The Ministry of Health and Wellness has launched a series of initiatives aimed at raising awareness and increasing screening rates to combat cervical cancer. These include intensified screening efforts at health centres, community health fairs, and corporate wellness programmes. Live interactive sessions are also being planned for the Ministry’s Instagram page, where information will be provided by experts who will...

Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) Holdings Limited will lease approximately 725 acres of former sugar lands in Raymonds, Clarendon, to Jamaica Flour Mills and University of the West Indies/SODECO for the purpose of cultivating agricultural produce that will be used by the flour manufacturer. The crops to be planted include breadfruit, and roots and tubers such as cassava and sweet...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Government is keen on creating an education system that works for all students. “We are recognising now that our children come to us from a lot of different households. They come with different levels of learning, they learn differently, and it is up to us to create an environment in...

The Global Jamaica Diaspora Council (GJDC) and Global Jamaica Diaspora Youth Council (GJDYC) have strengthened the process of engagement and partnership between the Government and overseas nationals, says State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge. From an eight-member group of Diaspora representatives primarily from the United States (US), United Kingdon (UK) and Canada, the combined 30-member...

Fish farmers are set to receive training at the Clarendon-based HEART/NSTA Trust Ebony Park Academy, beginning in September. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, made the disclosure at a post Cabinet press briefing, held at Jamaica House on April 24. Mr. Green noted that the Ministry is placing a lot more emphasis on the fisheries sector, as...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica must tap into its rich cultural heritage to enhance the tourism product. Addressing the second staging of the Jamaica Youth Tourism Summit at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, recently, he noted that tourism and culture are intricately intertwined. “Tourism is your culture, and your culture is tourism and so...

Jamaica’s tourism product took a major step into the future with the recent opening of the island’s first state-of-the-art artisan village in the Georgian town of Falmouth. The historic Hampden Wharf - a relic of the country’s sugar plantation era - has been transformed into a modern facility where visitors can shop for unique, locally made craft while enjoying the...