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Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator Sandrea Falconer, said there is need to sensitise and empower parents and caregivers to assist with the protection of their children. She said that parents should not depend solely on Ananda Alert to stem the missing-children problem. "Many of the children, who go missing, they are children, who the supervision isn't as good as...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator Sandrea Falconer, said the decision to transfer the Ananda Alert system to the Ministry of Youth and Culture will give it the kind of focus needed to address the crisis of missing and abducted children. She said that discussions are well underway to facilitate the move "and we expect that (the) recommendations will be sent...

The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, and the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, have accepted an invitation from the Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller to be a guest of the government and people of Jamaica from August 2 to 3. This, the first State Visit to Jamaica...

The Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) is working assiduously to implement a strategy to ensure that a number of Jamaican laboratories are accredited according to the standard required by food exporters to the United States by 2013. "This requires the utmost urgency as currently, there is no accredited food testing laboratory in Jamaica," said State Ministerin the Ministry of...

Cabinet has approved an $84 million contract to Coast to Coast Quarries Limited for the supply and delivery of boulders for revetment works at Roselle, St. Thomas. The supply and delivery of boulders fall under the Inter-American Development Bank transportation infrastructure rehabilitation programme. Speaking at the Jamaica House media briefing on July 18, Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the...

Cabinet has approved the appointment of the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption as the designated authority under the Protected Disclosures Act 2011. This was disclosed by Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, during Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister on July 18, 2012. “You may recall that the Protected Disclosures...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator Sandrea Falconer, told the United Nations that Jamaica remains committed to the protection of women and girls. Minister Falconer was delivering the 2002-2009 Country Report at the 52nd Session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on July 13 in New York. In her statement, Minister Falconer said, "During the...

An Arts in the Park programme,to expose the country’s artistes to the international community, is to be introduced by the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment. "Arts in the Park will include music, dance, drama, art displays and the spoken word, giving our performers the platform to expose and hone their talent through constant practise," explained State Minister, Hon. Damion Crawford,...

The Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB) will be implementing a Home Deposit Financing Programme, in an effort to make home ownership more accessible to Jamaicans.  This was disclosed by Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, during his contribution to the 2012/13 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 10. "It has long been recognised that finding...

The 32 newly commissioned Justices of the Peace (JPs) for the parish of St. James, have been called upon to be standard bearers in their communities. “I call upon you, Justices of the Peace, to do everything in your powers to stem the tides of corruption and moral decay. If you have joined the service to further corruption or to...

Several representatives from the private and public sectors turned out on July 5, for the first in a five-part series of meetings hosted by the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), to stimulate dialogue among members of the business community in relation to the redevelopment plans for the capital city. The sessions, dubbed the ‘Downtown Kingston Exchange’, are being held at the...

Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Arthur Williams Sr is to be accorded an official funeral. The decision was taken by Cabinet at its meeting on Monday. The service will take place on Friday, July 6, 2012 at the University Chapel, starting at 10.00 am. Teacher Williams, as he was affectionately known, served as Parliamentary Secretary in...