boys’ School...

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has been lauded for its successful transformational programmes in the Kingston Western constituency, by the Parliamentary representative, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. Mr. McKenzie, who is also the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, says all the communities in the constituency have benefited from development initiatives spearheaded by the agency, and “West Kingston is a...

Deputy Chief Executive Officer at the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Tameka Clough, says the agency is working to achieve universal civil registration for births by 2030. During a panel discussion at the recent 2022 Service Excellence Conference, Ms. Clough explained that the RGD has a well-functioning civil registration and vital statistics system that registers all births and deaths as well...