Members of the Senate, on Thursday (December 21), passed the Domestic Violence (Amendment) Act, which will provide greater protection to victims of domestic violence. The legislation has been amended to provide for increased penalties for breach of Protection Orders from a maximum of $10,000 to a maximum of $1 million, and a sentence of up to one year in prison....

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is advising Jamaicans who receive barrels from overseas during the festive season to be careful when displaying the empty containers bearing their relatives’ personal information. Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Corporate Communications Unit, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Stephanie Lindsay, told a recent JIS Think Tank that while these containers are very useful...

A Bill to amend the Domestic Violence Act was passed in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 19). Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, concluded the debate in the Lower House, where she underscored that the Bill is indicative of the Government’s position on citizens’ security and safety. “Today we have traversed the landscape of...

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (West), Hon. Homer Davis, has announced a series of events for the upcoming Sam Sharpe Flames of Freedom ceremony, slated for Tulloch Castle in Kensington, St. James, on December 27. These include a torch run and a celebratory concert, the State Minister pointed out. Mr. Davis, who was speaking at...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has been in discussions with several overseas farm work programme employers in Canada, with a view to their recruiting Jamaicans with disabilities. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., made the disclosure during an interview with JIS News. “We have already started to have positive conversation with some of the employers in Canada, some...

The Mount Olivet Boys’ Home Layers Project, launched in August of this year, is now reaping positive results for the home and its residents. The project, which was established to provide an income for the facility and participating boys, started from a donation of 100 layers from the animal and specialty feeding company, Nutramix. In a recent interview with JIS...

The ‘New Limb, New Life’ programme is providing opportunity for amputees to regain their mobility, while educating persons about the debilitating effects of non-communicable diseases (NCD), says Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. Under the $50-million initiative, prosthetic legs and arms are provided to qualified persons who have lost limbs due to a health condition or...