Government is in the process of updating the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Act to effectively combat human trafficking. “We are currently in the process of preparing further amendments just to ensure that the legislation remains in line with current realities,” said Chairman of the National Taskforce Against Trafficking in Person (NATFATIP), Courtney Williams. He was speaking at a virtual Jamaica...

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is encouraging Jamaicans to properly dispose of the increased waste being generated at home due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Waste management is one of the areas of focus by the agency for World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) 2021, which is being observed on Monday (March 15), under the theme: ‘The COVID Conscious Consumer: Food...

Health Promotion and Education Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Gerald Miller, is assuring residents of the parish that the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines coming into the island are safe and effective. “My advice to persons out there who are skeptical, is to take the jab,” he told JIS News. “A lot of people worldwide are taking the vaccines. I have...

Mayor of Falmouth and Chairman of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation, Councillor Colin Gager, has called on all public officials to get vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID 19). Speaking at the monthly meeting of the municipal corporation on Thursday, (March 11), Mayor Gager volunteered to be “next in line” to receive the vaccine. He said that taking the injection is not...

President of the Vauxhall High School Alumni Association, Jamaica Chapter, Timar Jackson (left), presents grade-nine student, Ishmael Small, with a tablet. The occasion was a ceremony for the handover of 61 tablets donated by the alumni association's New York chapter, at the institution’s Windward Road address in Kingston, recently.

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) will be observing World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) 2021 on Monday, March 15 under the theme ‘The COVID-Conscious Consumer: Food Security, Waste Disposal and Money Management.’ It is part of activities to mark World Consumer Rights Week from March 14 to 20. Speaking with JIS News, Director of Communications at the CAC, Latoya Halstead, said...

Director of the African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank (ACIJ/JMB), Bernard Jankee, says storytelling remains a part of the Jamaican culture and has broadened beyond the traditional sense. “I think storytelling is still very much a part of our existence. It is not in the public eye as much but that doesn’t mean that it doesn’t exist. Anansi stories...