Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is taking steps to improve the management and governance structure of the National Housing Trust (NHT). This, he said, is in order for the entity to “run more like a financial institution should be run, and to make decisions based on financial soundness, but also bearing in mind the provision...

Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Corporate Communications Unit (CCU), Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay, is advising motor-vehicle passengers to cooperate with the police if questioned during routine stop-and-search operations. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Superintendent Lindsay explained that as a part of the new security strategy, passengers may be questioned, and they will be expected to respond. “If...

Persons enrolled at the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) Adult Education Centre (AEC) on East Street in Kingston, will soon benefit from three additional classrooms to be constructed with an $18.2 million grant provision from the Government of Japan. The six-month project, which also includes restrooms, a staffroom and a computer room, will assist in boosting the JFLL’s capacity...

The Government has finalised a National Strategic Action Plan to eliminate Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Jamaica, particularly against women and girls. This was announced by Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, who said the Plan will be sent to Cabinet shortly for consideration. She made the announcement in a message delivered by Government Senator, Dr. Saphire Longmore,...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C Hutchinson, has called on farmers to play their part in growing Jamaica’s economy. Speaking at Friday’s (March 10) Irish potato production post-harvest seminar and study tour in Hounslow, St. Elizabeth, he emphasized that if farming does not grow, neither could the economy. To that end, he...

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, has expressed regret at the passing of former Jamaican Honorary Consul to Boston, Dr. Kenneth Guscott, who died during a fire at his home in that city on March 6. Dr. Guscott, who was 91, along with his widow’s father, 87 year old Leroy Whitmore, perished in the blaze. Ambassador...

The deadline for schools to register and apply for the Scientific Research Council’s (SRC) 2017 Science Fair has been extended to March 17. The application deadline was previously March 10. The competition, which serves to display the scientific and technological skills of young people, is open to students at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels, including technical and vocational institutions....