The Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Service) has forecast that the drought conditions being experienced over central parishes, is likely to be alleviated by the predicted rainfall for the next few months. The most recent rainfall data from across the island show that the central parishes of St. Ann, St. Mary, St. Catherine, Clarendon and Manchester are experiencing a meteorological...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), holds a laptop as José Martí Technical School student Nadian Flemmings (second right), turns on the device. Occasion was a handover ceremony at the school on Wednesday (February 8). Head of Community at Tropical Sun Foods and Central Food Packers, Paul Harrison (second left), and Principal (Ag) of the school, Michelle...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the families in Olympic Gardens, Kingston, that were displaced because of fire in November 2018, will be the beneficiaries of a free housing solution, which is currently under construction. He made the disclosure during a tour of the constituency on Friday (February 4), when he visited the site. Mr. Holness noted that...

Approximately 200 small ruminants are to be imported under the Small Ruminant Development Programme by the end of March, to be distributed to farmers for expansion of the sector. In his address at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries press briefing on Tuesday (February 8), Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., said a permit has also been issued by the...

Over the next few months, residents of Pembroke Hall in Kingston will benefit from sensitisation efforts to increase awareness on the offerings of the community’s new Restorative Justice Centre. The new centre, which was officially opened on February 1, was one of the highlights of this year’s Restorative Justice Week of Activities, staged from January 30 to February 5. Restorative...

Preliminary estimates from the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) are that damage to crops and livestock in St. Mary and Portland, as a result of heavy rains during the period January 31 to February 1, is approximately $76.8 million, affecting more than 551 farmers. This was disclosed by Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., during the Ministry’s virtual...

Mr. M. Anthony Shaw has been appointed the Managing Director of the Development Bank of Jamaica Limited, effective April 1, 2022. Mr. Shaw, an accomplished management consultant with extensive international and regional experience at the corporate group level, will join the DBJ at a crucial juncture in the organization’s operations and at a time of tremendous social and economic change...