Member of Parliament for St. Andrew West Rural, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (left), observes as Public Relations and Administration Manager of the CHASE Fund, Hilary Coulton (second left), assists a young girl to log on to a computer inside the Mt. James Resource Centre, at its official opening in Brandon Hill, St. Andrew, on February 8.

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says there is an adequate supply of medication to treat the dengue outbreak. "There is no shortage of medication in the public or the private health system," he said, adding that paracetamol is available to both public and private distributors. Addressing the House of Representatives on February 12, Dr. Tufton noted that...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, today (February 12), tabled a Bill, entitled ‘The Compulsory Acquisition (Shares in Petrojam Limited) Act, 2019, in the House of Representatives. This is to retake ownership of the 49 per cent shares in Petrojam that are held by the Venezuelan State-owned oil and natural gas company, Petróleos de Venezuela (PDV) Caribe. The Bill...

Eighty special needs children have been given equipment to deal with their circumstance, by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, in partnership with the World Bank and the Japanese Embassy. The handover of wheelchairs, hearing aids and walkers to parents and guardians took place at the Early Stimulation Programme location on Hanover Street in downtown Kingston, on Tuesday (February...

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is to host public and private consultations soon, on a draft of its electrical and electronic (e-waste) regulations. When signed into the law, the regulations will require traders of computers, printers, televisions, mobile phones and refrigerators to take them back at end-of-life and dispose of them in an environmentally sound manner. Senior Investigator...

School leaders from Jamaica and eight other countries across the globe will converge in Kingston from March 7 to 8 for the third International Conference on Educational Leadership and Management. The two-day event, under the theme ‘Educational Leadership for Social Justice: Policy, Practice, Community’, will be held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston. It is being organised by...

The Government is reporting that “good progress” has been made in negotiating the repurchase of the Venezuelan entity, PDV Caribe’ 49 per cent stake in State refinery, Petrojam. Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, who heads Jamaica’s negotiating team, indicated that PDV accepted a settlement price offer agreed on by the parties, following “serious”...