The St. Elizabeth office of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security will be handing over 25 birth certificates to persons 75 years and older. Parish Manager, Michelle Senior, who made the disclosure, noted that this move aligns with the Government’s bid for the country’s senior citizens to sign up for benefits and support under the Social Pension Programme. She...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, is assuring that bullet-proof vests acquired for members of the security force are of the best quality. He gave the assurance on Wednesday (March 1), while addressing members of the Standing Finance Committee of the House, which is currently reviewing the 2023/24 Estimates of Expenditure. A bullet-proof vest,...

Senior citizens in St. Elizabeth and the wider Jamaica are being encouraged to take advantage of the various support services that are available through the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. St. Elizabeth parish organiser for the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) in St. Elizabeth, Marieck Morgan, in outlining the benefits for citizens 60 years and older, cited the...

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 mantra, and if our personal mantra is our lives are good and only getting better and we repeat that, that...

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM West), Hon. Homer Davis, is encouraging citizens to take a stand against the acts of crime and violence plaguing the island. “Let us take a stand and say, ‘enough is enough’; we want peace, we want tranquility, and we want love among our people,” he emphasised. The State Minister...

The Golden Age Home in Vineyard Town, Kingston, has received adult diapers from Massy Distribution and Massy Gas, as part of the company’s Yuletide outreach programme. Operations Manager at the Home, Delfrede Cammock-Thorpe, said the more than 100 packages were welcomed by administrators and staff at the facility, as they are well needed. “We were very grateful for the gift,...

Parents and guardians who have children with disabilities (CWD) are being urged to register their children with the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica. Speaking with JIS News, Acting Country Representative, UNICEF Jamaica, Vicente Teran, said registration is a very important issue, and for several years his organisation has been supporting...