The Tobacco Industry Regulations (Validation and Indemnity) (Repeal) Act 2021, was passed in the Senate on April 23. The legislation provides for the validation and confirmation of all acts in relation to the winding up of the Tobacco Industry Control Authority, including the divestment of assets, entering into contracts and the payment of redundancies to officers and servants. It also...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett will join other global tourism decision-makers in Mexico for the World Travel & Tourism Council’s Global Summit 2021. The event is being organized in partnership with the Government of Quintana Roo, under the theme ‘Uniting the World for Recovery,’ and will run from April 25-27 in Cancun. While in Mexico, the Minister will be participating in...

Jamaicans are being encouraged to write and publish their own stories, by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. Speaking during a virtual celebration of World Book and Copyright Day 2021, on Friday (April 23), Miss Grange said it is important to write and “to tell our stories from our unique perspectives.” “Our song writers are lyricists...

The Government is committed to providing humanitarian assistance to the Government and people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, following the impact of the La Soufrière volcano on the island. This was emphasised by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, during Friday's (April 23) sitting of the Senate at Gordon House. Senator Johnson...

The Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) is celebrating Intellectual Property (IP) Week from April 23 to May 2, with several activities. “Each year during the last week of April, JIPO highlights the importance of intellectual property rights to national growth and development by observing IP Week. The week coincides with IP Day (April 26) and is observed by the World...

The Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) is looking to further amend the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2015 to increase access to copyright works by members of the disabled community. The objective is to bring the law into alignment with the provisions of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)-administered Marrakesh Treaty, which aims to make the production and international transfer of specially...

The St. Thomas Tourism Destination Development and Management Plan has been completed and will be unveiled in the 2021/2022 fiscal year. This disclosure was made by Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, today (April 23) at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ held at the agency’s head office in Kingston. “The Prime Minister had given instructions as it relates...