Point of sale machines have been implemented in courthouses across the island to better facilitate the public in carrying out a range of transactions, such as the payment of traffic fines, bail bonds and maintenance allocations. The implementation, which is part of a thrust towards the modernisation of the courts, has been completed in all but one court as of...

State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, has proposed that public-sector workers change their traditional approach to collective bargaining and select one group annually for negotiations. Speaking at a forum on public-sector wage negotiations, hosted by the Hugh Lawson Shearer Trade Union Education Institute at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona,...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says industry players are satisfied that visitors are still coming to St. James, despite the declaration of a State of Public Emergency in the parish. Mr. Bartlett, who is expected to meet today (January 23) with travel agents and destination bookers as it relates to future bookings for the country, said preliminary results are not...

The Ministry of Tourism stands committed to safeguarding the natural resources, infrastructure and the sector stakeholders that continue to drive economic growth and prosperity. This is being done through the Climate Change and Multi-Hazard Contingency Programme, aimed primarily at strengthening the resilience of the tourism sector against the various natural disasters and emergencies that may disrupt industry operations. The Programme,...

Activities for Reggae Month were officially launched during a function held at Ribbiz Ultra Lounge in Kingston on Monday (January 22). This year’s celebration marks the 11th anniversary of the official declaration of February as Reggae Month. The month-long activities have received financial support from the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) in the sum of $15 million. Minister of Culture, Gender,...

Chairman of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Godfrey Dyer, says he does not expect any fallout in tourist arrivals from the State of Public Emergency in St. James. He said that most people would have already made their bookings to visit the island, and they will not easily change their plans. “I felt it would not really affect us that...

Residents and visitors who go to the busiest commercial, tourism and recreational areas in Montego Bay say they have been going about their daily business as usual, as the State of Public Emergency in St. James has had a positive impact on their sense of safety. On Friday (January 19), visitors to the island, tour operators and residents of Montego...