The funerary activities in Jamaica have been reeling from the effects
of COVID-19 since its onset. Jamaicans were accustomed to visiting wakes and
funerals in large numbers, but government policies have placed severe restrictions
on large gatherings like wakes and funerals because of the pandemic. This article
focusses on new trends in the funeral industry prior to COVID-19: the development
of wake bands and the role the funeral parlours played. It also assesses the impact

 
Through legislation and support services, Jamaica’s justice system has
attempted to facilitate children’s participation as witnesses by making rights-friendly
modifications to pre-trial and trial processes. Nonetheless, the overall framework for
the engagement of child participants in the justice sector has remained grounded in a
welfare model, with key gaps in the fulfilment of child witnesses’ participation rights.
The COVID-19 pandemic brought significant adjustments to court processes,

 
The COVID-19 pandemic hit the world with such force that no country
was spared from its adverse impact. In Jamaica, the impact deepened pre-existing
socio-economic inequalities and showed fault lines within government institutions
and realities of people in deprived communities. This article examines the socioeconomic
effects of the pandemic on males, revealing their perpetual state of “double
whammy,” with no latitude to change their circumstances during a global pandemic.
 

 
This research sought to assess the institutional performance of the
Government of Jamaica’s temporary cash transfer mechanism, the COVID-19
Allocation of Resources for Employees (CARE) Programme, which was introduced
in response to the economic and social shock occasioned by the COVID-19
pandemic. By largely drawing on thematically analysed qualitative secondary data
and a modified version of the “4Es” (economy, efficiency, effectiveness, and equity)
approach developed by the Department for International Development as a frame