The American Friends of Jamaica, today (December 18), officially handed over $2 million worth of equipment and accessories to the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), during a ceremony at the institution on North Street in downtown Kingston. The donations include a Cogent Transport Stretcher; eight Tanita Physician Digital Beam Scales; and three EDAN iM3 Vital Signs Monitors with Non-invasive Blood Pressure,...

Employee at the Houses of Parliament, Sonia Smith (left), serves dessert to senior citizens from the community of Mark Lane, at a treat held at the Houses of Parliament parking lot, 81 Duke Street, Kingston, on December 18.

Social Services Manager at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Gresford Bennett, says the entity has pumped more than $300 million into its Alternative Livelihood Skills Development Programme (ALSDP), which channels social interventions for unattached youth. The ALSDP targets close to 6,000 youth in 18 underserved communities across seven parishes, and provides training in different areas, including event production, film,...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says that the Government will be providing short-term employment for thousands of Jamaicans during the Christmas season. He said that the Ministry is spearheading the initiative in partnership with the 14 municipal corporations. “It is based on the various Christmas work programmes that the municipalities across the country are undertaking,”...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Wednesday (December 18), officially reopened the multimillion-dollar upgraded Kingston Air Traffic Control Centre (KATCC), located at the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) headquarters in St. Andrew. The upgrading project, which is part of the JCAA’s ongoing modernisation programme, included installation of a new state-of-the-art voice communication control system; cutting-edge, system-wide air traffic...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Government is committed to transitioning away from fuels that are not environmentally-friendly to using more renewable sources. She noted that the objective is to preserve the environment while lowering the country’s oil bill. Mrs. Williams, who was speaking during a tour of the Wigton Wind Farm in Rose Hill,...

Come January, the Transport Authority (TA) will be launching the ‘Travel Pal’ application (app), which will enable commuters to use their mobile devices to scan the registration plates of units used as public passenger vehicles (PPV), to verify if they are licensed by the agency. This was announced by Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, during Tuesday’s (December 17)...