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Leader of Government Business in the Upper House and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, closes the debate on the Dogs (Liability for Attacks) Act, 2020, during the sitting of the Senate on Friday (December 4). The Bill, which provides for criminal and civil liability for an owner of a dog that attacks, injures and/or causes the death of a person, was passed at the sitting.

Provisions Made for Presumptions in Dogs (Liability for Attacks) Act

Provisions have been made under the soon-to-be enacted Dogs (Liability for Attacks) Act, 2020, for presumptions that hold dog owners accountable if the animals attack an individual in a public space, whether or not there is formal proof of ownership....

Jamaica’s Revivalism Submitted for UNESCO Inscription Consideration – Grange

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (right), view a major breakaway on the Gordon Town main road, today (December 5), during a tour of the area. With the Prime Minister are Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington (left, background) and senior officials from the National Works Agency (NWA).

Alternative Road in Gordon Town to be Completed in Three Weeks

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (sixth left), gives the thumbs up at the launch of free public Wi-Fi in the town of Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on Friday (December 4). He is joined by (from left): Director, Enterprise, Government and IT Solutions at Cable and Wireless Business, Carol Robertson; Councillor for the Ocho Rios Division, Michael Belnavis; Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams; State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service and Member of Parliament for North East St. Ann, Hon. Marsha Smith; Charmaine Dean, Representative of Custos Rotulorum of St. Ann, Norma Walters; and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund, Daniel Dawes.

Residents and Visitors to Ocho Rios Have Access to Free Wi-fi

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), heads a group of health workers during a road promotion of the Mask Up Before You Talk Up COVID-19 campaign in the town of Port Antonio, on Thursday (December 3).

PHOTOS: Mask Up Before You Talk Up Campaign

Garfield Wood of GW Architects (right), explaining the retrofitting works taking place at the Port Antonio Health Centre, on Thursday (December 3). Listening are Member of Parliament, Portland East, Ann-Marie Vaz (second row, left); British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Asif Ahmad (second row, right); Minister of Science, Energy and Technology and Member of Parliament for Portland West, Hon. Daryl Vaz (third row, left) and Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third row, right).

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Residents of Port Antonio to Benefit From Retrofitted Health Centre

Residents of Port Antonio in Portland will soon benefit from a retrofitted health centre, into which the United Kingdom (UK) AID has pumped US$1.3 million, under the SMART Health Care Facilities in the Caribbean Project, being administered by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Although work began in one section of the building, the launch for the retrofitting works at...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), in discussion with Managing Director of Kemteck Development and Construction Limited, Sylvester Tulloch (left), and Director of Omni Industries Limited, Von Whyte, at the adoption ceremony for the Brown

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Health Minister Says COVID-19 Has Taught A Crucial Lesson

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the COVID-19 pandemic has taught a crucial lesson, that regular health checks prevent deaths and long-term injuries. The Minister, who was delivering the keynote address at an adoption ceremony for the recently opened Brown’s Hall Health Centre in St. Catherine, on December 2, said the global health challenge brought...

President of the American Chamber of Commerce of Jamaica (AMCHAM), Ann-Dawn Young Sang

6 years ago Investment

AMCHAM Says Jamaica Ripe for Investment

President of the American Chamber of Commerce of Jamaica (AMCHAM), Ann-Dawn Young Sang, is inviting United States (US) investors to look to Jamaica. She said that the country’s various competitive advantages – its near-shore offerings with being approximately 90 minutes from the closest US border, its strong services industry, dynamic marketplace and rigorous implementation of various coronavirus (COVID-19) protocols, among...

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Floyd Green (fifth left), with members of the Praedial Larceny Prevention Coordination Unit at the Anti-Praedial Larceny Pre-Christmas Training Programme held at the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Criminal Investigation Branch on Oxford Road, Kingston, on Wednesday (December 2).

6 years ago National Security and Peace

Praedial Larcency Unit Ramps Up Efforts For Christmas Season

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Praedial Larceny Prevention Coordination Unit is ramping up efforts to tackle farm theft over the Christmas season. “The Ministry and the Unit have increased our resources and strategies to combat this. We know that incidents of praedial larceny increase significantly during the Christmas season, so there is a need for...

Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson. (JIS File Photo)

6 years ago National Security and Peace

Measures Being Put In Place To Address Recent Increase In Violence

Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, says measures are being implemented to address the increase in violence over recent weeks. He said that the uptick stems from inter/intra-gang killings and shootings, illegal parties as well as domestic-related and interpersonal incidents. “As our gang strategy reaps success, we find that… as we incarcerate gang leaders and members of gangs, the...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Adopt-A-Clinic An Important Public-Private Partnership – Minister Tufton

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Adopt-A-Clinic initiative continues to be an important public-private partnership in supporting the delivery of primary healthcare in communities. He noted that the programme, which was established three years ago, has been embraced by members of the diaspora, many of whom have been doing their part to improve the...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), holds a cheque for $494,000 presented to the National Education Trust (NET) by the Jamaica Social Stock Exchange (JSSE), under the ‘One Laptop or One Tablet Per Child’ Initiative. The ceremony was held at the Ministry, National Heroes Circle in Kingston, on Thursday (December 3). With the Minister (from left) are grade-six student, St. Michael’s Primary, Latoya Lancaster; Manager, JSSE, Nora Blake; Group Business Development Manager, JSSE, André Gooden; and grade-six teacher, St. Michael’s Primary, Marissa Francis.

6 years ago Education

NET Receives $494,000 From JSSE For Tablet Initiative

The National Education Trust (NET) has received a cheque for $494,000 from the Jamaica Social Stock Exchange (JSSE) for the ‘One Laptop or One Tablet per Child’ initiative. The One Laptop or Tablet Per Child initiative aims to promote inclusivity in the education sector by providing needy students with the requisite tools to function in the online teaching and learning...