A new National Public Key Infrastructure (NPKI) project has been launched by the Government under the National Identification System (NIDS) programme. The launch took place on Wednesday (January 15) at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, in Kingston. The NPKI project will be rolled out during the next seven months, with the objective of making Jamaica a more digital society in...

The Government is taking steps to craft legislation to impose harsher sanctions for the owners of dogs that attack, injure and or cause the death of a person. This follows Cabinet’s approval for a proposed reform to the Dogs (Liability of Injuries By) Act, by repealing and replacing it with a new law that will provide for criminal and civil...

Cabinet will be holding a three-day retreat from Thursday, January 16 to Saturday, January 18 as the Government continues to prepare for the 2020/21 Budget. Minister with oversight for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, made the disclosure during today’s (January 15) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. He said Cabinet Ministers will discuss the various programmes and plans...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has condemned the recent acts of violence against women. “I join with my fellow Jamaicans to express outrage that there are misguided persons who believe that the lives of our women can be arbitrarily snatched away just like that,” she said. “These killings re-enforce the need for more sensitisation on...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says he expects a smooth transition from the use of polystyrene products to the alternatives on the market. This, he said, is due to persons and businesses having had a much longer time to prepare themselves for the ban. The Minister was speaking in the...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, is imploring all well-thinking Jamaicans to play their part in ending gender-based violence. Her appeal comes in light of the violent deaths of two young women, over the last 24 hours, at the hands of their spouses. “We have had, over the last 24 hours, cases of gender-based violence, and...

The Embassy of Jamaica will be honoured at this year’s David “Wagga” Hunt Scholarship Ball, which will take place in Washington DC on Saturday, January 18. Ambassador of Jamaica to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey P. Marks, will serve as patron for the event, where the Embassy will be recognised for its support and patronage of the fundraising ball...