SCJ Holdings Limited (SCJH) is imploring persons seeking land for housing or other purposes to pursue legitimate channels and engage formally with the entity. The appeal comes as the company intensifies efforts to address the growing issue of illegal occupation and unauthorised sale of Government-owned former sugar lands across several parishes. Speaking with JIS News, Managing Director, Nigel Myrie, said...

Hundreds of farmers are to benefit from the Isratech Resilience Farm Tour, an initiative designed to help them recover and rebuild following the impact of Hurricane Melissa. Under the programme, being undertaken by Isratech Jamaica Limited,  farmers in select parishes will receive free technical assessments and irrigation systems, seedling trays, soil and other inputs to get them back into production....

Founder and Chair of the Jill Stewart MoBay City Run, Janet Silvera, says organisers are actively pursuing expansion plans to broaden the reach and impact of the annual event across Jamaica. She made the disclosure while speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held at the JIS Montego Bay Regional Office in St. James on Wednesday (April 8)....

Executive Director of the National Healthcare Enhancement Foundation (NHEF), Courtney Cephas, is encouraging members of the Jamaican Diaspora to channel all donations to the public health sector through the entity to ensure efficiency and accountability. He made the appeal while addressing a virtual forum hosted by Jamaica’s Consul General to Miami, Oliver Mair, on April 8. Mr. Cephas explained that...

The Government has launched the Jamaica Data Exchange Platform (JDXP), a digital system set to revolutionise how citizens access public services by enabling secure and seamless data sharing across institutions. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister responsible for Efficiency, Innovation and Digital Transformation, Hon. Ambassador Audrey Marks, highlighted that JDXP is a foundational pillar of the...

Bed capacity at Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in Montego Bay, St. James, has been restored to pre‑Hurricane Melissa levels, marking a significant milestone in the facility’s ongoing recovery efforts. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, disclosed that the hospital has rebounded from fewer than 150 beds after Hurricane Melissa to approximately 300, effectively doubling capacity and...

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, says the St. James Municipal Corporation will be intensifying its enforcement drive across the city in the coming weeks. This move follows approximately $30 million in outstanding fees owed by billboard companies, as well as unretrieved vehicles at the Catherine Hall Sports Complex, which are becoming public health hazards and hindering ongoing clean-up...