The National Water Commission (NWC) is giving consideration to providing the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) with access to treated wastewater to fight fires. This will ensure that water remains available to the nation’s firefighting unit, particularly during periods of drought. “With these NWC facilities now operating at increased volumes, treated wastewater could assist greatly in fighting fires, while allowing for...

The HEART/NSTA Trust will seek to increase enrolment in its programmes to 128,255 trainees, with 53,969 obtaining certification in the 2023/24 financial year. Training will be delivered across its network of 26 wholly operated institutions, partnerships with more than 80 Community Training Interventions, enterprise and work-based training interventions, and adult education sites. This is outlined in the Jamaica Public Bodies...

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) will be placing greater focus on successfully reintegrating rehabilitated offenders into the society. State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, who made the disclosure, said this forms part of the Government’s thrust to reform the correctional services. “We have recognised that we have to do more where the reintegration of...

Companies operating in the Global Services Sector (GSS) as well as businesses in the finance, tourism, agriculture and logistics industries are being invited to participate in the Outsource2Jamaica 2023 Conference. The event, being organised by the Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ), is slated for May 10 and 11 at the Jewels Grande Montego Bay All-Inclusive Resort and Spa in...

Expansion of the Municipality’s infrastructure is critical for the continued growth and development of the area, says Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams. These include drain and sewerage networks, markets, cemeteries, among others. Addressing today’s (April 11) meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), in downtown Kingston, Senator Williams explained that the present capacity of the...

The Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) is projecting disbursements of $4.24 billion for fiscal year 2023/24. This is $312 million more than the programmed sum for 2022/23, according to the Jamaica Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the year ending March 2024. The document indicates that while an overall $6.13 billion was budgeted for disbursement last year, the sum...

Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira (left), addresses participants at a recent workshop to raise awareness about the public procurement process held at the JDBC’s Marcus Garvey Drive premises in Kingston.