Community Relations Officer for the National Works Agency (NWA) western office, Janel Rickets, says the entity is engaged in clearing drains that were blocked as a result of flood rains in St. James on Saturday (January 9). She noted that work is being undertaken along the roadway from Lethe to Long Hill, which was the area most impacted by the...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has welcomed a private-sector-led project that will strengthen energy resilience in Jamaica by accelerating the adoption of distributed solar energy. Through an alliance of Jamaican and international organisations, with funding support of US$4 million from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the three-year undertaking will build resilient distributed energy...

Members of the public have until Friday, January 29 to submit written comments to the Joint Select Committee of Parliament on the National Identification and Registration Act, 2020 (NIDS). Comments may be submitted to Clerk to the Houses, Gordon House, 81 Duke Street, Kingston or via electronic mail to clerk@japarliament.gov.jm. The 71-page document can be downloaded from the Houses of...

Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison, is lauding the Universities and Colleges Apostolic Ministry for supporting children affected by domestic violence, through the donation of funds and tablets to facilitate online learning. Representatives of the organisation handed over $15,000 plus two tablets valued at $25,000 each, during a ceremony at the Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) in Kingston on Wednesday...

The capacity of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) to provide psychosocial support to at-risk children has been boosted with the certification of 24 of its social workers in clinical social work. The newly certified personnel, who are equipped to provide the necessary intervention to promote the mental and social well-being of more than 6,500 wards of the...

While the Ministry of Health & Wellness continues to assess the degree of spread of COVID-19 over the holiday season, the Government of Jamaica has announced an extension of the islandwide curfew and all other previously announced measures under the Disaster Risk Management Act, until Sunday, January 31, 2021. The islandwide curfew hours will therefore remain in place commencing at...

The Judiciary of Jamaica has introduced direct deposit payments as a more efficient and convenient way to collect maintenance, jury duty stipends and reimbursement of bail bonds from the relevant courts. Director of Court Administration, Mrs. Tricia Cameron-Anglin, described direct deposit as game-changing for the courts, adding that several cheques have become stale dated because of non-collection. This forms part...