The Water Resources Authority (WRA) is encouraging Jamaicans to play their part in safeguarding the island’s groundwater sources from saline intrusion. Eighty-four per cent of the fresh water in Jamaica used for drinking, agriculture, irrigation and domestic use comes from groundwater reserves across the island. Saline intrusion reduces the availability and quality of these water sources due to saltwater encroachment...

Thursday, March 20, promises to be a pivotal day for educators, as the National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL) will host its third Leadership Day Conference, at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters, Mona. Under the theme, ‘Situating Educational Leadership in National Development, Going Beyond Conversations to Implementation’, the event aims to explore innovative and actionable strategies...

Registration is now open for the fourth staging of the Public Sector Debate Competition. Interested ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) are being asked to complete the registration form via the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU) website at www.publicsectortransformation.gov.jm. The competition, scheduled to take place between April and July 2025, will engage teams in parliamentary-style debating on matters relating to public-sector transformation...

Former Ambassador to the United States, Audrey Marks, was today (March 14) sworn in as a Government Senator in the Upper House. Senator Marks was warmly welcomed by her colleagues after she took the Oath of Allegiance. President of the Senate, Senator the Hon. Tom Tavares-Finson, congratulated Ambassador Marks on her appointment. “You and I have had a long relationship,...

Their Excellencies, Governor-General, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (centre) and Lady Allen (right); and President of Barbados, Her Excellency the Most Hon. Dame Sandra Prunella Mason (left), descend the staircase of King's House to join guests at the annual Diplomatic Corps dinner on Thursday (March 13). The dinner was part of activities in observance of Diplomatic Week 2025 from...

Football legend Lionel Messi (right) strikes the ball during Thursday night’s (March 13) CONCACAF group of 16 match between his Inter Miami CF team from the United States and Jamaica’s Cavalier Football Club, at the National Stadium in Kingston. Inter Miami won the match 2-0.

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, has underscored the critical role of digital transformation in enhancing Jamaica’s economic growth. “We must keep at the forefront of our minds that Jamaica’s digital transformation is non-negotiable. It is the engine of our future growth… . At our Ministry we are ensuring that digitisation, automation, innovation become the...