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Recruitment Continues Despite COVID-19 – Police Commissioner

Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, says despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Jamaica Constabulary Force recruitment drive continues. “I have 600 people in training now, and 360 graduated since March. This is unprecedented and how we got there...

Minister of Education, Youth, and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, fields questions during Wednesday’s (September 22) digital Post-Cabinet media briefing.

Archives Act To Be Repealed And Replaced

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert (background, second left) looks on as Chairman, House Committee, Foreign Affairs, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Hon. Dr. Yusuf Buba Yakub (seated), signs the guest book during a courtesy call at Gordon House on September 21. Others (from left) are Member, House Committee Foreign Affairs, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Hon. Busayo Oke; Vice Chairman, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Hon. Oluwatimehin Adelegbe and High Commissioner for the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Jamaica, Her Excellency Dr. Maureen Tamuno.

PHOTO: Nigerian Delegation Visits Gordon House

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (left), addresses the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) monthly meeting held on Wednesday (September 22) at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. Also pictured is Chief Executive Officer of the KSAMC, Robert Hill.

KSAMC Councillors Receive Funds To Support Vaccination Blitzes

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie

Vaccine ‘Ambassador’ Initiative Going Well – McKenzie

5 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaica Elected to PAHO Executive Committee

Jamaica has been named to the Executive Committee of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and will serve for the 2021-2024 term. The Committee acts as a working party of the PAHO Conference or Directing Council and is composed of nine Member States of the Organization. In welcoming Jamaica’s election to the Committee, Minister of Health & Wellness, Dr....

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan. (FIle Photo)

5 years ago Youth

Work Ongoing To Keep Youth Away From Violence

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, Says the Government is working on several policies and programmes to reduce the chances of youth becoming involved in crime and violence. According to Minister Morgan, amending the Child Care and Protection Act, which speaks to enumerating the rights of children, is one of the policies...

Member of Parliament for Manchester Central, Rhoda Moy Crawford, makes her contribution to the 2021/22 Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives, on September 21.

5 years ago Constituency DebateWorks / Construction

Roads Patched And Rehabilitated In Manchester Central

Through the Road-A-Fix Programme, some $23.5 million has been spent to rehabilitate and patch roads in the constituency of Manchester Central. These include Top Coffee Grove, Tulsa Road, Bottom Coffee Grove, Throwers, Ingleside, Blue Mountain, Mandeville Town, Barnstaple and Manchester Road. This was disclosed by Member of Parliament for the area, Rhoda Moy Crawford, during her contribution to the 2021/22...

Member of Parliament for Central Manchester, Rhoda Crawford, makes her contribution to the 2021/22 Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on September 21. Seated (right) is Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck.

5 years ago Water

Work Under Way On Phase Three Of Greater Mandeville Water Supply Project

Work has started on phase three of the $2.7-billion Greater Mandeville Water Supply Improvement Project. The project includes the supply of well pumps and transmission pipeline replacements; supply and installation of a 200,000-imperial gallon steel tank; construction of three new well sites; and installation of new transmission mains to replace aged infrastructure, and seven new pumping units. “When completed, more...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, is inviting stakeholders to attend the Government Electrical Regulator public consultations scheduled for September 28-29.

5 years ago Energy

MSET Inviting Electricians And Inspectors To Consultations

The Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology (MSET) is inviting all electricians and electrical inspectors to participate in the public consultation series for the Government Electrical Regulator (GER) being held September 28 and 29. The GER, formerly the Board of Examiners (Licensing of Electricians) is being established following the passing of the Electricity Act, 2015, which governs the local electrical...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, makes a point as he opened the debate on the National Identification and Registration Act, during the sitting of the House of Representatives on September 21.

5 years ago NIDS

House Begins Debate On National Identification And Registration Act

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 21) started the debate on the National Identification and Registration Act, which makes provision for a voluntary and secure national identification system for Jamaica. In April 2019, the Constitutional Court highlighted deficiencies in the previous 2017 Act. However, these have been fully addressed in the new legislation. Opening the debate, Minister of Justice,...

Principal Director of the Justice Training Institute (JTI), Karen Campbell Bascoe.

5 years ago Justice

JTI Trains Over 1,600 JPs Using Online Modality

The Justice Ministry’s Justice Training Institute (JTI) has trained over 1,600 Justices of the Peace (JP) between April 2020 and August 2021, using the online modality. Of that number, 350 have been trained since the start of the new financial year, April 2021, said Principal Director of the JTI, Karen Campbell Bascoe. She told JIS News that between April 2020...