Three of the four new juvenile detention centres being constructed by the National Works Agency (NWA) are set for completion in March, while the tendering process had to be redone for the Nain facility in St. Elizabeth. The facilities where work is currently taking place are Bridgeport, St. Catherine; Barrett Town, St. James; and Moneague, St. Ann. Construction is being...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is reporting an overall 11.1 per cent decline in the number of serious, violent, and acquisitive crimes committed in 2013, relative to 2012. These incidents include: aggravated assault, break-ins, larceny, murder, rape, robbery, and shootings. Programme Director for the PIOJ’s Plan Development Unit, Richard Lumsden, says 352 crimes were committed per 100,000 of the...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting has condemned the killing of two members of the Banana Street community, including a 17-month-old child, and the reprisal shooting of two residents of the adjoining Bryden Street community, in East Kingston. The Minister expressed condolences to the families of the victims and pledged the full support of the Police to find the perpetrators...

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...

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...