The Trelawny police are reporting a 62.5 percent decline in murders in the parish for the first three months of 2021. Divisional Commander, Superintendent Carlos Russell, told JIS News that three murders were recorded between January 1 and March 31, compared to eight for the corresponding period in 2020. He said intense police investigations resulted in two of the three...

Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Councillor Sydney Stewart, says infrastructural improvements to the Brown’s Town market, in St. Ann, are at an advanced stage. The Mayor, who toured the market on March 31 with a team from the St. Ann Municipal Corporation, told JIS News that the refurbishing work is progressing well and he is “fully satisfied” with the pace...

Reforming the Cannabis industry into one which earns maximum benefits globally, is the goal of the newly appointed Chairman for the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), LeVaughn Flynn. He was announced as the new Chairman for this agency of Government on February 23, by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw. Mr. Flynn,  who has written several articles advocating...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, says that the Government is constantly working to expand the options available to persons, who wish to own a home. “We continue, every day, to interrogate the system and to make sure that we can still come up with more creative offerings,” he said, noting that among...

Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Councillor Sydney Stewart, will lead a team across major towns in St. Ann over the Easter holiday, to provide meals to the homeless during the extended curfew period. The holiday curfew will begin at 8:00 p.m., today (April 1) and continue throughout the entire day on Good Friday (April 2), ending on Saturday, April 3...

Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe, says that the necessary preparations are being made to facilitate students with special needs, who will be sitting the May 26 Ability Test component of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP). Speaking at a virtual Parenting Conference on March 31, Dr. Troupe noted that the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, caters to students...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, the Hon. Fayval Williams, says that measures are being put in place to ensure the safety of students, who will sit the Ability Test component of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) on May 26. “I know that collectively, there is concern about the possible exposure of our students to COVID-19 and the potential spread....