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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), in discussion with Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson; and Inspector of Police, Stephen Sharpe (left), during a tour of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) training facility at Tranquility Bay in St. Elizabeth, on July 3.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), in discussion with Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson; and Inspector of Police, Stephen Sharpe (left), during a tour of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) training facility at Tranquility Bay in St. Elizabeth, on July 3.

Minister Commits To Measures To Reduce Attacks On Security Forces

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the Government is committed to taking steps to reduce attacks on the nation’s security forces. Over the past few weeks, police and military personnel came under attack from criminal elements in...
Communications Consultant in the Ministry of Justice, Lavern Reid.
Communications Consultant in the Ministry of Justice, Lavern Reid.

Ministry Hosts Second ‘Access Justice Live’ Virtual Town Hall
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke; and Canada’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters, give the ‘thumbs up’ after discussing Jamaica’s provision under the CA$20-million (J$2.12-billion) Canada-CARICOM Climate Adaptation Fund. The discussion was held during the High Commissioner
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke; and Canada’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters, give the ‘thumbs up’ after discussing Jamaica’s provision under the CA$20-million (J$2.12-billion) Canada-CARICOM Climate Adaptation Fund. The discussion was held during the High Commissioner's recent visit to the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service in Kingston.

Jamaica To Benefit From CA$4.7 Million Under Canada-CARICOM Climate Adaptation Fund
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Seven More Recoveries, Five New Imported COVID-19 Cases
Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, addresses a COVID-19 virtual press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister, recently.
Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, addresses a COVID-19 virtual press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister, recently.

Too Early For Persons To Develop Immunity For COVID-19 – CMO

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Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council, Hugh Faulkner.
Justice

Legal Aid Council To Make Application For Cases To Be Relisted

The Legal Aid Council (LAC) will be making an application at the Half-Way Tree Parish Court for 10 persons who have been incarcerated for extended periods, for their cases to be relisted. This forms part of the LAC’s efforts at facilitating the processing of cases for persons in the system – particularly those who are mentally ill. These are persons...
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An Electronic Business Registration Form (eBRF) Kiosk at the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) in New Kingston.
Finance & Public Service

More Persons Using Electronic Business Registration Form

More business people are using the electronic business registration form (eBRF) to register their operations since the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The online platform, launched by the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) in August 2019, replaces the paper-based ‘superform’ that was introduced in 2014 and allows users to register their business name or company name from anywhere in...
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Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck.
Justice

Justice Sector Stakeholders Urged To Embrace Technology

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is calling on stakeholders in the justice system to embrace the use of technology in order to enhance efficiency and create a first-class justice system. He said that incorporating technology in the justice process will not only speed up the delivery of justice but will assist in case scheduling, case flow, docket management, and jury...
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Reggae Mill
CoronavirusLocal Government

Reggae Mill Closed, But Other Businesses At Devon House To Remain Open

Following his announcement of the closure of Devon House effective today, Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie has disclosed that only the Reggae Mill, the business tenant at the centre of the violation of COVID-19 protocols, will remain closed. “In addition to announcing the closure yesterday, I indicated that a meeting would be held today with...
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Devon House
Local Government

Minister McKenzie Orders Closure Of Devon House

The Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has ordered the closure of all businesses that operate at Devon House, St. Andrew, effective Monday (July 6). The announcement was made at a press briefing held at the Ministry’s Hagley Park Road offices on Sunday (July 5) and follows the circulation of a video on social media of...
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Farmer from East Kirkland Heights, St. Andrew Glenroy Crossman (right), collects money from patron, Denisha Bourne, during a farmers
Agriculture

Booming Sales At Kingston And St. Andrew Farmers’ Market

Farmer from East Kirkland Heights, St. Andrew, Glenroy Crossman, had brought a carload of mainly fruits and vegetables to Friday’s (June 3) farmers’ market held at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries ’ Hope Gardens playfield. Included were lettuce, cantaloupe, water melon, pineapple, scallion, and pak choi. Mr. Crossman was one of several farmers assembled for the market...
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