Jamaicans who find themselves in vulnerable situations while travelling abroad can be assured that their rights and interests will be protected. This is made possible through a growing network of 95 Honorary Consuls, and 19 Jamaican embassies, high commissions and consulates general. Over the past two years, they have helped Jamaican nationals who faced challenges overseas because of the coronavirus...

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) remains steadfast in its mandate of protecting children from harm and ensuring their well-being. During Child Month (May), the agency will undertake several activities predominantly targeting children in State care and their families, with an emphasis on providing opportunities for children’s self-expression, in keeping with the 2022 Child Month theme, ‘Listen Up!...

Screams of excitement punctuated the air on Tuesday (May 3) as students from primary and infant schools across Northeast St. Ann came face-to-face with the Child Protection and Family Services (CPFSA) mascot, ‘Mr. Protector’, which was designed by a primary-school student. The mascot made its inaugural stop at the Bamboo Primary and Junior High School, the institution that its designer,...

The Jamaica Archives and Records Department (JARD) remains steadfast in its quest to preserve the documentary heritage of the country. The Department, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, serves as the main repository for the perseveration of government records in paper, audiovisual and electronic formats, relating to the country’s history and heritage. It collects archival materials relating to...

The Manchester based empowerment and charitable group, MATHS Simplified, is steadily making the subject of mathematics easier for students in the parish, while also equipping them with tablet computers. For the second consecutive year, the group staged the MATHS Simplified Essay Competition and awarded four participants with scholarships valued over $89,000. In addition, they also donated 45 tablet computers to students...

Global supply chain challenges, resulting from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and compounded by the Russia-Ukraine conflict, present a window of opportunity for Caribbean countries to explore and pursue regional production capacity buildout. This is the view of Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) President, John Mahfood, who adds that this would enable territories, where possible, to become self-sufficient in and...

For 20 years, the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund has been assisting Jamaican writers in highlighting the nation’s historic and cultural achievements. Through the Fund’s Policy on Literary Works, documentaries, biographies and autobiographies of celebrated Jamaicans, works on parishes and places of historical significance have received support. Fifteen per cent of the Fund’s resources are channeled towards...

Established under the Special Economic Zones Act of 2016, the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) could easily be considered a ‘new kid on the block’. The performance of the Authority and its accomplishments since being established, however, embody the vibrant spirit of Jamaica and showcase that, truly, ‘we are little but tallawah’. The JSEZA is mandated to regulate and...

Business leaders are cautiously optimistic about the prospects of Jamaica’s continued recovery from the economic fallout sparked by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to generate current growth projection outturns. Their outlook is largely based on the Government’s discontinuation of restrictions under the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA) to contain COVID-19 transmission, including curfews and lockdowns. This, they believe, will aid...