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A section of the Ferris to Mackfield roadway in Westmoreland.

Opening Of Paradise Bridge In Westmoreland Soon

Community Relations Officer at the Western Office of the National Works Agency (NWA), Janel Ricketts, has informed that replacement of the Paradise Bridge in Westmoreland is in the final stages of completion. In an interview with JIS News, Ms. Ricketts...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the House of Representatives on December 10.

House Passes Transfer Tax (Amendment) Act, 2019

Workers plant hemp at Organic Growth Holdings Incorporated’s craft medicinal hemp farm at Long Pond Estate in Trelawny.

Planting Begins On Medicinal Hemp Farm In Trelawny

New Mobile App To Help Motorists Decide When Buying Gas

National Security Minister, Hon Dr. Horace Chang, speaking at the press launch of the Dream 36 Housing Development Project at RIU Montego Bay in St. James, on Wednesday (December 11)

Gov’t Continuing Work To Reduce Squatting

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (right), in discussion with (from left) Chief Technical Director in the Justice Ministry, Grace Ann Stewart, and Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, during a Justice of the Peace (JP) sensitisation session at the National Police College of Jamaica, in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, on Wednesday (December 11).

6 years ago Justice

Justices Of The Peace Encouraged To Exploit Training Opportunities

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is again encouraging Justices of the Peace (JPs) to take advantage of the training opportunities that the Ministry facilitates for them, and maximise the potential benefits to be derived. Noting that training sessions are regularly held for judges, prosecutors and defence attorneys, Mr. Chuck underscored the need for JPs to recognise the importance of their...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (second left), using the new mobile app from the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) on his phone to compare prices of products in John R. Wong Supermarket in New Kingston, at the launch, on Wednesday (December 11). Observing (from left) are Directors of the CAC, Vernon Derby and Daenia Ashpole, and Chief Executive Officer, CAC, Dolsie Allen.

6 years ago CommerceTechnology

Consumer Affairs Commission Launches Mobile App

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) has launched a new mobile app, called the CAC Jamaica App, which will allow consumers to compare prices on their phones for products being sold across the island at businesses registered with the government agency. The CAC Jamaica App, which can now be downloaded through the Google Play Store, was launched between the grocery aisles...

Chief Executive Officer of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, addresses a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (December 11).

6 years ago Commerce

Consumers Urged To Exercise Caution When Making Purchases

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is urging consumers to exercise due diligence when making their purchases during the Yuletide season. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday, (December 11), the agency’s Chief Executive Officer, Dolsie Allen, said that consumers should demand receipts when making transactions. “Ask for a proper receipt, not just a listing tape. If you are made...

6 years ago Commerce

CAC Secures $18.5 Million On Behalf Of Aggrieved Consumers

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) has secured $18.5 million in refunds and compensation on behalf of aggrieved consumers who transacted business with product and service providers between January and November of this year. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (December 11), the agency’s Chief Executive Officer, Dolsie Allen, said that the amount represents resolution of 82.5 per cent...

Senior Medical Officer of Health and Head of Surgery at the St. Ann’s Bay Hospital, Dr. Tanya Hamilton-Johnson, speaking at the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s (PIOJ) ‘Dialogue for Development Series’ at the St. John’s Anglican Church in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, recently.

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Ageing Population Increasing Demand For Health Services

Senior Medical Officer and Head of Surgery at the St. Ann’s Bay Hospital, Dr. Tanya Hamilton-Johnson, has pointed to the need for expansion of public health services to meet the needs of Jamaica’s ageing population. She noted that more older persons are turning up at health facilities with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among other conditions. “What we are seeing is that...

Chief Executive Officer, Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter (right), converses with (from left) Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Marcia Yvette Gilbert-Roberts; Commercial Manager, DHL Express, Michelle Andrew; Senior Vice President, Corporate and Commercial Banking, Scotiabank, Perrin Gayle; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Dianne McIntosh, at the official launch of the agency’s online adult passport renewal application system, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on December 11.

6 years ago National Security and PeaceVision 2030

Adults Can Now Renew Passports Online

The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) online passport renewal application process for adults is now operational. To use the system, customers need to log on to PICA’s website at www.pica.gov.jm and begin the process from any location in the world any hour of the day. Once the applicant logs on to the system, he or she will also need...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Lester Michael Henry, lays a wreath at the shrine of the late former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Michael Manley, in National Heroes Park on December 10, to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the birth of the late former Prime Minister. Mr. Manley was the fourth Prime Minister of Jamaica, serving from 1972 to 1980 and from 1989 to 1992. He was born December 10, 1924 and died March 6, 1997.

6 years ago Community

PHOTOS: Michael Manley Tribute

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Lester Michael Henry, lays a wreath at the shrine of the late former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Michael Manley, in National Heroes Park on December 10, to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the birth of the late former Prime Minister. Mr. Manley was the fourth Prime Minister of...