The Government has implemented the electronic transactions policy, establishing the Government of Jamaica standard for the lawful, secure and auditable use of electronic signatures and electronically signed records for the conduct of official business. It validates electronic signatures, giving them the same legal standing as handwritten ones, ensuring they are not denied validity simply because they are in electronic form....

Mathematics and Information Technology teacher at deCarteret College in Manchester, Dorette Rhoden-Henry, and Principal of St. Mary Technical High School, Orville Richards, have been named LASCO/Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information/Jamaica Teaching Council 2025 Teacher and Principal of the Year. The Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Teacher of the Year award was copped by Gavin DeRizzio of...

Efforts to strengthen motorcycle helmet enforcement are being advanced through a multi-agency training programme for members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), aimed at improving how the organisation enforces helmet safety on the nation’s roads. The initiative, led by the JN Foundation under the National Helmet Wearing Coalition, targets personnel within the JCF’s Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (P-STEB)....

Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Commander Alvin Gayle, says the national response to Hurricane Melissa was strong, particularly in coordination, “with rapidly mobilised efforts and the unwavering dedication of our front-line teams”. Delivering opening remarks at the Ministry of Health and Wellness After-Action Review of the Hurricane Melissa response, at the Moon Palace...

The Government continues to strengthen the nation’s capacity to measure and interpret digital economic activity, ensuring that policies remain fair, balanced, and grounded in accurate data. “As the global economy becomes increasingly digital, countries must adapt how they understand and respond to new forms of economic activity. Services already account for a substantial share of Jamaica’s GDP (gross domestic product),...

Minister of Local Government & Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has announced that 419 churches that were damaged during the passage of Hurricane Melissa are set to receive grants from the Government in April. The grants will be paid out under the Government’s $75million Community Church Clean-Up and Restoration Initiative, which forms part of the post Hurricane Melissa National Clean-Up...

Chief Public Health Inspector for Portland, Lorenzo Hume, is appealing to Automotive site owners, particularly garages and facilities where spraying takes place, to be careful not to put the public’s respiratory health at risk. Speaking at the monthly meeting of the Portland Municipal Corporation on March 12, Mr. Hume said these facilities “are a significant problem to persons with respiratory...