The National Water Commission (NWC) is to implement a three-month amnesty for customers, commencing January 2, 2025. The amnesty is for customers who have been disconnected for debts to the NWC for two years or more, who are pensioners or who are assessed as being in need based on the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) beneficiary identification...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has called for an “all-hands-on-deck” approach to end violence against women. Making a Statement in the House of Representatives on November 26 to commemorate International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, which is observed annually on November 25, the Minister said that the many interventions of the Government...

Jamaicans are being encouraged to play a more active role in shaping the next generation of citizens by actively engaging in mentorship programmes that inspire and empower the nation’s youth. Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, renewed his call for youth empowerment during the United Nations Jamaica Partnership Forum, held at...

The Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) is advising the public that there will be a temporary interruption to licensing services on Friday, November 29. However, applications for new Fit and Proper services will remain accessible. The interruption is to facilitate an upgrade to the new Gaming Management Information System (GMIS), being implemented by the BGLC. Normal operations will resume...

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Sancia Bennett Templer (centre), shares a photo opportunity with President of the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ), Garnett Reid (left) and Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Mavis Bank Coffee Factory, Norman Grant, at the SBAJ’s 50th Anniversary Awards Banquet held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) projects that the agriculture industry will return to growth in the first half of fiscal year 2025/26. This follows a decline in the July to September 2024 quarter due to the impact of Hurricane Beryl and other weather events, which will linger into October to December. “Some crops, impacted by weather events, which continued...

A total of 74 capital projects are currently under way between the National Water Commission (NWC) and the Rural Water Supply Limited across the country. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda, made the disclosure while speaking at a post-Cabinet press briefing, held at Jamaica House on November 27. He said the...