Director, Environmental Management and Conservation, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Anthony McKenzie (left), along with Chief Executive Officer, and Government Town Planner, NEPA, Peter Knight, participates in mangrove replanting activities along the Palisadoes strip within the Palisadoes-Port Royal Protected Area (P-PRPA), on June 4.

The Senate has approved legislation to formally merge the functions of the Agricultural Marketing Corporation (AMC) under the Agro-Investment Corporation (AIC). The Bill, the Agro-Investment Corporation (Amendment) Act, was passed today (June 4), without amendments. Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Leslie Campbell, who piloted the Bill, said the merger is consistent with...

State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, exits the newly installed elevator at the Ministry’s St. Catherine Parish Office, which was commissioned into service on June 1.

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, says the Government is committed to eliminating all HIV/AIDS-related stigma in the society. Speaking at the virtual launch of the UNAIDS 2020 Annual Report for Enabling Environment and Human Rights in Jamaica, today (June 4), she said discrimination and violence against persons living with the disease are...

Chief Justice, Bryan Sykes, has welcomed the investment by the Universal Service Fund (USF) in boosting the information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure of the courts, as a further step towards enhancing access to justice for Jamaicans. He said that equipping courts with the necessary technology, coupled with the training of staff, will improve the efficiency of courtroom proceedings. “COVID-19...

The Government is moving to strengthen the legislative framework governing food safety in Jamaica through rationalisation of existing laws and promulgating modern legislation in keeping with international standards. This was disclosed by Director of Veterinary Public Health in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Linette Peters, at a JIS Think Tank on Thursday (June 3). She said that currently,...

The Traffic Ticketing System will soon be able to update payment and warrant records in real time, following technological support from the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology. Upgrading of information and communications technology (ICT) systems, according to the Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, comes in recognition of the need to modernise Jamaica’s Justice System. “The...