An additional 7,000 Jamaica Public Service (JPS) customers will have their power reinstated over the next two weeks, says the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Hugh Grant. “This will reduce the number of customers without power to fewer than 10,000 by the end of February,” he said. Mr. Grant was addressing Wednesday’s (February 11) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica...

The Government is considering what support could be provided to Jamaican students in Cuba, whose studies are being affected by fuel shortages and electricity disruptions in that country. Speaking at the post-Cabinet press briefing held at Jamaica House on Wednesday (February 11), Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, said the matter was discussed...

The Ceremonial Opening of Parliament for Fiscal Year 2026/27 will take place on Thursday, February 12 at George William Gordon House, beginning at 11:00 a.m. It symbolises the start of a new legislative session. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, will deliver the Throne Speech, in which he will outline the Government’s legislative agenda and projects and...

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Country Representative in Jamaica, Natacha Marzolf, has commended the Government of Jamaica for prioritising science, technology and innovation within the national development agenda. Ms. Marzolf was speaking at a Minister's Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation, at the AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston on Friday (February 6). She welcomed the convening of the high-level dialogue by...

The National Housing Trust (NHT) is reporting that approximately $409 million has been paid out to contributors under its Hurricane Melissa Relief Grant initiative. Administrative Manager in the Customer Relations Management Division at the NHT, Shara Luke Cooper, made the disclosure during a recent JIS Think Tank. She noted that the figure represents 1,049 of the 3,898 applications received as...

The Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) has developed and implemented its own Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to more effectively manage the maintenance of infrastructure and equipment at hospitals and health centres across the region. The digital platform, built by staff members Rohan Smith, Toni-Ann Rodney, Ryan Dixon, Saede Nisbeth, O'Nelia Caballero and Jozané Bryan, overhauls traditional maintenance approaches, improving...

More than 2,000 residents of Quarry Hill in St. Catherine now have reliable access to potable water, following the completion of the $36-million Quarry Hill Pipeline Improvement Project. Undertaken by the National Water Commission (NWC), the project involved the installation of approximately 5.2 kilometres of Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) distribution pipelines to resolve low-pressure issues, and improve reliability, efficiency, and quality...