Hardware & Lumber (H&L) Agro has donated $2 million in agricultural inputs to assist small farmers who have been impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The inputs, which include fertilisers, pesticides and seeds, were handed over to Minister of Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, on May 21, at the H&L outlet located along Spanish Town Road, Kingston. The...

Five more COVID-19 patients have recovered and have been released from care as at Sunday (July 12). Recoveries now stand at 620 (81.8% Recovery Rate). At the same time, no new cases of COVID-19 were recorded today. The island’s cumulative case count remains at 758. There are now108 (14.2%) active cases under observation in Jamaica, while 20 cases have been...

Jamaica has recorded five new COVID-19 cases and 10 additional recoveries as at Saturday (July 11). The total number of confirmed cases are now up to 758 while recoveries have moved to 615. Three of the new positives are males and two are females, with ages ranging from 22 to 45 years. All five are imported cases with addresses in...

Tributes continue to flow for the late Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson. Mrs. Robinson, who served as Member of Parliament for North East St. Ann, died on May 29 after a prolonged illness. She was 66 years old. Among those remembering the veteran parliamentarian, is Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. Speaking...

The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) has received a donation of personal protective equipment (PPE) from the Rotary Club of St. Andrew North, to assist frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at a handover ceremony held recently at the hospital, Chief Executive Officer at the UHWI, Kevin Allen thanked the Rotary Club of St. Andrew North for...

It is being proposed that a new offence of predatory sexual assault be created and incorporated into existing legislation in order to broaden the protection of the nation’s most vulnerable. This is to penalise any adult who engages in sexual intercourse or anything amounting to grievous sexual assault with a vulnerable victim such as a child under the age of...

Shelter managers in St. Elizabeth recently underwent a refresher course, as part of a shelter management forum held to better prepare them for the 2020 hurricane season and other disasters. The forum was held at the St. Matthew's Anglican Church in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (July 10), where new shelter management guidelines were outlined for an active hurricane...