A total of 1,006 new cases were assigned within the various divisions of the Attorney General’s Chambers for the period April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021. Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte, made the disclosure during her contribution to the 2021/22 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (April 28). She noted that 398 cases were assigned to...

The Government has allocated $800 million to implement the Social Pension Programme this fiscal year. The first phase of the programme, which begins on July 15, targets seniors 75 years and older who are not in receipt of a pension, disability benefit or other retirement benefit or income. Persons receiving cash grants from the Programme of Advancement Through Health and...

Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa Etienne, says health systems and workers across the region are well prepared to deliver routine immunisations safely. Speaking during PAHO’s COVID-19 digital briefing on Wednesday (April 28), she added that in most places, childhood vaccines are being administered separately from coronavirus (COVID-19)-related care. Against this background, Dr. Etienne urges parents...

A student attendance registration application is to be developed to collect information in real time about school attendance. Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, who made the disclosure while addressing a virtual Post Sectoral Debate Press Conference on Thursday (April 29), said current national statistics indicate 74 per cent consistent school attendance among children. Noting that there are...

Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney, says work has been completed on the rehabilitation of the Adelphi Police Station in St. James. The project was undertaken at a cost of $42.2 million through grant funding from the European Union (EU), and includes construction of three cell/lock-up areas, an exhibit room, two offices, a guidance office,...

Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte, says the Motor Vehicle Accident Backlog Project has been extended for a further period of two years, to February 2023. Having successfully achieved most of the targets set in its first year of operation, the project was originally extended for another year up to February 2021. “The extensions granted are to enable consolidation of the...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says there are 107 early-childhood institutions that have been assessed as ready to be transitioned to government infant schools. Making her presentation in the 2021/22 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 28, Mrs. Williams said this transition supports the modernisation of the early-childhood sector in which the Government...