At the December 6, 2023 meeting of the Financial Policy Committee (FPC) of Bank of Jamaica, 10 Cyber Resilience Principles were approved by the FPC, on the recommendation of the Financial System Stability Committee (FSSC). The Cyber Resilience Principles are: (1) Not Just an IT Issue, (2) Legal Basis, (3) Adequate Attention on Agenda, (4) Accountability with Expertise, (5) Transparent,...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has extended heartfelt congratulations to Sandals Resorts International for their outstanding wins at the 21st annual Travel Weekly Readers' Choice Awards. The black-tie gala, held on December 13 at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, saw Sandals Resorts clinching two prestigious awards in the highly competitive Best in Hotel Chains category,...

The Government has announced plans to mandate plastic separation and recycling by all ministries, departments, agencies and statutory bodies as part of the management of solid waste. Addressing the opening of a new recycling plant by Recycling Partners of Jamaica at Naggo Head, Portmore, St. Catherine, on Thursday (December 14), Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said legislation will...

The University of the West Indies (UWI) and the Consular Corps of Jamaica, on Thursday (December 14), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will aid in training and building various stakeholder groups’ awareness on human trafficking. The MOU was signed during a ceremony at the UWI Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew. In her remarks, Minister of Foreign Affairs and...

Motorists are being advised of temporary traffic changes for Morant Bay on Sunday, December 17, as the St. Thomas Municipal Corporation hosts its annual kids’ treat, Christmas tree lighting ceremony and fireworks display. Speaking during the Corporation’s monthly meeting on Thursday (December 14), Mayor of Morant Bay, Councillor Hubert Williams, said the arrangements are in anticipation of the significant turnout...

Persons in the parish of Clarendon and surrounding communities who experience various forms of gender-based violence can now get support at a One Stop Victim Unit located at the Denbigh 4-H Centre. Operated by the Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA), it was established with support from various agencies and the Spotlight Initiative (SI). Delivering...

Traffic changes have been announced for Ocho Rios and Brown’s Town in St. Ann over the Christmas and New Year holiday period. These are scheduled to run from December 18, 2023, to January 3, 2024, according to St. Ann Municipal Corporation Chairman and St. Ann’s Bay Mayor, Councillor Sydney Stewart. Addressing journalists during a press briefing at the Corporation’s office...