With the fourth phase of the ban on specific types of single-use plastic products now in effect, manufacturers, distributors and importers are being urged to offer more environmentally friendly alternatives to consumers. Speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ in Kingston on Wednesday (July 23), Chief Technical Director (CTD), Development Planning, Environment Policy and Management, Ministry of Economic...

The Westlands Port Expansion Project will boost the average storage capacity at Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL) by more than 25 per cent. Speaking at the recent ground-breaking and contract-signing ceremony, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the Port Authority of Jamaica ( PAJ), Professor Gordon Shirley, said that the project will be a catalyst for further growth of...

One hundred entrepreneurs from Kingston, Clarendon and St. Catherine have received support for their small businesses in the form of special entrepreneurship grants under the Local Economic Development Support Programme (LEDSP). The special entrepreneurship grant was introduced by the Social Development Commission (SDC) in financial year 2021/2022 as part of its expanded suite of business development initiatives under the LEDSP....

Ground was broken on Wednesday (July 16) for the construction of housing units for six families previously living in substandard conditions in Wakefield District, Buxton, St. Catherine. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, led the contract signing and ground-breaking ceremony for the Wakefield Mews Housing Development. The project, valued at $44 million, will be constructed under the Government’s...

The Beverly Hills, Cavaliers and Up Park Camp wells in St. Andrew will be recommissioned as a result of the current drought conditions. The disclosure was made by National Water Commission (NWC) Acting President, Garth Jackson, during a special press briefing on Wednesday (July 16), at Jamaica House. He advised that checks have been made on the electromechanical equipment and...

The National Land Agency (NLA) is urging Jamaicans to understand the essential role that boundary or cadastral surveys play in the land-titling process, as part of efforts to increase land registration and reduce disputes. Speaking in a recent JIS ‘Get the Facts’ interview, Senior Director of Surveys and Mapping at the NLA, Wayneworth Hamilton, clarified that while a boundary survey...

The National Water Commission (NWC) is reporting that 44 of its 450 systems are being impacted by current drought conditions. Addressing a Special Press Briefing on Wednesday (July 16) at Jamaica House, NWC Acting President, Garth Jackson, said of that number, 23 are operating below 50 per cent capacity. “Eastern parishes have about 40 systems which are affected by the...