Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, has hailed the longstanding friendship between Jamaica and the European Union (EU) and pointed to the need for the two to build a bolder path towards achieving shared goals. Senator Johnson Smith was addressing a virtual cultural extravaganza on Sunday (May 9) to mark Europe Day. The one-hour show,...

Regional Director of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), North East Region, Carolyn Stewart, is encouraging persons to report suspected cases of child abuse. “If you feel like a child is being hurt, you have to report it. We do not want you to get the facts; we do not want you to investigate; we do not want...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 74 46,782 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 48 26,190 Males 26 20,589 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 53 days to 87 years 1 day to 108 years         PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 3 2,561 Hanover 4 1,249 Kingston & St. Andrew 16 13,212 Manchester 3...

A High Alert has been activated for 12-year-old Renequa Rainford of Westmeade, Bridgeport, St. Catherine who has been missing since Thursday, May 06. She is of brown complexion, medium build and about 134 centimetres (4 feet 5 inches) tall. Reports from the Bridgeport Police are that about 11:30 a.m., Renequa was last seen at home wearing a pink blouse and...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has called on leaders in the Caribbean and in other parts of the developing world to come together and speak with a unified voice, in all international fora, about vaccine inequality. He said that equitable access to coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines is critical in ensuring the economic recovery of developing countries, particularly those that are tourism-dependent....

The Senate has approved amendments to the Standing Orders to allow members to join and participate in formal sittings virtually, due to the restrictions caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Standing Orders are the rules that govern the proceedings, actions and conduct of members in the Chamber. Piloting the motion during the sitting of the Upper House on May...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information officially launched the pilot Coding in Schools programme during a virtual ceremony on Friday (May 7). The initiative, which involves partnership with Amber Innovations Group Limited, will promote the teaching and learning of coding in public educational institutions across Jamaica. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the delivery of the programme was signed...