The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) is in the process of procuring a new border security management system, to better enable the entity to collect, process, and analyse information on persons entering the country. Speaking with JIS News, the agency’s Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Wynter, said that the new system, which is expected to come on stream in two...

Sixty-three persons have been charged, to date, as the Transport Authority steps up measures to address the overcharging of fares by public passenger vehicle (PPV) operators. Transport Authority Managing Director, Ralston Smith, made the disclosure as he addressed a press conference called by Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, at the Ministry’s Maxfield Avenue offices in...

The Legal Aid Council (LAC) is reiterating its commitment to providing access to Justice Services for vulnerable Jamaicans, with its continued focus on persons living with disabilities (PWDs). Executive Director of the LAC, Dian Watson, says the vision of the Council is to be able to reach everyone, and this includes the disabled community. “We have been working very hard...

The National Partnership Council is to be institutionalised to further strengthen the framework underpinning its function. This was disclosed by Minister Without Portfolio with Responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, during Wednesday’s (October 25) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. The Council, which was first launched in 2011, is a social dialogue collaboration...

Cancer registration data systems are being strengthened with the introduction of an oncology module that will be used across the country’s Regional Health Authorities. The data will be collected using the District Health Information System 2 (DHIS2) and aims to further assist in the country’s ability to monitor the effectiveness of health promotion activities, allocation of resources and interventions to...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining has called for a collective effort to combat praedial larceny, which has plagued the nation for years. State Minister, Hon. Franklin Witter, made the appeal during a Public Health Inspectors Sensitisation Session at Hibiscus Lodge in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on October 24. He argued that it will take State agencies, the private...

Tertiary institutions will be targeted under the HEART/NSTA Trust’s revamped apprenticeship programme, which is slated to be launched next year. The initiative is aimed at ensuring that the workforce is equipped with the skillsets to meet labour-market demand. Speaking with JIS News, Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator...