Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that changes will be made to the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) to enable more families in need of support to be identified for benefits. “We have decided that we are going to do a massive overhaul of the PATH programme in significant ways to ensure that the beneficiary...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) capacity to respond to incidents of domestic violence has been bolstered following the successful training of 24 police personnel under the Domestic Violence Train-the-Trainer Course.   These law officers, who are the first cohort, were trained over five-weeks. They were pulled from police divisions three to five, the Chaplin Services Branch, the Community Safety and Security...

   

Persons with disabilities who contribute to the National Housing Trust (NHT) and are looking to acquire a home are being encouraged to submit their applications early for an NHT scheme unit. This is in order to benefit from the option of having the property modified to meet their physical needs, which will be undertaken by the NHT at no cost...

Custos Rotulorum for St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin, has emphasised the need for societal transformation and cross-sector collaboration to ensure the safety and well-being of Jamaica’s children. “Many of our children experience insidious forms of violence and abuse, and it doesn’t matter the circumstances – every child has a right to be protected from any form of violent...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is reporting that as at this month (June), National Insurance Scheme (NIS) pensioners started receiving their increases. Addressing today’s (June 21) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., said the pension rate increases range from 23 to 76 per cent under the National Insurance Scheme. “We are very...

Government Senator, Abka Fitz-Henley is calling for amendments to critical pieces of legislation that will discourage persons from creating public mischief, particularly in the digital age. Making his maiden presentation, as he opened the 2023/24 State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on June 16, Senator Fitz-Henley called for amendments to the public mischief law. “The state of the...