Effective Monday, January 4, 2021, Commissioned Land Surveyors will have the opportunity to submit their survey plans digitally for examination. The National Land Agency’s new online platform will allow surveyors, who intend to submit for certification, plans with ten (10) lots or more to submit their plans without having to visit our Office. The Digital Submission of Survey Plans and...

Acting Assistant Commissioner and Officer in Charge of the Fire Prevention Division of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emeleo Ebanks, is encouraging Jamaicans to report any leaking fire hydrants in their communities. “Once you see water coming from a hydrant, go into the nearest fire station or call the nearest fire station and report it. You can also call us...

The field hospitals that are being erected on the grounds of the Falmouth Public General Hospital, in Trelawny, and at St. Joseph’s Hospital & Medical Centre, in Kingston, are slated to be completed by end of January. This was reported by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dunstan Bryan, during a virtual press conference on Saturday (January...

Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, says the number of Jamaicans to be vaccinated in the second quarter of the year, when the COVID-19 vaccine becomes available, has increased from one per cent of the population to five. “Initially, it was one per cent that we would receive in the second quarter, but this has now increased to five...

The Government of Jamaica has extended the travel ban on flights coming in country from the UK until Sunday, January 31, 2021. Additionally, all non-Jamaicans who have been in the UK within the last 14 days prior to intended arrival date in Jamaica, who may seek to enter the island through another country will not be permitted to enter Jamaica. Jamaicans...

*Appeals to parents to get students off streets and in classes Minister of Education, Youth and Information, the Honourable Fayval Williams, in underscoring that education is still compulsory, is appealing to parents and the wider community to get children off the streets and engaged in school work using the different modalities available for teaching and learning. In providing an update...

A section of the Victoria Jubilee Hospital in Kingston was buzzing with excitement and gratitude on Wednesday December 30, 2020 as expectant mothers and health care professionals are now benefitting from long awaited water station facilities. A water cooler with state of the art features, water and water bottles were donated by the NWC. The donation was made to the...