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Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson
Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson

JCF Members Charged to Take Solution-Driven Approach into New Year

Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, has charged members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to approach the new year with optimism and a solution-driven approach. “If we are a good Force and only getting better, that becomes our...
Members of the Jamaica Defence Force and youth representatives from St. James Southern run into Sam Sharpe Square, St. James, with the Sam Sharpe Flames of Freedom torch, on Wednesday, December 28. The run formed part of the Sam Sharpe Flames of Freedom celebrations held across the parish on December 22 and December 28.
Members of the Jamaica Defence Force and youth representatives from St. James Southern run into Sam Sharpe Square, St. James, with the Sam Sharpe Flames of Freedom torch, on Wednesday, December 28. The run formed part of the Sam Sharpe Flames of Freedom celebrations held across the parish on December 22 and December 28.

Citizens Must Take a Stand Against Crime and Violence – State Minister
Matron at the Golden Age Home in Vineyard Town, Kingston, Eunice Adeoye (left); Marketing and Communications Manager at Massy Distribution Limited, Patria Kaye Charles (centre), and Operations Manager at the Home, Delfrede Cammock-Thorpe, display some of the adult diapers donated to the Home by the company, recently.
Matron at the Golden Age Home in Vineyard Town, Kingston, Eunice Adeoye (left); Marketing and Communications Manager at Massy Distribution Limited, Patria Kaye Charles (centre), and Operations Manager at the Home, Delfrede Cammock-Thorpe, display some of the adult diapers donated to the Home by the company, recently.

Golden Age Home Gets Donation from Massy Distribution
Acting Country Representative, UNICEF Jamaica, Vicente Teran (left), addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. Listening is Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Dr. Christine Hendricks.
Acting Country Representative, UNICEF Jamaica, Vicente Teran (left), addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. Listening is Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Dr. Christine Hendricks.

Parents and Guardians Urged to Register Children with Disabilities
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), greets a resident of the Marie Atkins Night Shelter. Looking on are other residents of the facility who also received gift packages from the Prime Minister. The occasion was the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) end-of-year senior citizens treat. The event was held on the lawns of the OPM, on Wednesday (December 14).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), greets a resident of the Marie Atkins Night Shelter. Looking on are other residents of the facility who also received gift packages from the Prime Minister. The occasion was the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) end-of-year senior citizens treat. The event was held on the lawns of the OPM, on Wednesday (December 14).

Office of the Prime Minister Fêtes Seniors

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, speaks in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 6).
Social Security

ZOSOs Extended in Seven Areas

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 6) approved a further 60-day extension of the Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) in seven areas across Jamaica. They are Denham Town, West Kingston; Norwood and Mount Salem, St. James; Greenwich Town, Parade Gardens and August Town in St. Andrew, and Savanna-la-Mar in Westmoreland. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon....
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on Tuesday (December 6) to announce States of Public Emergency (SOE) in several parishes and police divisions islandwide.
Prime MinisterSocial Security

PM Issues Warning to Criminals

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has warned perpetrators of crimes that the Government will be relentless in combatting their criminal and violent intent. Mr. Holness noted that there are several countries in the region where the level of criminally organised violence by gangs is threatening the foundations of the State. “We will not have that in Jamaica as...
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Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCDP), Dr. Christine Hendricks.
Social Security

Marked Improvement in Treatment of Persons with Disabilities

The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) has seen marked improvement, over the past five years, in how the public has been interacting with persons with disabilities and hopes that it will get better. This was stated by Executive Director of the JCPD, Dr. Christine Hendricks, in an interview with JIS News, following a church service at the William...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses the media launch of Rise Life Management Service’s Enabling Opportunities for Persons With Disabilities project, held on Thursday (Dec. 1), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.
Social Security

Gov’t Creating an Inclusive Society for Persons with Disabilities

The Government is committed to ensuring an inclusive society where Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) can fully participate and have equal enjoyment of their rights, says Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda. He said that the Disabilities Act 2014 and its Regulations, which is now fully in place, will strengthen, protect and promote the rights of PWDs, and...
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LabourSocial Security

Christmas Day to be Celebrated on Monday, December 26

Christmas Day will be celebrated on Monday, December 26 this year. The Ministry of Labour and Social Security advises that the Holiday (Public General) Act, provides that whenever Christmas Day falls on a Sunday, then the Monday (December 26) and the Tuesday (December 27) are to be observed as Public General Holidays. Consequently, as Christmas Day falls on a Sunday...
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Executive Director, Jamaica Council for Person with Disabilities, Dr. Christine Hendricks.
Social Security

December 3-9 is Disabilities Awareness Week

The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) will be observing Disabilities Awareness Week 2022 from December 3 to 9 under the theme ‘Embracing the Disabilities Act Towards Inclusion’. Executive Director of the JCPD, Dr. Christine Hendricks, told JIS News during a recent interview that activities will get under way on December 4 with a national church service at the...
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Deputy Superintendent of Police, Stacey-Ann Powell, delivers the keynote address at the recent graduation ceremony of the Jonathan Grant High School, in Spanish Town, St. Catherine.
Social Security

Youth Warned to Stay Away from Lottery Scamming

Youth have been warned to avoid posting negative information on the Internet and to stay away from lottery scamming, as these activities could lead to their demise. According to Deputy Superintendent of Police, Stacey-Ann Powell, the various anti-crime units are on the heels of lottery scammers, who, as a result, are in hiding and unable to benefit from the illegal...
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