President of the Senate, Senator the Hon. Thomas Tavares-Finson (2nd right), and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert (right), share a light moment with former Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba, Her Excellency Inés Fors Fernández, (second left) and her husband, Ibrahin Ortega Oquendo, when the Ambassador made a farewell courtesy call at Gordon House in downtown...

Attorney Mikhail Jackson (right) of the law firm Livingston Alexander and Levy, which represents footwear brands Nike, Puma and others, discusses the fraudulent features of counterfeit sneakers with Director of the Jamaica Customs Agency’s (JCA) Contraband Enforcement Team, Albert Anderson (second left). Also participating in the discussion (from left) are: Supervisor, Contraband Enforcement Team, JCA, Damaly Thomas; and Deputy Director/...

The St. Elizabeth Health Department has stepped up mosquito eradication activities in the parish. Speaking at Thursday’s (October 14) monthly meeting of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Chief Public Health Inspector for the parish, Everod Lewis, said that fogging was carried out across 16 communities. The areas included Barbary Hall, Stonefield, Watchwell, Alpart, Treasure Beach, Maggotty, Dry River, New Holland,...

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting that the unemployment rate for July 2021 was 8.5 per cent. This is 4.1 percentage points lower than the 12.6 per cent out-turn for the corresponding period last year, according to STATIN’s Labour Force Survey for the month. Director General, Carol Coy, says data from the survey show that the number of...

Electors who have not yet made an application through the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) to renew their existing voter identification (ID) cards are being reminded that they can still do so. “The process will continue. It is up to the elector when they will come in to us. Whenever you decide to come in to our offices, we will...

Minister of Education, Youth, and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, is reminding students and parents to register for the Sixth Form Pathways Programme. “All our students will now have the opportunity to continue their education in one of three pathways,” she said, while addressing a virtual press conference on Monday (October 19). These are the Traditional pathways comprising the Caribbean Advanced...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is encouraging businesses to dialogue with workers to obtain vaccine uptake and buy-in before deciding to embark on a mandatory exercise. “What we recommend to employers who would seek to do this is that they go through a very thorough process of engaging their employees, and companies have done that,” the Prime Minister...