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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

Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, has welcomed the opening of the National Insurance Fund (NIF)-owned Meliá Braco Village, expressing confidence that its operation will bring solid returns on the investment by the fund. The Trelawny-based property,...
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
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 Wants Females Involved in Overseas Work Programmes
Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (left), and National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting (centre), share a moment with General Manager of Meliá Braco Village Hotel in Trelawny, Dimitri Kosvogiannis (right), at the ground breaking ceremony for renovation of the hotel in April 2015.
Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (left), and National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting (centre), share a moment with General Manager of Meliá Braco Village Hotel in Trelawny, Dimitri Kosvogiannis (right), at the ground breaking ceremony for renovation of the hotel in April 2015.

Meliá Braco Pledges to Help Communities
Assistant Commissioner in charge of Fire Prevention at the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Sean Martin (2nd right), looks on as Public Relations Officer at the JFB, Emeleo Ebanks (right), presents a fire extinguisher to Rochelle McCalla and her children. The family of four lost their home in a blaze that occurred at 22 Mandela Terrace, Kingston 11 on May 26, 2015. They were presented with two fire extinguishers, bed, bed linen, pillows, food items, cash and gift vouchers by the JFB on December 31.
Assistant Commissioner in charge of Fire Prevention at the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Sean Martin (2nd right), looks on as Public Relations Officer at the JFB, Emeleo Ebanks (right), presents a fire extinguisher to Rochelle McCalla and her children. The family of four lost their home in a blaze that occurred at 22 Mandela Terrace, Kingston 11 on May 26, 2015. They were presented with two fire extinguishers, bed, bed linen, pillows, food items, cash and gift vouchers by the JFB on December 31.

Jamaica Fire Brigade to Assist Families Affected By Fire

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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 National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (centre), in discussion with Commissioner of Police, Dr. Carl Williams (right) and Acting Custos, St. Andrew, Lt. Cdr John McFarlane, at the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) annual 2016 devotion exercise, held at the Office of the Commissioner of Police, in St. Andrew, today (January 4).
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JCF to Redouble Effort to Rid Nation of Criminals – Bunting

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, says the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) will redouble its effort to rid the nation of acts of criminality, while focusing more on community policing. “Although we have seen progress in a number of critical areas, we witnessed an unwelcome increase in 2015...when it came to murders, but we will not be deterred or...
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Lasco/Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) 2015 Police Officer of the Year, Detective Sergeant Ava Lindo (left), is in conversation with Deputy Commissioner of Police, Novlette Grant at a Discussion Forum on gender-based violence, hosted by the Bureau of Women Affairs in partnership with the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), on December 4, at MIND’s Old Hope Road offices, St. Andrew.
National Security

Top Cop Undertakes Project To Protect Children From Abuse

Lasco/Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Police Officer of the Year, Detective Sergeant Ava Lindo, has embarked on a project to protect children from abuse. Using poster messages created by children from across the Corporate Area, who participated in a child abuse workshop earlier this year, she has designed the ‘I am a Child’ notebooks, which bear messages that provide guidance and...
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Parents Urged To Be Vigilant This Christmas

Police Officer of the Year, Detective Sergeant Ava Lindo, is encouraging parents to take extra precautions to ensure the safety of their children during the Christmas season. She said parents are to pay keen attention to their children’s whereabouts at all times, and ensure that an adult is always available to provide supervision. She said they should not be allowed...
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National Security

Minister Bunting Condemns the Murder of Two Policemen in St. Thomas

The Minister of National Security joins the Commissioner of Police in condemning the brutal murder of two policemen in St. Thomas last night. Corporal Kenneth Davis attached to Protective Services Division and Constable Craig Palmer, attached to the Kingston Western Division, were ambushed while playing a game of dominoes with friends in their community.  Commenting on the incident, the Minister...
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