Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says live streaming of select criminal and civil court cases to the public is being contemplated, in a bid to make the judicial system more transparent, while enhancing its accountability. He informed that discussions are underway with Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes; Acting Court of Appeal President, Hon. Dennis Morrison, and several parish judges islandwide...

Several media practitioners participated in a sensitisation workshop hosted by the Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) on Monday, April 30 at the The Courtleigh in Kingston. Facilitator, Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison, told participants that the objective of the workshop is to have a fulsome discussion in terms of what is happening to children in the media landscape and...

St. James business and tourism interests say they are in strong support of the extension of the State of Emergency (SOE) in the parish, arguing that “Montego Bay and neighbouring communities have never felt safer”. Mayor of Montego Bay, His Worship Homer Davis, told JIS News it is clear that the SOE is working, and every effort should be made...

The St. Ann’s Bay Infant School in St. Ann, and Cumberland Health Centre in St. Catherine are the National Projects for Labour Day on May 23. Both Labour Day and Workers’ Week were launched on Tuesday (May 1), by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, at Jamaica House. The activities, being held under the theme – ‘Ramp it Up…...

President of The Mico University College, Dr. Asburn Pinnock, has called for increased private-sector support for education through the provision of scholarships and bursaries to benefit young people from financially challenged backgrounds. He said that education is expensive but is key in breaking the cycle of poverty in many families across the island. Dr. Pinnock, who was speaking at a...

The British Council kicked off its ‘Boys in Education Week’ on Monday (April 30) with an empowerment session for educators. At the event, held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, teachers from across the island were provided with appropriate tools and tips that they can use in their classroom lessons to improve the learning outcome for boys. In...

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) is calling on entrepreneurs to work with the entity to create foods to meet the growing demand for healthier consumption options. Marketing Manager at the SRC, Carolyn Rose Miller, said that “consumers are looking towards health and, wellness and we are open to solutions to address many lifestyle illnesses”. She noted, for example, that persons...