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Government Senator, Mrs. Hyacinth Bennett, has called for the establishment of a meaningful and effective system of monitoring and reporting on the well-being of children in all state residential facilities, and that reports be made to Parliament on a timely basis. Senator Bennett made the call in a private member's motion, which was approved in the Senate on March 5....

Members of the St. Catherine community have been urged to put their differences aside as they worked towards the progress and development of their parish. The call was made by Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Local Government, Hon. Robert Montague, at a Visioning Symposium, held at the Twickenham Park Open Bible Church...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has announced that the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Major Richard Reese, is to be transferred and assigned as Director General to the Local Government Division in the Office of the Prime Minister. In the interim, the Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of National Security, Miss Dianne McIntosh has been appointed to...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has congratulated Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Marlene Malahoo Forte on her selection as a 'Young Global Leader (YGL)' by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum. The honour, bestowed each year by the international group, recognises the most distinguished young leaders below the age of 40 from around the...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says the new Rio Cobre Flood Warning System should be in place by March 31. Making the announcement at Wednesday's (March 3) Post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Mr. Vaz explained that, based on Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang's report to Cabinet, the Rio...

Recognizing that gender equality and women's empowerment are fundamental to the global mission of the United Nations to achieve equal rights and dignity for all, this year's observance of International Women's Day, March 8, under the theme - Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities: Progress for All, is a call to action to renew efforts to ensure full realization of the landmark...

Jamaica will be pulling its relief operations out of earthquake-devastated Haiti by March 19, following Cabinet's decision to extend the current period by another two weeks. Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, who made the disclosure at Tuesday's (March 3) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, said that Cabinet granted the extension to ensure...

Earthquake-ravaged Haiti will benefit from part of the proceeds from the University of the West Indies' (UWI) fundraising gala, which was held for the first time in Toronto, Canada last Saturday (February 27). The event, held at the Four Seasons Hotel, was a resounding success, with a large turnout of members of academia, diplomatic corps, government, business, professionals and community...

The Government's efforts at renewing the vision of national pride and patriotism, through their communications programme, "A New Beginning", have been bolstered by the addition of a new jingle titled, "This is Jamaica - A Bold New Beginning". The jingle, composition of which was piloted by the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), was officially launched by Minister with responsibility for Information,...

The Steering Committee for the Best Community Competition and Programme (BCCP) is seeking judges for the competition. Judging is expected to begin next month. Chairperson of the BCCP Steering Committee, Miss Jacqueline daCosta, told JIS News that at least 250 judges are required. "We need volunteer judges because we now have 222 communities. Some judges will go to two communities,...

Caribbean disaster response organizations are proposing that a Caribbean tsunami warning system be put in place. This update was provided to Prime Minister Bruce Golding during a meeting with heads of emergency response organizations at Jamaica House today (March 3). Director General of the Office of Disaster Response and Emergency Management (ODPEM) Ronald Jackson, told the Prime Minister that the...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has instructed the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), to prepare a report on the nation's earthquake response readiness for submission to Cabinet. The report is to contain a situation analysis and a response evaluation of the responsible agencies. It is also to note how critical agencies are going to be networked after an...