The Ministry of Justice is observing Restorative Justice Week from Sunday January 30 to Saturday February 5 this year under the theme “Crime Prevention Through Restorative Justice, is Everybody’s Business.”
The Jamaica Business Development Corporation weekly virtual Biz zone is back. The webinar series is geared at offering specialized training to micro small and medium sized (MSME) owners. Corporate Communications Manager at JBDC Suzzette Campbell says the webinar series began in 2020 after the agency had to pause in person events due to the spread of COVID 19. The series...
The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) is working to improve service delivery to Jamaicans as part of its mission to be ‘Digitally Bold’. This mission has been boosted with the appointment of a new Government Minister responsible for overseeing the entity.
In January, Jamaica joined other countries in observing Human Trafficking Prevention Month. But what is Trafficking and how much of an issue is it in our local context? Manager of the Trafficking in Persons Secretariat, sought to answer these questions and others in a recent JIS TV Get the Facts interview.
A smart Half-Way Tree. That’s the vision according to the Master Plan now being prepared by the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA). We’re looking at the what the agency is hoping to achieve through the plan in the environment corner.
Holiday periods usually see a spike in consumer spending. When the excitement is over not all purchases work the way, it should. The next logical step is to bring the item back where you bought it. But what if the vendor refuses to give you an exchange? Where can you get help? And how much do you know about your...
When the second term of the new academic year began on January 3, Jamaican students and staff returned with hope and expectation to a new normal. Now, several weeks on, we’re visiting classrooms to witness the progress so far. Today’s stop takes us to the old Capital as we pay a visit to Horizon Park Primary and Infant School.
The Ministry of Education and Youth is rolling out plans for students at the infant, primary and secondary levels to help improve their academic performances.
Fifteen men and women from the Greenwich Town fishing village in Kingston are now the recipients of new Yamaha boat engines, which will allow them to go further and faster in search of bigger catches. It's all thanks to the Jamaica Social Investment Fund.
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