Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) wishing to access funding from the European Union (EU) for special projects are being advised to keep abreast of proposal requests in the media. Programme Manager of the EU Delegation to Jamaica, Luca Lo Conte, told a JIS Think Tank on March 14 that several NGOs have already accessed funding from the organisation and that paying keen...

The first meeting of the Joint Select Committee on the Domestic Violence (Amendment) Act will be convened on Wednesday (March 20). Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the disclosure while addressing a recent International Women's Day (IWD) event at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. She said that the aim of the meeting is...

The Jamaica Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2022: Situation of Women and Children has found that there is almost universal access, 99 per cent, to an improved source of drinking water among the Jamaican household population. Launched on Friday (March 15), at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew, the report revealed that approximately four...

The proposed reclassification and restructuring of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC) has been approved by the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service and should take effect on April 1. The development follows an institutional review of the ECC, said Project Lead for the Transforming Education for National Development (TREND) in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Nicole Brown. She...

Road, water and sewerage improvement works will be undertaken in sections of the Corporate Area at a cost of $1.24 billion. Cabinet has approved the award of a contract for the Munroe/Wellington Road Water and Sewerage project, which will entail sections of Old Hope Road, Retreat and Seymour Avenues. Bacchus Engineering Works Limited will be engaged to carry out the...

It is anticipated that the proposed transformation of the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) will enhance the initiative’s reach and facilitate greater social mobility among beneficiaries. The Programme is spearheaded by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., said the revamped PATH will seek to improve on the existing structures, systems...

The Government will be commissioning a study to identify wells on bauxite lands in St. Ann South Eastern, and to partner with bauxite companies to enable nearby communities to access these wells for water. This was disclosed by Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, during a tour of water...