President of the Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Marva McDonald-Bishop, is encouraging Justices of the Peace (JPs) to serve as a bridge between Jamaica’s legal system and mentally ill individuals in conflict with the law, ensuring they are treated with fairness, dignity, and compassion. She was delivering the main address during the Lay Magistrates’ Association of Jamaica (LMAJ) Annual Golden...

Several community stakeholders have endorsed plans by the St. James Municipal Corporation to establish Jamaica’s first smart bus stop in Mount Salem, Montego Bay. The facility will feature free Wi-Fi access, QR code technology linked to registered taxi associations, digital advertising panels, and security cameras with real-time access for police monitoring. It will also be equipped with proper lighting to...

During the dissolution of Parliament, Ministers of Government continue their functions, while seats of all Members of Parliament (MPs) become vacant, until the newly elected ones are sworn into office, says Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, dissolved the Parliament of Jamaica on Friday, August 15, by proclamation issued on the...

The National Water Commission (NWC) is urging customers to practice proper waste disposal to avoid sewer line blockages. Acting NWC Corporate Public Relations Manager, Delano Williams, told JIS News that the flushing of nonbiodegradable materials is the primary cause of pump obstructions across the Commission’s sewer network. “Some of the things that we flush or dispose of in our kitchen...

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...

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., 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;...