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Minister Wants Regional Cooperation against Drug Trafficking
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| Minister of National Security, Senator the Hon Dwight Nelson (third left), making a point to Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Paula Llewellyn (second right), while acting Commissioner of Police, Owen Ellington (right) shares a joke with Assistant Commissioner in charge of Area One, Denver Frater (second left) and Charge d'Affairs at the US Embassy Isiah Parnell (left), at the 16th Annual Drug Commanders Conference in Montego Bay on Monday (February 8). |
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Minister of National Security, Senator the Hon Dwight Nelson, has said that there is a need for cooperation between regional drug law enforcement units, to increase their effectiveness.
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National Youth Club Survey and Audit to be conducted
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
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The National Council for Youth Development (NCYD) in collaboration with the Social Development Commission (SDC) will be conducting a national youth club survey and audit to ascertain the capacity of the clubs, as part of efforts to restructure community-based youth organisations.
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NYS Graduates 75 Teachers' Aides
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
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A total of 75 young people from Clarendon graduated from the National Youth Services' Education Corps last Tuesday (February 2), after successfully completing four weeks of intense training in the early childhood and primary education curricula.
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Ministry of Finance/Police Meet Wednesday
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
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Minister with Portfolio responsibility for the Public Service, Senator the Hon Arthur Williams, met on Monday (February 8) with the members of the Police Federation at the Ministry, National Heroes' Circle, Kingston.
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Ministry of Finance's Health Sector Meeting Tuesday
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
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Senator the Hon Arthur Williams, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, will meet with heads of unions/associations representing the Health Sector on Tuesday (February 9), to discuss the Industrial Disputes Tribunal's (IDT) ruling in the Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) reclassification dispute, among other issues.
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Bob Marley Day in Toronto Used to Support Haiti
Monday, February 08, 2010
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For the 19th year in a row, the City of Toronto observed Bob Marley Day on February 6 with the occasion used to support earthquake ravaged Haiti through a 'One Love for Haiti' fundraising concert.
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Residents of Clarendon Participate in World Wetlands Day Event
Monday, February 08, 2010
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Residents of Clarendon were on Tuesday (February 2) sensitised about the need to protect the island's wetlands to preserve the environment and safeguard the local fish population.
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Guidance Counsellors Benefit from Best Practices
Monday, February 08, 2010
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Guidance counsellors in non-traditional and newly formed high schools recently benefited from a workshop where they were exposed to best practices in the profession in order to strengthen their work.
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The National Gallery of Jamaica Pays Tribute to Rex Nettleford
Monday, February 08, 2010
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The heart has been ripped out of Jamaican nationalist culture, but the soul remains. His is an incredible legacy of providing us practitioners with a range of strategies for self-definition in both the personal sense and in the national sense.
- David Boxer
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Professor Rex Nettleford (1964)
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CARICOM to Shift Focus in Haiti after March 5
Sunday, February 07, 2010
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After March 5 this year, the focus of CARICOM in earthquake ravaged Haiti will shift from relief efforts to recovery interventions and longer term contributions.
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Level of Improvement at Jamalco Highest Among Alcoa's Network
Saturday, February 06, 2010
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The level of improvement at Jamalco in 2009 was the highest among alumina refineries in Alcoa's Global Primary Products (GPP) network.
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CARICOM to Finance JDF Haiti Base Until March 5
Saturday, February 06, 2010
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Caricom has given a commitment to finance the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) relief base in Haiti for another month so that humanitarian assistance from the region can continue in the earthquake ravaged capital of Port au Prince. The additional funding until March 5 will come from the government of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.
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