Culture, Health, Arts, Sports, and Education (CHASE) Fund Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Wilford “Billy” Heaven, says investing in early-childhood education is critical to the development of Jamaica’s children, noting that this has long-term benefits for the society. Addressing students, teachers, and parents at the Westmoreland-based Savanna-la-Mar Infant School recently, Mr. Heaven said the quality of early-childhood education is the difference...

Beginner, intermediate and advanced jewellery makers are being invited to participate in the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) ‘Chasing & Repousse’ workshop, which will take place on June 20, 22, 26 and 27. The four-day event will be held at the JBDC’s Incubator & Resource Centre located at 76 Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston. The workshops will be conducted by...

The National Works Agency (NWA) will spend approximately $543 million on disaster mitigation works this year. This was disclosed by Manager, Communication and Customer Services, NWA, Stephen Shaw, during a National Disaster Risk Management Council Meeting, held recently at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston. While highlighting the readiness of the Agency as it relates to the 2023 Atlantic...

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Chief of Operations for Jamaica, Lorenzo Escondeur, says sustainable tourism practices must be implemented and maintained locally to guard against the impact of climate change. Mr. Escondeur, who was speaking during a Ministry of Tourism Strategy Development Workshop at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Friday (June 2), said it is also necessary...

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative for Jamaica, Denise Antonio, says the Caribbean “is not helpless” when it comes to knowledge and expertise to address the issue of climate change. “There is a lot of significant solutions that are being done to mitigate the impact of climate change,” Ms. Antonio noted. She was speaking during the UNDP’s semi-virtual Resilient...

There are renewed calls for the population to eat healthy foods for sustainable health and well-being and to pay careful attention to labels on food packages. Leading the charge at the Caribbean Nutrition Day, held at the St. William Grant Park in downtown Kingston on June 1, Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie said with the prevalence of non-communicable...

A total of 70 projects were approved for implementation in 55 constituencies and nine Municipalities under the Urban Renewal and Development Programme during Fiscal Year 2022/23. Additionally, six projects were approved for execution in two Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) – August Town and Savanna-la-Mar. This was disclosed by Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job...