The Judiciary of Jamaica has established a Family and Probate Division of the Supreme Court, which became operational on Thursday (September 16). The new division will hear matters related to divorce, division of property, child custody and maintenance, to improve efficiency and the rate of deposition of matters involving the family. The Family and Probate Division will be primarily managed...

More than 135 members of staff at the Ministry of National Security will line up to be inoculated against the coronavirus (COVID-19) at a vaccination drive on Tuesday (September 21). The exercise, which will take place at the Ministry’s 2 Oxford Road location in St. Andrew, is being staged in collaboration with the Health and Wellness Ministry. Spouses of staff...

Sen. Kamina Johnson Smith Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade has confirmed information that the vaccination status of Jamaican nationals is not being recognized in the United Kingdom, and that some nationals have already been impacted by this development. It is further understood that in addition to their stop-light system (Jamaica is amber), the UK has only recognized the...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising the public that the New Market to Carmel roadway in St. Elizabeth remains impassable. The roadway has been affected by flood water since the passage of Tropical Storm Ida at the end of last month. Manager of Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw says that the road became impassable immediately...

Circuit Court jury trials for the 2021 Michaelmas term, from September to December, have been deferred due to the latest surge in coronavirus (CoVID-19) cases. Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes, made the announcement during Thursday’s (September 16) opening of the Home Circuit Court in downtown Kingston. Mr. Sykes indicated that members of the Judiciary’s CoVID-19 Advisory Committee had several discussions...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has pledged to assist in providing support for the families of two firefighters who lost their lives in a motor vehicle accident along the Laughlands main road in St Ann on September 13. Alex Williams and Stephan Walters were heading home from work after dropping off another Jamaica Fire Brigade...

Residents of 21 Juno Crescent in May Pen, Clarendon are expected to receive certificates of title for their properties within six to 12 months. Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says the Ministry is collaborating with the National Housing Trust (NHT) to deliver the documents within the timeline. The Minister, who visited the community...