The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Fi Wi Jamaica Project, being executed through the University of Technology (UTech), recently hosted the second in a series of conversations called ‘Big ‘Ooman Chat’. Several successful professional and entrepreneurial women were invited to hear of the success of one major output of the project, ‘Girls using Ubuntu, Respect and Love for...

A team of United States (US)-based meteorologists and hurricane specialists is expected in Jamaica on Friday, April 27, as part of a public education and outreach campaign to boost awareness about tropical storms and hurricanes and to encourage preparedness. The tour is part of a Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour (CHAT) by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) aimed...

The Government has initiated safeguards to protect Jamaica’s interests in light United States (US)-imposed sanctions on Russian aluminium company, UC RUSAL, which operates West Indies Alumina Company (Windalco) in St. Catherine. These interventions include a meeting between Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, and the company’s Country Manager to communicate the Administration’s position and ascertain UC RUSAL’s plans for...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the planned development of Jamaica’s Logistics Hub Initiative (LHI) is now materialising. “The dream has begun (as) we are seeing the first signs of it with major investments along the (Marcus Garvey Drive) corridor,” he said. The Prime Minister was speaking at Tuesday’s (April 24) ceremony to break ground for the Foreshore...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says removing the existing bureaucratic culture will help to fast track several projects and grow the economy. Speaking yesterday (April 24) at the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of 230 housing units as part of the Foreshore Estate development in Delacree Pen, South West St. Andrew, the Prime Minister said there must be unanimous political...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, has expressed condolences to the family members, colleagues and the children in State care who have been impacted by the sudden loss of 30-year-old Kimberly Risden. Ms. Risden, an employee of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), died in a motor-vehicle crash on the Sevens...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, is encouraging companies to increase their investments in human capital development. He said the benefits of doing so include the retention of institutional knowledge; enablement of succession planning; and higher levels of productivity and quality service delivery. The State Minister was speaking at the opening ceremony...

A new multipurpose building, valued approximately $16 million, was officially opened at the St. Augustine Place of Safety, an all-boys institution located in Clarendon, on Tuesday (April 24). Construction of the building, which was funded by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information through the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), is in keeping with the Government’s commitment to...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness, is again calling on Jamaicans to assist the police in the fight against crime, especially in identifying criminals in their communities. “Nobody is invading Jamaica to commit crime; it’s the people in our communities. We know them and we see them. They are our children and they are our relatives. Our silence encourages...