As Jamaica recognises Records and Information Management (RIM) Month activities in April, Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, has applauded RIM practitioners who have given of their time and service towards nation-building over the years. RIM practitioners are responsible to ensure that systems are in place to maintain the integrity of the...

With nearly 70 per cent of the country’s population falling within the working-age cohort of 15-64 years as at 2018, Director for Policy Research at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Suzette Johnson, says that there is opportunity to boost the country’s productivity in order to further improve economic growth. She was speaking at the virtual launch of the 2018...

The American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ) has been collaborating with the Government to promote vaccination efforts in Hanover and providing promotional material and logistical support for members of the public in the parish. Executive Director of the AFJ, Caron Chung, who is in Jamaica coordinating the voluntary organisation’s support of the Government’s COVID-19 vaccination drive, says despite the pause with...

President of the Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ), Dr. Lynden Rose, is encouraging citizens to report justices of the peace (JPs) operating in breach of the code of conduct, to the office of the Custos in their parish. “In terms of how you deal with alleged offenders (JPs), the public has to be involved, the public has to be...

The Honey Bun Foundation has launched the Gapp App, a business diagnostic tool that will enable micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to understand the areas of their business that require improvements. The application, which was launched virtually on Wednesday, April 14, will be available on Android and IOS app stores free of charge. It will make recommendations on how...

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says rare reports of blood clots among persons with low platelets who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19) are being reviewed by regulatory agencies. She said that consequent on this development, “we expect additional recommendations soon”. She was speaking during PAHO’s COVID-19 digital briefing on Wednesday (April 14), Dr. Etienne...

The Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ) says that while there is still more work to be done, significant strides have been made to reduce the backlog of cases in courts at the parish level. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s regional office in Montego Bay, St. James, on April 13, Regional Vice-President of...