The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting that the Construction subsector grew by seven per cent, and Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing by 2.5 per cent during the July to September 2020 quarter, which contracted by 10.7 per cent, relative to the corresponding period last year. The figures for Construction, and Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing are largely consistent with the...

The Transport Authority (TA) is moving to make greater use of technology to identify infractions that may be committed by public passenger vehicle (PPV) operators on the roadways. “We can take information from persons who have used their smartphones, for example, to record infractions and take information from persons, who use their dashboard cameras,” Senior Legal Officer at the entity,...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (2nd left) presents a gift basket to Lison Burke, who gave birth to the first baby delivered on New Year’s Day at the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine, during a visit to the institution on Friday (January 1). Others from left are: Corporate Programmes Manager, LASCO...

Come January 2, Jamaicans at home and in the diaspora will be able to update their records online via the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) website. The move comes as the department continues to increase the services available to Jamaicans through its online platform. Chief Executive Officer at the RGD, Charlton McFarlane, told JIS News that the service will benefit persons...

Following a range of incidents involving persons using offshore locations for hosting parties in breach of the Disaster Risk Management Order, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Hon. Desmond McKenzie has announced the immediate closure of Pigeon Cay off the island’s southern coast. “This now takes to three in total, the number of Cays that have been closed and...

The Transport Authority (TA) is seeking feedback from the public on a proposal to route all public passenger vehicles (PPVs) that travel in and out of Half-Way Tree, through the Transport Centre. In an interview with JIS News, TA Acting Managing Director, Willard Hylton, said there has been discussion around the matter, which he describes as a “sore point”, for...

The enhanced COVID-19 measures for the parish of Westmoreland previously announced by Prime Minister Andrew Holness will be extended until Friday, January 15, 2021. Westmoreland remains the parish with the highest number of cases per population. The cases are spread across the parish involving more than 30 communities. New cases are arising weekly from several communities across the parish. The...