Horace Bailey, like many other young Jamaican men, grew up in a depressed urban community, but was determined not to become just another statistic in the trenches of inner-city life. For several years though it seemed this was the path the Haile-Selassie high school dropout was on. Unemployed and in desperate need of an income, the now 24-year old resident...

Hundreds of residents in Trench Town, St. Andrew, are to benefit from a Health Festival to be held at the Vin Lawrence Park, on Saturday, February 8. The festival, which forms part of a series of events to commemorate the birthday of the late Reggae superstar, Bob Marley, will also facilitate research that will assist the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s...

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, has assured members of the diplomatic corps that Jamaica has in place, long-term plans and projects for the development of the island’s infrastructure, that will positively impact economic growth. “What we would like you to say to your capitals, is that here is a country facing macro-economic challenges, but...

The Ministry of National Security has partnered with the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) to create job experience opportunities for at-risk youth in the Corporate Area.The initiative, which is estimated to cost $5 million, will see 20 youth from the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) receiving on the job training at the JPS over a six-month period.Of the cohort, 10...

More than 100 arrests have been made under the anti-lottery scamming law, since it was passed last year. These cases have so far resulted in convictions, Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, told members of the Diplomatic Corps, at the Courtleigh Hotel in Kingston, on February 5. Mr. Bunting pointed out that at its peak; lottery scamming activities were...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, is calling on communities to “stand up” against crime. She says crime robs citizens “of opportunities for employment and social upliftment.” The Prime Minister was speaking in a video message at the ‘Unite for Change’ National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention, held on January 30 at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston....

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is making strides in the fight against human trafficking, with more than 41 victims rescued by the Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Unit to date. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Carl Williams, said 27 of the victims were rescued within the last two years.  He informed that seven cases are before the courts, while there are...