A Jamaican Path from Hills to Ocean, a project designed to increase the country’s resilience to the impact of climate change and reduce poverty by protecting livelihoods, will be officially launched on Tuesday, July 19. The project is jointly funded by a grant from the European Union (EU) Global Climate Change Alliance Plus (GCCA+) in the amount of €4.9 million...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is reminding citizens to have a plan of action and be prepared this hurricane season. Addressing a disaster preparedness town hall hosted by the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, in Rocky Point, Clarendon, on July 7, ODPEM Regional Coordinator, Camille Beckford-Palmer, cited preparedness work done in the parish and...

Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) are being urged to consider value-based pricing, which is pricing a product based on the value it creates for their customers. The advice comes from Managing Director of Sisters’ Ink, Opal Levy, who was addressing the Jamaica Business Development Corporation’s (JBDC) Virtual Biz Zone held recently. “The pricing strategy that is employed by a...

Approximately 700 young people have received training and venture capital support through the expanded Rural Youth Economic Empowerment Programme (RYEEP) managed by the Jamaica 4-H Clubs. This is contained in the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s Economic and Social Survey Jamaica, 2021, which was tabled in the House of Representatives recently. Participants also received advanced training in business development and management,...

The National Water Commission (NWC) added 9,071 new connections to its network in 2021. According to the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s Economic and Social Survey Jamaica, 2021, the number of connections to the NWC’s network increased to 527,270 from 518,199, due mainly to an expansion in housing and commercial building stocks. “This increase in connections resulted from a higher number...

State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (left), places the Healthcare Workers Appreciation Month pin on the lapel of security officer at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH), Adrian Wright, during a pinning ceremony held at the facility in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (July 13). The event, which recognised staff of the VJH and Kingston Public...

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., has lauded the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) as a significant partner in achieving food security through its measures to stem praedial larceny. Addressing Wednesday’s (July 13) Praedial Larceny Prevention Workshop in Montego Bay, the Minister noted that “(The JCF) plays a very important role not just for national security, but for the...