The Government will be embarking on a series of initiatives, including infrastructural upgrades, aimed at reducing the energy consumption of the National Water Commission (NWC). Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, who highlighted the significant impact of energy costs on the entity, indicated that one of the key initiatives...

Ninety citizens who have been trained to resolve conflicts by the Dispute Resolution Foundation will be presented to their respective communities during peace walks slated for the Corporate Area on Tuesday (March 5). The cohort comprises 26 males and 64 females who were trained and certified as mediators and conflict interrupters or received certificates of participation for their efforts. They...

Jamaica, through the work of the Coconut Industry Board (CIB), has been able to reduce the spread of the lethal yellowing disease in the coconut industry by 70 per cent. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, made the disclosure at the opening of the regional training workshop on Sustainable and Resilient Coconut Production within a Changing Climate,...

Users of the May Pen to Williamsfield highway are welcoming the ease of travel from the opening of the thoroughfare. Constructed at a cost of $188 million, the 23-kilometre four-lane highway, which represents Part A of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP), has cut travel time from May Pen to Williamsfield to approximately 15 minutes and about 45 minutes...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, greets Lions Club International Jamaica Region 4 Chair, Leo Club Advisory Panellist and Administrative Officer, Ava-Loi Forbes, during her courtesy call at King’s House on March 1.

The advancement of women and girls in Jamaica is a top priority for the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, specifically through portfolio agency, the Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA). Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, underscored this while speaking during Sunday’s (March 3) International Women’s Day (IWD) commemorative church service. The service was held at Gregory Park Baptist Church...

The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) has listed the main offerings that parents should look for when enlisting their child in a Brain Builder Centre. Director of Cross-Sectoral Coordination at the ECC, Michelle Campbell, told JIS News that there are sometimes unrealistic expectations of children in the zero to three age cohort. She explained that there are specific offerings that must...