The level of service offered by public-sector entities will be assessed by mystery shoppers as part of Government’s Service Excellence Programmme. A mystery shopper is a person who poses as a real customer while evaluating the customer service provided by a company or organisation. Speaking at a recent Think Tank held at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) head office in...

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is encouraging private-sector support for the Backyard Gardening Programme. Under the initiative, kits containing seeds, fertiliser, chemicals and tools such as small forks and shovels, as well as information, are provided to interested persons across the island to support planting. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Chief Executive Officer at RADA, Winston Simpson,...

The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) will be hosting its annual New Year’s Eve ‘Fireworks on the Waterfront’ festival across thee parishes on December 31. The event, which starts at midday, is being held under the theme ‘Life, Love and Harmony’. This year, the Kingston Waterfront, Ocho Rios Bay Beach in St. Ann and the latest addition, Harmony Beach Park in...

The Westmoreland Public Health Department is urging persons residing near sugar-cane lands to take steps to safeguard their premises against rodents migrating from fields during the harvesting season. Health Promotion and Education Officer for the parish, Gerald Miller, cautioned that the rodents can transmit leptospirosis and, as such, persons are encouraged to be vigilant. Leptospirosis is an infectious disease caused...

Students at the Ginger Ridge Primary and Infant School in St. Catherine are now getting reliable potable water, following work done by the Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL). The school has been adopted by the RWSL, and recently it installed several rails across the compound to prevent the students from falling over bumpy areas at the institution, and established a...

“This extension grants the public an additional three months of toll-free travel on this new segment of the highway.” -Prime Minister Holness. Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced an extension of the toll-free period for the May Pen to Williamsfield leg (Phase 1C) of the East-West Highway, now through March 31, 2024. This extension grants the public an additional three...

Jamaican-born Mayor of Barking and Dagenham in England, Councillor Donna Lumsden, has called on students at her alma mater, Maverley Primary School, to strive for greatness. The Mayor, who stopped at her former school in St. Andrew during her recent visit to the island, urged the students to believe in their ability to achieve success despite their circumstance. Sharing her...