Over the past 15 years, the Washington-based David “Wagga” Hunt Foundation has disbursed some 46 scholarships valuing over J$31million to students at Calabar High School and Kingston College (KC). The achievement was lauded by Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, at the Foundation’s 10th annual fundraising gala held in Washington DC on February 17. “I commend...

Approximately $441.7 million has been budgeted by the Government to complete construction of the Christiana Tax Office in Manchester, to replace the existing facility. The sum is earmarked in the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, on February 15. Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ)...

The Hazardous Substances Regulatory Authority (HSRA) is encouraging persons involved in nuclear and radiation-related activities to enhance their understanding of regulatory requirements and contribute to a safer and more compliant industry. This can be achieved through participation in a series of training sessions slated to take place in March of this year. Sharing details on the sessions, Director General of...

The Government will be purchasing another 50 compactor trucks in the 2024/25 fiscal year to improve garbage collection islandwide. A sum of $916 million has been budgeted for the acquisition, which represents the second consignment of units for the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NWSMA) to bolster the operations of the entity. An initial batch of 50 new trucks were...

As some sections of Westmoreland experience low levels of rainfall, the parish’s health department is advising residents to exercise caution when sourcing and using water for domestic purposes, to prevent potential health risks. Health Education and Promotion Officer for the parish, Gerald Miller, said the department wants citizens to safeguard themselves from illnesses that can occur because of unsafe water....

The diagnostic centre at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) in Portland is expected to be completed in the 2024/25 fiscal year. A sum of $180 million has been allocated for the undertaking in the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure, which was tabled in the House of Representatives by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon....

Sixty-five local stakeholders in the agriculture sector have benefited from training to better identify and tackle pests affecting hot pepper. The hot pepper quarantine pest identification and field simulation exercise was implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through the Improving the Phytosanitary, Food Safety & Market Access Opportunities along the Hot Pepper Value Chain...