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OUR Hosts Webinar on Water Service Issues

The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) in collaboration with the National Water Commission (NWC) on Tuesday (March 11), hosted an online webinar to provide insights into the water utility complaint resolution processes. According to the OUR, there have been various...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) turns on the valve at the commissioning ceremony for the Runnit Pipeline Project in St. Elizabeth on March 14. Looking on (from left) are Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth North Eastern, Delroy Slowley and Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Water, Hon. Matthew Samuda.

Prime Minister Tours Water Project in St. Elizabeth

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second left), in conversation with (from left) Managing Director of the Transport Authority (TA), Ralston Smith; Acting Managing Director of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Owen Ellington; and Director General of Road Traffic, Island Traffic Authority (ITA), Col. Daniel Pryce. The event was the Ministry’s recent press conference, held at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in Kingston.

Positive Outcome Expected from New Use of Percentage of Traffic Fines

Former Ambassador to the United States, Audrey P. Marks.

Ambassador Marks Bids Farewell to Embassy Staff

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (third left, foreground) hands over a tablet to Principal of Leeds Primary & Infant School in St. Elizabeth, Christene Dawkins (second right, foreground), on behalf of e-Learning Jamaica Limited (e-LJAM), during a visit to the institution on Thursday, March 13. Looking on (from left) are Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of e-LJAM, Andrew Lee; Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth North Eastern, Delroy Slowley; Regional Educational Director for Region Five, Susan Nelson Smith; and school staff and students. A total of 50 tablets were presented by e-LJAM to facilitate online learning at the school, which has suffered major damage due to fire.

PEP to Proceed as Scheduled at Fire-Damaged Leeds Primary & Infant School

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, addresses the launch of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) Positive Behaviour Management Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Manual on Thursday (March 13), at the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre in Spanish Town, St. Catherine. Listening (seated from left), are Chief Technical Director at the Ministry, Shauna Trowers; Commissioner of Corrections, Brigadier (retired) Radgh Mason; and Deputy Country Representative, the United Nations Children

1 year ago National Security and Peace

Positive Behaviour Management Manual Launched for Juvenile Correctional Facilities

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has launched a Positive Behaviour Management Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Manual, as a crucial step towards converting juvenile correctional facilities into places of transformation. With a focus on rehabilitation rather than punishment, the SOP outlines consistent, evidence-based strategies for promoting positive behaviours and addressing challenging ones, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyone....

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, opens the 2025/26 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 11).

1 year ago BudgetFinance & Public Service

Single Tax Rate on Dividends to Attract Investors

The Government will be applying a single tax rate of 15 per cent to dividends for resident and non-resident companies and individuals, which is expected to make Jamaica more attractive to both local and foreign investors. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure when she opened the 2025/26 Budget Debate in the House of...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the official launch of Infiniti Cooperative Credit Union Limited at AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston recently.

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Prime Minister Encourages Savings Culture Amid Record-Low Unemployment in Jamaica

As the country enjoys historically low unemployment rates, Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, encourages Jamaicans to save a portion of their income and embrace fiscal prudence. Jamaica’s unemployment rate has stood at a record low 3.5 per cent as of October 2024. This represents a decrease from the previous record of 3.6 per cent in July 2024,...

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UWI Lauded for Generating Research and Analysis to Inform and Shape Policy

The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, is being lauded for its invaluable contribution in generating research and analysis that inform and shape policy. “From advancement in healthcare, pioneering work in the social sciences, education, agriculture and technology, UWI represents a repository of expertise with the potential to transform lives,” said Senior Education Officer in the Ministry of Education,...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

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Labour Minister Assures Jamaicans of Their Religious Freedom

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is assuring all Jamaicans that the Government is committed to upholding religious freedom and will never impose policies that force individuals to act against their faith. He was responding to concerns raised by members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church regarding Saturday operations at Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ). In a statement...

An aerial shot of Montego Bay oceanfront in St. James.

1 year ago National Security and Peace

Mobay Celebrates Drop in Crime

Stakeholders in Montego Bay, St. James, are hailing the decline in crime in the parish since the start of the year. February marked a historic low in violent crime with one murder recorded. Data from the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) showed that between January 1 and February 18, six murders were reported in St. James, compared to 22 over the...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.

1 year ago Foreign Affairs

Jamaica Gradually Strengthening Ties with Countries in Africa

Jamaica has been gradually strengthening diplomatic ties with countries across the African continent. Last year, Jamaica and the Republic of Tunisia, a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa, established diplomatic relations (September 26), with the signing of a Joint Communique by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith and her Tunisian counterpart,...