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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second left), looks on as Superintendent of Police, Sherika Service (second right), points out features of a renovated bathroom at Harman Barracks in Kingston, during a tour, recently. He is joined by (from left): Head of the Specialised Operations Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Warren Clarke; and Senior General Manager at the National Housing Trust (NHT), Donald Moore.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second left), looks on as Superintendent of Police, Sherika Service (second right), points out features of a renovated bathroom at Harman Barracks in Kingston, during a tour, recently. He is joined by (from left): Head of the Specialised Operations Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Warren Clarke; and Senior General Manager at the National Housing Trust (NHT), Donald Moore.

Police Making Inroads in Dismantling Gangs – Dr. Chang

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, is commending the police for making inroads in disrupting criminal gang activity and enhancing public safety. “They are [tackling] the criminal gangs across the country, very effectively,” he said, during a recent...
Chairman of the National Fisheries Authority Board (NFA), Lieutenant Commander George Overton.
Chairman of the National Fisheries Authority Board (NFA), Lieutenant Commander George Overton.

Avenues Being Explored to Supply Quality Tilapia Fish Feed
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, (front row, centre) is photographed with some recent graduates of the Hospitality and Tourism Management Programme (HTMP), after a press briefing held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Friday (March 11).
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, (front row, centre) is photographed with some recent graduates of the Hospitality and Tourism Management Programme (HTMP), after a press briefing held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Friday (March 11).

177 Students Have Graduated from Hospitality and Tourism Management Programme
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), hands over the keys to a new one-bedroom house, built under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), to beneficiary Mary Gentles, during a ceremony held in Mike Town, North Western Manchester on Friday (March 11). Sharing the moment is Member of Parliament for the area, Mikael Phillips.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), hands over the keys to a new one-bedroom house, built under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), to beneficiary Mary Gentles, during a ceremony held in Mike Town, North Western Manchester on Friday (March 11). Sharing the moment is Member of Parliament for the area, Mikael Phillips.

315 More Units To Be Built Under Social Housing Programme
Chief Executive Officer at the National Fisheries Authority (NFA), Dr. Gavin Bellamy, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.
Chief Executive Officer at the National Fisheries Authority (NFA), Dr. Gavin Bellamy, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

Tilapia Farming Being Encouraged

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Chief Executive Officer of the National Fisheries Authority (NFA), Dr. Gavin Bellamy, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.
Agriculture

NFA Focused on Sustainable Fisheries

Chief Executive Officer at the National Fisheries Authority (NFA), Dr. Gavin Bellamy, says that the entity is committed to safeguarding the sustainability of the fisheries industry to ensure that it continues to thrive and benefit future generations. Sustainable fisheries focuses on production of fish and fish products that does not harm the marine environment or food chain, thereby safeguarding food...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (right), listens to Commissioner of Corrections, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Gary Rowe, during a tour of the South Camp Juvenile Remand and Correctional Centre, today (March 11). At centre is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Courtney Williams.
Health & Wellness

Reduction in COVID-19 Cases in Correctional Facilities

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) is reporting a reduction in the number of COVID-19 cases within correctional facilities. “The trend is no different from the wider society. There is certainly a downward trend, and as of today (March 11), there are only three active cases (among inmates) …zero when it comes to staff members,” Minister of State in the...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), demonstrates the capabilities of a tablet to students during a ceremony for the presentation of 310 tablets and 15 laptops by the Barita Foundation under the ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ initiative. The handing-over took place on March 10 at the Tivoli Gardens High School in Kington. The students (from second left) are: Omary Edwards and Natasha Quavers of Tivoli Gardens High; and Kanye Ferguson and Kayla Lawman of Lawrence Tavern Primary in St. Andrew. Also looking on are Managing Director of Barita Unit Trust, Jason Chambers (left); and Executive Director, Barita Foundation, Tanketa Chance -Wilson (in background).
Education

Barita Foundation Donates 310 Tablets, 15 Laptops to Schools

The Barita Foundation has donated technology devices valued at $10 million under the Ministry of Education and Youth’s ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ initiative. The 310 tablets and 15 laptops, which are to be distributed to needy students at 10 primary and secondary schools across the island, were handed over on Thursday (March 10) at the Tivoli Gardens High...
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Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson.
National Security

“We Are Going after the Money” – Police Commissioner

Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, says that law-enforcement agencies will intensify their partnerships and coordinated operations to seize the unexplained wealth of criminals. He said the forfeiture of the proceeds of crime is critical in permanently dismantling criminal organisations. The Commissioner was speaking at a digital press conference on Thursday (March 10), held in partnership with the Financial...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), engages with student from Greenwich Primary in St. Catherine, Jerdane Dickson (second right), at the official launch of the ‘Safe Passage: Safe Routes to School Road Safety Clubs’, at the AC Hotel by Marriott in New Kingston on Wednesday (March 9). Other students (from left) are Natalia Jackson from Hope Valley Experimental Primary and Infant in St. Andrew and Dennis Cooke from Treadlight Primary School in Clarendon.
Transport

Road Safety Clubs Launched at Seven Primary Schools

Seven primary-level schools across the island will benefit from activities aimed at improving the safety of children as they traverse the roads, under the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) ‘Safe Passage: Safe Routes to School Road Safety Clubs’. The initiative, which was launched on Wednesday (March 9) at the AC Hotel by Marriott in New Kingston, will see the formation...
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