Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right) along with (from left) Minority Leader in the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Councillor Andrew Swaby; Deputy Mayor, Councillor Winston Ennis; and Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, participate in the KSAMC's annual Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony and concert at the St. William Grant Park, downtown...

The Agricultural Produce (Amendment) Act, which will facilitate the imposition of harsher penalties for praedial larceny, was passed in the Senate on Friday (December 15). The maximum fine for breaches under the law will now move from $250,000 or three months in prison, to $3million or three years in prison. In piloting the legislation, Leader of Government Business in the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), cuts the ribbon to mark the handover of a two-bedroom house, built under the New Social Housing Programme (NHSP), to Bridget Brown (second right) in Morgan’s Forrest, Clarendon on Friday (December 15). Looking on (from left) are Chairperson for the Oversight Committee of the NSHP, Judith Robb Walters; and Member of Parliament...

Prime Minister the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness (right) cuts the ribbon to mark the handover of a two-bedroom house, built under the New Social Housing Programme (NHSP), to Rhoel Clarke (centre), in James Hill, Clarendon on Friday (December 15). Looking on is Chairperson for the Oversight Committee of the NSHP, Judith Robb Walters (left).

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), cuts the ribbon to mark the handover of a two-bedroom house, built under the New Social Housing Programme (NHSP), to Merlin Smart, (second right) in Greenvale, Manchester on Friday (December 15). Others (from left) are the beneficiary’s daughter, Charmaine Smart; great grandson, Uzair Brown; and Member of Parliament for Manchester North Western,...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is urging motorists to exercise caution and sound judgement as they traverse the nation’s roadways this festive season. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Thursday (December 14), Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gary McKenzie, said that many dangerous driving practices become more commonplace during the Yuletide season, creating an unsafe traffic environment. “Vehicles are...

A fully digitised health records platform will be rolled out at the May Pen Hospital in Clarendon in January, making the public health facility the first in the island to benefit from the electronic health records (EHR) system. Government is spending some US$5 million to digitise several hospitals and clinics throughout the country. “This will be the first hospital in...