The Government is committed to ensuring an inclusive society where Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) can fully participate and have equal enjoyment of their rights, says Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda. He said that the Disabilities Act 2014 and its Regulations, which is now fully in place, will strengthen, protect and promote the rights of PWDs, and...

Christmas Day will be celebrated on Monday, December 26 this year. The Ministry of Labour and Social Security advises that the Holiday (Public General) Act, provides that whenever Christmas Day falls on a Sunday, then the Monday (December 26) and the Tuesday (December 27) are to be observed as Public General Holidays. Consequently, as Christmas Day falls on a Sunday...

The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) will be observing Disabilities Awareness Week 2022 from December 3 to 9 under the theme ‘Embracing the Disabilities Act Towards Inclusion’. Executive Director of the JCPD, Dr. Christine Hendricks, told JIS News during a recent interview that activities will get under way on December 4 with a national church service at the...

Youth have been warned to avoid posting negative information on the Internet and to stay away from lottery scamming, as these activities could lead to their demise. According to Deputy Superintendent of Police, Stacey-Ann Powell, the various anti-crime units are on the heels of lottery scammers, who, as a result, are in hiding and unable to benefit from the illegal...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says while there are several programmes for resolving private disputes, many persons are unaware of these. Mr. Chuck, who was addressing Mount Alvernia High School and Cornwall College students in St. James on November 24, said it is against this background that the Ministry has embarked on an islandwide public education drive to highlight...

The States of Public Emergency (SOEs) now in effect in several parishes and police divisions across the island will expire on Tuesday (Nov. 29). This, after two resolutions to extend the enhanced security measures until January 14, 2023, failed to get a two-thirds majority vote, during Friday’s (Nov. 25) sitting of the Upper House. All 13 Government Senators voted for...

A total of 101 firearms and 3,000 rounds of ammunition were handed over to the authorities under the gun amnesty, which ended recently. Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure during the sitting of the House of Representatives on November 22. The amnesty, which started on November 5, ended at midnight on Saturday, November 19. Mr. Holness...