Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says that owners of disciplined, well-cared-for and trained dogs are not the target of the Dogs (Liability for Attacks) Act, 2020. She noted that the Bill, which provides for criminal and civil liability for an owner of a dog that attacks, injures and/or causes the death...

Jamaica has been designated the lead national authority among seven Caribbean countries for the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) project, which is being undertaken through a US$1.2-million grant. “The initiative seeks to build on a number of other GCF initiatives and will seek to scale up innovative climate change solutions among civil society organisations/non-governmental organisations (NGOs),” said...

The Westmoreland Health Department will continue its strategic coronavirus (COVID-19) intervention activities on Monday (November 30), with surveillance and testing in Grange Hill to curtail the spread of the virus. The free COVID-19 screening exercise will be held at Gordon Hall, located on the Holy Trinity Anglican Church grounds between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Speaking in an interview with...

Some 12 tablets were handed over to Bryce Primary School, to assist needy students to continue their studies online, while schools remain closed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.   The tablets were donated by Manpower and Maintenance Services Limited, through its Foundation, as part of their 30th-anniversary celebration.    The devices were donated in response to the government’s call...

Some 16 tablet computers were handed over to the Christiana Leased Primary School, by the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Information, as the Government continues the distribution of devices under the Tablets in Schools programme. The Government, through e-Learning Jamaica (e-LJam), began the distribution of 40,000 tablets to students on the Programme for Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) on...

The Ministry of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment, and Climate Change on November 27, hosted a virtual session of the Youth Environmental Advocacy Programme (YEAP), under the theme ‘Build Back Better: Ecological Resilience for Disaster Risk Reduction.’ The forum facilitated discussions with Portfolio Minister, the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. with students from Ardenne High School, Camperdown High School, Mona High School,...

The Cornwall Automotive Training Institute (CATI) in Flanker, St. James was on Friday (November 27), officially renamed the Caribbean Military Academy (CMA) –Montego Bay. The academy, which is the academic institutional arm of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), will have training for the local personnel who will be doing both the military and technical skills through the Jamaica National Service...