The country’s emergency response agencies are on alert as the country braces for the possible effects of a tropical cyclone, which is expected to pass south of Jamaica over the weekend. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond Mckenzie, made the announcement while speaking at a special sitting of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation on Thursday (September 13). Tropical...

The Safety and Security Unit of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has been boosted with a US$3 million support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), under the Ministry/USAID Partnership For Safe School project. Through the project, the Unit will increase the number of hand held metal detectors to 500, and walk through scanners to 30...

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says Government’s move to protect personal data, through the passage of robust legislation, will play a key role in crime fighting. He pointed out that illicit access to and manipulation of data remains a major challenge for governments and business interests globally and is an area that the Government of Jamaica is “really...

Local charity organisations that carry out activities for the social well-being of Jamaicans can benefit from exemption from import duties and other statutory relief for particular items. Speaking with JIS News, Director of Marine Wharves at Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), Kevin Carter, explains that these entities are usually exempt from import duties, General Consumption Tax (GCT), and stamp duties, once...

Government is in the process of acquiring lands at key points across the island for the construction of three marine bases at a cost of $80 million. The project is part of efforts by the Administration to protect Jamaica’s borders by curtailing illicit activities. To be located at Rocky Point in Clarendon; James Bond Beach, St. Mary; and Alligator Pond...

Commanding Officer for the Traffic and Highway Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Calvin Allen, says the police will be maintaining a presence at traffic lights in the Corporate Area during peak hours in order to maintain law and order. In an interview with JIS News on Tuesday (September 4), SSP Allen informed that...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, is reporting that the ‘A New Path’ project has positively impacted more than 1,500 youth. Implemented three years ago, the initiative seeks to transform youth who are in remand centres and State care facilities. With crucial support from the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP), it aims to...