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Commissioner of Police, Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin, has said that civilianization, is one of the strong pillars that the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), will be using to help increase and enhance its capacity to police the nation. "We are working assiduously to deal with the human resources of the Force and to get our numbers up, and we are doing...

A new two-year wage agreement (2008 to 2010), was signed yesterday (Sept.11), between the Government and the Jamaica Police Federation, during a ceremony held at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, National Heroes Circle offices. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Senator Dwight Nelson, noted that the 40-hour work week provision, which...

Fifteen persons from the county of Cornwall were honoured with the 2008 Governor-General's Award on Wednesday (Sept. 10). The awardees, three each from the parishes of Trelawny, St. James, Hanover, Westmoreland, and St. Elizabeth, were recognised for their achievements, excellence and their unselfish contributions to the development of their fellow citizens. The ceremony was held at the Negril Hills Golf...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Senator Don Wehby, has announced that the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will be funding the construction of a new bridge to replace the Hope River Bridge, in Harbour View, St. Andrew. The bridge was destroyed during the passage of Tropical Storm Gustav last month. The Senator, who toured...

Jamaica's newly appointed Consul General to the Southern United States, Sandra Grant-Griffiths, was formally introduced to her Caribbean counterparts in South Florida, at the monthly meeting of the CARICOM Consular Corp, on Tuesday (Sept. 9) in Coral Gables, Miami. Mrs. Griffiths who assumed office on Tuesday, (Sept. 2), at the Miami location of the Jamaica Consulate, pledged to continue support...

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Paula Llewellyn has lauded the proposed amendments to the Jury Act in respect of the number of jurors required to render a verdict in non-capital murder cases. "Recently the Prime Minister made a proposal in Parliament for the amendment to Jury Act, to allow for the conviction for what could be loosely regarded as non-capital...

The issue of safeguarding the nation's food security, in light of global developments, is one of the major challenges facing the administration, since it assumed office in September 2007, and which continues to be a priority matter. Spiralling costs, and in some quarters, shortage of staples, such as corn, wheat and rice, which constitute significant portions of the diets of...

The Honourable Olivia "Babsy" Grange today expressed her "deepest sympathy at the passing of Matthew Hilton who had the distinction of being the only Jamaican to make the National Swim Team moving from the primary school level." Minister Grange said she was shocked to hear that 18-year-old Matthew, who started Upper 6th Ardenne High School this September, died while at...

The St. Thomas Technical High School, in Golden Grove, St. Thomas, is attempting to resuscitate its banana cultivation, which was damaged during the passage of Tropical Storm Gustav. Principal, Phillip Wilson, told JIS News, that losses sustained totalled some $25,000, adding that the institution was in the process of rehabilitating the damaged crop. Efforts to this end include: the pruning...

It was standing room only at 'Jamaica House', the headquarters of the Jamaica Society Leeds, last Saturday (September 6), as scores of Jamaicans from across the northern United Kingdom (UK), turned out to say farewell to community stalwarts, Travis and Elizabeth (Betsy) Johnson, who are retuning home after 46 years in the UK. Mr. Johnson and his wife were among...

Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Dorothy Lightbourne, has emphasised that mediators and other stakeholders in the justice system, need to uphold a "gold" standard of service, like that displayed by the country's athletes at the Beijing Olympic Games, as they carry out their duties. In the meantime, she has reaffirmed her commitment to maintaining a gold standard for the...

With the effects of Tropical Storm Gustav, still being assessed in some areas, the Hanover Disaster Preparedness Committee, is reporting that of the 13 emergency shelters in that parish, one remains open. A family of eight still occupies the Axe and Adze Church of God Universal, in Eastern Hanover. This was reported at the monthly meeting of the Disaster Committee...