The Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay, St. James, is expected to give rise to tourism entrepreneurship in the resort capital when opened. “We are hoping that it can be a catalyst to spawn tourism entrepreneurship now that all the residential communities around the area or even the business communities around will have an attraction that will pull a lot...

Director of the Island Traffic Authority, Kenute Hare, is imploring drivers to be more mindful of pedestrians as they use the roads on a daily basis. His appeal comes against the background that 36 pedestrians have been killed on the road network since the beginning of the year. “I believe that we need to be more helpful to pedestrians and...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says that the Jamaica Moves brand has been transferred to the Ministry. Dr. Tufton, who was making his contribution to the 2021/2022 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (May 19), noted that  Market Me had created the brand and coordinated its execution, including private-sector support. He said...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says that Jamaica now has 723 hospital beds for coronavirus (COVID-19) patients. The amount, he said, is inclusive of the field hospitals.  A total of 26 High Dependency Unit (HDU) and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds were purchased. Dr. Tufton noted that between January and March 10, 2020, hospitals began...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. Nigel Clarke, announced that the Government of Jamaica, through the Social and Economic Recovery and Vaccine (“SERVE”) Jamaica Programme, will provide $1 billion to support MSMEs to Go Digital.   While speaking at the First Global Bank’s 4th SME Summit, ‘Accelerating Growth Through Digitization,’ on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, Minister Clarke noted...

The National Children’s Registry (NCR) is reporting that fewer reports of child abuse have been recorded during the COVID-19 period, when compared to the prior years. Before 2020, there were, on average, 1,200 reports of child abuse per month, while in 2020 and 2021 there have been between 800 and 900 reports per month. Approximately 90,000 reports of child abuse...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is reporting that as of May 17, there were 34,058 applicants for the Own Your Own Device (OYOD) initiative, with approximately 24,000 vouchers issued. In addition, approximately 13,337 parents/guardians have redeemed their vouchers at the various approved vendors valued at $226,740,000, representing approximately 32 per cent of the allocated funding. Portfolio Minister, Hon....