Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, is calling for society to view road traffic deaths as a global pandemic in the same way as the coronavirus (COVID-19). She made the appeal as she addressed the Jamaica Gasolene Retailers’ Association (JGRA) Virtual Road Safety Launch on Wednesday (June 10). In highlighting the scale of the problem, Mrs. Williams...

I am deeply saddened to learn of the deadly turn of events which resulted in the death of at least two (2) members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and the serious wounding of two others while on operation early this morning. The killing of law enforcement officers is an immeasurable tragedy and we will not rest until the perpetrators...

Six persons have tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of cases in the island to 611 to date. At the same time, there was one additional recovery from the virus over the last 24 hours, putting the country’s overall recovery numbers at 408 or 66.8 per cent of those who have tested positive. Minister of Health...

All application and processing fees for loans from the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) will be waived for the 2021 academic year. This was announced by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, during his contribution to the debate on the First Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure during the sitting of the House of Representatives on Wednesday...

The European Union (EU) has approved a grant of €10 million to finance a project, titled, ‘Health System Strengthening Programme’, which is expected to bolster Jamaica’s health sector. This disclosure was made by Head of the EU Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, at the recent opening of a Maternal and Neonatal High-Dependency Unit (HDU) at the St. Ann’s Bay...

Jamaica is one of 15 Caribbean countries and 23 across the Americas that will benefit from a Can$7.5-million (US$5.3-million) contribution that the Canadian government has pledged to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to boost the response of member states to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. A statement from PAHO on Thursday (June 11) listed Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados,...

The Government is looking to spend in excess of US$900,000 to upgrade the road traffic signal system across the Kingston Metropolitan Area (KMA) this fiscal year. The project falls under the Urban Traffic Management System, which is a component of the Energy Management and Efficiency Programme. "We will be installing critical infrastructure such as traffic safety cameras, traffic signal battery...