Brown’s Town and Windsor, St. Ann, had the launch of free public Wi-Fi under the Universal Service Fund (USF) Community Wi-Fi Initiative on Friday (August 12). The secure Internet connectivity has a range of 800-feet and can allow up to 200 residents to simultaneously log on with their smartphones or tablet devices. The installation of the community Wi-Fi is part...

Residents of Whithorn in Westmoreland Central now have access to a free secured Wi-Fi hotspot that was installed by the Universal Service Fund (USF) under its Community Wi-Fi Programme. The system, which was officially launched in the community on Thursday (August 11), can provide internet access for up to 200 concurrent users. It is the second Wi-Fi hotspot to be...

Participants in the most recent virtual Biz Zone hosted by the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) were introduced to principles that can contribute to the development of an entrepreneurial mindset to build successful businesses. Presenting on the topic ‘Think like an entrepreneur, act like an entrepreneur’, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of AltCatalyst, Wayne Beecher, outlined the mental principles that...

International and local contractors are being invited to participate in the tender process for the redevelopment of the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine, which will see a complete overhaul of the facility. The successful bidder will be tasked with constructing a modern, six-storey structure with an estimated area of 17,633 square metres of space, that will include several points...

The Government is targeting the southern section of the island for the development of a new city in Jamaica. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure while addressing the 8th staging of Black River Day in St. Elizabeth on Friday (July 29). “We are looking at the southern end and it appears to be that we are...

Investors are showing much interest in the highly anticipated Morant Bay Urban Centre in St. Thomas, resulting in demand exceeding the spaces under construction. The disclosure was made by Chairman of the Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ), Lyttleton Shirley, during a walk-through of the site by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Thursday (July 14), at the old...

A multimillion dollar rehabilitation project is now underway along the Gayle to Guys Hill roadway in St. Mary. The project commenced recently and will see approximately seven kilometres of the twelve and a half kilometres-long roadway being treated to drainage improvement and an improved surface. Manager of Communication and Customer Services at the National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw says...