Fireworks on the Waterfront in downtown Kingston at the staging of the Urban Development Corporation’s annual event celebrating the start of the New Year. It was held under the theme ‘Fireworks 2022: A Diamond Jubilee’. This is in keeping with the national celebration for Jamaica’s 60th Independence Anniversary.

Motorists are being encouraged to address their outstanding traffic tickets ahead of the new Road Traffic Act, which will take effect on February 1. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, in his New Year’s Day address to the nation, reminded that the infractions are to be settled at the courts. In December, Cabinet had arrived at a decision that...

The Government is putting legislative measures in place to clampdown on improper waste disposal across the country. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, in his 2023 New Year’s Day address to the nation, pointed out that the ultimate transformation of “our municipal waste system requires behaviour change on the part of the citizens. Litterers and polluters must pay”. He...

A sustained reduction in violent crimes across the nation is to be noted in 2023, with a clear message being sent to violence producers, says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. In his 2023 New Year’s Day message to the nation, Mr. Holness said legislative framework is coming this year to tackle the “epidemic of crime”, as part of...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is urging beneficiaries under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) to become model citizens in their communities. “You must become contributors to the community and give leadership. Become a beacon and an example of positive action and behaviour,” Mr. Holness said. He was speaking at a recent ceremony for the handover of a...

Claude “Big Stone” Sinclair (left), places a Jamaican flag on the grave of the late Amy Euphema Jacques Garvey, following a memorial service held at the St. Andrew Parish Church in Half-Way Tree on December 31. Looking on is Rev Fr Bertram Gayle.

Employees of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation, as well as other stakeholders have benefited from training in disaster risk management and preparedness. Speaking with JIS News, Disaster and Emergency Management Coordinator at the Trelawny Municipal Corporation, Dion Hylton-Lewis said the agency undertakes several disaster and emergency response training sessions annually. “However, we carryout refresher training and awareness campaigns during the window...