Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace, says the entity remains committed to safeguarding Jamaica’s environment while developing the country’s tourism product. “One of the greatest things we showcase is Jamaica’s natural beauty. If we did not have the majestic mountains, pearly white sand beaches and clean turquoise waters, then we would not be as attractive...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Government is committed to providing Jamaicans with the requisite safeguards to have their personal data protected. Speaking at the fourth biennial Jamaica Statistics Symposium and pre-conference workshop series, at the Regional Headquarters, University of the West Indies, Mona, on October 31, Mrs. Williams said passage of the Data Protection...

Head of the Caribbean Sub-Regional Office, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Vincent Sweeney, says the organisation fully endorses the Rae Town Plastic Recycling Pilot Project, in Kingston, being implemented as a viable option to improve and diversify the country’s solid waste management programme. “We are very pleased to see this tangible, on-the-ground project being launched where we can collectively demonstrate...

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says patients at public hospitals can now access services provided by 10 approved diagnostic radiology entities, where these are not available at the institutions to which they have been admitted. The service providers are Apex Radiology, Danhope Radiology, Dynamic Imaging Services, Erin Radiology, Imaging and Intervention Associates, Kris Radiology, North Coast...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is attributing the fall in youth unemployment to critical empowerment programmes, which have been implemented by the Government for young people. “It is gratifying when you see the various statistics and metrics go in the right direction. One such metric would be the unemployment rate, and without question, we have increased employment in...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, opened the debate on amendments to the Human Employment and Resource Training Act (2019) in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 29). The legislation makes the necessary legal provision for the merger of the functions of the HEART Trust/NTA with the National Youth Service (NYS), the Apprenticeship Board and the Jamaican Foundation...

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), greets Custos Rotulorum of Manchester, Hon. Garfield Green, at a meeting with business leaders and security personnel from Clarendon, Manchester and St. Elizabeth. The event was held on Sunday (October 27), in Mandeville.