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Corporate Communications and Public Relations Manager, Island Traffic Authority (ITA), Dontae Matthews.

Island Traffic Authority Warns Against Hazardous Road Practices Ahead of General Election

The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) is warning against the dangerous practice of political party supporters protruding bodies or body parts from motor vehicles while using public roadways. Corporate Communications and Public Relations Manager at the ITA, Dontae Matthews, told JIS...

President of the Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Marva McDonald-Bishop, receives a token from Lay Magistrates’ Association of Jamaica (LMAJ) President, Lyden Trevor Heaven, after delivering the keynote address during the LMAJ’s Annual Golden Scale Awards Banquet, held at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston on Saturday (August 23).

JPs Encouraged to Help Mentally Ill Navigate Jamaica’s Justice System

Commanding Officer for the St. James Police Division, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Eron Samuels, delivers remarks during the recent ground-breaking ceremony for a smart bus stop in Mount Salem, Montego Bay.

Community Stakeholders Endorse Plans to Establish Smart Bus Stop in Montego Bay

Ministers Continue to Function During Dissolution of Parliament

Acting Corporate Public Relations Manager, National Water Commission (NWC), Delano Williams.

NWC Urges Proper Waste Disposal to Prevent Sewer Blockages

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (second left), along with Lecturer at the Justice Training Institute (JTI), Chamaele Golding (left), and Custos of St. Catherine, Hon. Icylin M. Golding (right), present new Justice of the Peace (JP), Orville Levy, with his instruments of appointment, at a commissioning ceremony held recently at the Lighthouse Assembly in Spanish Town, St. Catherine.

8 months ago Justice

JPs Urged to Submit Annual Reports

Justices of the Peace (JPs) are being reminded to adhere to the law, which requires them to submit annual reports to the Custos of the parish in which they have been commissioned. According to Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, the Justices of the Peace Act 2018 stipulates that JPs must provide annual reports to the Custos of their parish, but...

Acting Head of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) Labour Market and Welfare Statistics Unit, Nicole Allen, addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

8 months ago Finance & Public ServiceHealth & WellnessYouth

Households Participating in JSLC Child Health Module to Receive Token

Households with children, five years old and younger, participating in the anthropometry module of the Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions (JSLC) will receive a token. This was announced by Acting Head of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) Labour Market and Welfare Statistics Unit, Nicole Allen, during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on the 2025 survey, which...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses a recent productivity forum at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew. The event, hosted by the Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC), marked the official launch of three tailored productivity toolkits designed to empower students, businesses, and government services to assess and improve productivity in a measurable and user-friendly way.

8 months ago LabourSocial Security

Labour Minister Says Bridging Productivity Gap is Key to Safeguarding Jamaica’s Future

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says bridging Jamaica’s productivity gap is critical to safeguarding the nation’s future. Addressing the recent launch of three Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC) toolkits at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew, Mr. Charles emphasised that “all of us have to choose efficiency. We have to choose to be productive;...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, delivers remarks during the recent commissioning ceremony for the newly installed 130,000-gallon sectional water tank at the National Irrigation Commission Limited’s (NIC) New Forest office in Manchester.

8 months ago Agriculture

Agriculture Records 13.7 Per Cent Growth in Second Quarter of 2025

Jamaica’s agriculture sector recorded second quarter 2025 calendar year growth in production of 13.7 per cent, according to Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green. He made the disclosure while championing the sector’s resilience in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, which severely impacted the southern region of the island. “Normally, after an event like Hurricane Beryl, you would...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), celebrates after cutting the ribbon at the reopening of the newly renovated Rockfort Mineral Bath Complex in Kingston, on Thursday (August 21). Also sharing the moment (from left) are Supernumerary Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dean-Roy Bernard; MP Candidate for Kingston East and Port Royal, Phillip Paulwell; Managing Director of Caribbean Cement Company Ltd., Jorge Martinez, and Chairman of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), Orville Hill.

8 months ago CultureEntertainment

Rockfort Mineral Bath Reopens

The Rockfort Mineral Bath complex in Kingston, which was closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, has reopened to the public following extensive renovation work undertaken by Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL). The reopening follows the completion of the first phase of what is anticipated to be a five-year rehabilitative programme, being undertaken under a 25-year lease agreement by CCCL, in partnership...

Chair of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) Advisory Board, Dr. Diana Thorburn (left), converses with educator and Chief Executive Officer of Value in the Voice, Ornecia Blackstock, during the CPFSA’s 2025 PEP Awards Ceremony at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston on Thursday (August 21). Mrs. Blackstock was the keynote speaker.

8 months ago Youth

CPFSA Celebrates 182 PEP Students in State Care Matriculating to High School

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) has honoured 182 students in State care who sat the 2025 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations and will be matriculating to high school. The top male and female students earned places at Wolmer’s Boys’ School in Kingston and St. Hilda’s Diocesan High School in St. Ann, respectively. All students received a certificate...

Director of Elections, Glasspole Brown, provides an update on the number of polling stations to be utilised on Election Day (September 3), during a recent interview with JIS News.

8 months ago ElectionsGeneral Election

Thousands of Polling Stations to Open on Election Day

In preparation for the upcoming September 3 election, the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) has confirmed that more than 7,000 polling stations will be operational across the country’s 63 constituencies. “We intend to use in excess of a little over 7,250 polling stations to facilitate more than 50,000 personnel, including presiding officers, clerks, supervisors, and one-day police officers, who have...