Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, is encouraging well-thinking Jamaicans to adhere to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection prevention protocols, in order to curtail transmission and not jeopardize the resumption of face-to-face classes for students and teachers. Mrs. Williams, who spoke with JIS News following the presentation of tablet computers at Seaforth Primary School in St. Thomas on...

A total of 26 residents from three Corporate Area communities have been trained as mental health first responders under a pilot project carried out by the Social Work Training and Research Centre (SWTRC) at the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Open Campus. The residents, from Allman Town, August Town and Jones Town, have been equipped with knowledge and skills...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says regional and global multi-stakeholder policy collaboration is key in ensuring the Caribbean’s full recovery from the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Mr. Bartlett said COVID-19 has not only wreaked havoc on Caribbean economies, but has brought tourism to a point where “nothing will, probably, ever be the same again”. He was speaking...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is encouraging private-sector stakeholders to support the third phase of the national ban on single-use plastics, being implemented on January 1, 2021. This phase relates to the importation, distribution, manufacture and use of single-use plastic bags of dimension 24”x24” and below, and thickness of 2.5 mils or...

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) secured $6.8 million in refunds and compensation on behalf of aggrieved shoppers who transacted business with product and service providers between April 1 and November 30 this year. This was disclosed by CAC Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dolsie Allen, during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank session on December 11. Mrs. Allen also advised...

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is encouraging persons to be diligent when doing Christmas shopping. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank session on December 11, CAC Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dolsie Allen, urged consumers to be diligent in determining how best to navigate the generally hectic environment resulting from heightened commercial activities that are synonymous with Yuletide...

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has commended the Universal Service Fund (USF) for expanding its Public Wi-Fi Hotspot Programme into rural communities islandwide. Speaking at the initiative’s latest launch, in Chapelton, Clarendon on December 10, Mr. Vaz said the undertaking is consistent with the Government’s priority of affording internet access to all. “I am pleased that we...