The St. Ann Infirmary is to receive special attention from the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development as part of activities for Labour Day, which will be observed on May 23. Speaking at the recent media launch at the Office of the Prime Minister, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said that all Municipalities will be engaged on the day...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, reads to children in the reading room at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library on Tom Redcam Drive in Kingston on Friday (May 5). The event forms part of the Ministry's activities for Read Across Jamaica Day on Tuesday (May 9), which aims to foster a love for reading among children...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says attacks on homeless persons must be condemned. “We are seeing a significant increase in the number of attacks, fatal attacks, on persons who live on the streets of this country,” the Minister pointed out. Mr. McKenzie was addressing the official opening of the Falmouth Homeless Shelter in Trelawny, on...

Jamaicans are being called on to create a safe and nurturing environment for children where they are empowered to be their best selves. Government Senator, Natalie Campbell Rodriques, made the call while addressing the recent sitting of the Senate, in recognition of Child Month. Child Month is being observed in May under the theme ‘Children Need our Love and Protection…...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (right), shakes hands with recently appointed General Manager of the Caribbean Country Department of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Tariq Alli. Occasion was an introductory meeting at the Ministry’s North Street office on Friday (May 5).

The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service (MOFPS) is set to engage thousands of Jamaicans in a series of public consultation fora on the Government of Jamaica‘s (GOJ’s) National Natural Disaster Risk Financing (NNDRF) Policy starting at the Old Police Station (50 Main Street) May Pen, Clarendon on Monday, May 15, 2023, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The...

Banks in Clarendon and Cheswick in St. Thomas will benefit from infrastructure upgrade at a cost of approximately $450 million. Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, in making the disclosure, said that the two communities are being targeted for works under the Rural Development Programme (RDP) in financial year 2023/24. He was speaking during a recent...