The Factories Act requires that every factory must be registered under the Act and maintain a valid certificate of registration throughout its operational life. The certificate of registration is valid for a period of three (3) years and requires renewal upon its expiration. Factory owners and operators are encouraged to pay their factory registration or re-registration fees through the online...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, is proposing that the tenets of restorative justice be taught to Jamaica’s youth in order to promote peaceful conflict resolution and prevent the occurrence of more serious crimes. He made the suggestion against the background of data which he said shows that the average age of persons in...

Custos Rotulorum for Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller (second right), is greeted by Pastor of the Hagley Park Seventh Day Adventist Church in Kingston, Rev. Omar Oliphant, during the Ministry of Justice’s Restorative Justice Week 2022 closing church service on Saturday (February 5). The service culminated activities marking the Week under the theme – ‘Crime Prevention through Restorative Justice is Everybody’s...

Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited (JBM) will be undertaking a multi-million dollar commercial and industrial park development project in Lydford, St. Ann, where the entity’s main activities are concentrated. Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, made the disclosure following a tour of JBM’s operational sites in the parish on Friday (February 4), along with State Minister, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson....

 

National Career Week 2022 will place significant focus on new and emerging jobs, in an effort to prepare students for the dynamics of the modern labour market. The Week is being observed from February 6 to 11 under the theme - ‘Career Success: Building Critical Skills to Navigate the Future’. A semi-virtual church service was held on Sunday (February 6)...

The HEART/NSTA Trust, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Youth, Jamaica Library Service (JLS), and Junior Achievement Jamaica (JAJ), will host activities marking National Career Awareness Week 2022, from February 6 to 11. The week is being observed under the theme: ‘Career Success: Building Critical Skills to Navigate the Future’. Manager for HEART’s Career Development Support Services Department,...