Debate on the Criminal Justice (Suppression of Criminal Organizations) (Amendment) Act, 2021 commonly called the anti-gang legislation, began in the Senate on Friday (June 11). The amendments specify additional offences for activities in which criminal organisations are engaged, increase the number of offences under the Act, expand the list of aggravating factors to be considered when sentencing an individual convicted...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams is encouraging students to participate in the Ministry’s upcoming summer school offering, to make up for learning opportunities lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Education takes time; learning takes time and in order for us to have our students  catch up to where they were before the pandemic and to move...

The results for the grade six students who sat the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations this year, will be available before August. This was disclosed by Acting Chief Education Officer, in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, at the virtual Town Hall meeting on vaccine sensitization for the education system, held on June 11. “We’re working...

The Tourism room stock in Trelawny is poised for yet another uptick, with the proposed Sun Rise Reef development in Duncans Bay, near Falmouth. Developers, Atelier-Vidal Limited and partner, Coast and Land Aesthetic Development Limited say, the project will build out a collection of exclusive beach front villas, condominium residences and over-water suites. The Duncans Bay community is also expected...

The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has commenced the construction of a new state-of-the-art kitchen at the Lucea Infirmary in Hanover, at a cost of $12 million. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie who visited the construction site on June 10, said the facility will replace the age-old kitchen, which has been ordered closed by the Hanover Public Health...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith says the Trade Marks (Amendments) Act 2021, aims to strengthen the country’s intellectual property protection framework, by providing for Jamaica’s participation in the system of international registration, protection and management of trademarks. Mrs. Johnson Smith who is also Leader of Government Business in the Senate made the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness says the Government is preparing for the full resumption of face-to-face education in the new school year in September. “We are preparing for that (face-to-face classes); the Ministry of Education (Youth and Information) is ready for that; we want our teachers to be ready for that,” he said while addressing a virtual Town...