The new National Correctional Services Policy, which addresses matters regarding improvements to State penal institutions and the welfare of incarcerated inmates, will shortly be submitted to Cabinet. This was revealed by State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, during a tour of the Richmond Farm Correctional Centre in St. Mary on Thursday (February 20). Mrs. Cuthbert-Flynn...

The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has rescheduled its Electricity Disaster Fund (EDF) webinar to Friday (November 8) at 11:00 a.m. The event, originally slated for November 5, was postponed due to Tropical Storm Rafael. Public Education Specialist at the OUR, Elizabeth Bennett Marsh, said the session aims to heighten awareness among consumers, stakeholders in the power sector and the...

Hon. Fayval Williams will assume duties as Minister of Finance and the Public Service, becoming the first female to assume the post. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement while addressing Wednesday’s (October 30) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon has been appointed Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and...

The Chief Parliamentary Counsel has prepared two draft Bills intended to underpin Jamaica’s transition from a constitutional monarchy to a republic. The proposed pieces of legislation – the Constitution (Amendment) (Republic of Jamaica) Bill, 2024, and the Referendum Bill, 2024, were presented to the Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs on July 22. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, made...

Cabinet is to receive a report from the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force, says Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon. The main function of the Task Force, which was established last year, is to conduct AI research and provide an evidence-based...

Residents of St. Ann North Eastern will go to the polls in a by-election on September 30, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced. This has become necessary following the resignation of the former Member of Parliament, Marsha Smith. Nomination Day is slated for September 11, Mr. Holness, further informed. He made the announcement during Wednesday’s (September 4)...

The Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport has engaged the services of a Legal Reform Consultant to assist with the review of the Road Traffic Act (RTA). Portfolio Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2024 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 4). He informed that the examination and consultation...