Jamaicans are being encouraged to be aware of and safeguard themselves against cyber-scams and other cyberthreats. With increased Internet connectivity and in observance of Cybersecurity Awareness Month during October, the Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT), in tandem with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), is highlighting some of the most common threats that have been trending up. Speaking at a recent...

The National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA) has a key role to play in enhancing growth in manufacturing by speeding up the process of inspection and monitoring of entities. This was the word from the Authority’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Lorice Edwards Brown, who spoke about the mandate of the NCRA in a recent interview with JIS News. The regulatory...

Members of the public are invited to participate in activities for Cybersecurity Awareness month in October. The month-long activities, under the theme, ‘Cybersecurity Awareness – Own IT, Secure IT, Protect IT’, will include school tours from October 14 to 16; and roadshows in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, on October 11 and Mandeville, Manchester, on October 25. Attendees at the...

Executive Director of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Dr. Zoe Simpson, is encouraging well-thinking individuals to support adolescent mothers who have reintegrated into the school system, to reduce the likelihood of their dropping out again. “We want to zero in on that period of reintegration because research shows that [at that stage] the girls are still at risk...

Senior Director of Technical Services in the Ministry of Tourism, David Dobson, says tourism is a major source of employment and a powerful driver of economic and social development. Addressing a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, he pointed out that tourism drives nine per cent of Jamaica’s gross domestic product (GDP) and contributes in revenue terms, some 20 per cent of...

The National Water Commission (NWC) has reported that there has been a slight increase in the water levels at the Mona Reservoir and the Hermitage Dam, due to the recent rains across the island. “We have seen some changes in our storage level as of yesterday (September 11). We have moved from 26 per cent at the Monna Reservoir to...

President of the National Water Commission (NWC), Mark Barnett, has announced that the Commission will be sourcing water from the Rio Cobre and rehabilitated wells to address the water issue faced by residents of the Kingston Metropolitan Area (KMA). “We are at an advanced stage of adding 15 million gallons of water per day to the network, coming from the...