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Maritime Authority Issues Guidelines To Small Vessels
The Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) has issued bulletins to domestic vessel operators, Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), the marine police and other relevant stakeholders regarding the operation of small vessels. Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ),...
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JBDC Begins Series Of Webinars For MSMEs On April 7
The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is launching a weekly series of webinars called ‘JBDC Virtual Biz Zone’, for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), with the first session scheduled for Tuesday, April 7. Speaking with JIS News, JBDC’s Corporate Communications Manager, Suzette Campbell, said the organisation would be emphasising business continuity as industries grapple with the effect of the...
Bail Hearings Being Done In Some Parishes Through Videoconferencing
The Court Administration Division (CAD) says bail hearings are now being conducted in some parishes through videoconferencing. The initiative began last week, in partnership with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Hearings are being conducted in the parishes of Kingston and St. Andrew, St. James, and Trelawny. Implementation of this measure is also expected to increase the use of technology in...
Restorative Justice Unit Scales Down Operations
Persons utilising the Ministry of Justice’s Restorative Justice Unit are still able to access services, as the unit remains open, but it is scaling down operations and cancelling sensitisation sessions. Restorative justice (RJ), an alternative dispute resolution method, can be accessed through referrals from the police and the courts as well as self-referrals by persons involved in conflicts. The scaling...
St. James Poor Relief Safeguarding Indigent Persons
The St. James Poor Relief Department has put special measures in place to safeguard indigent persons against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Inspector of Poor for St. James, Pauline Lecky, said poor-relief officers have been visiting the homes of the parish’s 1,418 registered poor, distributing care packages containing essential food and personal care items...
Gov’t Considers Publishing Names Of Persons Who Fail To Self-Report
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Government is considering publishing the names of persons who arrived in the country between March 18 and 23 and have failed to report to the Ministry. “We are just looking at one aspect of the law to ensure that we are on good grounds to do that. I...
Security Forces Begin Tracking Persons Who Fail To Comply With Self-Quarantine Order
The Government has started tracking 500 persons who are among those who returned to the island between March 18 and 23 and have ignored persistent calls for them to self-identify and self-quarantine for two weeks. After making several appeals for those individuals to identify themselves to the Ministry of Health and Wellness so that their health status can be determined,...