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Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), Assistant Commissioner of Police Gary McKenzie, speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.

JCF Reminds Public of Crash Hotspots

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reminding the public of some of the crash hotspots across the country, and is appealing to motorists to exercise extra care when traversing these roadways. Head of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, interacts with students at the Rock Hall Primary School in St. Andrew, today (January 4), during a handover ceremony for the presentation of a cartridge-free printer and reams of paper, donated by the Usain Bolt Foundation.

Government Will Continue To Facilitate Face-To-Face Classes

The ‘Stand Up For Our Country’ mural, which was unveiled in Hannah Town, Kingston, recently. The augmented reality (AR) artwork, done by Bonito Thompson, is part of a Crime Stop project, aimed at urging Jamaicans to stand together against crime.

PHOTOS: Unveiling of ‘Stand Up For Our Country’ Mural

Head of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB) of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Assistant Commissioner of Police, Gary McKenzie, addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

Head Of PSTEB Calls On Motorists To Obey Rules Of the Road

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague speaks with JIS News while on a tour of the Tinson Pen-based Aeronautical School of the West Indies (ASWI) in St. Andrew, on December 29.

Flooding Of Tinson Pen To Be Addressed

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness

4 years ago National Security and Peace

New Firearms Bill to Include Harshest Consequences for Illegal Possession

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness says a new Firearms Bill will be brought to Parliament. This Bill will make it clear that the harshest consequences will flow for possession of illegal guns. “Possessing an illegal weapon increases the means and likelihood of the possessor escalating to committing murder or other serious crimes. All Jamaicans should speak with one...

4 years ago Health & Wellness

Exercise Caution with Medicinal Plants and Herbs

For centuries, Jamaicans, especially in rural communities have been using herbal remedies to maintain health and to prevent diseases. However, there is need to be careful when administering herbal medicines and to get guidance from the herbal experts. Research Officer of the African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank (ACIJ/JMB) Chelsea Stephenson, made these comments while delivering a lecture titled...

State Minister, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (stooping), dotes on baby boy, Ajaunie Bennett, who is being cradled by his mother, Amoy Brown (second left). Occasion was Mrs. Cuthbert Flynn’s visit to the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) in Kingston on New Year’s Day (January 1), where she spent time with new mothers and their babies and presented them with complimentary personal care baskets. Looking on are Director of Nursing Services, VJH, Elise Fairweather Blackwood (left), and Regional Director, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Maureen Golding.

4 years ago Health & Wellness

PHOTOS: Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn Visits Victoria Jubilee and Spanish Town Hospitals on New Year’s Day

State Minister, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (stooping), dotes on baby boy, Ajaunie Bennett, who is being cradled by his mother, Amoy Brown (second left). Occasion was Mrs. Cuthbert Flynn’s visit to the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) in Kingston on New Year’s Day (January 1), where she spent time with new mothers and their babies and...

4 years ago Social Security

$100B for Social Protection Without Increase in Borrowing

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the government was able to reallocate resources within the Budget to deliver over $100 billion for social protection and recovery support. Mr. Holness made the disclosure during his New Year’s Day message on January 1, where he said this was done, without any increase in borrowing. “I understand that for some this...

4 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Improving Living Conditions in Jamaica can Help to Reduce Emigration While also Helping to Increase the Benefits Derived from the Jamaican Diaspora

Today, the Jamaican Economy Panel (JEP) publishes the seventh round of its discussions focusing, this month, on the high rate of emigration from Jamaica and the possible consequences for the loss in highly-skilled Jamaican workers. According to the Economic and Social Survey of Jamaica (ESSJ) 2019, published by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), net population growth decreased from around...

4 years ago Housing

Distribution of Titles Begin in St Ann Land Settlement Agreememts

Transport and Mining Minister Hon. Robert Montague, on Tuesday (December 21) handed out land titles to five families from communities in St. Ann, as part of land settlement agreements by Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners. The beneficiaries are from the areas of Friendship Cottage, Hartlands, Highbury Road in Alexandria and Minard. The titles represent part of 1200 titles to be conferred by the bauxite company to...

4 years ago Transport

Transport and Mining Ministry did Well in Challenging Year – Montague

Minister of Transport and Mining (MTM) Hon. Robert Montague, says the government’s decision to reintroduce the Bauxite Production Levy, is “fruitful” for the Jamaican people. Speaking with JIS News on (December 29), the Minister said it has saved jobs, and the “average Jamaicans are finally” seeing the benefits of mineral and other extractions on the island.The decision has ensured that...