Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says that the building delays at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in St. James, should serve as a teachable moment, as the government embarks on the construction and rehabilitation of other hospitals across the island. “I have been very frank to say that there needs to be a rethink, based...

The Government has completed a pilot project to have persons from the Horizon Adult Remand Centre appear virtually for mention dates in court cases. This was announced by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, who said this initiative is part of the Administration’s drive to improve the efficiency of court proceedings through...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has received the first shipment of 5,000 laptops to be distributed to secondary students in grades 10 to 13, on the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). The allocation is part of a total of 15,000 laptops valued at $900 million that was procured by e-Learning Jamaica (e-LJam). The remaining laptops...

The Universal Service Fund (USF) has started work to identify potential sites, to install free, secured Wi-Fi access to the public in Black River, St. Elizabeth. Following the monthly meeting of the St Elizabeth Municipal Corporation in Black River on January 14, USF’s Director of Projects, Kwan Wilson and a team went on a tour of the town centre, where...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, on Friday (January 15), handed over a backhoe to the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) to provide services to the farming communities of St. Elizabeth. The backhoe, is one of two purchased by the Ministry, valuing approximately $38 million from funds received under the COVID Recovery Response Programme. The other excavating equipment...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says persons who breach the provisions of the National Identification and Registration Act, 2020, and unlawfully access or misuse information provided for the national identification system (NIDS), could be fined up to $3 million. Mr. Chuck, who is Chairman of the Joint Select Committee of Parliament reviewing the legislation, was speaking during a virtual...

Activities under Jamaica’s Open Government Partnership (OGP) process are set to get under way in earnest, in February. This, following the formal digital launch of the engagement on Friday (January 15), which was addressed by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke. The OGP, which was established in 2011, is a forum of more than...