The Judiciary of Jamaica wishes to advise the public that the St. Catherine Parish Court’s administrative office is closed until further notice following a fire earlier today (Sunday, July 24, 2022). His Honour Mr. Chester Crooks, Chief Judge of the Parish Courts, said that due to the damage caused to the court’s office by the fire, full operations of the...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the global outbreak of Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). This followed the WHO emergency committee’s second meeting on the virus, at the end of which the current outbreak was given the highest level of alert. According to the International Health Regulations (IHR), a Public Health Emergency of International Concern...

State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (right), converses with Medical Officer of Health, St. Catherine Health Department, Dr. Pauline Weir (right), while Regional Director, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Errol Greene, looks on. The occasion was the St. Catherine Health Services Workers’ Appreciation Church Service at Phillippo Baptist Church in Spanish Town,...

Their Excellencies, Governor-General, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (third left) and Lady Allen second (left); Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Executive Officer, Brigadier Markland Lloyd (left); and other congregants stand in observance of the JDF’s Standard Presentation. The procession was held during the JDF’s National Drumhead Church Service at Curphey Barracks, Up Park Camp, St. Andrew, on Sunday (July 24).

The National Identification System (NIDS) card will include a feature to verify Justices of the Peace (JPs). This will be denoted on the back of the card, which will save the Government some $7.2 million on not having to print separate IDs for the JPs. Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, made the disclosure while speaking at a commissioning ceremony for...

Motorists will now have to ensure their contact information is accurate and up to date, in keeping with the amended 2018 Road Traffic Act. This stipulation is one of two additional amendments to the Act which were approved by the Senate during its sitting on Friday (July 22). The Bill was passed with no amendments in the House of Representatives...

Jamaica now has a Gender and Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (GCCSAP). The Plan’s development was guided by a national gender and climate change assessment, which provided an overview of the policy and institutional contexts for gender-responsive climate action. The assessment also facilitated an analysis of the practical gender and climate change linkages in Jamaica and recommendations for action....