Minister of Education and Youth and Member of Parliament for Eastern St. Andrew, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), assists reggae artist Sizzla Kalonji in distributing ice-cream treats to children in August Town at a function held at Judgement Yard in the community on April 16.

The communities of Treasure Beach and Mountainside, in St. Elizabeth, have been provided with free Wi-Fi service by the Universal Service Fund (USF). Commissioned on March 29, the service has been made available as part of the USF’s Community Wi-Fi Programme, which aims to increase access to the Internet across Jamaica’s 63 constituencies and allow for greater digital inclusion. Minister...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left) and Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (second right), unveil a sign during the official launch of a neighbourhood watch programme for communities in Hellshire, St. Catherine. The event took place at the Hellshire Park Shopping Centre on March 25. Looking on at right is Mayor of Portmore, Leon Thomas.

Minister of Justice and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew North Eastern, Hon. Delroy Chuck (third right); Principal of New Day Primary School, Garfield McDonald (second left) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (right), share a moment with children of the Andrews Pen community following the launch of Wi-Fi in the area, courtesy...

Some 2000 community roads will be rehabilitated over the next three years, through a $40 billion allocation under the Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) programme. “We have made excellent progress in dealing with our highways and main thoroughfares and it is now time to address our secondary roads and our local roads,” said Prime Minister,...

Hundreds of placard-bearing students from Gregory Park Primary School in St. Catherine marched in the community on Tuesday (March 7), calling for an end to crime and violence. The Peace Day event, under the theme ‘Mek Wi Grow In Peace’, was organised by the school and included residents from the area. It was supported by Member of Parliament for St....

More than 500 volunteers participated in a major clean-up exercise on Wednesday (March 1) in sections of downtown Kingston. The activity concentrated heavily in the business district, including areas such as West, South, East and North Parade, and East Queen, West Queen, Orange, Princess, King, First, Barry and Tower streets, among others. The initiative, dubbed ‘Klean Kingston’, was spearheaded by...

The Government will be spending $1.3 billion on bridge repairs and maintenance in the 2023/24 fiscal year. This represents an increase over the $70.7 million that was budgeted for the programme in 2022/23. “We are particularly pleased with the increased allocation under the bridge development and construction head [of the 2023/23 Estimates of Expenditure],” Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington (right), engages with Member of Parliament, St. Mary Central, Dr. Morais Guy during a recent tour of communities in the parish to observe road conditions.