The more than 1,500 students and 60 members of staff at Barracks Road Primary School in Montego Bay benefited from an earthquake awareness drill that was conducted at the institution recently as part of Earthquake Awareness Month. At 11:50 a.m. on Wednesday, January 17, the siren sounded and staff and students put into action information imparted and practised only days...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, says the islandwide new FACE of Food Stakeholder sessions have served to highlight the commitment of farmers and fishers to the sector. The Ministry brought the curtains down on the sessions in the parish of Trelawny, recently. The 13th and final session, held at Glistening Waters, attracted several stakeholders and sought...

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, is imploring persons in the parish to look out for the most vulnerable citizens, especially with the ongoing prevalence of dengue fever. She was addressing the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation, which was held in Savanna-la-Mar, recently. “There are those who are socially vulnerable and those who are medically...

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is urging Jamaicans to exercise due diligence when buying livestock, to avoid purchasing stolen animals. The call comes against the background of incidents of praedial larceny that have robbed farmers of their livestock and placed consumers at risk of buying stolen meat or live animals. Senior RADA Livestock Specialist, Maxine Brown, says persons should...

The Earthquake Unit (EQU) is appealing to members of the public to desist from stealing and destroying seismic monitoring equipment installed at its stations across the island. Speaking in a recent interview with JIS News, Network Manager/Engineer at the Unit, Paul Williams, said that over the years, several of its broadband and accelerograph stations have suffered theft and vandalism, albeit...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) will be refurbishing 105 buses on a phased basis to boost its fleet and reduce commuter wait time. The initiative forms part of the company’s bus refurbishing programme, said Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 30). Of the total number of units...

The Restorative Justice (RJ) Branch in the Ministry of Justice will be partnering with the Domestic Outreach Team of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to undertake a major sensitisation activity in downtown Kington as part of the Restorative Justice Week. RJ Week will be observed from Sunday (February 4) to Sunday (February 11) under the theme ‘Transformation, Peace and Harmony...