The Jamaica Fire Brigade’s (JFB) ‘Mek Wi Fix It’ campaign is being expanded to focus on, among other things, bush fire prevention. This is against the background of an increase in the occurrence of bush fires and resulting casualties, according to JFB statistics for 2018. Senior JFB Deputy Superintendent for Fire Prevention and Public Relations Officer, Emeleo Ebanks, cited one...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the region must take action now in order to address the devastating impacts of global warming and climate change. Mr. Holness noted that the impact of climate change in the region has already taken a toll on the economies of a number of countries and could have an even more lasting effect...

A new study on the local castor oil industry is showing significant potential for Jamaican Black Castor Oil in the United States (US). The Complete Caribbean study indicates that the US market for the product stands at about US$28 ¬million. “The potential sales are much higher than I thought they would ever be,” said Private Sector Development Specialist with Complete...

Work on the intersection of Passagefort Drive and the Dyke Road in Portmore, St. Catherine, is now 80 per cent complete. This was disclosed by Manager, Communication and Customer Services, at the National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw, during an interview with JIS News. “The main structure has been completed. We are now putting on the wing walls and once...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says investments being made in improving operations at the Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL) are helping to boost the country’s logistics initiative. The Government’s logistics project aims to position Jamaica as the fourth global logistics connecting point, comparable to Singapore, Dubai and Rotterdam, to help transform the economy and create jobs. A key...

Cabinet has approved the award of a $1.29 billion contract to develop the Closed Harbour Beach Park in Montego Bay, St. James. The Urban Development Corporation (UDC), which is spearheading the project, has awarded the contract to M&M Construction Ltd. to construct a state-of-the-art beach park at the property, which is also known as ‘Dump-up Beach’. This was disclosed by...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, is assuring that the security forces will maintain a strong presence in St. James, after the State of Public Emergency (SOE) has expired. “We are going to make sure there are numbers on the ground in terms of security forces; we are going to use all the resources available,”...