Scores of citizens from across western Jamaica descended on Alice Eldemire Drive in Bogue, St. James on Friday (Feb. 21) to participate in the Legal Aid Council’s (LAC) expungement fair. The event provided the opportunity for persons to apply to have minor offences expunged from their record. Expungement is having a conviction removed from one’s criminal/police record after a specific...

Ninety-three persons from 18 communities across seven parishes have been trained and certified in advanced plumbing, leak detection and repairs under the Jamaica Social Investment Fund’s (JSIF) Alternative Livelihood Skills Programme (ALSP). They will work in their communities for three months as utility wardens to ensure that residents have access to plumbers with leak detection and water conservation expertise. They...

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Ministry is to roll out its ‘Wellness at Work’ manual soon. “It will encourage employers to pay more attention to worker satisfaction by engaging in non-work activities that promote wellness,” Dr. Tufton said at the handover of funds raised from the 2019 Guardsman Games, on Tuesday (February 25), at...

Senior Director of Business Partner and Support Services at the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Licia Grant, says the Authority continues to implement innovative strategies in order to ensure that companies within the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) can remain competitive and operate more efficiently. “One of the first things that we have in mind is to have our physical...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has hailed the nation’s music stalwarts for carving out a space for Jamaica’s indigenous art form on the international stage. Citing several vintage and contemporary artistes, she said that “these icons are ordinary Jamaicans, who have given the world over six genres that comprise Jamaica’s music.” These include mento, ska,...

Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, says he is confident that the country is better prepared for this year’s sitting of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) and is expecting better results. The examination, which is in its second year, got under way on Tuesday (February 25) with the Ability Test. Just over 39,000 students are...

An additional 30 Cuban medical professionals will arrive in Jamaica on Thursday (February 27) to further bolster the Government’s delivery of quality healthcare services. This was disclosed by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, at a signing ceremony for the renewal of the Technical Cooperation Agreement with the Ministry of Public Health of the Republic of...