The Ministry of National Security (MNS) National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP) says that partnerships are crucial to tackling the issue of trafficking in persons. Speaking with JIS News, MNS, Trafficking in Persons Secretariat Manager, Chenee Russell Robinson, said that partnerships with local and international stakeholders are critical to assisting victims of trafficking and tackling trafficking locally. “Partnerships...

An international resilience, recovery and sustainability task force has been established to respond to the immediate and long-term needs of Haiti’s tourism industry, in the aftermath of the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that rocked the country. The Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC) will be coordinating the task force’s engagements and other support mechanisms, in Jamaica’s response to the...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the country’s Praedial Larceny Prevention Unit (PLPU) has been reaping success recently in curtailing acts of praedial larceny across the country. “We saw over 80 per cent increase in arrests between 2019 and 2020. [Additionally] we saw a 114 per cent increase in overall operations,” Mr. Green outlined while addressing the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness has mandated the board of the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) to explore the monetisation of a portion of its investment in business process outsourcing (BPO) facilities through a listing on the Jamaica Stock Exchange. “This will enable the Port Authority to generate cash, to accelerate other investments [and] at the same time...

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is on track to being certified this year to the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System (QMS) Standard by the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ). JBDC Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Valerie Veira, told JIS News that the certification process commenced in 2020, adding that the auditing aspect is slated to be undertaken in September....

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation’s (JBDC’S) Things Jamaican e-commerce website is being revamped. Reconstruction of the site commenced earlier this year and is slated to conclude by December. Things Jamaican Limited is the JBDC’s retail arm, which provides market access and retailing opportunities focused on promoting and building ‘Brand Jamaica’. JBDC Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Valerie Veira, told JIS News...

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 367 63,831 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 220 36,043 Males 147 27,785 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 18 days to 99 years 1 day to 108 years         PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 2 3,240 Hanover 25 2,048 Kingston & St. Andrew 80 16,705 Manchester...