Work has started on phase three of the $2.7-billion Greater Mandeville Water Supply Improvement Project. The project includes the supply of well pumps and transmission pipeline replacements; supply and installation of a 200,000-imperial gallon steel tank; construction of three new well sites; and installation of new transmission mains to replace aged infrastructure, and seven new pumping units. “When completed, more...

The Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology (MSET) is inviting all electricians and electrical inspectors to participate in the public consultation series for the Government Electrical Regulator (GER) being held September 28 and 29. The GER, formerly the Board of Examiners (Licensing of Electricians) is being established following the passing of the Electricity Act, 2015, which governs the local electrical...

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,...