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Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Gary McKenzie, fields questions during Red Stripe’s ‘Responsibility Now’ town hall held recently, at the entity’s Spanish Town Road headquarters in Kingston.

Police to Strengthen Presence on Roads

The police will have a strong presence on the island’s roadways, particularly during the holiday season, to ensure that safe practices are being observed by all road users. “The police will be out and we are not going to be...

Members of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) attending a recent information fair in Granville, St. James, (from left) Senior Social Worker, Jacqueline Bennett; Social Worker JCPD Western Region, Shereena Thomas-Shaw, and Social Worker, JCPD St Catherine office, Kerrian Manning. The fair was jointly hosted by the JCPD and Sam Sharpe Diagnostic and Early Intervention Centre.

State Agency Partnerships Deemed Key to Addressing Needs of Persons with Disabilities

United Kingdom (UK) Minister for the Americas and Overseas Territories, Hon. Jesse Norman (centre) is handed a Buster Density Meter by First Secretary of Border Force International-Jamaica with the British High Commission, Michael Gorrie (right). Several of the devices, donated by the UK Government, were handed over during a ceremony on Tuesday (October 25) at the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) head office, Newport East, Kingston. Looking on (from left) are Acting Deputy Commissioner of Operations, JCA, Selina Clarke-Graham; Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Border Protection, JCA, Marlon Lowe; and British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Judith Slater. The donation is part of the ongoing UK-Jamaica collaboration to tackle the issue of arms smuggling.

PHOTOS: UK Gov’t Donates Buster Density Meter to Jamaica Customs

Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Dr. Christine Hendricks, addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, today (October 4).

Poor Disabled Persons to Benefit from Operation Birthright

St. Mary’s Olga Williams is the winner of the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) 2022 Spelling Bee Competition. The 72-year-old triumphed over 12 other parish finalists during the competition held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Thursday (September 22).

St. Mary’s OLGA Williams is NCSC Spelling Bee Champion

Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden (left) along with others (from second left), Rev. Dr. Henroy Samuels; Host Minister at the Webster Memorial United Church, Rev. Delroy Harris; and former chairperson, Webster Memorial United Church Harvest Planning Committee, Andrea C. Whyte, view the fruits displayed at the Church in Kingston on September 25.

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PHOTOS: Senior Citizens Church Service

Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden (left) along with others (from second left), Rev. Dr. Henroy Samuels; Host Minister at the Webster Memorial United Church, Rev. Delroy Harris; and former chairperson, Webster Memorial United Church Harvest Planning Committee, Andrea C. Whyte, view the fruits displayed at the Church in Kingston on September 25.

Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses the semi-virtual launch of National Senior Citizens Week 2022, at the AC Hotel by Marriott, Kingston on Wednesday (September 21).

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Framework Being Instituted to Implement Revised National Policy for Senior Citizens

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is instituting a programme framework for the effective and efficient implementation of the Revised National Policy for Senior Citizens. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, who made the disclosure, said the Policy should strengthen the National Council for Senior Citizens’ (NCSC) capacity to deal with matters impacting the elderly. He added that the Ministry...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), greets the World Bank’s Human Development Programme Leader for the Caribbean and Haiti, Timothy Johnston (third right), when he hosted a meeting with a team from the multilateral institution on Wednesday (September 21), at the Ministry’s offices in downtown Kingston. Others (from second left) are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts Risden; and World Bank representatives, Human Development Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Dr. Luis Benveniste; Deputy Country Director for Caribbean Countries and Country Management Unit Operations Manager, Gail Richardson; and Programme Assistant, Rachel Whitely.

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PHOTOS: Minister Samuda Meets with World Bank Executives

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), greets the World Bank’s Human Development Programme Leader for the Caribbean and Haiti, Timothy Johnston (third right), when he hosted a meeting with a team from the multilateral institution on Wednesday (September 21), at the Ministry’s offices in downtown Kingston. Others (from second left) are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry,...

Acting Director, Communication and Customer Service, Accountant General’s Department, Kelsea Chambers.

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Pensioners to Benefit from Mobile Life Certificate Collection Drive

More than 2,000 Government pensioners islandwide are to benefit from the Accountant General’s Department’s (AGD) fifth mobile life certificate collection drive. From September 5 to17, the Department will visit 11 of the 14 parishes, giving individuals the opportunity to submit, collect and certify life certificates, and get customer service support on the spot. The tour is being done in partnership...

Registrar of Companies and Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Companies Office of Jamaica, Shellie Leon.

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COJ Projects Record-Breaking Year

The Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) is projecting another record-breaking year for the registration of business names and companies. Registrar of Companies and Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO), COJ, Shellie Leon, shared that 9,943 new business names and 3,277 companies have been added to the register since the start of the year. She said that although the month of August...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), interacts with Chief Executive Officer, Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Charlton McFarlane (left) and Board Chairman, RGD, Professor Lloyd Waller, during the launch of three additional online products of the RGD. The event was held at the Courtyard by Marriot hotel in Kingston on Wednesday (August 17).

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RGD Launches Additional Online Products

The rollout of three new online products is expected to enhance the customer service experience at the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) as the entity continues its digitisation process. In an official launch event on Wednesday (August 17), the services were revealed to be an online application facility for adoption certificates, a real-time search engine for entry numbers and an online...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, interacts with students of the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP), Kaylee Ellis and Antoine Allen, at the opening of ESP’s sensation station in Kingston on May 31.

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Special Needs Children Get Support Through Early Stimulation Programme

Hundreds of special needs children across the island benefited from support through the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP) last year. The intervention included the provision of developmental assistance, stimulation and therapy, assistive aids and educational support. As contained in the Economic and Social Survey Jamaica 2021, there were 888 referrals to the ESP last year, with Kingston and St. Andrew recording...