KINGSTON, Jamaica January 29, 2022 - JIS - The national voter identification (ID) cards have been brought up to international standard, with new design and security features added. The cards, which are being distributed by the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ), and are set to expire in 2031, pioneer a new level of identification security for Jamaica.
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Following rapid developments in the sexual abuse lawsuit against Prince Andrew, Buckingham Palace issued a statement announcing that Andrew will lose all his remaining patronages and military titles (such as...
KINGSTON, Jamaica, January 21, 2022 - (JIS) History was created on Thursday January 20, when Rear Admiral Antonette Sandra-Lee Wemyss Gorman was installed as the Jamaica Defence Force’s (JDF) first...
KINGSTON, Jamaica January 12, 2022 -Former Jamaican prime minister PJ Patterson, has added his voice to the call for the posthumous exoneration of the Rt Honourable Marcus Garvey, National Hero...
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MONTEGO BAY, December 26, 2021 - As we get ready to commemorate the 190th anniversary of the Sam Sharpe War which began just after the Christmas festivities on the 27th...
An ecclesiastical court is expected to meet early February, to deliberate over a decision by the of University of Cambridge, to remove a memorial located in the Jesus college chapel,...
LONDON, England, December 14, 2021 - UK Home Secretary Priti Patel is facing legal action for the failure of the Windrush Compensation Scheme to pay victims – with just five...
WASHINGTON DC, December 7, 2021 - Yet another effort is being made to have the president of the United States grant a pardon for one of Jamaica’s National Heroes, The...