Residents of Pondside and adjoining communities in Hanover now have access to much needed potable water, following the completion of the $150 million Cascade Phase Two supply system. The facility, which forms part of a $600 million development that commenced in 2013, was recently commissioned into service by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation,...

Twenty students with hearing impairments, who participated in the just concluded Climate Smart Agriculture Greenhouse Production training programme at the Caribbean Christian Centre for the Deaf (CCCD), are now equipped with the requisite certified skills to undertake agricultural engagements within their communities. The intensive 10-week programme, which was held at the CCCD in Knockpatrick, Manchester, was organised by the Rural...

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses congregants attending Sunday’s (February 4) Restorative Justice National Church Service, which was held at the New Beulah Moravian Church in Mandeville, Manchester, under the theme -‘Transformation, Peace and Harmony through Restorative Justice’. The service formally launched activities marking Restorative Justice Week 2024, from Sunday, February 4 to Sunday, February 11.

The launch of the Portmore public wi-fi facility in St. Catherine is deemed a pivotal undertaking by the Universal Service Fund (USF) in its mandate to provide internet access to all Jamaicans. Speaking during Friday’s (February 2) launching ceremony at the Portmore Mall, Minister Without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation,...

Over 700 residents of Eden in Clarendon North Central now have access to potable water, following the expansion of the Mocho Water Supply System in the parish at a cost of $30 million. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who officially turned on the newly upgraded system on Friday (February 2), said another $10 million will be spent to...

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) will host the eighth staging of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Examination Student Sensitisation webinar on February 8. The event will target fourth and fifth form students sitting the CSEC Geography examination, and aid them in preparing their School-Based Assessment (SBA) papers. A Ministry of Education and Youth bulletin indicates that the...

The Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) has advised that its Licensing and Registration division will be closed from Monday, February 5 to Friday, February 16. This is to facilitate preparations for the upcoming Licensing and Renewal activities, which will begin in March. Submission of applications for processing will not be accepted during this period. The BGLC Licensing and Registration...