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Police College Stages Fundraising Concert

The National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ) will be staging a gospel concert this Saturday (January 16), to raise funds to refurbish a section of the Twickenham Park-based police training institution. The event involves collaboration with Remnant Praise and the...
Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Antony Anderson
Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Antony Anderson

Jamaica to Host Historic Regional Security Conference
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), cuts the ribbon to officially commission into service, the Jamaica Defence Force’s (JDF) fleet of Protected Mobility Vehicles (PMVs) at Up Park Camp in Kingston today (January 13). Others (from left) are: Minister of Finance and Planning, Hon. Dr. Peter Phillips; Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Antony Anderson; Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting; and Vice President of Thales Australia and New Zealand, Kevin Wall.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), cuts the ribbon to officially commission into service, the Jamaica Defence Force’s (JDF) fleet of Protected Mobility Vehicles (PMVs) at Up Park Camp in Kingston today (January 13). Others (from left) are: Minister of Finance and Planning, Hon. Dr. Peter Phillips; Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Antony Anderson; Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting; and Vice President of Thales Australia and New Zealand, Kevin Wall.

PM Commissions JDF’s Protected Mobility Vehicles Squadron
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), speaks with Regional Vice President of Malia Hotels International, Alvaro Schroder, during the official opening of Melia Braco Resort in Trelawny on Thursday, January 7.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), speaks with Regional Vice President of Malia Hotels International, Alvaro Schroder, during the official opening of Melia Braco Resort in Trelawny on Thursday, January 7.

Meliá Braco a Solid Investment – Dr. Ferguson
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, speaking at the annual Dispatch of Farm Workers to Canada ceremony on Tuesday, January 5, at the Overseas Employment Services Centre on East Street, Kingston.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, speaking at the annual Dispatch of Farm Workers to Canada ceremony on Tuesday, January 5, at the Overseas Employment Services Centre on East Street, Kingston.

Labour Ministry Seeking to Expand SAWP

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BGLC Reports 23 Arrests for Illegal Gambling

The Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) is reporting that there have been 23 arrests for illegal gambling and related crimes, since it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Organised Crime Investigation Division (OCID) of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) more than a year ago. The Commission has also noted that there have been seven convictions during that...
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Govt to Address Issues Affecting Security Guards

The Government will be acting on a recommendation from the Minimum Wage Commission, to address the issues of some security guards not receiving payslips, and being designated contractors. The contract designation prevents the guards from obtaining certain benefits under labour regulations, and Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says it is a matter that will have...
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ODPEM Stages Earthquake Open Day for Schools in Port Royal Tomorrow

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) will, on Wednesday (January 20), host an Earthquake Awareness Open Day in Port Royal for primary and secondary schools in the Kingston Metropolitan Area. The event forms part of the organisation’s activities in recognition of January as Earthquake Awareness Month under the theme: Earthquake Safety – Don’t be Scared, Be Prepared....
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Non-Emergency Calls Clogging 119 System

Non-emergency calls to the police 119 number are clogging up the system and may prevent a quick response to genuine emergencies. Head of the Police Emergency Communication Centre, Superintendent Gairy Francis, told JIS News that the centre receives 33,000 calls per day, which is about 24 calls per minute. Of that number, about 23,000 or 70 per cent are for...
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Senate Passes Firearms (Amendment) Act

The Firearms (Amendment) Act 2015, which will improve the operational and financial effectiveness of the Firearms Licensing Authority, was passed in the Senate on Friday (January 15). The Bill, which was piloted by Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, was passed with one amendment. It seeks to remove the requirement for the FLA to refund the fees paid...
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Check Legitimacy of Overseas Employment Agencies

Director of Manpower Services in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Andrea Miller-Stennett, is imploring members of the public to contact the Ministry to verify the legitimacy of agencies offering jobs overseas, in order to guard against employment scams. “We have situations out there where persons are being scammed. Persons are coming to them promising jobs overseas... and we...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, speaking at the annual Dispatch of Farm Workers to Canada ceremony on Tuesday, January 5, at the Overseas Employment Services Centre on East Street, Kingston.
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Labour Ministry Wants Females Involved in Overseas Work Programmes

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says the Ministry is seeking to put measures in place to increase the participation of female workers in the overseas employment programmes. The Minister was speaking at the 2016 dispatch ceremony for some 310 participants in the Canadian Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SWAP) at the Overseas Employment Services Centre at...
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