Jamaicans will have another chance to submit nominations for the Prime Minister’s Youth Awards for Excellence (PMYAE), following an extension of the deadline to Friday, October 8. State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information (MoEYI), Hon. Robert Morgan, said the decision to extend the deadline is as a result of concerns expressed by many young persons who...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says the Ministry will seek approval from Cabinet to use legal aid to pay mediators in the parish courts. “Mediation is a very important alternative dispute resolution method used in the Supreme Court, but not used as much in the parish courts because persons can’t afford it,” he noted. He was addressing the Ministry’s...

The measures implemented by the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) to crack down on illegal contraband entering its facilities are yielding positive results. Speaking in the Senate recently during the State of the Nation Debate, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, informed that 2,300 cellphones were seized in correctional facilities over the...

The Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) Santa Cruz Outreach Centre in St Elizabeth, and the renovated Mandeville Centre Day Nursery, Manchester, will be officially opened on Thursday, September 30. Approximately $36 million was spent by government to construct the Centre, while the renovation of the Nursery was at a cost of $14 million.  The Centre, which has two classrooms,...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, will be the special guest at the next edition of the monthly virtual town hall, ‘Let’s Connect with Ambassador Marks’, on Thursday (September 30), at 6:00 p.m. local time. Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States (US) Audrey Marks, said that Dr. Tufton will update overseas nationals about the Government’s management...

The Ministry of National Security is finalising preparations to undertake an assessment of correctional institutions islandwide, to facilitate timely budgetary allocations. Minister without Portfolio, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, says the procurement process to identify an engineering firm to conduct a full assessment of the facilities is being concluded. The Minister was speaking during the Crime Consensus Monitoring and Oversight...

As the nation marked World Environmental Health Day on Sunday (September 26), the Webster Memorial United Church on Half-Way Tree Road hosted an environmental and sustainable living forum as part of its harvest sermon. The event explored current environmental issues and encouraged citizens to become stewards of the environment by adopting eco-friendly practices. General Secretary of the United Church in...