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Prime Minister Bruce Golding has instructed the army to establish temporary military police post in Gravel Heights, St Catherine, in an effort to bring the situation there under control. Mr. Golding said every effort will be made so that persons who were forced to flee the community will be able to return to their homes. 'The government will not allow...

Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia Grange is among a group of outstanding Caribbean women and women's organisations, recently honoured by the New York-based Everybody's Magazine, at its Women of Distinction Gala Awards held in Brooklyn in the United States of America (USA). The women were honoured by the Caribbean-American magazine for excellence in their chosen fields. At...

Civil Servants are being encouraged to take advantage of the various training opportunities provided under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Government and trade unions representing public sector workers. Vice President of the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU), Helen Davis Whyte, tells JIS News, that through the training initiatives, which comprises capacity building and skills training, public sector workers...

The Swaby's Hope community in Manchester, yesterday (January 1), staged a new year's get-together, with many residents from surrounding districts turning out to participate in several games. Manager for the South Stars Youth Club, Egbert Walters, told JIS News that the event could help to integrate the communities, and to expose local talent. "These community events are very important; they...

Minister of Information Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia Grange, has said that former Prime Minister, Edward Seaga, is doing well after being hospitalised in Miami in the United States of America (USA) yesterday (Jan.1). Ms. Grange, who spoke with Mr. Seaga today (Jan. 2), said she was informed by the former Prime Minister that he was referred to hospital by...

The Honourable Olivia "Babsy" Grange, Minister of information, Culture, Youth and Sports has expressed regret at the death of Vincent "Tata" Ford, known to have been a close associate of Reggae icon, Bob Marley and who was author/composer of one of Bob's greatest hits, No Woman No Cry. "As the Minister with portfolio responsibility for music and entertainment, I was...

Students are being urged to get involved in the Peer Counselling Programme instituted by the Ministry of Education. The encouragement comes from Jovan Johnson, head boy of Edwin Allen High School in Clarendon, who said that his years of involvement in the programme, have helped him to develop a positive work attitude, and the determination and confidence to seek after...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding, has noted that although the present crime rate is still too high, the Ministry of National Security has achieved some success for 2008 in preventing an escalation of serious crimes, including murders. In his New Year's message, the Prime Minister said, "Up to the end of May, the murder rate was running at 18% higher than...

In his New Year's Message, Prime Minister Bruce Golding, addressed the economic challenges which face the country while reassuring that the Government is implementing policies to stimulate the economy and protect jobs. His message addressed the impact that the international global downturn and policy initiatives of the USA, the world's largest economy, will have on Jamaica, noting that the crisis...

Shaniqua Chung, daughter of 22-year-old cosmetologist Marsha Clarke, was the first baby delivered in a Jamaican hospital in 2009. Baby Shaniqua was born at 12:02 a.m. at the Port Antonio Hospital in Portland. "I feel very proud," the first time mother told JIS News by phone from her hospital bed today. "The child's daddy came this morning and he is...

The crime fighting capability of the Clarendon Police has been boosted with the installation of a closed circuit television (CCTV) system in the May Pen town centre. Superintendent of Police for Clarendon, Dathan Henry, speaking at the official launch of the system on December 29 at the May Pen Police Station, said that the technology will "greatly enhance the capacity...

Minister of Transport and Works, Mike Henry, has said that the Ministry will be working to improve road infrastructure in Portland, including constructing a new bridge to replace the old Alligator Church Bridge, and rehabilitating access roads to farm. He informed that the National Works Agency is to submit a report regarding the replacement of the Alligator Church Bridge. "I...