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Dr. the Hon. Carlton Davis, OJ, CD, has been appointed as Ambassador and Special Envoy in the Office of the Prime Minister. Dr. Davis will provide support, advice and perspectives to the Prime Minister in the areas of Governance, with a focus on ensuring coherence and establishing priorities in the formulation and implementation of policies among the various ministries, public...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Robert Rainford, said that government is committed to achieving a safe and harmonious society in which all citizens can live without fear and injustice. He was addressing Friday’s (Feb. 10) official opening of the Granville Restorative Justice Centre located in St. James. The facility was the fourth and final to open under the...

Jamaicans from all walks of life paid their last respects to Ambassador, the Hon. Dudley Thompson on Friday Feb. 10th. The Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, downtown Kingston, where the official funeral service was held, was packed to capacity, as the country's leaders, representatives of academia, the business sector, civil society, the diplomatic corps, and ordinary Jamaicans, turned out...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, says the Government is committed to upgrading the fire service across the island. Speaking at a specially convened meeting of the St. Ann Parish Council on February 8, Mr. Arscott pointed out that approximately 120 recruits graduated to join the Jamaica Fire Brigade, recently, and another 120 are to begin...

Cabinet met on Thursday afternoon, Friday, and for half a day on Saturday and Sunday respectively. Presentations were made by the Financial Secretary, Dr. Wesley Hughes; The Bank of Jamaica Governor, Mr. Brian Wynter; Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica, Dr. Gladstone Hutchinson and the Public Sector Transformation Unit. The major issues discussed were the state of the...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has implemented a traffic management plan to control the flow of vehicular traffic for the official funeral of late Ambassador, Hon. Dudley Thompson, this Friday (February 10). The service will be held at the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, downtown Kingston, starting at 2:00 p.m. Speaking to JIS News, Operations Officer, Traffic Division, Superintendent...

The government is to provide assistance to the families of the two students from St. Andrew College, who died last Thursday (Feb. 2) while on a field trip. The boys, 15-year-old Shane Burke and 16-year-old Demel Osbourne, drowned at the Shan Shay beach in Portland, having left Kingston on a school trip to the St Mary Banana Estate. “I am...

Preparations are well underway for next month’s visit of Prince Henry of Wales, always known as Prince Harry, who will be in Jamaica, March 5-8, representing Her Majesty, as part of the international celebrations commemorating the 6oth anniversary of her coronation. During his visit, Prince Harry, who is a Captain in the British army, will participate in military exercises with...

Former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson, has called on Caribbean nations to work  together to protect their interests,  similar to what countries, which fought wars for years, are now  doing in the European Union (EU). Mr. Patterson, who  was speaking at a celebratory banquet in his honour on  February 4, at the  Round Hill Hotel, in Honover,  also...

Members of the public will be able to view the body of the late Ambassador Dudley Thompson on Monday (February 6) and Tuesday (February 7), at the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, 1 George Headley Drive, Kingston. Viewing will be permitted from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on both days. Ambassador Thompson passed away in the United States on...

The Jamaica Investment Forum, being spearheaded by JAMPRO, is expected to assist in targeting high-net worth investors and advance the country’s investment prospects in key economic areas. The event, set for March 1 and 2 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, will focus on business opportunities in the priority areas of manufacturing, tourism, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), and in...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Sandrea Falconer, said the Ministry will be working towards an information policy in the short to medium-term, as it seeks to make Government more transparent. “What we have is a broadcast policy, and we are going to expand that to include the information policy and what the vision of this Government is, in terms...