Factories Corporation of Jamaica Limited (FCJ) is reassuring the people of St. Thomas and by extension Jamaica that notwithstanding the challenges faced by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Morant Bay Urban Centre development is at an advanced stage for construction to commence. At the start of this year the company had indicated that construction would have started in June 2020, however...

Jamaica recorded 16 new COVID-19 cases as at Saturday (August 9), bringing the total number of positives for the island to 1,003. Recoveries are at 745 or 74.3% while there are 190 or 18.9% active cases, including six (6) moderately ill persons. Some 55 or 5.5% of cases have returned to their country of origin while 13 or 1.3% have...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says more opportunities are needed for the nation’s unattached youth, in order to prevent them from falling prey to criminal elements. Speaking at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Burke Barracks, in St. James on August 7, Mr. Holness said it is against this background why the JDF, through the Jamaica National Service Corp...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Friday (August 7), commissioned into service, the $110-million Flower Hill Water Supply System in Montego Bay, St. James, bringing potable water to residents, after 30 years without access to the commodity. The project, executed by the Rural Water Supply Limited was funded through the Government’s Cap A programme. The new system consist...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness has reiterated calls for Jamaicans to be more responsible in adhering to the infection prevention and control measures put in place to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Following a sharp increase in the COVID-19 cases, Mr. Holness warned that complacency could erode the success gained in controlling the virus, which...