Chief of Defence Staff, Rear Admiral Antonette Wemyss Gorman and Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, yesterday briefed the Cabinet on the security challenges currently affecting the country. The briefing comes as the Government moves more aggressively to cauterize gang violence in several areas across the island. The Commissioner of Police gave Cabinet an update on the crime situation...

First responders provide assistance to an individual at the scene of an emergency, during an earthquake and fire-simulation exercise at the Sovereign Village, Portmore recently. The drill, which was a partnership between the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) and the Portmore Municipal Corporation, formed part of activities to increase community awareness, readiness and response to an earthquake...

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), receives Letters of Credence from newly appointed Cuban Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Fermîn Gabriel Quiñones Sanchéz, during a courtesy call at King’s House on Monday (January 24).

Government Senator, Don Wehby, has commended the Government’s prudent fiscal management of the economy, particularly during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “In my opinion, this Government gets an A-plus for its management of the economy through this crisis,” he said. Senator Wehby, who was closing the State of the Nation Debate in the Upper House recently, highlighted some of the economic...

Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, says several measures are in place to reach persons who need regular care from public hospitals, despite the emergency mode under which they are operating because of COVID-19 admissions. She said various forms of evaluating patients to determine their condition and to deliver medication to them have been implemented, while they review how...

The town of Lucea in Hanover has been chosen to be a part of the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development’s ‘Paint the City, Paint the Town’ Project. The beautification initiative forms a part of the Government’s plan to further drive the development of rural Jamaica and is to be executed over a three-year period. On Friday, January 21,...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. says Jamaica’s food security is a top priority for the Government. Minister Charles Jr. noted that there is global demand for Jamaican produce, adding that the Government is seeking to increase local production of several crops, particularly onion. He informed that the Ministry has set a target of increasing onion production...