Are you good at telling jokes? Then the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is inviting you to enter its 2018 stand-up comedy competition. “We know that Jamaicans love a good bellyful of laugh, so if you have the skill, you can build on it through this competition,” said Eastern Regional Manager of the JCDC, David Reid. Stand-up comedy was added...

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says the Ministry is looking to table the Child Diversion Bill in Parliament in January 2018. He said the Bill will go to Cabinet in short order for approval. The Minister was speaking at a press conference at his Constant Spring Road offices in St. Andrew on December 13. The Bill aims to address the...

A family fun day entitled, ‘Christmas Breeze’, will be held on Sunday, December 17 at Holywell, the main recreation area in the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park and World Heritage Site. The event, which begins at 10:00 a.m., is being staged by the Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust (JCDT), the organisation that manages the Park on behalf of...

The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency’s (PICA) has introduced a drop box and courier service at its head office on Constant Spring Road in Kingston. The drop box will facilitate speedier passport renewals by eliminating the need for clients to join long queues to have documents processed. It will be complemented by a courier service, being done in partnership with...

Acting Assistant Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emeleo Ebanks, is urging householders to take steps to prevent fires, by having their electrical wiring checked. “Please ensure that if your house was wired over five years ago, you get a certified and licensed electrician to check the wiring to ensure everything is working as it should,” he advised, while...

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is advising consumers to exercise caution when purchasing electrical equipment and appliances during the Christmas season. The warning comes against the background of an increase in complaints for the first six months of the 2017/18 financial year over the same period in 2016/17. Consumers made 196 complaints relating to electrical equipment and appliances from April...

National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, says the Government will be embarking on an amnesty in early 2018 aimed at regularising the status of some 15,000 to 20,000 persons living illegally in Jamaica. Mr. Montague said this decision follows a recent submission he made to Cabinet on the matter. “We have many persons who came here illegally. They have lived...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, is imploring Jamaicans to be extremely cautious and responsible on the nation’s roads during the festive season. His warning comes against the fact that 303 persons have lost their lives in road crashes since the start of 2017. “I want to appeal to every one of us to behave ourselves in the...

Chairman of the non-profit organisation, Trust for the Americas, Michael Lee-Chin, is calling on influential individuals to provide support for youth, specifically girls in juvenile remand centres, so they can be in a better position to thrive when they leave the system. “Those of us who have a voice in the system and power in the marketplace should make sure...