A certificate is an official government-issued record of a person's birth, death, adoption or marriage printed on security paper and includes deeply engraved ‘blind’ embossing, Watermark, and engraved texts. The certificates were introduced by the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) on May 7, 2001 to eradicate fraudulently produced certificates. These fraudulent produced certificates are often used to obtain genuine documents needed...

With prevailing concerns over obesity as a modifiable risk factor for non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as diabetes, the Ministry of Health & Wellness is prioritising progress on food labelling in the work of its National Food Industry Task Force. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton made the revelation in a virtual meeting convened with the Task...

Director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Office), Evan Thompson, is encouraging Jamaicans to prepare for the possibility of more rainfall on the weekend. He said that the island may be impacted by a tropical wave, which is now developing in the Central Caribbean. “There is a tropical wave that is moving in. It will increase rainfall in the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that more than 200 roads islandwide were severely impacted by recent heavy rains associated with Tropical Storm Eta. He was reporting on the impact of the system on the island, during the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 10) at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. “Under the previous...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says that a “very strong” communication programme will be rolled out for the ‘Jamaica Cares’ travel insurance programme, which will be launched shorty. The revolutionary initiative is aimed at providing travel protection and emergency services to tourists coming into the island, given the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19), as well as to ensure the safety...

Member of Parliament (MP) for South St. Andrew, Mark Golding, was on Tuesday (November 10) presented with the Instrument, which officially appoints him as Leader of the Opposition by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen. The ceremony was held at King’s House in St. Andrew. In congratulating Mr. Golding on his new role, the Governor-General said that...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, has reiterated the Government’s commitment to creating and maintaining an enabling environment for Jamaican innovators to register, protect, monetise and commercialise their intellectual property (IP) rights. “The protection of the intellectual property of our innovators is another step in the ecosystem that we must bolster in support of their growth and...