To prevent urban sprawl, the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is continuing its push to encourage developers to consider building more vertical structures. The term "urban sprawl" describes the spread of unplanned, low-density, auto-dependent development over large areas of land, resulting in significant distances between homes, businesses, and places of employment. Addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’...

The region is moving closer towards the implementation of Caribbean Moves, an initiative aimed at reducing the burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). The first of a two-day Regional Consultation on the Framework for the Caribbean Moves Initiative was held on Tuesday (October 24) at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. The consultation, hosted by the Caribbean Public Health Agency...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, continues to speak of the significant infrastructure developments that abound for the parish of St. Thomas, particularly through the Morant Bay Urban Centre. This time, Mr. Holness took the message to members of the Jamaican Diaspora in Canada where he gave some insights as to why the centre is being constructed to replace...

Strides are being made by CARICOM countries to reduce the region’s food import bill by 25 per cent by 2025. CARICOM’s Assistant Secretary-General of Economic Integration, Innovation and Development, Joseph Cox, provided an update on measures being implemented by several countries, while addressing members of the Rotary Club of New Kingston’s virtual meeting on Friday (October 20). “We are at...

A youth forum, titled ‘Rural Girls Rock,’ will be held on Tuesday, October 17, at Glistening Waters in Falmouth, Trelawny. The event is part of a series of activities in observance of International Day of Rural Women (IDRW) under the theme: ‘Rural Women Cultivating Good Food for All.’ IDRW is celebrated on October 15 each year to give voice to...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, says confidence among Jamaicans about the transformation of downtown Kingston is growing. “There is transformation taking place and renovations in a lot of the streets downtown. If you look at Water Lane and other streets, a lot of property owners are investing in the renovation of their properties and they are putting them...

Enrolment numbers at the HEART/NSTA Trust have been “consistently increasing” since tuition and administrative fees for programmes up to level four (associate degree) were waived on April 1. Managing Director of HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, told JIS News that 40,310 students were enrolled in April, and that number increased to 50,679 by June. “Compared to 2020/21, enrolment in this...