The National Water Commission (NWC) is urging customers to practice proper waste disposal to avoid sewer line blockages. Acting NWC Corporate Public Relations Manager, Delano Williams, told JIS News that the flushing of nonbiodegradable materials is the primary cause of pump obstructions across the Commission’s sewer network. “Some of the things that we flush or dispose of in our kitchen...

Justices of the Peace (JPs) are being reminded to adhere to the law, which requires them to submit annual reports to the Custos of the parish in which they have been commissioned. According to Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, the Justices of the Peace Act 2018 stipulates that JPs must provide annual reports to the Custos of their parish, but...

Households with children, five years old and younger, participating in the anthropometry module of the Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions (JSLC) will receive a token. This was announced by Acting Head of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) Labour Market and Welfare Statistics Unit, Nicole Allen, during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on the 2025 survey, which...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says bridging Jamaica’s productivity gap is critical to safeguarding the nation’s future. Addressing the recent launch of three Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC) toolkits at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew, Mr. Charles emphasised that “all of us have to choose efficiency. We have to choose to be productive;...

Jamaica’s agriculture sector recorded second quarter 2025 calendar year growth in production of 13.7 per cent, according to Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green. He made the disclosure while championing the sector’s resilience in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, which severely impacted the southern region of the island. “Normally, after an event like Hurricane Beryl, you would...

The Rockfort Mineral Bath complex in Kingston, which was closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, has reopened to the public following extensive renovation work undertaken by Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL). The reopening follows the completion of the first phase of what is anticipated to be a five-year rehabilitative programme, being undertaken under a 25-year lease agreement by CCCL, in partnership...

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) has honoured 182 students in State care who sat the 2025 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations and will be matriculating to high school. The top male and female students earned places at Wolmer’s Boys’ School in Kingston and St. Hilda’s Diocesan High School in St. Ann, respectively. All students received a certificate...