In response to the concerns of community members in Glendale, Kingston 20, whose properties, motor vehicles and personal belongings are continuously being preyed on by unscrupulous persons, the Government is considering to expand the national CCTV network, JamaicaEye, in the community for surveillance. Speaking at a community meeting with the residents on Friday (September 25), Member of Parliament for St....

A total of 190,352 students and 15,466 teachers have already signed on and are using the Government’s online learning management system. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure while addressing the sitting of the House of Representatives on September 29. She said that the number of students represents 32 per cent across early childhood, primary,...

Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney, says the Port Royal Street Coastal Revetment Project, which commenced in March 2020, is slated to be completed April 2021, within time and budget. Speaking to journalists during a tour of the project along Port Royal Street, downtown Kingston, on September 29, Mr. Sweeney said the project will assist in attracting...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Administration is seeking to pass the revised National Identification and Registration Bill into law before the end of the year. In a Statement to the House of Representatives on September 29, the Prime Minister pointed out that the Bill will establish a reliable national identification system (NIDS), among other things. “We...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, has pledged continued support to the family of eight-year-old Naomi Jones, who died tragically on the weekend at her home in Commodore, St. Catharine. During a visit to the home on Tuesday (September 29), the Minister assured the family members that grief counsellors from the Ministry will continue to work with...

The Meteorological Service has issued: - A Flash Flood Watch for low-lying and flood-prone areas of all parishes. - Effective until 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. - A Tropical Wave currently located east of Jamaica is forecast to move across the island on Wednesday. As this system moves across Jamaica, increased rainfall is expected across the island through to Thursday. -...

A special Community Tourism Unit is to be established in the Ministry of Tourism within the next five years. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett made the disclosure in his message for World Tourism Day on September 27. The Minister said that the unit will be developed “to work with communities and hotels to expand participation by community members, while providing...