The Sexual Harassment (Protection and Prevention) Act, 2021, which took effect yesterday (July 3), is being hailed as an important piece of legislation in ushering in concrete measures to protect the vulnerable and promote cultural change to end sexual harassment. The legislation addresses concerns about sexual harassment that are employment-related, occurring in institutions, or arising in the landlord and tenant...

Seven Shelter Managers across St. James were recognised by the St. James Municipal Corporation for dedicating more than two decades of their lives in service to the country. They were presented with long-service awards at a Shelter Management Conference, held at the Municipal Corporation’s office in Montego Bay on June 6. The awardees have been serving in the capacity since...

Sales Education Consultant for Promethean, South Florida and the Caribbean, Amanda Leich (left), looks on as Titchfield High School students, Zerena Davis (right) and Sherona Kirkland, use the company’s ActivPanel Interactive Display, which was handed over to the institution in Portland on June 29.

Chairman of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Collen Gager, is urging residents and the business community to partner with the Corporation to preserve the town’s Georgian tourism product. In his wide-ranging address at his Mayor’s Forum in Water Square on June 28, Mayor Gager called for citizens to buy into the vision to make Falmouth the...

Some 30 farmers in South St. Elizabeth, who suffered severe losses during recent heavy rains, have received essential inputs and supplies to assist in the recovery effort. The items, which were handed over at the Bull Savannah Church of God of Prophecy in the parish on Thursday (June 29), included seeds, irrigation supplies, fertilisers, chemicals, farm tools, among other things....

Closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras will be installed along the Northern Coastal Highway between Ocho Rios and Discovery Bay in St. Ann under JamaicaEye. In making the disclosure, Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr Horace Chang, said the cameras, which will be strategically positioned, will serve as a robust crime-fighting tool and enhance public safety and security. “We are looking at...

The United Kingdom (UK) business community is being encouraged to look to Jamaica for business opportunities. State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, who met with business interests at the Jamaican High Commission in London recently, said he noted that the country is open for trade and investment. Touting the advantages, he said...