The National Works Agency (NWA) is undertaking phase-three upgrading works on the North Gully in St. James. Community Relations Officer for the NWA’s Western Region, Janel Ricketts, said the works, being carried out at cost of $4 million, involve the demolition of a section of the gully and the construction of a larger capacity concrete ‘U’ drain. They are expected...

Cabinet has approved the establishment and appointment of a National Health Fund (NHF) Institutional Benefits Projects Review Team. The team will serve for one year and include Peter Jarvis (Chairman), Christopher Zacca, Gary Hendrickson, Dr. Ernest Pate, Dr. Lundie Richards, Patrick Lawrence, Dr. Kurdell Espinosa, and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health. According to a Cabinet Ministry Paper tabled...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has assured that adequate security will be provided in major commercial areas, particularly those affected by recent violent flare-ups, to facilitate activities during the Christmas season. This assurance was given by Head of the JCF Corporate Communication Unit (CCU), Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay, while speaking at a JIS Think Tank forum at the agency’s head office...

Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says Jamaica’s international partners can rest assured of the country’s commitment to addressing the challenges fuelling de-risking. This, he said, through its robust regulatory framework for anti-money laundering (AML) and combating the financing of terrorism (CFT), noting that Jamaica and neighbouring Caribbean territories “have been playing an important role” in this regard....

Goat and sheep farmers are being urged to take steps to increase the production of meat. This is in order to satisfy the high demand of distributors, who are being encouraged to support local production instead of importing, said Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Reginald Budhan. He said data provided by the Health...

Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Reginald Budhan, has underscored the need for large-scale investments in Jamaica’s small-ruminants industry. This, he said, is in order to facilitate the expansion of the subsector by increasing the size of goat and sheep herds and diversifying outputs to include by-products such as cheese and milk. “The production...

The Marcus Mosiah Garvey Multimedia Museum at Liberty Hall on King Street, in downtown Kingston, has been renovated at a cost of $13.6 million. The project, which was officially opened on November 17, now features interactive touchscreen exhibits, face-morphing technology and life-size graphics. It was funded by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), and designed by Chicago-based company Art on the...