The House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 21) started the debate on the National Identification and Registration Act, which makes provision for a voluntary and secure national identification system for Jamaica. In April 2019, the Constitutional Court highlighted deficiencies in the previous 2017 Act.  However, these have been fully addressed in the new legislation. Opening the debate, Minister of Justice,...

The Justice Ministry’s Justice Training Institute (JTI) has trained over 1,600 Justices of the Peace (JP) between April 2020 and August 2021, using the online modality. Of that number, 350 have been trained since the start of the new financial year, April 2021, said Principal Director of the JTI, Karen Campbell Bascoe. She told JIS News that between April 2020...

Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, says a suite of strategic operations will be undertaken in response to the spike in the country’s crime rate. “We will be conducting a suite of operational responses along with our partners at the JDF (Jamaica Defence Force), MOCA (Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency), which should result in a flattening of this...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 179 80,959 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 108 46,064 Males 70 34,887 Under Investigation 1 8 AGE RANGE 41 days to 91 years 1 day to 108 years   PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 2 4,253 Hanover 2 2,673 Kingston & St. Andrew 63 20,086 Manchester 3 5,544 Portland 3 2,189 St....

Public Relations Specialist and a major contributor to the development of Jamaica’s tourism, Sue McManus, has died. Ms. McManus passed away in South Florida last Thursday (September 16). At the time of her death, she was still involved in tourism as a marketing consultant. A native of the United Kingdom, but who decades ago would begin her ties with Jamaica,...

Jamaica is making progress in addressing beach erosion with the installation of a monitoring tower at the Hellshire Beach in St. Catherine. The tower was erected under the ‘Impact Assessment of Climate Change on the Sandy Shorelines of the Caribbean Project’, which is an initiative of the Caribbean Sea Commission (CSC) of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS). The project...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says World Tourism Day is a celebration of tourism’s ability to drive inclusive development, while generating opportunities for many millions across the globe. Jamaica will join the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the global community in celebrating the Day on September 27, under the theme ‘Tourism for Inclusive Growth’. Speaking at a...