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Acting Parish Disaster Coordinator at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Rasha Lloyd, engages students and staff of Sandy Bank Primary School at the assembly point following an earthquake drill on Tuesday (January 20) in St. Elizabeth, as part of Earthquake Awareness Month.

Schools and Public Institutions Across St. Elizabeth Engaged in Earthquake Preparedness Exercises

Schools and public institutions across St. Elizabeth have been actively engaged in a series of earthquake preparedness activities as Jamaica observes Earthquake Awareness Month throughout January. The initiatives are designed to improve readiness, build community resilience, and reduce the risk...

State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Donovan Williams (left), speaks with farm workers André Ellis (centre) and Arnold Campbell (second right), during a send-off for participants in the Canadian Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP) this month at the Ministry’s Overseas Employment Centre on East Street in downtown Kingston. High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, His Excellency Mark Berman (second left), and Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), share in the discussion.

Veteran Urges Fellow Farm Workers to Plan, Stay Focused

Principal Probation Aftercare Officer in the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), Kerryann Davis, speaks during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

DCS-PIOJ Symposium Partnership to Reinforce Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Ex-Offenders

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), is greeted by Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Chairman, Steven Whittingham, on arrival at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (January 21), for the JSE's 21st Regional Investment & Capital Markets Conference.

Jamaica Reaping Benefits of $90-Million Crime Plan

State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), shakes hands with Global Jamaica Diaspora Council United Kingdom (UK) South representative and Chief Executive Officer of Jamaicans Inspired, Nathaniel Peat (left), at the handover of humanitarian supplies donated by the UK Diaspora on Friday (January 16) at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston. Looking on is CEO of Fantasy Wings, Jackson Smith.

PHOTOS: Jamaica Receives Humanitarian Supplies from UK Diaspora

Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan.

3 months ago Information

Gov’t to Chart Course on Access to Information Reform

Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan, has announced that Cabinet will determine the course of action in reforming the Access to Information (ATI) Act. He made the disclosure while delivering remarks at a public forum on ‘Enhancing Transparency: Examining the Access to Information Act and its Reform’, organised by Jamaicans for Justice...

Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Derron Grant, addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

3 months ago Agriculture

Farmers Urged to Register with RADA and Secure Receipt Books Under Agricultural Produce Act

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Derron Grant, is encouraging farmers across the island to register with the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) and purchase their Agricultural Produce Receipt Books. This, he says, is in keeping with the requirements of the Agricultural Produce Act (APA). Mr. Grant explained that the JAS, as an agency under the...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (left), shares a photo opportunity with coffee farmer Miriam McDonald (centre) and Bernice Barrett (right), while holding one of the professional-grade chainsaws during the handover of power equipment to farmers affected by Hurricane Melissa, at the Jamaica Commodities Regulation Authority (JACRA), 1 Willie Henry Drive, off Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston, on January 21. The equipment was provided through a United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) project, funded by the Government of Japan.

3 months ago Agriculture

Coffee Farmers to Get Chainsaws to Clear Debris and Restore Access to Farms

Coffee farmers impacted by Hurricane Melissa will receive professional-grade chainsaws on a loan basis to help clear debris and restore access to their farms as part of a targeted rehabilitation initiative for the sector. The initiative is being delivered under the Industrial Development and Technology Transfer among the Member States of the Caribbean Community Project, implemented by the United Nations...

Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses the House of Representatives on January 20.

3 months ago Justice and Constitutional Affairs

House Commences Debate on Bill to Modernise and Strengthen Jury System

The House of Representatives commenced debate on legislation to modernise and strengthen the jury system in Jamaica, on January 20. The Jury (Amendment) Bill was piloted by Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Delroy Chuck. In his remarks, Mr. Chuck said the Bill seeks to improve the efficient management of criminal and civil trials and safeguard the administration of...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the House of Representatives on January 20.

3 months ago Finance & Public Service

Financial Investigations Division Act Amended

The Financial Investigations Division Act has been amended to make clearer, provision regarding the circumstances in which the Financial Investigations Division (FID) may give information to or receive information. This information relates to other public bodies in Jamaica or a foreign financial intelligence department or association of such departments. The Bill – Financial Investigations Division (Amendment) Act – was passed...

Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addressing a recent post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaca House.

3 months ago Energy

Full Electricity Restoration by Early February

Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is on track for full islandwide restoration of electricity by the end of January into early February. He noted that 93 per cent of power has been reinstated following the damage caused by Hurricane Melissa. Mr. Vaz, who was addressing a recent post-Cabinet press briefing...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 20).

3 months ago Finance & Public Service

House Approves FAA Act Amendments to Remove $10b Cap on Disaster Reserve Fund

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday (January 20), passed amendments to the Financial Administration and Audit (FAA) Act, removing the $10-billion cap on the maximum amount that may be held in the National Natural Disaster Reserve Fund (NNDRF). In her remarks, Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, explained that the NNDRF was established following an amendment...