Persons accessing virtual healthcare in Jamaica can now have greater confidence that the services being delivered are of a high standard. This, as the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) has launched the JS 359:2022 Jamaican Standard Specification for Telemedicine, which provides the framework through which telemedicine may be safely practised while upholding the integrity of the medical profession. The standard...

The new Road Traffic Act and Regulations will play a big part in efforts by the police to improve public order, according to Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson. Major General Anderson told a recent digital news briefing that they are a “welcome change and a major milestone” to improve road safety and are aligned with the modern Traffic...

The Jamaica Music Museum (JaMM) Grounation series will continue on Sunday, February 12 at 2:00 p.m., with a panel discussion, titled, ‘Fire Burning: Music Governance and Dons’. This event will take place at the Institute of Jamaica’s auditorium, under the theme ‘Sounds and Society: Sixty years of Music, Political Activism and Social Change’. The series will continue every Sunday at...

Jamaicans are being reminded that seat belts are still a requirement under the law, and persons travelling in public passenger vehicles (PPV) are advised to use them when available. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said that while it may be impractical to enforce the seat belt rule for children travelling in public transportation, “I would want to take...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the provision of stiffer monetary penalties for breaches under the Road Traffic Act and Regulations is aimed at discouraging bad behaviour on the roads and keeping people safe. He said it is not designed as a revenue measure. “We have no interest in trying to collect revenue on bad behaviour. It is...

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica has launched its ‘Out of Our Schools’ Mass Media Campaign, in support of Phase 1 of the School Nutrition Policy. The Policy is spearheaded by the Ministry of Health and Wellness, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Youth. Launched today (February 9), at the Spanish Court Hotel, in Kingston, the campaign is to...

The Real Estate Board/Commission of Strata Corporations (REB/CSC) will be establishing a dispute tribunal to assist the courts in settling industry-related matters. Newly appointed REB/CSC Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Phillip Chambers, says the tribunal will enable a “quicker turn-around time, in terms of persons accessing justice or resolving dispute around real estate issues”. “So, we will be in the process...