Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), welcomes Japan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Toshimitsu Motegi (right), on his arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, on July 19. At centre is Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Masaya Fujiwara.

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., has commended members of the Real Estate Board (REB) and the Commission of Strata Corporations (CSC) for their service to the real estate and housing sector. “The Ministry is on a mission to make all of our agencies distinguished in their leadership through operation and management practices...

More than 400 Justices of the Peace (JPs) across the island participated in a virtual sensitisation discussion on Child Abuse in Jamaica, on July 15. It was hosted by the Minister of Justice,  Hon. Delroy Chuck, to strengthen the capacity of the JPs to provide access to justice information within communities and the wider public. Chief Executive Officer of the...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says the Government is seeking to partner with private-sector entities to construct a new Parish Court building in St. Ann. The Minister was addressing the commissioning ceremony for new Justices of the Peace (JPs) held at the Sandals Ochi Beach Resort in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, and streamed live via YouTube, on Thursday (July...

The Office of the Supervisor of Insolvency (OSI) says there are many benefits for individuals having a positive credit score. Speaking with JIS News, Deputy Supervisor of Insolvency, Fayola Evans-Roberts, said that there are increased opportunities for persons who have a reputation of a positive credit score. A credit score is a number assigned by a mathematical algorithm that converts...

Jamaicans will be able to access a wealth of information about credit repair at the Caribbean Credit Repair Association (CCRA) Credit Restoration Virtual Summit. The two-day summit will be held on Thursday, July 22 and Friday July 23, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and streamed on the Financially Focused Facebook page and YouTube channel. The theme for the event...

Health Promotion and Education Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Gerald Miller, is urging partygoers in the parish to adhere to established coronavirus (COVID-19) protocols when attending entertainment events. In an interview with JIS News, he said that since the entertainment sector reopened on July 1, there have been reports that patrons continue to flout COVID-19 protocols. “We have to...

The Legendary Reggae band, Fabulous Five (Fab 5), performs in the 2021 Jamaica Festival Song Competition, on Thursday (July 15). One of the members, Grub Cooper, is one of the 12 finalists in this year’s competition with the song, ’Unwind’. The competition is organised by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC).

  NEW CASES  24 HRS  OVERALL    NOTES  Confirmed Cases  62  51,282    SEX CLASSIFICATION        Females  36  28,706    Males  26  22,573    Under Investigation  0  3    AGE RANGE  2 years to 95 years  1 day to 108 years              PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES        Clarendon  1  2,750 ...