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The Ministry of Justice has officially opened its newest Restorative Justice (RJ) Centre in St. Andrew on February 1, bringing the total number across the island to 19.

The social housing component of  Housing Opportunity Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme has seen the delivery of homes to scores of families across the island with two North East St Andrew residents among the latest recipients.

The new Electronic Traffic Ticketing System is being hailed as a game-changer by members of the police force. Head of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB) of the Jamaica Constabulary Force, Assistant Commissioner of Police Gary McKenzie tells us more.

Jamaica is one of ten countries in the region undertaking the Integrating Water, Land and Ecosystems Management in Caribbean Small Island Developing States (I W Eco) project. The initiative is expected to significantly improve nature and its inhabitants over on the western end of the island. We’ll explain.

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.

Tax collection not significantly impacted by ongoing pandemic and more TAJ services going online. Let's go for growth.

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 look at the return to face to face classes at two Spanish Town primary schools.

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...