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News Recap August 3-7

PM says greater need to educate people on CARICOM, Government plan to decrease the number of shelters and Government says integrity commission will strengthen anti-corruption measures

Jamaica urged to strengthen commitment to UN Palermo Protocol; Prime Minister Holness in Grenada for CARICOM heads of Government meeting and Tourism Minister welcomes inaugural Eurowings Flight out of Germany.

Government Moving to establish the National Security Council in Law, Infrastructural Works completed on Breadnut Hill Primary School and FLA Extends licencing deadline to July 29.

House passes Bill to allow withdrawal from NHT for budgetary support, Health Ministry encourages parents to safeguard children from gastroenteritis and sugar re-packagers being encouraged to comply with new labeling standards.

More resources for security forces social intervention, 5000 youths benefit under CSJP 3 and PATH benefits to increase by 30 percent.

Parliament Passes Special Operation Zones Legislation, Education Ministry disburses first tranche of funds for upcoming school year and residents in Sugar Dependent Areas to get business start-up assistance

CSJP Communications and Social Marketing Coordinator Patrice Nephew recently sat down with Ian Boyne to outline the specific techniques used to help uplift the lives of persons in its target communities. We bring you an excerpt of that interview.

Government’s economic reform agenda gets further boost, Online Portal to fast track applications development permits and SRC to host exhibition in Clarendon

Parliamentarians pay tribute to former Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, Education Ministry partners with USAID to tackle youth unemployment and Windalco reports theft of red poll bull from its farm in St. Ann

EPOC says Jamaica has met all structural benchmarks under the Precautionary Standby Arrangement, Transport Minister calls for behavior change to reduce road fatalities, and negotiations well advanced for the assembly of vehicles out of one of the country’s six special economic zones.