More Jamaicans, including self-employed individuals and workers in the informal economy, are being encouraged to adopt structured retirement planning, amid concerns that pension coverage remains low across the country. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Director, Sales Service and Channel Delivery, Scotia Jamaica Life Insurance Company Limited, Kerry Ann Chong, said estimates suggest that only about 11 to 12...

Local and overseas media practitioners are invited to apply for accreditation to cover the 11th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, to be held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre from June 14-18. Accreditation is open to traditional and new media. Applicants must demonstrate that they have provided, or intend to provide, coverage of the conference during the pre-conference period. The deadline...

Residents of Bamboo, St. Ann, and surrounding communities now have access to enhanced primary healthcare services, following the official reopening and handover of the upgraded Bamboo Community Health Centre on June 5. The facility was rehabilitated at a cost of $68.1 million through a partnership between the National Health Fund (NHF), which contributed a grant of $59.6 million to the...

Western Jamaica will receive the lion's share of 55 new bridges slated for construction over the next two and a half years, under the Accelerated Bridge Programme. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development with responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Morgan, who made the announcement, said the Government is on a drive to improve infrastructure...

Jamaica remains committed to investing in education as a pathway to poverty reduction and community upliftment, says Minister of National Security and Peace, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. “Education is the only sustainable route out of poverty in any community,” he said. “We are fully committed to making the investment in educating our students, educating the population and educating the workforce,...

Residents of St. Ann are being urged to confront substance abuse more deliberately, by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, as the issue is impacting families, children and the overall quality of life in several communities. Dr. Tufton emphasised that addressing substance abuse cannot be left to any one group, noting that families, schools, churches and...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (11th right) joins members of the West Indies and Sri Lanka cricket teams and match officials during the first match of the One-Day International (ODI) series between West Indies and Sri Lanka on Wednesday (June 3), at Sabina Park in Kingston.