The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising commuters that a section of Eastwood Park Road in Kingston will be closed this weekend for repairs. The closure, which will commence at midnight on Friday, August 25, will be between the intersections with Burlington Avenue and Red Hills Road. The roadway is scheduled to be reopened on Saturday, August 26, 2023 at...

The Victim Services Branch (VSB) of the Justice Ministry’s Social Justice Division is encouraging men who have been victims of crime to access its free counselling services. With more than 70 per cent of its clientele in the last fiscal year being female, VSB Director, Dionne Dawn Binns, is appealing to men to reach out for support. “We know that...

The Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) will be working with Member of Parliament for Manchester Central, Rhoda Moy Crawford, to develop an orchard project on mined-out lands in Broadleaf, says Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green. “I have said it to the JBI, that in all of our bauxite mining areas, we must have an agricultural-based project. The...

Thirty-five students who performed outstandingly in this year’s Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations have received financial assistance through the Bert’s Auto Parts Foundation. Of the total, 32 students received grants of $50,000 while three were awarded scholarships valued $250,000 each. They were awarded during the Foundation’s inaugural presentation ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (August...

The National Works Agency (NWA) says it has been receiving reports from motorists in St. Thomas about aggregates falling from trucks transporting these on sections of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) and has referred the matter to the police. Acting Manager for Communications and Customer Services, Stacy-Ann Delevante, told JIS News that there has been dialogue with the...

The Black River Hospital in St. Elizabeth has received a donation of medical equipment and supplies valued approximately US$6,000 from the Parottee Enrichment Project (PEP) Inc. Among the items are walkers, crutches, wheelchairs, walking canes, a commode, surgical masks, isolation gowns and disposable hospital bed sheets. PEP, a United States-based non-profit organisation that was registered in 2020, focuses on enhancing...

The National Family Planning Board (NFPB) has embarked on a public education campaign titled, ‘Champions for Change’, aimed at building awareness and promoting the reduction of stigma and discrimination against persons living with HIV. The campaign was conceptualised against the background that despite stigma and discrimination-reduction efforts, these issues remain deeply rooted in the Jamaican social construct and continue to...