Motorcyclists in western Jamaica are being encouraged to access the virtual motorcycle training and simulator programme, being offered at the Petersfield Vocational Training Centre in Westmoreland. The programme, spearheaded by the Ministry of National Security, was initiated at a cost of $52 million and allows the authorities to deliver important content to riders while assessing their physical capabilities and readiness....

Studies have shown that the use of a mobile telecommunication device while operating a motor vehicle reduces the driver’s field of vision by 75 per cent. Distracted driving significantly increases the likelihood of road accidents and fatalities because the driver’s focus is on speaking on the phone. Programme Coordinator of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC), Victor Anderson, says this...

Activity books promoting positive interpersonal relationships among students in schools will soon be in the hands of children, courtesy of the Ministry of National Security. The brainchild of portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, the books were created as part of the Ministry’s anti-violence campaign ‘Liv Gud’ and were designed and printed by the Jamaica Information Service (JIS). Dr. Chang...

Newly minted citizen Richardson Louis is ecstatic that he is now officially a Jamaican. He was one of the 33 persons who were, on Monday (December 4), granted citizenship by the Government during a ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. They were presented with documents formalising their status by the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA). “Jamaica...

Fundraising Coordinator for the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) ex-Soldiers Association Western Chapter and ex-serviceman, Sylvester Needham, is thankful for the organisation. Not only has he benefitted from it as a veteran. The organisation has also afforded him the opportunity to give back to his colleagues who have fallen on hard times through the annual National Poppy Appeal Drive, which is...

Residents have hailed the Government Services Fair, held in Moneague, St. Ann on October 27, as a significant step forward in enhancing community engagement and access to crucial government services. The event, organised by the Public Sector Modernisation Division (PSMD), Office of the Cabinet, brought together some 30 government agencies and services under one roof, providing locals with easy access...

Several inmates at the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre have been equipped with a marketable skill in Entertainment Business to enable them to become productive citizens when they return to society and reduce the chances of them going back to crime. They are the first cohort to benefit under the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Prison Project (UMPP),...

For 60 years, the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Coast Guard has been safeguarding the nation through the maintenance of law and order in Jamaica’s maritime space. The organisation, which is the naval arm of the JDF, provides “military, maritime capabilities to deter, mitigate and defeat threats to Jamaica and its interests,” says Lieutenant Commander Leonard Wynter. Among the missions executed...