Business owner, Icylin Golding, was this morning (September 24) sworn in as Custos Rotulorum for the parish of St. Catherine. Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, presented Mrs. Golding with the Instrument of Office during the ceremony, held at King’s House. She replaces the Hon. Reverend Jeffrey McKenzie, who served as Custos Rotulorum for the parish for...

The Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the Government has implemented social investments to target youth within the 15 to 24 age group. He noted that data from the last 10 years indicate that, increasingly, the victims and perpetrators of category-one crimes, such as homicides, are from this age group. “Research confirms that an average of 40...

The National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) is providing guidance to parents for monitoring children’s activities in remote learning. For the 2021/2022 academic year, which began September 6, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information announced that remote learning would be undertaken due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. To facilitate this, students have been furnished with online or computer-aided learning, audiovisual...

Former Deputy Matron of the Kingston Public Hospital, Lilian Lucella Bent-Miller, is grateful to be honoured for her outstanding performance in the field of nursing. She will receive the Order of Distinction in the Rank of Officer at the National Honours and Awards Ceremony on National Heroes Day, on Monday, October 18. Mrs. Bent-Miller is one of 146 persons, excluding...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has handed over  60 tablet computers to enable needy students in Trelawny Northern to maintain virtual learning during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Speaking to journalists following a vaccination blitz at the Trelawny Multipurpose stadium on Thursday (September 23), Mr. Holness said that the tablets were acquired courtesy of Consul General in New York,...

The National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) has established a single helpline, (876) 560-9272, to replace the 36 helplines that were launched in April 2020 to support parents struggling with the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), NPSC, Kaysia Kerr, told JIS News that the helpline will serve all parishes. “We now have one main helpline number...

The Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA) has launched an online customer service satisfaction survey in the Area 4 Police Division. Area 4 comprises stations in the parishes of Kingston and St. Andrew, specifically Kingston Western, Kingston Eastern, Kingston Central, St. Andrew South and St. Andrew Central. The survey, which was developed in collaboration with the Monitoring and Evaluation, Research and...