Mr. Speaker, the responsibility to provide housing solutions is not one that is to be taken lightly. History records that many administrations have attempted to facilitate this process through the implementation of various programmes and legislative changes. While their accomplishments and successes have not gone unnoticed, there is still much work to be done. The solutions, Mr. Speaker, go beyond...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has called on responsible adults to help in ensuring the safety of children, even as he condemned the recent killing of adolescents. “We are greatly disturbed because of the upsurge of violent crimes in Jamaica, in particular, the heartless cold blooded murder of our children,” the Governor-General said, while addressing students...

Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, is to meet with the relevant stakeholders, following their concerns about his announcement on the cess to be imposed on imported refined sugar. Speaking with reporters, on Tuesday, April 28, at the sixth staging of the two-day Make Your Mark Middle Managers’ Conference, being held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel...

A programme implemented by the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) three years ago, to help solve Jamaica’s plastic waste problem, is gaining traction and building environmental awareness in schools, communities and Government offices. The plastic separation project, piloted in May 2012, is helping to address the significant threat to the environment caused by improper disposal of plastic bottles, by...

State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, is imploring Jamaicans to report what they know about acts of violence and other abuses against children. Mrs. Ffolkes Abrahams made the appeal, while addressing a human rights seminar for early childhood teachers today (April 27), the D.R. B. Grant Early Childhood Education Centre in Montego Bay, St. James....

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says given the constraints Jamaica faces, he is very pleased with the country’s rate of vaccination. “The coverage of vaccination in Jamaica is fantastic. These are difficult times and in spite of that, we have been able to achieve over 90 per cent for all the vaccinations. That is remarkable and is First...

Members of the Diaspora and Jamaicans at home will gather at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St James, from June 13 to 18, to participate in the sixth staging of the Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference. Activities will include a business and cultural exposition, a range of meetings to address investment opportunities and social activities, culminating with a Diaspora Day...