Mr. President I rise this morning to update this House, and indeed the nation on where we are, having received the INDECOM Special Investigation Report into the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre less than two weeks ago. Mr. President, I had committed when I became a Minister, to
Read MoreThe Department of Correctional Services (DCS) on Monday reported 36 new positive cases of COVID-19 in the inmate and staff population at the women’s prison on Camp Road in St Andrew. Of the new cases confirmed 28 are inmates and eight are staff members. This prompted the lobby g
Read MoreMinister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda says the Government will be making structured and systematic improvements to the infrastructure of institutions within the Department of Correctional Services (DCS). He noted that an appro
Read MoreLate last year, the body of Vincent ‘Scandal’ Reid was found in an abandoned catchment tank near the house in which he lived. A community drunk, he did odd, labour-intensive jobs when he was sober, “but never troubled anyone”, residents of Marlie Hill in Manchester said.
Read MoreTHE Government believes it has sufficient measures in place to prevent persons entering the island from the United Kingdom (UK), via transit ports, while the present travel ban is in place. The Jamaica Observer has received reports that people wanting to enter the island from the UK h
Read MoreCorrectional facilities islandwide have benefited from $121.4 million (£620,000) in support aid from the United Kingdom’s (UK) Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), to improve its capacity, reduce recidivism and provide reintegration support to offenders. The FCDO ha
Read MoreOne of Jamaica’s marine parks is concerned that not enough is being done to monitor and enforce the ban on single use plastic bags. Hugh Shim, Manager of the Montego Bay Marine Park, says despite the imposition of the ban last year, sea creatures are still being affected by plas
Read Morehttp://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Senator_Samuda_recommends_closed_season_for_parrot_fish KINGSTON, Jamaica — Government Senator Matthew Samuda is recommending a short-term and eventually a permanent ban on the consumption of parrot fish in Jamaica. He suggested that this co
Read Morehttps://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesellsmoor/2019/02/15/banning-plastic-how-jamaica-moved-to-save-its-environment/#3179f26b163d 12,592 viewsFeb 15, 2019, 06:25am Banning Plastic: How Jamaica Moved To Save Its Environment James Ellsmoor Contributor Under 30 TWEET THIS Jamaica was known t
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