The Government is taking steps to ensure the provision of post-Hurricane Beryl relief assistance for the indigent. This is in keeping with the Administration’s thrust to ensure that provisions are made within the resources at its disposal to respond to the needs of as many citizens as possible who were impacted during the severe weather system’s passage on July 3....

The Integrity Commission wants more organisations and public bodies to participate in its anti-corruption training programmes. One of the mandates of the Commission is to adopt and strengthen measures to educate the public on matters relating to corruption. “So, we do have a comprehensive anticorruption and good governance training programme and for those who have not yet benefited from the...

The MultiCare Youth Foundation (MYF) is actively seeking to partner with organisations across various industries to provide internship opportunities for its youth beneficiaries. As part of a suite of interventions under its European Union (EU) BRIDGE Project, the MYF’s internship programme aims to empower young people by providing invaluable experience, soft skills training, and networking opportunities needed to transition into...

The Senate has approved legislation to nullify demerit points recorded against all driver’s licences prior to February 1, 2023, when the Road Traffic Act 2018 came into effect. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, piloted the Road Traffic (Reprieve and Nullification of Prescribed Notices) Amendment Act, 2024 in the...

The Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) will spearhead Emancipation Jubilee celebrations at the Seville Great House and Heritage Park in St. Ann’s Bay, St. Ann, from Wednesday, July 31 to Emancipation Day, Thursday, August 1. The annual event, which honours the contributions of the African ancestors through song, dance, drumming, drama, food and fashion, will begin at 8:00 p.m. on...

The House of Representatives recently approved amendment to the Maintenance Act. The legislation will provide for a maintenance order to be granted by the Court after a child attains the age of 18 years for the purpose of engaging in a course of education or training, whether or not an order of maintenance had been issued prior. Such order, however,...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is reassuring the public that despite the uptick in mosquito numbers in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, there has not been an increase in dengue cases across the country. Following a tour and official opening of a newly refurbished operating theatre at the Falmouth Public General Hospital in Trelawny on...