Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is again encouraging suitably qualified persons to volunteer to become mentors under the National Child Diversion Programme. “It is not too late for persons to volunteer to become mentors. The application form may be downloaded from the website of the Ministry of Justice,” Mr. Chuck advised, in a statement in the House of Representatives...

Improvement is expected in cadastral mapping and land registration with the procurement of equipment valued at approximately U$100,000, donated by the Government of the Republic of Korea, through the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KIOCA). The items were handed over on Thursday (July 16) at the National Land Agency Estate Management Division, downtown, Kingston. They include three Leica TS07 total stations...

The public is being advised that the Emancipation Day public holiday will be observed on Saturday, August 1, 2020, as scheduled. Director of Public Relations and Communication in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Vando Palmer, told JIS News that the legislation that governs public holidays has not made any provision for a change of the day on which...

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has announced the appointment of Deputy Governor in charge of its Research and Economic Programming Division, and Financial Stability, Dr. Wayne Robinson, as the new Senior Deputy Governor, effective October 1, 2020. A statement from the BOJ on Thursday (July 16) indicated that Dr. Robinson’s appointment by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr....

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says that since the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Government has been providing more than 30,000 meals per day for poor and vulnerable persons in communities islandwide. The meals are being provided at drop-in centres and other facilities across the country. Minister McKenzie informed that more than 2,000...

Visitors to Jamaica now have authorised access to the southern end of the island, as the Government has implemented the second phase of the coronavirus (COVID-19) Resilient Corridor, in keeping with the phased reopening of the tourism sector. Dubbed the ‘South Coast Resilient Corridor’, this new segment became effective on Tuesday (July 15), spanning Milk River in Clarendon to Negril...

A special allocation of $308 million has been made by the Government to implement measures to alleviate prevailing drought conditions across the island. Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, in a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 14), said that the provision will ensure adequate access to water...