Ninety children from across St. James were hosted at the annual back-to-school treat organised by Custos Rotulorum for the parish, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin, at the Faith Temple Assemblies of God Church in Montego Bay on August 21. Seventy of the youngsters are former students of seven primary schools in the parish and will be attending high school when...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, says the Government is moving to safeguard the welfare of private-school teachers who have been affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak across the island. This will see private-school teachers receiving a one-off payment of $40,000 each, while support staff will receive $10,000 each. Speaking recently at the Jamaica Teachers’ Association’s 56th...

The Meteorological Service has: Continued the Flash Flood Warning for low-lying and flood-prone areas of Westmoreland, Hanover, St. James, Trelawny, St. Ann, St. Mary, Portland, St. Thomas, Kingston and St. Andrew. Upgraded the Flash Flood Watch to a Flash Flood Warning for low lying and flood prone areas of all other parishes. Effective until 8:00 p.m. today. . At 4:00...

Jamaica recorded its highest number of confirmed Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases for a day, with 116 persons testing positive as at Sunday (August 23). The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Jamaica is now 1,529. The newly confirmed cases are 68 females and 48 males, with ages ranging from 17 to 85 years. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) wishes to advise the public that its Kingston Revenue Service Centre at King Street will reopen for regular business on Monday August 24, 2020. The Corporate Head Office at East Street will however remain closed on Monday August 24, 2020 due to the unforeseen rescheduling of the Ministry of Health and Wellness supervised deep cleaning and...

The Judiciary of Jamaica is advising the public that night courts in St. Catherine, Kingston and St. Andrew, St. Thomas and Clarendon have been suspended with immediate effect as a result of the new curfew measures imposed in these parishes. Persons who had matters scheduled for night courts in the aforementioned parishes are being asked to contact the respective courts...

Some 165 unattached youth recently graduated from the Jamaica Social Investment Fund’s (JSIF) Alternative Livelihoods Skills and Development Project - Blue Economy training programme, during a recent ceremony at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. The project was undertaken in partnership with the RE School of Education and Technology (RESET) with funding of $34 million jointly provided by...