President of the Jamaica Animation Nation Network (JANN), Kevin Jackson, says the future is looking bright for the animation sector, due to the increased demand for local professionals in the field, exposure to international markets, and initiatives being undertaken to develop the creative economy. Speaking with JIS News, Mr. Jackson noted that participation at various workshops and festivals overseas has...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says a land bank is being developed, geared at pinpointing properties across Jamaica that are suitable for agriculture, but are not being used. Speaking at the opening ceremony for the Small Business Association of Jamaica’s (SBAJ) second regional Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) Conference on April 17 at The...

The National Works Agency (NWA) has advised that the bridge located at the eastern end of Howard Cooke Boulevard in Montego Bay, St. James, is to be repaired. Community Relations Officer at the NWA’s Western Office, Janel Ricketts, told JIS News that a particular section of the structure, involving the expansion joints, has been compromised, which necessitates the repairs. “That...

By the middle of this year, the Government should have a fully operational traffic ticketing system in place. This was disclosed by Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, as he opened the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 16. “I have given a commitment that by mid-year we will fix the system. There is...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, says come September when the 2019/20 academic year begins, all reports of corporal punishment being administered in schools “will be treated very seriously”. Mr. Terrelonge, who reiterated the Government’s prohibition policy on corporal punishment, emphasised that this method of discipline “is not the solution for a...

The islandwide network of surveillance cameras under the Government’s ‘JamaicaEye’ initiative is being further boosted through the forging of additional public-private partnerships (PPPs). Senior Director for Modernisation and Strategic Projects in the National Security Ministry, Arvel Grant, says the new partnerships are being formalised through memoranda of understanding, details of which will be announced soon. He informed that there are...

Consultations with key stakeholders from the Ministries of Entertainment, Local Government, and National Security are to begin regarding amendment to the Noise Abatement Act and the hosting of entertainment activities. Opening the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 16, Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, said in the current legislation there is always conflict...