The police are reporting a high level of voluntary compliance with the recently issued policy guidelines governing tint on public passenger vehicles (PPV). The guidelines were recently issued by the Government in support of existing regulations in the interest of public safety and security. Commanding Officer of the Traffic and Highway Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Senior Superintendent...

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) has packaged several infrastructure development projects, which it will present to investors at the Regional Infrastructure Conference to be held from March 6-7 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. The two-day event is focused on public-private partnership (PPP) under the theme ‘Delivering Economic Growth through Partnership: Private Sector Participation in Infrastructure Development’....

Jamaica is ahead of schedule in achieving 30 per cent of its energy consumption from renewable energy sources by the year 2030. Speaking at the launch of the Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Master’s Programme at the University of Technology (UTech), yesterday (March 2), Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, pointed out that Jamaica is...

The Spanish Embassy in Jamaica has awarded Sunderland Primary School in East Central St. James for their role in Spain’s Peace and Cooperation School Award competition. Principal, Noel Burgess and several students from the institution were presented with a diploma for international recognition, and other gifts by Chargé d'Affaires, Carmen Rives, at the Embassy’s New Kingston offices, on March 2....

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is using WhatsApp to tackle the sexual exploitation of children via social media. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on February 27, Head of the Corporate Communications Unit of the JCF, Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay, said the WhatsApp group was created to encourage citizens to send all sexual videos and images of children directly to the...

Growth of 17 per cent in the agricultural sector in 2016 resulted in a reduction of US$6 million in the country’s food-import bill up to October, says Principal Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Shaun Baugh. He pointed out that the positive performance of the sector is also ensuring that the nation’s food-security needs are met....

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks says that Jamaica is open for business. She was speaking at a forum on investment opportunities in Jamaica held at One Penn Centre in downtown Philadelphia, on February 27. It was hosted by the US Department of Commerce and the Greater Philadelphia World Trade Centre, in conjunction with the Jamaican...