The National Water Commission (NWC) wishes to advise its customers that all its commercial offices will close at 12 p.m. on Friday, March 26, 2021. This closure is being done based on the recent directive from Prime Minister Andrew Holness to help curb the spread of COVID-19 in Jamaica. Based on the curfew measures, the commercial offices will also be...

The Government is providing $119 million to assist farmers with the transportation of 35,000 tonnes of sugar cane to the Worthy Park Factory in St. Catherine for the 2020/2021 crop year. Making the disclosure during Wednesday’s (March 24) virtual post-Cabinet press briefing, Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, said that support will benefit farmers from Clarendon, St....

Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney, has praised community groups for playing an integral role in generating the achievements recorded under the Zones of Special Operations (ZOSO) islandwide. Mr. Sweeney, who also serves as deputy chairman of the ZOSO social intervention committee, told JIS News that dormant community groups that were reactivated and those that...

Further to the announcement of extended curfew hours under the Disaster Risk Management Enforcement Measures, the Registrar General's Department wishes to advise its valued customers that all RGD offices will be closed to the public on March 26, April 1 and April 9 2021 respectively. The following services will be temporarily suspended as follows:- Next Day Service - March 25-26...

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has released the following statement at the passing of racehorse trainer, Wayne DaCosta. Minister’s Statement "I join with the family, the racehorse industry, and wider national sports family in mourning the passing of trainer, Wayne DaCosta. We had been praying for his full recovery and I had heard...

The Applications Secretariat Branch of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) says its officers are ready to assist beach licence and environmental permit holders through the renewal process. Holders of these licences and permits are required to renew them before March 31. Manager of NEPA’s Applications Secretariat Branch, Miguel Nelson, said that the status of the operations and level...

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 23) passed legislation that will introduce a specific enforceable system of sanctions against persons who breach the public health protocols. This includes fixed penalties ranging from $3,000 to $500,000. The Bill, entitled, The Disaster Risk Management (Amendment) Act, was passed with two amendments. Since March 10, 2020, the Government has employed the Disaster...