In the 2020/2021 fiscal year, $646 million was paid out in the settlement of 176 matters, says Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck. “I take this opportunity to acknowledge the stellar work of the Ministry’s Finance and Accounts Division as it relates to the settlement of judgment debts… .  We will continue to execute due process for sums awarded in...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. says Jamaica will begin testing its climate predictive system in June. “The tool will enable us as decision-makers to assess climate risk to Jamaica’s infrastructure networks to visualise hot spots of high levels of economic and social value at risk, in relevant time horizons,” he noted. He...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says notwithstanding a few teething pains, the E-commerce National Delivery System (ENDS) pilot has been extremely successful. Speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 4), Mr. Holness noted that it has enabled a number of quick-serve businesses to continue operating during curfew hours. “The demand has been overwhelming and we will...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced the extension of the COVID-19 prevention measures, under the Disaster Risk Management Act, until June 2, 2021. The existing protocols, including the requirement for all travellers to present a negative COVID-19 test conducted within three days of travel, remain in place, as does the requirement to self-quarantine for 14 days after...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says the Government is seeking to redefine how urban renewal is undertaken across Jamaica. Delivering his 2021/22 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on May 4, under the theme ‘reNew Jamaica’, Mr. Charles Jr. noted that the engagement is “not a new idea”, as successive...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says he will shortly bring to Cabinet a strategy for alternative dispute resolution in Jamaica. The strategy seeks to encourage potential litigants to mediate matters before they file cases in the Courts, which would eliminate the need for lengthy trials in those instances. “The Government will be doing its very best to ramp up...

Jamaica has access to a US$1.1-million grant from the Green Climate Fund (GCF), to commence preparation of Jamaica’s first National Adaptation Plan (NAP) for the current financial year. This announcement was made by the Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., during his 2021/22 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on May...