A new Bail Act is to be brought to the Houses of Parliament shortly for consideration. “A new Bail law is far advanced and should be coming before the Parliament within another month or so,” Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, said. She was speaking during the sitting of the Standing Finance Committee at Gordon House...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) is shining the spotlight on the risk factors of colon cancer as Jamaica joins the global observation of March as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. NCD Risk Factor Programme Development Officer in the Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) and Injury Prevention Unit, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Cathi-Ann Williams, told JIS News that the aim...

The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) is inviting stakeholders in the industry to attend a sensitisation session on human trafficking on March 9. The event will begin at 10:00 a.m. at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James and will also be streamed live on all TPDCo social media platforms. Executive Training Manager, TPDCo, Ruth Harris, told JIS News...

The Justice Ministry is looking to roll out more virtual services in the administration of justice across the island, as more Courts now have broadband connectivity. Speaking during the sitting of the Standing Finance Committee on Thursday (March 3), Portfolio Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, said all Courts should be connected by broadband, and in due course, all will have improved...

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) aims to release 1,000 Jamaican Iguanas in Hellshire Hills by 2026 as the iguana population grows under efforts of the Jamaican Iguana Recovery Programme. Speaking during NEPA’s World Wildlife Day Webinar on February 28, Coordinator, Watershed Information System, David Reid, shared some of the ongoing work under the programme to rehabilitate and increase...

Plans by the Government to divest the State-run Milk River Hotel and Spa in Clarendon remain on track. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said that work to amend the Milk River Act, which will facilitate the undertaking, is advanced. He noted that the Government is looking to divest the facility “through whatever means the Enterprise Team recommends”. The objective is...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, has said that land ownership is an untapped area for economic growth and development, and requires urgent attention. The Minister, who was speaking at a recent titling ceremony for the National Land Agency (NLA) Systematic Land Registration (SLR) Programme, said that he will continue to lend his support...