Government Senator, Matthew Samuda, is assuring that there will be no unfair advantages for manufacturers and distributors under the impending January 1, 2019, single-use plastic ban. He was speaking at a ‘Consumer Talk’ on the ban, hosted by the National Consumers’ League, in association with the National Environmental Planning Agency (NEPA), at the Bureau of Standards, recently. “The plastic ban...

In support of the Government’s mandate of providing healthier meals for students, the Jamaica Producers (JP) Group is now offering bananas to schools across the island at a highly reduced cost of $5 per pound. This initiative forms part of JP St. Mary Heritage Project, which was launched on Friday (December 14) at the company’s farm in Annotto Bay, St....

    Custos for the parish of St. Andrew, Dr. Patricia Dunwell (left), congratulates newly commissioned Justice of the Peace, broadcaster, Spencer Darlington, at a commissioning ceremony, held at the Medallion Hall Hotel in St. Andrew on December 16.

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is urging the public to help in the conservation of the American Crocodile species in Jamaica. The American Crocodile, the largest native reptile in the country, has come under increasing population threat from habitat loss and poaching. To help stem the problem, NEPA has embarked on a ‘Croc-Wise’ educational outreach targeting communities and...

     

  Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, engages with youngsters at a Christmas treat at the Office of the Prime Minister on Sunday (Dec. 16). The children received gifts, delicious treats, and enjoyed a range of fun activities for the day.  

Local Government and Community Development Minister, the Hon. Desmond Mckenzie, says $300, 000 has been provided to furnish two houses in St. Ann that have been constructed under the Indigent Housing Project. The two studio units, which consist of a bedroom, bathroom and a kitchen area, were constructed in the communities of Lime Hall and Beecher Town at a cost...