The National Water Commission (NWC) has launched essay and photo competitions aimed at engaging Jamaicans, particularly the youth, in the preservation of the country’s freshwater resources. The contests are part of activities for World Water Day 2018, to be observed on March 22 under the theme ‘Nature for Water – exploring nature-based solutions to the water challenges we face in...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, says the Government has committed another $70 million to assist farmers in Trelawny with the transportation of sugar cane to the Appleton Estate and Worthy Park factories this year. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 63rd Hague Agricultural and Industrial Show in Trelawny on Wednesday (February 14), Mr. Samuda...

The community of Mount Salem, in St. James, will have a Parent Place by the end of March, while several parenting seminars are on for Western Jamaica starting February 16. According to Chief Executive Officer of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr, the agency is procuring equipment for the facility, which will facilitate the development of parenting skills...

The Government intends to spend $773.6 billion for fiscal year 2018/19, with $560 billion allocated for recurrent (house-keeping) expenses and $213.6 billion for capital (development) projects. Details of the projections are outlined in the Estimates of Expenditure, which were tabled in the House of Representatives today (February 15) by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw. The...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the Prime Minister’s Jamaica 55 Commemorative Medal of Appreciation for Service to Jamaica will recognise unsung heroes, including community workers. “Community work is extremely important, and you have a lot of unsung heroes out there who work in their communities, who serve their communities, who provide the leadership and...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government and its stakeholders will strive to work closer together to better serve the citizens of Jamaica. “We all have our separate roles in Government, and though we are separated by virtue of our roles and functions, we are still part of one body; and when we work together for the...

Through the Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP), the Government will improve the carrying capacity of several major traffic corridors in the upcoming fiscal year. Delivering the 2018/19 Throne Speech in Parliament on February 15, Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, informed that the Barbican Road and Mandela Highway Improvement Projects will be completed. He pointed out that...