The Government is working with its counterpart in Canada to improve the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP). Almost 10,000 Jamaicans benefited under the programme in Canada during last year. “We are working here as your government, in collaboration with the government of Canada, to make sure that we improve in the selection, in the orientation, [and] in the management process,”...

Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson, has charged members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to contribute their best as they serve and protect Jamaicans. He said the quality of internal and external service delivery is crucial to the JCF’s continued development. “We’re going to continue building out our capacity to [fight crime] but, ultimately, it boils down to what...

Young people from across the region have been called on to apply their skills towards sustainable development in their countries by Regional Director of the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Dr. Richard N. Amenyah. Addressing the recent four-day Caribbean Youth Summit (CYS), held at the AC Mariott Hotel in New Kingston, Dr. Amenyah urged the participants to lend their...

The Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) recently handed over 52 land titles to beneficiaries from communities across Western Jamaica. Beneficiaries are from Norwood, Retirement, Rose Heights, Pitfour and Flanker in St. James, Galloway, Whitehouse and Whitehall in Westmoreland, and Fisherman’s Village in Hanover. The titles were handed over during a ceremony held at the Hillview Baptist Church in St. James....

More than 1,000 persons are now using ‘JaCustoms Connect’, a new Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) mobile application, to undertake their business-related transactions with the entity. The mobile application, which is expected to be officially launched this month, is aimed at ensuring that stakeholders have a seamless, more efficient and easier way of doing business. Chief Information Officer at the JCA,...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (second left), hands a cooked meal to a woman during the  Mayor’s annual New Year’s Day feeding of the homeless across the Corporate Area on Monday (January 1). The activity was held at the St. William Grant Park, downtown Kingston. Assisting at left is Brand Coordinator at Pepsi, Yanique Dawkins.

The Portland police is encouraging livestock farmers to make timely reports of thefts of their animals. Superintendent in charge of the parish, Lloyd Darby, said that too many farmers are making late reports, which hampers the ability of the police to nab those responsible for the theft. “Sometimes it is long after the fact that they get the police involved,”...